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*We're now on Twitter! You can follow us [http://twitter.com/TolkienGateway @TolkienGateway]!
*[[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] has been awarded adminship status for all of his hard work on the wiki. Well Done Ederchil!
*When [[Special:Upload|uploading an image]] be sure to use the appropriate copyright template by selecting it from the "Licensing" drop-down box. All you need do is provide a summary of the image and the category.
*The Tolkien Gateway's first meeting which took place on Sunday 17th of August was very successful, and will be followed up with another meeting next week.
*Tolkien Gateway's next [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings|meeting]] is scheduled to take place on [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}}  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}}  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}]]. Please note down any ideas for discussion and your intention to attend [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}}  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} +1month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|here]].
*Tolkien Gateway's previous [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings|meeting]] took place on [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}<{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} -1month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|- 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}}  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} -1month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}<{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} -1month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|- 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}}  {{#time:F| 15 {{#time:F Y}} -1month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}]].
*You can now join the Tolkien Gateway on Facebook! <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/shaungunner Mith] has set up a [http://www.facebook.com/tolkiengateway Facebook page for TG]</span> in order to advertise the wiki to Facebook users; do join and invite others.
*[[User:Mith|Mith]] has been entrusted with the responsibility of adminship status. Good luck and congratulations, Mith!
*After two years of dedicated service [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] has been awarded bureaucrat status. Congratulations, Ederchil!
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* '''6 August 08''' - New Community portal page launched!
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* '''12 July 08''' - Tolkien Gateway passed the threshold of 7000 articles!
* '''1 July 2008''' - Unfortunately we were having some power problems with the server at the data center early this morning, sorry about that folks.
 
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*[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
*[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
*[[:Category:Templates]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Projects|Projects]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles|Featured articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles|Featured articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured quotes|Featured quotes]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured quotes|Featured quotes]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured Gatekeepers|Featured Gatekeepers]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Projects|Projects]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:To-do|To-do]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:To-do|To-do]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Technical To-do|Technical To-do]]
*[[:Category:Templates]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Collaborations|Collaborations]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[:Category:Tolkien Gateway|Policy]]</h2>
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Here follows a list of policies which you should adhere to whilst editing:
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Policy|General Site Policy]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Standards|Standards]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Duplicate articles|Duplicate articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Deletion policy|Deletion Policy]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Spoilers|Spoiler Policy]]
*[[Canon]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Community</h2>
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*[[Forum:Council|Forums]]
*[[Forum:Council|Forums]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Chat|IRC Chat]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Chat|IRC Chat]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings|Weekly Meetings]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings|Meetings]]
 
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Here follows a list of policies which you should adhere to whilst editing:
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Policy|General Site Policy]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Manual of Style|Standards]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Duplicate articles|Duplicate articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Deletion policy|Deletion Policy]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Canon|Canon policy]]


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Revision as of 12:36, 29 August 2012

Community Portal

Current Events

  • We're now on Twitter! You can follow us @TolkienGateway!
  • When uploading an image be sure to use the appropriate copyright template by selecting it from the "Licensing" drop-down box. All you need do is provide a summary of the image and the category.
  • Tolkien Gateway's next meeting is scheduled to take place on 7 April 2024. Please note down any ideas for discussion and your intention to attend here.
  • Tolkien Gateway's previous meeting took place on 3 March 2024.
  • You can now join the Tolkien Gateway on Facebook! Mith has set up a Facebook page for TG in order to advertise the wiki to Facebook users; do join and invite others.
  • Mith has been entrusted with the responsibility of adminship status. Good luck and congratulations, Mith!
  • After two years of dedicated service Ederchil has been awarded bureaucrat status. Congratulations, Ederchil!

Updates

  • 24-6-23 - We have configured a Maps extension into TG so we can now incorporate both real-world as well as legendarium-based maps into articles.
  • 19-6-23 - Hovering over a reference number in an article will now display a preview of the citation.
  • 1-6-23 - Talk pages have been modernized to support a much more friendly interface both for new topics and replies. You will also now receive a notification if someone replies to your comment.
  • 28-5-23 - You can now Thank individuals for their edit, the thank button is visible on the History tab of the respective article to the far right of their edit. A log of all "Thanks" events can be accessed via Special:Log/thanks
  • 24-5-23 - When hovering over links on a computer, a thumbnail image and brief description will now appear without having to click on the link.
  • 24-5-23 - Enabled wiki-syntax highlighting that can be toggled using the highlighter button in the edit toolbar.
  • 21-5-23 - Our "favicon" in web browsers was updated from the white tree to our red wax stamp.
  • 12-5-23 - Upgraded to MediaWiki version 1.39, which includes support for the Visual Editor.
more updates

Useful Links

see also Tolkien Gateway

Community

It is important that the community of editors on this site contact each other. The Tolkien Gateway offers various ways to do this, these are listed below:

Policy

Here follows a list of policies which you should adhere to whilst editing:

Help