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==Updates==
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* I've added [[Tolkien_Gateway:Council|a page for editors to discuss Tolkien Gateway]].
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* Tolkien Gateway is now offering free website hosting and IRC chat services to selected Tolkien websites, please email hyarion [at] hyarion [dot] net for more details.
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* After a bit of downtime we now have successfully relocated to the new server.
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* You can now [[Special:Newimages|View recently uploaded images]]. If you have an account, feel free to [[Special:Upload|Upload your own images]].
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cef2e0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Current Events</h2>
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*We're now on Twitter! You can follow us [http://twitter.com/TolkienGateway @TolkienGateway]!
*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.
*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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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cef2e0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Updates</h2>
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:''[[Tolkien Gateway:Updates|more updates]]''
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*[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles|Featured articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured quotes|Featured quotes]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Projects|Projects]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:To-do|To-do]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Technical To-do|Technical To-do]]
*[[:Category:Templates]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Collaborations|Collaborations]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Requested articles|Requested articles]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Requests for adminship|Requests for adminship]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Administrators|Administrators]]
 
:'' see also [[:Category:Tolkien Gateway|Tolkien Gateway]]''
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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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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:
*Article Talk Pages
*User Talk Pages
*[[Forum:Council|Forums]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Chat|IRC Chat]]
*[[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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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Help</h2>
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:''Main Help Page: [[Help:Contents|Contents]]''
If you are new here and don't really know how you can contribute to this site, then please see our help articles located [[Help:Contents|here]]. It is recommended that you [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup create an account] although this is not required to edit pages. If you would like to test out our site, then please do so in our [[Tolkien Gateway:Sandbox|sandbox]]
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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