Welcome to the Scratch Wiki, Coding_pirate!
We're glad to have you here! The Scratch Wiki is a large wiki which anyone, including you, can contribute to and edit. With 1,499 articles, 3,951 users, 67 active users, 355,196 edits and 4,234 files, the Scratch Wiki has been thriving since December 6, 2008.
Here's your first stop: the "Welcome!" tutorial.
For a quick summary of the tutorial, see the Cheatsheet.
Have any questions? Ask on the Community Portal.
We hope you'll make great edits!
jvvg (talk | contribs) 14:53, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Welcome to the Wiki!
Welcome to the Scratch Wiki, Coding pirate!
Congratulations on becoming a member of the Scratch Wiki! I'm KangaCoder, an Experienced Wikian. If you have any questions regarding the Wiki or want to just chat, feel free to leave a message on my talk page! The Scratch Wiki is a thriving community with 1,499 articles, and 3,951 awesome users who have helped make the wiki great. Have fun editing! If you have any questions, check out the cheatsheet or visit the Community Portal and say hi!
New Wikian Tips!
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I just joined! Now what?
- Welcome to the Wiki! We're glad you're here! Here's some introductory places you should check out:
- Read the welcome guide.
- Read about editing guidelines.
- Have questions? Check out the FAQ.
So, I want to edit pages...
- Refer here for general editing help.
- Find a page you want to edit (or if you want to practice and test out editing, visit the community sandbox).
- Click the Pencil icon in the top right corner and select "Edit source".
- Add your edits!
- Click the "Show Preview" button. Make sure everything looks right!
- Add an edit summary (example: "I fixed grammar" or "I added a link to a reference").
- Click "Save".
- Congrats! You've edited your first page!
What if I want to create a page?
- First, make sure the page you want to create follows these rules. Otherwise, the page will be deleted!
- Next, make sure the page you want doesn't exist already. You can use the search bar at the top of the page to check.
- To create a page, click here.
- Remember to follow the rules!
How do I use talk pages?
- To post on a talk page, press the Pencil icon and then "New Topic". Type in the subject and message.
- Always remember to sign your post with 4 tildes (
~~~~ )
- When replying to a talk page post, edit the section that has the message and then indent your post with a colon (
: ). If someone already replied, use one more colon then they used. (See example conversation below)
How do I find pages to edit?
- Use random page
- Check out articles to expand
- Check out article with stubs
- Look at recent edits and see what you can add
Great! Now what?
- You can begin editing! Have fun!
- Questions? Ask in the Community Portal!
- We look forward to your great edits!
Thank you to leahcimto and bigpuppy for inspiring and providing code for this welcome template!
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KangaCoder ( talk • contribs • scratch ) 20:51, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
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