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  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Full list of useful pages generated by the website.}}
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  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Index of terms used throughout the Valve Developer Community.}}
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{{correctpagequery-top|This page is about editing the VDC [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]. To learn about [[Source]], mapping, modding, etc, read the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK Documentation]]. For questions and answers, see the [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f&#61;191 Source SDK Forums] and the [[:Category:Source_SDK_FAQ|Source SDK FAQ]].}}
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=== Newcomer's page editing links ===
* [[Valve Developer Community:Community Portal|Welcome! A brief summary of the VDC]]
* [[Help:Editing|How to edit VDC pages]]
* [[Help:Cleanup|Information on cleaning up articles to reach a higher level of quality]]
* [[Help:Images|How to add images to articles]]
* [[Help:Mod Profiles|Information on writing a profile page for a mod]]
* [[Help:Deletion|Deletion policy and how to mark something that needs to be deleted]]
=== Contributor's quick links ===
* [[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do|VDC To Do list]]
** [[:Category:Cleanup]]
** [[:Category:Screenshot needed]]
** [[:Category:Articles to be merged|Articles to be merged]]
** [[:Category:Stubs]]
** [[:Category:TODO]]
* [[Help:Editing#Templates|Templates]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table#Simple_example Wikipedia: Table markup]
* [[Special:Specialpages|Special maintenance pages]]
** [[Special:Categories|All Categories list]]
** [[Special:Watchlist|Your Watchlist]]
* [[Valve Developer Community:Protected page|Protected page]]
* [[Valve Developer Community:Requests for page protection|Requests for page protection]]
=== Admin's quick links ===
* [[:Category:Valve Developer Community administration|VDC administration pages]]
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== Valve Developer Community editing resources ==
===Welcome!===
Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you're new, you might want to check out some of these pages:
*[[Valve Developer Community:About]] - a brief explanation of the VDC and its goals
*[[Valve Developer Community:Community Portal]] - a guide to some of the many things you will find on the VDC
===Editing===
*[[Help:Editing]]
:A guide to how to edit, including wiki markup, templates, and style guidelines
*[[Help:Images]]
:About images and how to insert them into articles
*[[Help:Cleanup]]
:Basic information on cleaning up problematic articles, and templates you can use to mark problems
*[[Help:Stubs]]
:Information on ''stubs'', which are very short articles that should be expanded by someone with the appropriate knowledge
===Policies===
*[[Valve Developer Community:Image use policy]]
:This page explains what images are and are not acceptable. Images which do not conform to policy will be deleted!
*[[Help:Deletion]]
:Information on what types of articles are eligible for deletion, and how to mark the articles so they can be deleted by administrators.
*[[Valve Developer Community:Protected page]]
:''Protected pages'' are pages that can only be edited by administrators. Read more about protected pages and find out how to request a page be protected.
*[[Help:Mod Profiles]]
:Thinking about making a mod or an article about a mod? Don't make an article until you've read this page! It has guidelines on writing the article as well as policies about when articles are acceptable.


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A simple editing tutorial is available at [[Help:Editing]]. Information on page cleanup is found at [[Help:Cleanup]]. Information on images and how to add them to articles is found at [[Help:Images]]. For ideas on some areas where you can contribute, check out the [[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do|Wiki To Do List]]. Also, many useful functions are available from the list of [[Special:Specialpages|Special Pages]]. <!-- Templates have been moved to Help:Editing -->
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== Wikipedia and MediaWiki resources ==
== Welcome! ==
The VDC uses [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki], an open source wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL]. The largest array of resources for learning how to use MediaWiki can be found at the largest wiki using the engine, [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].
Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you are new here, then you might want to consider checking out the pages that have been carefully selected, laid out and linked to you towards the left side of the screen.


* [[Wikipedia:Help:Contents|Wikipedia Help]] &mdash; main Wikipedia help menu
== Contributor's Quick Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia: Tutorial]] &mdash; a series of introductionary articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.
* [[Valve Developer Community:Tasks]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia: How to edit a page]] &mdash; comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
* [[Valve Developer Community:Necessary Features]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ|Wikipedia FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
* [[:Category:Articles to be merged]]
** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Contributing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Contributing FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
* [[:Category:Cleanup]]
** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Editing FAQ]] &mdash; answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.
* [[:Category:Screenshot needed]]
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* [[:Category:Stubs]]
* [[:Category:TODO]]
* [[:Category:Administration]]
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]
* [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
* [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
* [[:Category:To be translated]]
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Page Creation Information about creating pages.
Editing Toolbar Details about the features you have available to you when editing.
Linking Help with creating links to other pages.
Table of Contents How to manipulate tables of contents and headings.
Images Information regarding how you can upload and use images.
Categories Information on how categories work, and how you can utilize them.
Templates Information related to creating, editing and using templates.
Languages Reference guide on how multiple languages are used in tandem.
Stubs Incomplete and/or small pages that should be expanded on.
Cleanup Information about problematic pages.
Special Pages Full list of useful pages generated by the website.
Glossary Index of terms used throughout the Valve Developer Community.
Automation Information on how to automate tasks on the VDC, using scripts and bots.
Protected Pages Information about protected pages.
Discussion Explanation on discussion pages and their conventions.
Deletion Information concerning the deletion process.



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Editing Comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
FAQ Answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
Contributing FAQ Answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
Editing FAQ Answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.
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