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-=== Newcomer's quick links ===
-* [[Help:Editing|VDC editing documentation]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia: How to edit a page]]
-=== Contributor's quick links ===
+<br>{{Table
-* [[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do|VDC todo list]]
+| width   = 700px
-** [[:Category:Cleanup]]
+| radius  = 12px
-** [[:Category:Articles to be merged|Articles to be merged]]
+| align   = center
-** [[:Category:Stubs]]
+| caption = [[File:Wikipedia wordmark.png|375px|link=https://wikipedia.org]]</p>
-** [[:Category:TODO]]
+|	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
-* [[Help:Editing#Templates|Templates]]
+	| {{td|radius=8px 0 0 0|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Help:Contents|Contents]]''' }}
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table#Simple_example Wikipedia: Table markup]
+	  {{td|radius=0 8px 0 0|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Main Wikipedia help menu.}}
-* [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages list]]
+	}}
-** [[Special:Categories|All Categories list]]
+	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
-** [[Special:Watchlist|Your Watchlist]]
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]]''' }}
-** [[Special:Maintenance|Maintenance Menu]]
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|A series of introductory articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.}}
+	}}
+	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Help:Editing|Editing]]''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.}}
+	}}
+	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Wikipedia:FAQ|FAQ]]''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.}}
+	}}
+	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Wikipedia:FAQ/Contributing|Contributing FAQ]]''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.}}
+	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|radius=0 0 0 8px|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030|width=225px| '''[[w:Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing|Editing FAQ]]''' }}
+	  {{td|radius=0 0 8px 0|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|Answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.}}
+	}}
+}}}}</div>
-=== Admin's quick links ===
+{{capsule|style=2|
-* [[:Category:Valve Developer Community administration|VDC administration]]
+{{contentsquery}}
-** [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion|Candidates for speedy deletion]]
-** [[:Category:Page protection|Page protection]]
-** [[:Category:Spam|Spam pages]]
-*** [[:Category:Spammers|Spammers]]
-</div>
+== Welcome! ==
+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.
-<!-- Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! This is a knowledge base on [[Valve]] games that is being written collaboratively by people from around the world, including both fans and Valve employees. The following articles contain guidance and information about reading, authoring, and participating in the community. -->
+== Contributor's Quick Links ==
+* [[Valve Developer Community:Tasks]]
+* [[Valve Developer Community:Necessary Features]]
+* [[:Category:Articles to be merged]]
+* [[:Category:Cleanup]]
+* [[:Category:Screenshot needed]]
+* [[:Category:Stubs]]
+* [[:Category:TODO]]
+* [[:Category:Administration]]
+* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]
+* [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]
+* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
+* [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
+* [[:Category:To be translated]]
+}}</div><br>
-<!-- The above has become redundant because: 1) a contributor most likely came here through the front page which pretty much describes what VDC is, and 2) anyone reading the above paragraph also read the big yellow box which also says what this series of articles contains (wiki editing help). -->
+{{VWN}}
-<div style="float:left; width:65%; margin-right: 20px;">
-== Valve Developer Community resources ==
-A simple editing tutorial is available at [[Help:Editing]]. 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 -->
-== Wikipedia resources ==
-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]].
-* [[Wikipedia:Help:Contents|Wikipedia Help]] &mdash; main Wikipedia help menu
-* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia: Tutorial]] &mdash; a series of introductionary articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.
-* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia: How to edit a page]] &mdash; comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
-* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ|Wikipedia FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
-** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Contributing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Contributing FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
-** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Editing FAQ]] &mdash; answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.
-** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Deletion_policy|Wikipedia Deletion Policy]] &mdash; the same policy is observed on the VDC.
-</div>

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