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*To learn about [[Source]], mapping, modding, etc, read the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK Documentation]].
*To learn about [[Source]], mapping, modding, etc, read the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK Documentation]].
*Have questions or need help? See the [[New Help Desk]].}}
*Have questions or need help? See the [[New Help Desk]].}}<br>
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<p style="margin:10px 0 10px; font-size:14px">'''[[Valve Developer Community:About|About]]&ensp;·&ensp;[[Valve Developer Community:Community portal|Community Portal]]&ensp;·&ensp;[[Help:Etiquette|Etiquette]]&ensp;·&ensp;[[Help:Policies and Guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]]&ensp;·&ensp;[[Valve_Developer_Community:Terms_of_Use|Terms of Use]]'''</p>
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===Contributor's quick links===
===Contributor's quick links===
*[[Valve Developer Community:Wiki To Do]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Wiki To Do]]
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==Welcome!==
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Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you're new, you might want to check out some of these pages:
*[[Help:Editing]] - How to edit pages, including wiki markup, templates, and style guidelines.
*[[Help:Etiquette]] - You might want to check this before editing.
*[[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.
*[[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.
*[[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.
*[[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.
*[[:Category:Half-Life Continuity]] - Want to make sure your Half-Life mod fits the canon? See these pages.
 
==Wikipedia and MediaWiki resources==
The VDC uses [[mw:|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]].
* [[w:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] - Main Wikipedia help menu.
* [[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia:Tutorial]] - A series of introductory articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.
* [[w:Wikipedia:How to edit a page|Wikipedia:How to edit a page]] - Comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
* [[w:Wikipedia:FAQ|Wikipedia:FAQ]] - Answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
* [[w:Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ|Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ]] - Answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
* [[w:Wikipedia:Editing FAQ|Wikipedia:Editing FAQ]] - Answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.

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