Help:Contents

You'll be glad to hear that although the wiki is a major departure for ScottishClimbs it really isn't too hard to get going. If all you want to do is browse then it really is a peice of cake - just browse!

Below are a few pages outlining all the basics of getting around and editing the site but if that's all a bit much you can always have a look at The Ten Second Tutorial.

Getting started

• Principles - a guide to the principles behind the wiki.
• Getting around - browsing the site.
• Logging in - getting a user account.
• Editing a page - how to change or add information on an existing page.
• Adding a page - how to add a new page to the wiki.
• Linking pages - create a link to another page.
• Basic formatting - getting your contributions looking nice.
• Adding an image - how to upload a photo or topo for use in an article.
• Join a Discussion - How to join in a discussion
• Using Videos - How to add videos to pages
• Help:Maps - How to add a map

Editing conventions

• Adding news
• Adding an article
• Adding a guide
• Adding an event
• Adding a route - tips on how to add route information to a guide or article.
• Signing contributions - let everyone know it was you!

Useful pages

If you want to change the way you look at and edit the wiki there are a whole load of settings in the preferences page.

• Help:Watching the SCWiki - how to use the watch function to keep track of what's new in the world of ScottishClimbs.

Experimenting with editing this wiki

If you're not too confident about just diving in and editing content, feel free to have a play in the sandbox - it doesn't matter at all if you break stuff there!

If you want a much more in-depth look at what you can do the Wikipedia Help Page is a great place to look.

Still Stuck?

Ask us a question on the discussion page - we'll try to answer it!