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=== Making an Account ===
 
=== Making an Account ===
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Something something you can only access the wiki on escher wifi (don't know How). But you want to be cool and create an account. This is helpful so you can be immortalized, and also to see who did things.
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By default you can only access this wiki on Escher WiFi, but the [[Generic Escherite]] account subverts that. It was created to allow future members and [[Escheritus]] alike to access this wiki from any network. The login is below.
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Username: guffwiki
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Password: gufflove
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If you want your own account to make edits (which will be immortalized under your chosen username), see the instructions below. you must first  Then go [[Special:UserLogin|here]]
 
==== Steps: ====  
 
==== Steps: ====  
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# Log out
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# You must be on Escher WiFi and on a computer. The computer piece is because I've found on my phone it won't let me make an account after I've already logged into the [[Generic Escherite]] one. It could be a me-specific issue though, so feel free to try this method on different devices and change this is I'm wrong.
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# Create Account
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# Click [[Special:UserLogin|here]].
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# Optional: Write about yourself
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# Type your username and password. I'd enter your email too in case you need a password reset, but that is optional.
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# <del>Log back in.</del> Ha ha jk go [[Special:UserLogin|here]] because if you try in the top like everything else you'll be logged in as Escher
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# Log out of the Escher or [[Generic Escherite]] user account and [[Special:UserLogin|into yours]]!
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# Go forth and document
 
  
 
=== What to edit ===
 
=== What to edit ===

Revision as of 14:44, 10 August 2022

Did I work on this last year? Yes. Do I understand how MediaWiki works? Not yet.

Instructional guide that will maybe useful to others at some point

Quick tips

Making an Account

By default you can only access this wiki on Escher WiFi, but the Generic Escherite account subverts that. It was created to allow future members and Escheritus alike to access this wiki from any network. The login is below. Username: guffwiki Password: gufflove If you want your own account to make edits (which will be immortalized under your chosen username), see the instructions below. you must first Then go here

Steps:

  1. You must be on Escher WiFi and on a computer. The computer piece is because I've found on my phone it won't let me make an account after I've already logged into the Generic Escherite one. It could be a me-specific issue though, so feel free to try this method on different devices and change this is I'm wrong.
  2. Click here.
  3. Type your username and password. I'd enter your email too in case you need a password reset, but that is optional.
  4. Log out of the Escher or Generic Escherite user account and into yours!

What to edit

Updating stuff that has fallen out of date is cool. A series of poems to your lost bowls? A blow by blow of a certain christmas flood? Usful information tm ????

General help

uhhh link to something here media wiki help markdown formatting

hot tip: when things don't work, you look at another wiki and try to guess what the URL should be. or use this to edit when they wont save

Content guide

  • Be nice

Formatting Guide

anarchy. good edit summaries often come up on these types of things, honestly don't think we care?

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