Help:How to add a new comic explanation
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Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of [[List of all comics]], fill in the information and save the page. | Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of [[List of all comics]], fill in the information and save the page. | ||
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Open http://xkcd.com and gather the data from the page. You will need: | Open http://xkcd.com and gather the data from the page. You will need: | ||
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Edit [[List of all comics]] and add a new row to the top of the table, using the {{tl|comicsrow}} template. | Edit [[List of all comics]] and add a new row to the top of the table, using the {{tl|comicsrow}} template. | ||
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Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of [[List of all comics]], fill in the information and save the page. | Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of [[List of all comics]], fill in the information and save the page. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 4 March 2013
Welcome to the explain xkcd wiki, and thanks for your willingness to help further our mission!
Adding a new comic explanation is very simple; just follow these simple steps:
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Visit List of all comics and find the comic you want to explain. It should display as a red link on the table. | ||||
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Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of List of all comics, fill in the information and save the page.
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Click the red links for "number" and "title" in the "redirects" column of List of all comics,
and create both pages with the code | ||||
| For the latest xkcd comic: | |||||
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Open http://xkcd.com and gather the data from the page. You will need:
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Edit List of all comics and add a new row to the top of the table, using the {{comicsrow}} template.
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Click the red links in the "image" column and upload the file you downloaded in step #1 | ||||
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Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of List of all comics, fill in the information and save the page.
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Click the red links for "number" and "title" in the "redirects" column of List of all comics,
and create both pages with the code | ||||
