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All images embedded in MediaWiki articles must be uploaded. Then the specific name of the uploaded file, along with particular formatting instructions and an appropriate caption, are placed in the text of an article where you wish the image to appear. Recall that captions in MediaWiki should add information, context, and overall value to the article. | All images embedded in MediaWiki articles must be uploaded. Then the specific name of the uploaded file, along with particular formatting instructions and an appropriate caption, are placed in the text of an article where you wish the image to appear. Recall that captions in MediaWiki should add information, context, and overall value to the article. | ||
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What follows is a paragraph of text copied from Luciano Floridi's website, which is used to illustrate how to place a footnote in the text. You can view the actual markup in "edit" mode. | What follows is a paragraph of text copied from Luciano Floridi's website, which is used to illustrate how to place a footnote in the text. You can view the actual markup in "edit" mode. | ||
| − | For excellent help on footnote formatting, see the following help page: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes | + | For excellent help on footnote formatting, see the following help page: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes Footnote Help]. |
''Luciano Floridi was born in Rome in 1964. He was educated at Rome University La Sapienza, where he graduated in philosophy (laurea) in 1988, first class with distinction. He obtained his MPhil in 1989 and PhD degree in 1990, both from the University of Warwick. Floridi’s research concerns primarily the Philosophy of Information and Information Ethics. Other research interests include Epistemology, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Technology, and the History and Philosophy of Scepticism.'' <ref>Floridi, L. & Turilli, M., The Ethics of Information Transparency, Ethics and Information Technology, 2009, 11.2, 105-112.</ref> ''Since 2008, he is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire – where he holds the Research Chair in Philosophy of Information and the UNESCO Chair of Information and Computer Ethics – and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, where he is the founder and director of the IEG, Oxford University Information Ethics research Group.''<ref>Insert an appropriate reference here!</ref> | ''Luciano Floridi was born in Rome in 1964. He was educated at Rome University La Sapienza, where he graduated in philosophy (laurea) in 1988, first class with distinction. He obtained his MPhil in 1989 and PhD degree in 1990, both from the University of Warwick. Floridi’s research concerns primarily the Philosophy of Information and Information Ethics. Other research interests include Epistemology, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Technology, and the History and Philosophy of Scepticism.'' <ref>Floridi, L. & Turilli, M., The Ethics of Information Transparency, Ethics and Information Technology, 2009, 11.2, 105-112.</ref> ''Since 2008, he is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire – where he holds the Research Chair in Philosophy of Information and the UNESCO Chair of Information and Computer Ethics – and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, where he is the founder and director of the IEG, Oxford University Information Ethics research Group.''<ref>Insert an appropriate reference here!</ref> | ||
Revision as of 03:11, 15 November 2011
Demonstration
This page conveys information and MediaWiki markup code on techniques that SI 410 students can use to format articles more completely. The parts of this article include information on renaming a page by "moving" it to a new page; uploading files that can be used to illustrate articles; linking internally and externally; creating footnotes for references; and assigning categories to individual articles. Each of these techniques is highly valuable and adds significant content to the MediaWiki site.
Magic Words
Some tags serve special purposes in a MediaWiki. Magic words are strings of text that MediaWiki associates with a return value or function, such as time, site details, or page names. For example, this tag is a "magic word" that, when embedded in an article returns the total number of pages at the wiki site. To date, the total number of pages is 13,384
This tag returns the total number of edits made at the MediaWiki site. To date, the total number of edits is 148,981. This tag can be modified to show how many edits have been made on a particular page.
To find information about how to use magic words, click here.
Uploading Images
All images embedded in MediaWiki articles must be uploaded. Then the specific name of the uploaded file, along with particular formatting instructions and an appropriate caption, are placed in the text of an article where you wish the image to appear. Recall that captions in MediaWiki should add information, context, and overall value to the article.
Here are the instructions for uploading a file:
- Prepare the file for upload. Make sure the file is exactly as you want it.
- In the sidebar, under “toolbox”, click “Upload file.”
- Click “Browse” next to the “Source filename:” to locate the file on your computer (the name of the “browse” button depends on your web browser).
- Change the “Destination filename:” to something descriptive, if necessary.
- Fill in the “Summary,” if necessary.
- Click the “Upload file” button.
Here is help on uploading images.
References
Creating references is an extremely important part of writing a MediaWiki article. The reference system will not function in an article unless a special tag is added near the end of the article, after the point at which the last reference will appear in the text.
This is the special tag:<references/>
What follows is a paragraph of text copied from Luciano Floridi's website, which is used to illustrate how to place a footnote in the text. You can view the actual markup in "edit" mode.
For excellent help on footnote formatting, see the following help page: Footnote Help.
Luciano Floridi was born in Rome in 1964. He was educated at Rome University La Sapienza, where he graduated in philosophy (laurea) in 1988, first class with distinction. He obtained his MPhil in 1989 and PhD degree in 1990, both from the University of Warwick. Floridi’s research concerns primarily the Philosophy of Information and Information Ethics. Other research interests include Epistemology, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Technology, and the History and Philosophy of Scepticism. [1] Since 2008, he is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire – where he holds the Research Chair in Philosophy of Information and the UNESCO Chair of Information and Computer Ethics – and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, where he is the founder and director of the IEG, Oxford University Information Ethics research Group.[2]
Linking Techniques
This is a link to Luciano Floridi’s website.
