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Namespace |
License |
Contents |
Examples |
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(Main) |
GFDL |
All general information about the software. |
Introduction, developers, SVN, history, upgrade information, contests, press, specific styles/skins. |
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Manual: |
GFDL |
All technical or more detailed stuff behind the surface, that is not part of the basic help pages (full handbook, mainly for the ones who want to set up an own wiki). |
Main and detailed parts of Meta's MW help, technical reference, configuration settings, hooks, ... (everything what is part of the distribution). |
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Extension: |
GFDL |
All extensions and directly related stuff. |
Extensions and tools, that are not part of the default MediaWiki distribution. |
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Project: |
GFDL |
Organisation of MediaWiki.org, this NS should be as small as possible. |
Hints for translation of the main introduction, coordination of pd help pages ... |
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Help: |
public domain |
Set of basic help pages for users of an existing wiki (formatting etc.) The first aim is a complete English version, that can be shipped with the MW distribution. |
Like Wikipedia's help: start a new page, formatting, insert a picture, use of simple tables, how to categorize, revert vandalism ... |
| Variables |
Alternate syntax |
Name, linked to list of all pages |
Notes |
| {{ns:-2}} |
{{ns:Media}} |
"Media" |
pseudo-namespace for images and other files themselves, as opposed to the image description pages; see also below |
| {{ns:-1}} |
{{ns:Special}} |
"Special" |
pseudo-namespace for special pages |
| - |
main |
main namespace, no prefix, or optionally a colon (this is needed when using the page as template) |
| {{ns:1}} |
{{ns:Talk}} |
Talk |
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| {{ns:2}} |
{{ns:User}} |
User |
logged-in users (list: Special:Listusers) have a personal page User:username (linked to by the system from lists of edits, page histories, and from signatures). |
| {{ns:3}} |
{{ns:User_talk}} |
User_talk |
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| {{ns:4}} |
{{ns:Project}} |
Project |
the project namespace for matters about the project itself |
| {{ns:5}} |
{{ns:Project_talk}} |
Project_talk |
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| {{ns:6}} |
{{ns:Image}} |
Image |
images and other uploaded files, with image description pages |
| {{ns:7}} |
{{ns:Image_talk}} |
Image_talk |
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| {{ns:8}} |
{{ns:MediaWiki}} |
MediaWiki |
system messages, editable by sysops |
| {{ns:9}} |
{{ns:MediaWiki_talk}} |
MediaWiki_talk |
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| {{ns:10}} |
{{ns:Template}} |
Template |
the default namespace for templates: the wikitext code {{name }} refers to and includes the page Template:name |
| {{ns:11}} |
{{ns:Template_talk}} |
Template_talk |
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| {{ns:12}} |
{{ns:Help}} |
Help |
A general User's Guide, set of basic help pages. Note: This NS is in the public domain on MediaWiki.org. |
| {{ns:13}} |
{{ns:Help_talk}} |
Help_talk |
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| {{ns:14}} |
{{ns:Category}} |
Category |
each page represents a category of pages, with each category page displaying a list of pages in that category and optional additional text. |
| {{ns:15}} |
{{ns:Category_talk}} |
Category_talk |
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| {{ns:100}} |
{{ns:Manual}} |
Manual |
Manual pages, technical reference handbook |
| {{ns:101}} |
{{ns:Manual_talk}} |
Manual_talk |
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| {{ns:102}} |
{{ns:Extension}} |
Extension |
Extension:Contents |
| {{ns:103}} |
{{ns:Extension_talk}} |
Extension_talk |
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