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== Editing this Wiki ==
To edit pages in this wiki you must [http://web.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/index.php5?title=Special:UserLogin create an user account] and log in.
To edit pages in this wiki you must [http://web.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/index.php5?title=Special:UserLogin create an user account] and log in.
Once you are logged in with your username you can edit any page of this wiki. To edit a page you must click on “edit” on the top of the page or on the small pen icons to edit sections of the page.
Once you are logged in with your username you can edit any page of this wiki. To edit a page you must click on “edit” on the top of the page or on the small pen icons to edit sections of the page.
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You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt>
You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt>
 
<nowiki>''this''</nowiki> </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>''this''</nowiki>     </tt>


{| align="center" {{Prettytable}}
{| align="center" {{Prettytable}}
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|Italic text
|Italic text
|<tt>
|<tt>
 
<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>       </tt>
|''italic''
|''italic''
|-
|-
| Bold text
| Bold text
|<tt>
|<tt>
 
<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>       </tt>
|'''bold'''
|'''bold'''
|-
|-
| Bold and italic
| Bold and italic
|<tt>
|<tt>
 
<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>       </tt>
|'''''bold & italic'''''
|'''''bold & italic'''''
|-
|-
|Escape wiki markup
|Escape wiki markup
|<tt>
|<tt>
<nowiki></nowiki> 


<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki> 


 
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>  
 
 
<nowiki></nowiki>     
 
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki>     
 
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>      
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|Fixed width text
|Fixed width text
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<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki>  
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki>      
|<tt>Fixed width text</tt>
|<tt>Fixed width text</tt>
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<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki>       </tt>
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:Single indent
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<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki>   </tt><ref>Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki>       </tt><ref>Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki>   </tt><br />
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki>       </tt><br />
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki>       </tt>
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|Horizontal rule
|Horizontal rule
|<tt>
|<tt>
 
<nowiki>----</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>----</nowiki>       </tt>
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&#35; two
&#35; two


<nowiki><br></nowiki>  spanning several lines


 
<nowiki><br></nowiki>   without breaking the numbering<br />
 
 
 
<nowiki><br></nowiki>       spanning several lines
 
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><br></nowiki>        without breaking the numbering<br />
&#35; three<br />
&#35; three<br />
&#35;&#35; three point one<br />
&#35;&#35; three point one<br />
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&nbsp;
&nbsp;
 
<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki>  
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki>      
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<pre>
<pre>
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<nowiki><blockquote>  quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki>  
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><blockquote>  quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki>      


text text text text text text text text text text text text
text text text text text text text text text text text text
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|Comment
|Comment
|<tt>
|<tt>
 
<nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki>       </tt>
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<br clear="all"/>
<br clear="all"/>
== Categories, References, Templates ==
== Categories, References, Templates ==


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<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>Cite<ref>Annotation</ref></nowiki>   </tt> (see above @Headline)<br/>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>Cite<ref>Annotation</ref></nowiki>       </tt> (see above @Headline)<br/>
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki><references/></nowiki>   </tt> (See above)
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><references/></nowiki>       </tt> (See above)
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|Categories
|Categories
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<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>[[Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>   </tt><br/>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>[[Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>       </tt><br/>
<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>[[:Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>[[:Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>       </tt>
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|Templates
|Templates
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<tt>
<tt>
 
<nowiki>{{Template:MyTemplate}}</nowiki>   </tt>
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>{{Template:MyTemplate}}</nowiki>       </tt>
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== Paragraphs ==
== Paragraphs ==
MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt>
MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt>
 
<nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki>   </tt>.
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki>       </tt>.




== HTML & Sourcecode ==
== HTML & Sourcecode ==
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt>
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt>
 
<nowiki><div></nowiki>   </tt>, <tt>
 
<nowiki><span></nowiki>   </tt> and <tt>
 
<nowiki><font></nowiki>   </tt>.
 
 
<nowiki><div></nowiki>       </tt>, <tt>
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><span></nowiki>       </tt> and <tt>
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><font></nowiki>       </tt>.


If you want to use <tt>
If you want to use <tt>
 
<nowiki><code></nowiki>   </tt>, you should definitely use <tt>&lt;source&gt;</tt> instead! It supports Syntax Coloring. You can also specify a language, eg. <tt>&lt;source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4"&gt;</tt> :
 
 
 
 
<nowiki><code></nowiki>       </tt>, you should definitely use <tt>&lt;source&gt;</tt> instead! It supports Syntax Coloring. You can also specify a language, eg. <tt>&lt;source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4"&gt;</tt> :


<source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4">
<source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4">
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{|align="left" {{Prettytable}}
{|align="left" {{Prettytable}}
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<nowiki>{|</nowiki>    
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>{|</nowiki>          
|table start
|table start
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<nowiki>|+</nowiki>    
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>|+</nowiki>          
|table caption, optional; only between  table start and first table row
|table caption, optional; only between  table start and first table row
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|-
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<nowiki>|-</nowiki>    
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>|-</nowiki>          
|table row, optional on first row -- wiki engine assumes the first row
|table row, optional on first row -- wiki engine assumes the first row
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|-
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<nowiki>!</nowiki>      
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>!</nowiki>          
|table header cell, optional. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>!!</tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>!</tt>).
|table header cell, optional. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>!!</tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>!</tt>).
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|-  
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<nowiki>|</nowiki>    
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki>          
|table data cell, required! Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>
|table data cell, required! Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>
 
<nowiki>||</nowiki> </tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki>     </tt>).
 
 
 
<nowiki>||</nowiki>     </tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>
 
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki>           </tt>).
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<nowiki>|}</nowiki>    
 
 
 
 
<nowiki>|}</nowiki>          
|table end
|table end
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* Maps
* Maps
* Video
* Video


== Other formatting ==
== Other formatting ==
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