How to start a new page

From Chester Wiki

Sometimes you need to start a new article for Chester Wiki -- for example, a new pub, or a new restaurant. This help page tells you how to do it.

The frustrating thing for most people is that our software does not have a "Start new page" command anywhere on the screen. This is actually by design, not a mistake. The idea is that new pages should be linked from older pages, and be part of the cohesive whole of the Chester Wiki site, not isolated and on their own.

The only way to start a new page, then, is to create a link to that page, and then follow that link to edit the page. We prefer that you start at the Main Page and browse around, or use the search functionality, to find a related topic. For example, if you want to write about a pub in Hoole that's not yet listed, you can search Chester Wiki for similar articles (such as the Hoole page or the Pubs section) and make your link there.

If there's really nothing related, you can put the new link on your user page, or on a subpage.

To create a new link using Wiki markup, type the title of the new page -- preferably conforming to our article naming conventions -- somewhere on the screen, placing it between double brackets, [[Like this]]. This will create a link to a new blank page with the title you specified between the brackets.

Something is better than nothing

Don't feel like you have to cover your entire subject in one go. It's OK to just get started with an outline for the article -- you should start with the appropriate article template, and add choice information as you go.

If you make a stub to start the article, other people will follow your lead and add more information. Something is better than nothing, so go and start that page!