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Using a wiki is easy. A wiki is first and foremost a web site. You can do all the things you do on any web site. You can look at text and images, play video, follow hyperlinks or search for content. 

What is special about a wiki web site is that registered users can comment, or add to and change what appears on the site. Registration is free and open to everyone. All that is required is an email address and a willingness to make a contribution. 


== Joining as a registered user of Now and Then ==


To register as a user on the '''Now and Then''' wiki, click where it says ''Join Here'' in the left hand column. A simple sign in process allows you to become a member with the ability to create articles, edit, comment and contribute. 

Learning how to use the wiki authoring and editing tools is easy. The site uses the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki ''Mediawiki''] software, which is the same as that used for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main Page ''Wikipedia''], the world famous online encyclopaedia. '''Now and Then''' works somewhat differently from ''Wikipedia'', but the principles are the same. 

When you have logged in with your user account, the tabs across the top of the article allow you to add and edit, or to discuss it. 

By default, the page tab is active when you view an article. You can view other information using the other tabs such as discussion and history. 

When you are a registered user and have logged in to the site, you see a different set of tabs above the article. These include Edit, Delete, Move, Protect and Watch. 

'''Edit''' gives you the ability to change the content in the article, using the data form and text authoring tools.See [[Help:Edit]] to learn more about editing. <br> 

'''Watch''' enables you to be emailed details about any changes to a particular article. 

Always remember to save your changes before exiting. 

For our first '''Now and Then''' community in Mallala, South Australia, public information and training sessions have been conducted at the Mallala Primary School for those who wanted more formal training in using the wiki and the Internet.

For more help with using the wiki, send an email to: [mailto:marcuss@apc.sa.gov.au Cr Marcus Strudwicke] manager of the '''Now and Then''' wiki.<br> 

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== Wiki etiquette ==


BE NICE!  is the first principle

Please be respectful of others, ''Now and Then'' is a shared, collaborative space.  Use the editing function to make constructive contributions, not to criticise the work of others.  If you believe there are errors or omissions in an article, use the discuss function to raise these matters with the author/s.

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