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NEW folks check this out :

  • TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT: Find and click on create account (either here or page upper right), enter your User name and a secret password (please dont use "password" for your password, it's been done a million times)
(if you can't do that then you should try again and again and again)
  • AFTER YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT:
  • (If you don't know how to edit a page or ask a question, read the section below this one and then come back.)
  • IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR EDIT ON SOME PAGE:
  • Scroll down and click the last [edit] link (right side of the page).
  • You have reached an edit window which shows the last entry on that page.
  • Go to the bottom of that entry and start your question or comment as follows (without leading spaces):
  • ==The title (header) of your question or remark== (the double equal signs (==) before and after automatically makes the Bold headline).
  • Then on the next line is where you type in whatever you want to say.... THEN type four tildes like this ~~~~.
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the edit window to a smaller window named Edit Summary which contains a comment relevant to the previous question and DELETE the notation there.
  • Enter in your own words a short summary (two to ten words) of your comment or question.
  • Check the Watch this page box if you want to follow the goings on there on your watchlist (a whole 'nother subject, just check it).
  • Click on Show preview to see what your edit will look like (forever). Take this opportunity to make changes and Show preview (lather - rinse - repeat) until you are pleased with the edit.
  • FINALLY (if you're sure) click Save page and your edit will be forever.