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Each user is invited to create and edit their own user page, where they can post information about themselves, their hobbies, interests, favourite games, etc.
 
Each user is invited to create and edit their own user page, where they can post information about themselves, their hobbies, interests, favourite games, etc.
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== Getting started ==
 
== Getting started ==
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To get started, first check the [[:Category:Members of GBAtemp|Members of GBAtemp category]] for your user name. If it's already there, you can click on the link to proceed to view and edit your page. If not, you can create your user page yourself.
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To get started, first check the [[:Category:Members of GBAtemp|Members of GBAtemp category]] for your user name. If it's already there, you can click on the link to proceed to view and edit your page. If not, you can [[#Creating your user page|create your user page]] yourself.
  
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=== If you have a wiki account ===
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Members who have (or intend to have) a user page and also have an account on the wiki, should read '[[#If you have an account on the wiki|If you have an account on the wiki]]'.
  
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If you have already registered an account on the wiki, the best way is to click your nickname at the top of the page (this allows people to check your page by clicking on your user name if it appears in any page's edit history). At the bottom of the page, be sure to include the following:
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== Creating your user page ==
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<nowiki>[[Category:Members of GBAtemp|</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user name</nowiki>}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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There are two ways to create your user page.
  
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If you already have a user page (ie. one that doesn't have the User: prefix) with something in it, you can simply click the "Move" link at the top of the page, then enter the name of your User: page. This will move all page content to the new page, and set up a redirect, so that anyone visiting your old user page will be automatically redirected to the new one.
 
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The last thing you should do is modify the category link at the bottom of you new user page so it is the same format as specified above (this is so you will be sorted correctly on the [[:Category:Members of GBAtemp]] page).
 
  
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This method is also useful if your wiki user name is different from your forum user name.
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* The first (and easiest) method is to click the "Wiki" button beneath any of your posts on the forums.
  
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=== If you don't have a wiki account ===
 
  
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If you haven't registered an account on the wiki, and don't intend to, there are two ways to create your user page.
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* The second method is to edit the [[Sandbox]] page, create a link, and click on it. The link should use the following format:
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The first method is to edit the [[Sandbox]] page, create a link, and click on it. The link should use the following format:
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  <nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user name</nowiki>}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user name</nowiki>}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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Note that you don't even have to save the page, clicking on the "Show preview" button will allow you to click on the link.
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Note that you don't even have to save the page, just clicking on the "Show preview" button will allow you to click on the link.
  
  
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The second method is by replacing the page name in the URL with your username. The format is as follows:
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* The third method is by replacing the page name in the URL with your username. The format is as follows:
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  <nowiki>http://wiki.gbatemp.net/index.php/</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user name</nowiki>}}
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  <nowiki>http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user name</nowiki>}}
  
  
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With either method, don't worry about uppercase/lowercase letters and special characters, just type your user name exactly how it appears on the forums (the wiki automatically adjusts these if necessary).
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All of these methods will take you to the page which you are then free to edit.
  
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At the bottom of the page, be sure to include the following:
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If using the second or third methods, don't worry about uppercase/lowercase letters and special characters, just type your user name exactly how it appears on the forums (the wiki automatically adjusts these if necessary).
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'''Important''': At the bottom of the page, be sure to include the following:
 
<pre>[[Category:Members of GBAtemp]]</pre>
 
<pre>[[Category:Members of GBAtemp]]</pre>
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== If you have an account on the wiki ==
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If you have registered an account on the wiki, it is highly recommended to redirect your wiki '<code>User:</code>' page to the user page you have already created (can also be done vice versa if you wish, as long as the page ''without'' the <code>User:</code> prefix is the one that has the category link in it). This way when users click your user name anywhere in the wiki (for example, in a page's edit history), they will be redirected to your personal user page.
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To do this, click your user name at the top of the screen while logged in. This will allow you to edit the page.
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Insert the following text and save the page:
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<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[</nowiki>{{GI|<nowiki>your user page</nowiki>}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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[[Category:Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Tutorials]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 11 November 2010

Each user is invited to create and edit their own user page, where they can post information about themselves, their hobbies, interests, favourite games, etc.

Getting started

To get started, first check the Members of GBAtemp category for your user name. If it's already there, you can click on the link to proceed to view and edit your page. If not, you can create your user page yourself.

Members who have (or intend to have) a user page and also have an account on the wiki, should read 'If you have an account on the wiki'.

Creating your user page

There are two ways to create your user page.


  • The first (and easiest) method is to click the "Wiki" button beneath any of your posts on the forums.


  • The second method is to edit the Sandbox page, create a link, and click on it. The link should use the following format:
[[your user name]]

Note that you don't even have to save the page, just clicking on the "Show preview" button will allow you to click on the link.


  • The third method is by replacing the page name in the URL with your username. The format is as follows:
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/your user name


All of these methods will take you to the page which you are then free to edit.

If using the second or third methods, don't worry about uppercase/lowercase letters and special characters, just type your user name exactly how it appears on the forums (the wiki automatically adjusts these if necessary).

Important: At the bottom of the page, be sure to include the following: 

[[Category:Members of GBAtemp]]

If you have an account on the wiki

If you have registered an account on the wiki, it is highly recommended to redirect your wiki 'User:' page to the user page you have already created (can also be done vice versa if you wish, as long as the page without the User: prefix is the one that has the category link in it). This way when users click your user name anywhere in the wiki (for example, in a page's edit history), they will be redirected to your personal user page. To do this, click your user name at the top of the screen while logged in. This will allow you to edit the page.

Insert the following text and save the page: 

#REDIRECT [[your user page]]
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