Difference between revisions of "Help:Namespaces"

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Pages on a MediaWiki wiki are grouped into collections called "namespaces", which differentiate between the purpose of the pages at a high level. Pages in certain namespaces can also have special properties or behave differently when they interact with other pages. Page titles are formatted as Namespace:Title (this page is Help:Namespaces for example). If there is no Namespace in the title, this means the article is in the Main Namespace.

Use the magic word {{NAMESPACE}} to include the Namespace name in an article.

Subjectspaces

A Subjectspace contains the actual information. Every Subjectspace has an associated Talkspace for discussion.
Following Subjectspaces exist on WikiTemp (the access level is shown between [ ]):

Media [-2]

Used to link to Images or Files in the File Namespace. (eg. Media:SCDSonei.jpg)

Special [-1]

All special pages are in this Namespace. It is not possible to edit pages in this Namespace.

(Main) [0]

Most of the pages land here. No Namespace prefix is shown on page titles.

User [2]

For personal notes. Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information (if you already have a Member page, please redirect your userpage there). Users can create subpages, by using a / after their name.

WikiTemp [4]

Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here.

File [6]

This is where all Images and Files go. You can add new files by clicking Upload File in the toolbox on the left. (See: Help:Managing files). This Namespace has the alias Image.

MediaWiki [8]

Contains System Messages and other important content. Can only be edited by Sysops.

Template [10]

Holds all Templates of the Wiki. If no Namespace is specified when using Transclusion, the Template Namespace is used.

Help [12]

This Namespace contains the Help pages you are reading now.

Category [14]

Contains all Categories of the Wiki. (See Help:Categories)

Talkspaces

Talkspaces are used to discuss certain pages. The Talkspace associated with a certain Namespace can be found by adding talk behind the Namespace name. Examples: Talk, User talk, Category talk, ...

You can also use {{TALKSPACE}} to see the Talkspace name. The access level of the Talkspace is always one higher than the Associated Subjectspace.

If you make an edit on someone's User talk page, this User will be notified.

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-{{PD Help Page}}
+Pages on a MediaWiki wiki are grouped into collections called "namespaces", which differentiate between the purpose of the pages at a high level. Pages in certain namespaces can also have special properties or behave differently when they interact with other pages. Page titles are formatted as '''Namespace''':'''Title''' (this page is {{FULLPAGENAME}} for example). If there is no Namespace in the title, this means the article is in the '''Main Namespace'''.
-Articles without a ':' in their name are in the main namespace.  This namespace is for articles; documents that aren't directly related to this may go in other namespaces.  When articles are in another namespace, they are specified as ''namespace'':''article''; i.e. this page is ''{{NAMESPACE}}'':''{{PAGENAME}}''.
-;Help: Documentation about working with the wiki software.  This could be mirrored from outside sites, or locally written.
+Use the magic word <nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki> to include the Namespace name in an article.
-;Image: For descriptions of uploaded files.  You shouldn't create these directly; they are created when you click the [[special:upload|Upload file]] link in the toolbox.
-;Media: Use this namespace to link to uploaded files directly, rather than through the description pages.
-;MediaWiki: Use this namespace to change the default system messages, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:MediaWiki_namespace See Help:MediaWiki_namespace on meta].
-;Project: Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here.  This namespace also has an alias, which is the name of the wiki installation.
-;Talk: Each page has a corresponding ''discussion'' page.  This can be used for feedback/comments about that page, or other local notes that another group may want to associate with the page, without modifying the document directly, or for any other additional information to associate with the document.
-;Template: This is used for meta-information that is to be transcluded into multiple documents, such as tags to mark the status of a document.
-;User: For personal notes.  Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information.  Users can also create subpages, by using a / after their name.
-;User_talk: The discussion page on a user's page can be used for leaving messages.  If this page is edited, the next time that user logs in they will see a box notifying them that they have new messages
-== See also ==
+==Subjectspaces==
+A Subjectspace contains the actual information. Every Subjectspace has an associated [[#Talkspaces|Talkspace]] for discussion.<br />
+Following Subjectspaces exist on WikiTemp (the access level is shown between [ ]):
-* [[Manual:$wgExtraNamespaces]]
+===Media [-2]===
+Used to '''link''' to Images or Files in the [[#File_.5B6.5D|File Namespace]]. (eg. [[Media:SCDSonei.jpg]])
+===Special [-1]===
+All special pages are in this Namespace. It is not possible to edit pages in this Namespace.
+===(Main) [0]===
+Most of the pages land here. No Namespace prefix is shown on page titles.
+===User [2]===
+For personal notes.  Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information (if you already have a Member page, please redirect your userpage there).  Users can create subpages, by using a / after their name.
+===WikiTemp [4]===
+Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here.
+===File [6]===
+This is where all Images and Files go. You can add new files by clicking '''Upload File''' in the toolbox on the left. (''See: [[Help:Managing files]]''). This Namespace has the alias '''Image'''.
+===MediaWiki [8]===
+Contains System Messages and other important content. Can only be edited by [[Special:Listusers/Sysop|Sysops]].
+===Template [10]===
+Holds all Templates of the Wiki. If no Namespace is specified when using [[Help:Transclusion and Substitution|Transclusion]], the Template Namespace is used.
+===Help [12]===
+This Namespace contains the Help pages you are reading now.
+===Category [14]===
+Contains all Categories of the Wiki. (''See [[Help:Categories]]'')
+==Talkspaces==
+Talkspaces are used to discuss certain pages.
+The Talkspace associated with a certain Namespace can be found by adding '''talk''' behind the Namespace name.
+Examples: Talk, User talk, Category talk, ...
+You can also use <nowiki>{{TALKSPACE}}</nowiki> to see the Talkspace name. The access level of the Talkspace is always one higher than the Associated Subjectspace.
+If you make an edit on someone's '''User talk''' page, this User will be notified.
-{{Languages}}
 [[Category:Help|Namespaces]]