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== Create User Accounts ==
If you want to sign somebody up to help with editing this wiki, use this link: [[Special:CreateAccount]] and follow the steps there.

== Article types and their structure ==
There are seven types of articles:

* People
* Venues
* Productions and Performances
* Clubs, Societies and Institutions
* Plays
* Music
* Dance

The article types mentioned follow a certain structure, which is shown in the following.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Article types
!Suggested layout of the article
!Example article
|-
|People
|Biography
Works

Impact / Posterity

...

References

Literature
|[[Germaine de Staël]]
|-
|Venues
|History
Repertoire

...

References

Literature
|[[Djurgårdsteatern]] 
[[Berwick Street Private Theatre]]
|-
|Production and Performances
|History
People

Reception

...

References

Literature
|
|-
|Clubs, Societies and Institutions
|History
Repertoire

People

References

Literature
|[[Löfholmen’s Theatre Society]]
|-
|Plays
|History
People

Productions

Reception

...

References

Literature
|
|-
|Music
|History
People

Productions

Reception

...

References

Literature
|
|-
|Dance
|History
People

Productions

Reception

...

References

Literature
|
|}

== Uploading images ==

=== Upload images to the Amateur Theatre Wiki ===
You can either upload images to this Wiki directly by:

# Prepare the file on your computer in its final format. Make sure the file is exactly as you want it.
# Make sure you are allowed to upload the file to the Amateur Theatre Wiki. 
# In the sidebar, under "tools", click "'''Upload file'''".
# Click "'''Browse'''" next to the "'''Source filename:'''” to locate the file on your computer.  (The "browse" button may have a different label depending on your web browser).
# Change the "'''Destination filename:'''" to something descriptive, if necessary.
# Fill in the "'''Summary'''", if necessary.
# Click the "'''Upload file'''" button.

If it is a large file, you may need to wait several seconds for the upload to complete.

=== Upload images to [[commons:Special:UploadWizard|Wikimedia Commons]] ===
The easiest way for uploading files to Wikimedia Commons is by using the Upload Wizard.

Here are the main steps of the current workflow for Upload Wizard:

# '''Log in''' - Make sure you are logged in with your Wikimedia account. If you don't have one, create one [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Main+Page here].
# '''Start''' - Click on the Upload link
# '''Learn''' - Reading the help infographic, click 'Continue'
# '''Upload''' - Select media files to upload, add more files if needed
# '''Rights''' - Fill in author, source and license information
# '''Describe''' - Fill in title, description, date or other info
# '''Use''' - copy code to add images to articles or share them with others



'''Note:'''

If you want to upload images or video material from archives or social media, make sure your are allowed to upload these files to Wikimedia Commons.
* licenses accepted by commons
** [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ cc0, public domain]
** [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ cc-by]
** [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ cc-by-sa] 

== Embedding an image to an article ==
You can add images and files from Wikimedia Commons or from the Amateur Theatre Wiki for your articles. The GIF below shows how easy it actually is.
[[File:Adding an image using the visual editor (gif).gif|centre||border|Adding an image using the visual editor|517x517px]]

For more experienced editors visit the Media Wiki [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Images#Format|Help:Images]] page.

==Creating new articles workflow==
#Create the new Wikipage. You can do this, for example, by searching for your page name, and clicking the appearing red link on the results page.
# You can now start writing your article. It doesn't have to be perfect and in a finished state from the beginning.
#Save your article by clicking on the blue ''save changes'' button.
# A window will appear where you can briefly summarize what you have edited (e.g. " added a link" or "created a new article").
#Click again on "save changes" and you are done.