Hale

Editing guide

How to write articles. Reading is covered in the reader guide.

Creating an article

Start from "New article" on the home page or a field page.
The field is chosen when you create the article and cannot be changed later.
Choosing a parent under "Belongs to" nests the article. Only articles in the same field and language can be parents.

Adding citations

An article with no citation cannot be saved.
Select the part of the body you want to support and an input box appears there. Saving inserts [1] after the selected text.
The list below lets you change numbers and text later. Changing a number updates the body, and deleting removes it from the body.

Adding images

Use "Choose image" for PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP up to 3MB.
The body receives [[img:id|description]]. The text after "|" is the caption and the screen-reader text, so keep it short.
Only upload images you made yourself or have confirmed you may use.

Edit summary

Write one line about what you changed. It stays in the article log.

Going back to an earlier version

"Edit history" on an article page lets you read the article as it was at any earlier point.
If someone vandalises the page, or you make a mistake, press "Restore this version". Anyone logged in can do this.
The restore itself is recorded in the history, so no edit is ever lost.

Deleting and restoring

Use "Delete" on the article page. Your password is required.
Deleted articles are kept and an administrator can restore them.

Please avoid

Copying text from other sites or books word for word.
Mixing your own opinion into the facts.
Leaving the page without saving. You will be asked to confirm.