Christian Punk Initiative:Getting Started

''' Getting started with editing this wiki. '''

In order to make adding information to this wiki nice and quick, and to keep it as uniform as possible, we make use of the following templates. (Why templates? Well, let me tell you about that in this article):

In order to use these templates, you'd simply go to the template's page, copy the bit that the page tells you to copy, paste it into the page that you are editing and fill in the blanks. It's that easy!

If you still need help, then make sure to ask any of the admins for help.

Step-by-step Guides
Some guides to help you get started with adding pages (may need different instructions on mobile). Read at the very least the hilighted text:

Creating a new band page

 * 1) Go to your user page by clicking your name at the top of this page. If you have never been there, the link will most likely be red. Desktop link.pngMobile menu2.png
 * 2) On your user page first add the text  Example Band  and replace "Example Band" with the name of the band that you wish to add. If this is the first time you access your user page, you will need to click "Create" first.
 * 3) Save the page and you will see that the text that you have entered has just changed into a red link. This is where the fun begins!
 * 4) Click the red link, and you will automatically start to create the page.
 * 5) Open Template:Band in a new browser window, and copy the text that you see there.
 * 6) Now go back to the page that you are creating, and paste the band template which you have just copied.
 * 7) Fill in the blanks on that template, for as far possible. Nobody expects you to have all the answers, so leave blank what you don't know.
 * 8) Save the new band page and feel good about the work that you have just done! :-)

Adding a discography to a band page
The discography template is designed to be used on band pages, on the "|discography=" line.
 * 1) Navigate to the band page for which you wish to add a discography.
 * 2) Click the "Edit" link on that band page.
 * 3) In the source text which is now visible, find the line that says "|discography=".
 * 4) Go to the end of that line and hit "Enter".
 * 5) Open Template:Discography in a new window, you will see that there is a multi-line template and a single-line template. They do the same thing, but some (often experienced) people prefer a single line version over the multi-line one.
 * 6) Copy one of the two template versions and fill in the blanks . The only mandatory lines to change are |album_title= and |year=, if you leave out album art, the template will automatically use a placeholder image and mark the page as needing album art (see this category for a list of such pages).
 * 7) Hit the "Show preview" button to see if all looks okay, and if/when satisfied, click the "Save page" button.
 * 8) Tadaa! You have just added a discography entry. Repeat steps 6 and 7 if you wish to add more albums to the discography . Make sure to add any extra discography entries on a new line after the first one.

Adding band members to a band page

 * 1) Navigate to the band page for which you wish to add a band member.
 * 2) Click the "Edit" link on that band page.
 * 3) In the source text which is now visible, find the line that says "|band_members=".
 * 4) Go to the end of that line and hit "Enter".
 * 5) Open Template:Members in a new window, you will see that there is a multi-line template and a single-line template. They do the same thing, but some (often experienced) people prefer a single line version over the multi-line one.
 * 6) Copy one of the two template versions and fill in the blanks . The only mandatory line to change is |name=, if you leave out the instrument, the template will automatically show "unknown instrument" and mark the page as lacking that info so that it can be added later (see this category for a list of such pages).
 * 7) Keep in mind that the template can only handle A SINGLE instrument per instance. If a singer, for example, also plays guitar you should add that artist twice, once as the singer and once as guitarist.
 * 8) Hit the "Show preview" button to see if all looks okay, and if/when satisfied, click the "Save page" button.
 * 9) Tadaa! You have just added band member. Repeat steps 6 and 7 if you wish to add more band members . Make sure to add any extra members on a new line after the first one.
 * 10) NOTE! On some pages, the section "|former_members=" is missing. If you want to add former band members on such a page, you may add that field to the band template yourself. Adding entries for the former members is done the exact same way as for current members.

Creating an album page
(coming soon)

Creating an artist page
(coming soon)

''' NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NOT COMPLETE AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

In other words, use the info here as well as you can, it will definitely get you on your way. If you get stuck, please ask an admin! '''