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Use these to assist you with creating an article.
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Use these forms to assist with creating an article. They will provide some default text.
  
Search first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.
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[[Special:Search|Search]] first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.
  
{| align="left" border="0"
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For biographies, use the name most commonly known among magicians (e.g. stage name). You can create [[Help:Redirect|redirects]] for their real name.
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{| align="left" valign="top" border="0"
 
|-   
 
|-   
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|'''Bio'''
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|<inputbox>
 
|<inputbox>
 
type=create
 
type=create
break=no
 
 
buttonlabel=Create new Biography  
 
buttonlabel=Create new Biography  
default=Firstname Lastname or Stagename
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default=Enter magician's Firstname Lastname (or Stagename)
 
preload=Help:PersonTemplate
 
preload=Help:PersonTemplate
 
</inputbox>
 
</inputbox>
 
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|-
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|'''Living Person Bio'''
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|- 
 
|<inputbox>
 
|<inputbox>
 
type=create
 
type=create
break=no
 
default=Firstname Lastname or Stagename
 
 
buttonlabel=Create Biography for a living Person
 
buttonlabel=Create Biography for a living Person
default=FirstName LastName  
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default=Enter FirstName LastName  
 
preload=Help:LivingPersonTemplate
 
preload=Help:LivingPersonTemplate
 
</inputbox>
 
</inputbox>
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|-
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|'''Book'''
 
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|-
 
|<inputbox>
 
|<inputbox>
 
type=create
 
type=create
break=no
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default=Enter Book name
default=Book name
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buttonlabel=Create book
 
buttonlabel=Create book
 
preload=Help:BookTemplate
 
preload=Help:BookTemplate
 
</inputbox>
 
</inputbox>
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|-
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|'''Anything else
 
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|<inputbox>
 
|<inputbox>
 
type=create
 
type=create
break=no
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default=Enter the Article's Name Here!
default=Anything
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buttonlabel=Create
 
buttonlabel=Create
 
</inputbox>
 
</inputbox>
 
|}
 
|}
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 21 February 2016

Use these forms to assist with creating an article. They will provide some default text.

Search first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.

For biographies, use the name most commonly known among magicians (e.g. stage name). You can create redirects for their real name.

Bio

Living Person Bio

Book

Anything else