Help us get to over 8,749 articles in 2024.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Difference between revisions of "MagicPedia Main Page"

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎GETTING STARTED: Added format and style notes with link to Help Section)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
<big>'''MagicPedia: Start Contributing'''</big>
+
<!--
 +
-----------"Welcome to MagicPedia" and article count---------->
 +
<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to MagicPedia,</div>
 +
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">a free online encyclopedia dedicated to the techniques and history of magic that [[Help:Contents|anyone&nbsp;can&nbsp;edit]]. MagicPedia is the definitive Internet repository of magical techniques for all areas of the magical arts and also a way to document the history of magic.
  
−
'''MagicPedia''' is a wiki-style online encyclopedia dedicated to the techniques and history of magic.  '''MagicPedia''' is the definitive Internet repository of magical techniques for all areas of the magical arts and also a way to document the history of magic.
+
MagicPedia is not a place to post explanations of magic tricks (though performances of sleights and tricks are welcome via embedded video clips), but a living document, always in flux, that reflects the background knowledge required for a thorough study of the art of magic in all its facets.
−
 
+
−
'''MagicPedia''' is ''not'' a place to post explanations of magic tricks (though performances of sleights and tricks are welcome via embedded video clips), but a living document, always in flux, that reflects the background knowledge required for a thorough study of the art of magic in all its facets.
+
  
−
'''MagicPedia''' is owned and operated by [[Genii Magazine|Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine ]].
+
MagicPedia is owned and operated by [[Genii| Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine]]. </div>
  
−
This is a real-time wiki and the information here will undergo revisions on the honor system. Articles and facts may be locked or changed by the moderators and administrators of '''MagicPedia''' at any time and without warning. The moderators and administrators have ultimate authority over all material which appears on MagicPedia.
+
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles.</div>
 +
<!--
 +
----------Strapline immediately below banner---------->
 +
{|style="width:100%; background:none; margin:-.8em 0 -.7em 0;"
 +
|style="font-size:95%; padding:10px 0; margin:0px; text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;"| [[Magicpedia:About|Overview]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Getting Started]]'''·''' [[Help:Editing_pages|Editing]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[MagicPedia_Development|Questions]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Help:Contents|Help]]
 +
|style="font-size:95%; padding:10px 0; margin:0px; text-align: right; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;"|
 +
'''·''' [[Special:Categories|Categories]]
 +
|}
 +
<!--
 +
-------------------------Today's featured article, Did you know------------------------>
 +
{|style="border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;"
 +
|class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%; border:1px solid #cef2e0; background:#f5fffa; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"|
 +
{|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f5fffa;"
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Magicpedia:Today's featured article|Today's featured article]]</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{Magicpedia:Today's featured article}}
 +
|-
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Template:Did you know|Did you know]]...</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{Did you know}}
 +
|-
 +
|}<!--
  
−
== GETTING STARTED ==
+
--------------------------------In the news, On this day------------------------------->
 +
|class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #cedff2; background:#f5faff; vertical-align:top"|
 +
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f5faff;"
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Template:In the news|In the news]]</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{In the news}}
 +
|-
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[MagicPedia:Selected anniversaries/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}|On this day]]...</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}
 +
|-
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[MagicPedia:Upcoming Events|Upcoming Events]]...</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000; font-size:75%"| {{Magicpedia:Upcoming Events}}
 +
|-
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Magicpedia:Collaboration requests|Collaboration requests]]...</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{Magicpedia:Collaboration requests}}
 +
|}
 +
|}<!--
  
−
'''SIGN-UP AND LOGIN'''
+
------------------------------Today's featured picture------------------------------->
−
Before you can participate in '''MagicPedia''', you must sign up and then login. After you sign up, you'll receive an e-mail enabling you to activate your account. Follow the instructions.
+
{| style="border-spacing:0px; margin:0px 0px; width:100%"
−
'''Signing up is free and open to all.'''
+
|class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#faf5ff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"|
 +
{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#faf5ff; color:#000; width:100%"
 +
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#ddcef2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em">[[Template:POTD|Today's featured picture]]</h2>
 +
|-
 +
|style="color:#000;"| {{POTD}}
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
|}
  
−
'''SEARCH'''
+
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
−
Enter any term or name you're looking for in the Search box. If there is no prior entry, '''MagicPedia''' will inform you of this and you can be the first to create one.  
+
−
 
+
−
'''EDIT'''
+
−
'''MagicPedia''' exists as the direct product of your online contributions. ''You'' create the content.  If you want to add or change an entry, go to the page on that subject, click Edit in the menu on the left, and you will be able to make changes.
+
−
 
+
−
Please note that malicious entries will be returned to their original form and the offending member will be instantly deleted.
+
−
 
+
−
'''FORMAT'''
+
−
As MagicPedia grows, it should maintain a clean and encyclopedic format.  Entries should be written in a neutral voice.  Image and text display are meant to appear friendly and uniform.  All the information you need to make clean pages is in MagicPedia's [[Help:Contents|Help Section.]]
+
−
 
+
−
'''CITATIONS'''
+
−
When writing lengthy entries, unless every word is original with you, you must note where you are quoting sources, and you must provide citations for the sources of your information (whether copyrighted or anecdotal). If you are editing an entry written by someone else, and that person has posted historical material without citing sources, you may add a notation to that effect so that other readers understand that additional information is required.
+
−
 
+
−
'''TALK AND DISCUSS'''
+
−
A built-in feature oF Magicpedia allows users to '''Talk.''' You can have a discussion with fellow users about every topic on '''MagicPedia'''.
+

Revision as of 21:08, 30 March 2008

Welcome to MagicPedia,
a free online encyclopedia dedicated to the techniques and history of magic that anyone can edit. MagicPedia is the definitive Internet repository of magical techniques for all areas of the magical arts and also a way to document the history of magic.

MagicPedia is not a place to post explanations of magic tricks (though performances of sleights and tricks are welcome via embedded video clips), but a living document, always in flux, that reflects the background knowledge required for a thorough study of the art of magic in all its facets.

MagicPedia is owned and operated by Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine.
8,749 articles.
Overview · Getting Started· Editing · Questions · Help

· Categories

Today's featured article

Compars Herrmann

Compars "Carl" Herrmann (b.1816-d.1887) was the first of sixteen children in the Herrmann family which included his brother Alexander Herrmann. He left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for Alexander.

Biography

Carl, was slender, somewhat demonic in appearance. He wore an imperial beard and handlebar moustache to perpetuate or enhance the Mephistopheles (demon featured in German folklore) look. As he got older the hair on is head got thin. Carl’s humor was sly, and he presented his magic in a mysterious manner. He was from the old school of magic. The critics of his day said his performing ability was on par with the most talented actors, singers, and dancers of the 19th century.

While attending classes at Grandes écoles, he tried to fit in with his upper crust classmates at the prestige’s school. He went to Fontainebleau(which was a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France) with his classmates. Fontainebleau was renowned for its large scenic forests which surrounded the city and dozens of villages. It was a favorite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the reigning monarchs of the time. 

Read more about Compars Herrmann…

Did you know...

From MagicPedia's random pages:

Del Ray: America's Foremost

See also Recent changes.

In the news

Magic Castle

Recent deaths: |Larry Becker| |Darwin Ortiz| |David Berglas| |Tom Craven| |Leo Behnke| |Micky Hades|

On this day...

Clarke Crandall

Upcoming Events...

  • 2024

Collaboration requests...

Help MagicPedia by:
  • Selecting a Random page and reviewing it.
  • Making an article from the Wanted Page list.
  • Adding public domain pictures to articles.

All you need to do is join (free) and click "Edit"

Today's featured picture

Adelaide Herrmann
AdelaideHerrmann2.jpg


Retrieved from "https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=MagicPedia_Main_Page&oldid=2990"