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| ** There is text that says "Create the page XX on this wiki" (or something to that affect). Click on the link within the text. | | ** There is text that says "Create the page XX on this wiki" (or something to that affect). Click on the link within the text. |
| * Page content | | * Page content |
− | ** The best thing to do is to copy the source of another vote page. You can find vote pages [[Votes|here]]. | + | ** The best thing to do is to copy the source of the [[Vote Template]] page into your new page. Click '''Edit''' at the top of the template page, copy all of the source, and then paste it into the editor on your new vote. |
| ** Generally, there are four parts to vote text. | | ** Generally, there are four parts to vote text. |
| *** Sponsor - The person who is proposing the vote | | *** Sponsor - The person who is proposing the vote |
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| *** History - This is going to contain the dates for a vote, like when it was proposed | | *** History - This is going to contain the dates for a vote, like when it was proposed |
| ** Category | | ** Category |
− | *** You will need to make sure that the Votes category is on the page. We also use the category: "CurrentYear Votes". Assuming it is 2015, that means that the page should be in the category "[[:Category:2015 Votes|2015 Votes]]". | + | *** You will need to make sure that the Votes category is on the page. We also use the category: "CurrentYear Votes". Assuming it is 2017, that means that the page should be in the category "[[:Category:2017 Votes|2017 Votes]]". |
| *** In the visual editor, find the icon that is 3 lines towards the right. Click page settings. Click on the categories section. Add the "Votes" category. | | *** In the visual editor, find the icon that is 3 lines towards the right. Click page settings. Click on the categories section. Add the "Votes" category. |
− | *** In the source editor, type <nowiki>[[Category:XX]]</nowiki> on its own line, where XX is the name of the category. Do both "Votes" and "YYYY Votes" where YYYY is the current year. | + | *** In the source editor, type <code><nowiki>[[Category:2020 Votes]]</nowiki></code> on its own line. |
| * Votes page | | * Votes page |
− | ** You now need to add it to the votes page. Do this by going to the [[Votes]] page and finding the current year. Add your vote to the Upcoming Votes table. | + | ** You now need to add it to the votes page. Do this by going to the page and finding the current year. Add your vote to the Upcoming Votes table. |
| ** The description needs to be a link to the vote page you just created. | | ** The description needs to be a link to the vote page you just created. |
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| * Generally, don't put much in the language. The background is not binding, and is best for most details. | | * Generally, don't put much in the language. The background is not binding, and is best for most details. |
| ** A good example is [[Compressed Air System Updates]]. | | ** A good example is [[Compressed Air System Updates]]. |
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| + | [[Category:Votes|here]] |
| + | [[Category:Votes|Votes]] |