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→How to set up a vote on the wiki
** 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 .
** 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
*** 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]]".
*** 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 <code><nowiki>[[Category:2017 Votes]]</nowiki></code> on its own line.
*** 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
** 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.
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.
