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==Step 1 – copy the category tag==
==Step 1 – create your namepage==
*Copy the Category tag below
*Type your name in the box below
<pre>[[Category:Wiki People]]</pre>
<inputbox>
 
type=create
==Step 2 – create your namepage==
width=50
*Type your name in the search box
preload=Template:New Person
*Click the '''Go''' button
buttonlabel=create a new Person page
*If your name page was not found, create it by clicking on the red link '''create this page'''!
</inputbox>
*Paste the Category tag from step 1 into the edit box
*Click the '''create a new Person page''' button, and it will preload the boilerplate
*Enter the appropriate info for your wiki
*Enter the appropriate info for yourself
*'''Save''' the page
*'''Save''' the page


==Step 3 – upload your picture==
==Step 2 – upload your picture==
*You <u>must</u> create a user login before you can upload an image
*You <u>must</u> create a user login before you can upload an image
*Click on the '''Upload file''' link in the lower left hand toolbox
*Click on the '''Upload file''' link in the lower left hand toolbox
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*'''Save''' the page
*'''Save''' the page


==Step 4 – create your redirects==
==Step 3 – create your redirects==
[[Image:The Cross-Linking Thing.png|240px|right]]
[[Image:The Cross-Linking Thing.png|240px|right]]
*Click your login name at the very top of any page.  That should put you on [[User:LoginName]] (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName).  Edit that page to be only this (replacing YourName with your actual name from Step 2):
*Click your login name at the very top of any page.  That should put you on [[User:LoginName]] (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName).  Edit that page to be only this (replacing YourName with your actual name from Step 2):
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*'''Save''' the page
*'''Save''' the page


==Step 5 – create your signature==
==Step 4 – create your signature==
*Click on the "Preferences" link at the top of any page.
*Click on the "Preferences" link at the top of any page.
*Copy this into the "Your nickname (for signatures)" field (replacing YourName and LoginName with your names):
*Copy this into the "Your nickname (for signatures)" field (replacing YourName and LoginName with your names):
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#That links to '''your page''' and your '''talk page'''.
#That links to '''your page''' and your '''talk page'''.


==Step 6 (optional) – languages==
==Step 7 (optional) – languages==
*Edit your page
*Edit your page
*See instructions at [[template: language]].
*See instructions at [[template: language]].


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