For now most of the FAQs can be found in Wiki Guide.
If you have a question, ask it here!
How do I include an image without uploading it to Bear Valley Wiki?
To include an offsite image simply paste in the url of the photo. So if the photo was located at http://wherethepictureis.com/thepicture.jpg you would just paste http://wherethepictureis.com/thepicture.jpg into the page. The wiki sees that it's an external link and then sees that it's an image, so it displays it.
When should I do this?
Do this when you don't really think the image needs to be in the Bear Valley Wiki. Uploading an image (By clicking on Images in edit and then including attachment:thefilename in the page's text) is preferred most of the time. When you upload an image it will be here for years to come, whereas if you just link to it (by pasting the URL) then it will likely disappear in a few years. An example might be a photograph that's very personal (for your page on here). Again, for most cases, uploading is preferable.
How do you delete a page?
The page entitled "Taqueria Super Burrito" is a mess-up, it actually refers to "Taqueria Super Tamale" which already exists. Can someone fix my naming error??
- Just go into edit and press "Delete" down under the text area. Make sure you integrate what you wrote into the other page.
I accidentially deleted some images from a page, is there an easy way to recover them?
Not yet. I am working on a way to backup all uploaded images.
How do I find out the IP address from which an edit was made?
Display the page "info" to view a page's Revision History. Position and pause the mouse pointer over an editor's name and a tooltip will appear with the IP address from which the edit was made. For recent edits, you can also pause over the name of the user on the Recent Changes page.
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Note: You must be logged in to add comments2006-05-22 10:33:44 Do you know how to find out if the roads are open? Many thanks. Dana —DanaJone
2006-05-23 11:27:42 Dana, check the Comments (bottom of page) section of the Webcam (click on tab at top of each page) page for plowing status. —TonyZuccarino
