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For more general wiki conventions and formatting help , visit the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki Formatting Guide].

If you're looking for something to contribute to this Wiki, look here for pages that need fixing:

*[[:Category:Pages that need updating]]

*[[:Category:Articles with dead external links]]

==Page Names==

Page names should be descriptive and unique. Use singular nouns instead of plurals when possible (e.g. "Keyboard" instead of "Keyboards"). This makes linking from singular words easier~~, as you can just use~~:

Page names should be descriptive and unique. Use singular nouns instead of plurals when possible (e.g. "Keyboard" instead of "Keyboards"). This makes linking from singular words easier:

<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.</nowiki></code>

One [[Keyboard]], Two [[~~Keyboard~~]]s.

✅<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.</nowiki></code>

~~instead of~~

❌<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboards|Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboards]].</nowiki></code>

~~<code><nowiki>~~One [[~~Keyboards|~~Keyboard]], Two [[~~Keyboards~~]].~~</nowiki></code>~~

Both result in: One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.

==Sections==

Always try to group and categorize your information in a logical and user-friendly way. Prevent redundancies: only create subsections if there are more of them at the same level (levels are indicated by number of = signs before and after the section header), otherwise just collapse to the parent.

~~Always try~~ to ~~group and categorize your information in a logical and user-friendly way. Prevent redundancies: only create subsections if there are more of them~~ at ~~the same~~ level (~~levels are indicated by number of~~ = ~~signs before and after~~ the ~~section~~ header), ~~otherwise just collapse to the parent~~.

For some reason, Erik seems to always start at level 2 ('=='). It makes the jump in font-size between the header and text a bit less jarring, but it's mainly done out of a force of habit. Help him break this spell by properly starting your sections at level 1.

You can add many levels of subsections as you like, but after level 3 they become quite hard to distinguish and will clutter the TOC. If a subject requires many sub-subcategories, consider giving the subcategory its own page. Alternatively, if the sub-subcategories are only small in content, you could make non-TOC headers with simple '''bold text'''.

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:❌ Click [https://ru.nl here] for more info.

:❌ Visit https://www.ru.nl/en/departments/faculty-of-social-sciences/technical-support-group-tsg

===Download Links===

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<pre>{{Surfdrive|b8Rp29u8MGhjb1v|LSL LabRecorder (zip)}}</pre>

ℹ️ If you want to upload files to the Surfdrive to share on this Wiki, TSG members should place them in the folder "TSG Wiki Resources". This folder should be visible and accessible for all TSG and lab support members. If not, please contact [[Erik van den Berge]].

===Dead links===

If you encounter an external link that no longer works, e.g. if you get a 404 error message or the whole website doesn't exist anymore:

# Try to find where the intended content has moved to and replace the link url.

# Check the page history to see who may've created the link in the first place; ask them to fix it.

# Add the <code><nowiki>{{Dead link}}</nowiki></code> tag after the link. {{Dead link}}

Pages with dead links will automatically show up on [[:Category:Articles with dead external links]].

==Images==

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The workaround:

# Generate a badge at https://shields.io

# Create a new CSS rule in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] (see examples ~~at bottom~~)

# Create a new CSS rule in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] (see examples below)

# On the page you want to edit, add a custom span with class="shield" and the id as named in the CSS, e.g.: <code><nowiki></nowiki></code>

# Add to the list of shields below.

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 For more general wiki conventions and formatting help , visit the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki Formatting Guide].
+If you're looking for something to contribute to this Wiki, look here for pages that need fixing:
+*[[:Category:Pages that need updating]]
+*[[:Category:Articles with dead external links]]
 ==Page Names==
-Page names should be descriptive and unique. Use singular nouns instead of plurals when possible (e.g. "Keyboard" instead of "Keyboards"). This makes linking from singular words easier, as you can just use:<br/>
+Page names should be descriptive and unique. Use singular nouns instead of plurals when possible (e.g. "Keyboard" instead of "Keyboards"). This makes linking from singular words easier:<br/>
-<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.</nowiki></code><br/>
-One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.<br/>
+✅<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.</nowiki></code><br/>
-instead of<br/>
+❌<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboards|Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboards]].</nowiki></code>
-<code><nowiki>One [[Keyboards|Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboards]].</nowiki></code>
+Both result in: One [[Keyboard]], Two [[Keyboard]]s.
 ==Sections==
+Always try to group and categorize your information in a logical and user-friendly way. Prevent redundancies: only create subsections if there are more of them at the same level (levels are indicated by number of = signs before and after the section header), otherwise just collapse to the parent.
-Always try to group and categorize your information in a logical and user-friendly way. Prevent redundancies: only create subsections if there are more of them at the same level (levels are indicated by number of = signs before and after the section header), otherwise just collapse to the parent.
+For some reason, Erik seems to always start at level 2 ('=='). It makes the jump in font-size between the header and text a bit less jarring, but it's mainly done out of a force of habit. Help him break this spell by properly starting your sections at level 1.
 You can add many levels of subsections as you like, but after level 3 they become quite hard to distinguish and will clutter the TOC. If a subject requires many sub-subcategories, consider giving the subcategory its own page. Alternatively, if the sub-subcategories are only small in content, you could make non-TOC headers with simple '''bold text'''.
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 :❌ Click [https://ru.nl here] for more info.
 :❌ Visit https://www.ru.nl/en/departments/faculty-of-social-sciences/technical-support-group-tsg
 ===Download Links===
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 {{Surfdrive|b8Rp29u8MGhjb1v|LSL LabRecorder (zip)}}
 <pre>{{Surfdrive|b8Rp29u8MGhjb1v|LSL LabRecorder (zip)}}</pre>
+ℹ️ If you want to upload files to the Surfdrive to share on this Wiki, TSG members should place them in the folder "TSG Wiki Resources". This folder should be visible and accessible for all TSG and lab support members. If not, please contact [[Erik van den Berge]].
+===Dead links===
+If you encounter an external link that no longer works, e.g. if you get a 404 error message or the whole website doesn't exist anymore:
+# Try to find where the intended content has moved to and replace the link url.
+# Check the page history to see who may've created the link in the first place; ask them to fix it.
+# Add the <code><nowiki>{{Dead link}}</nowiki></code> tag after the link. {{Dead link}}
+Pages with dead links will automatically show up on [[:Category:Articles with dead external links]].
 ==Images==
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 The workaround:
 # Generate a badge at https://shields.io
-# Create a new CSS rule in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] (see examples at bottom)
+# Create a new CSS rule in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] (see examples below)
 # On the page you want to edit, add a custom span with class="shield" and the id as named in the CSS, e.g.: <code><nowiki><span class="shield" id="shield-python310")></span></nowiki></code>
 # Add to the list of shields below.

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