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Welcome to the general wiki tutorial. Here you'll find links to articles explaining general MediaWiki formatting and tutorials specific to this wiki.

== MediaWiki formatting ==
MediaWiki uses special syntax, called wiki markup, to format text. For example, the heading above was created by typing
<pre>== MediaWiki formatting ==</pre>
representing a heading level 2. There are several articles on [https://www.mediawiki.org/ https://www.mediawiki.org/] about wiki markup:

*[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Basic Formatting]
*[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Using Links]
*[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists Creating Lists]
*[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Including & Formatting Images]

Keep in mind that it is more important to gather information. So if you think you are not skilled enough in wiki markup to add to or create a page, just put your information in there anyway. Chances are someone else with enough wiki-fu will notice and format the text for you. And even if not, the information is still there, even if it is hard to read.

== Templates ==
Templates are basically wiki markup building blocks ready to be included in a page. They are used so pages about similar things have the same look and feel, and also to make it easier to create those pages.
* [https://www.phillro.com.au/product-category/elcometer-inspection-equipment/ Elcometer]
* [https://www.phillro.com.au/product/elcometer-inspection-equipment/coating-inspection-equipment/dry-film-thickness/elcometer-500-coating-thickness-gauge/ Elcometer 500]
To include a template in a page, type its name enclosed in double curly brackets. 

For example, if you think a page is a mess and should be cleaned up, there's a template for that! Edit the page and add <nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki> on top of the page. You can see the cleanup template [[Template:cleanup|here]]. Adding this template to a page will also add to the [[:Category:Pages_marked_for_cleanup|Pages marked for cleanup Category]].

== Dates ==
How to write a date:
<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:YYYY-MM-DD}}</nowiki></code>

This ensures your date is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 ISO 8601 standard] and that it will be formated into the format you have selected in your preferences.
For better readability you should always specify a format for those who are not registered or not logged in.

Example:
Instead of writing <code>25 December 2014</code> write:
{|class="wikitable"
! Input !! Output
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:2014-12-25}}</nowiki></code>
|{{#dateformat:2014-12-25}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|dmy}}</nowiki></code>
|{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|dmy}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|mdy}}</nowiki></code>
|{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|mdy}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ymd}}</nowiki></code>
|{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ymd}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ISO 8601}}</nowiki></code>
|{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ISO 8601}}
|}

==Language & Style==
You should use ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/explicit#Adjective explicit (1)]'' language, while avoiding vulgar or crude expressions.