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== Why not make source code view only? ==

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==De-Underlining==

I want to put a wiki link on my userpage without an underline. How can I do that? [[User:Samwaltz|samwaltz]] 23:27, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

==Wrong==

<s>This part - [[Help:Wikitext examples#Just show what I typed]] - is all wrong. Can someone fix this, please?</s> Nevermind. The link is still messed up. [[User:Rocket000|Rocket000]] 04:58, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

== nowiki ==

Hi, how do we use nowiki twice? For instance for this situation:

:: <nowiki> | {{#if: {{{coauthors|}}} | <removethisnowiki>;</removethisnowiki>&#32;{{{coauthors}}} }}.&#32; </nowiki>

(Remove "removethis") [[User:Denizz|Deniz]]^{[[User Talk:Denizz|T]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Denizz|C]]} 10:13, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

:I tried <nowiki><pre></nowiki>, but could not make it work. [[User:Denizz|Deniz]]^{[[User Talk:Denizz|T]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Denizz|C]]} 10:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

==Link to section==

This functionality doesn't seem to work, when I click on the example it takes me to the List of cities by country article but not the section for Morocco. Here is the source on the help page:

You can link to a page section by its title:

*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].

What am I missing? Thanks, [[User:Vrac|Vrac]] ([[User talk:Vrac|talk]]) 07:24, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

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:This is because there is no [[WP:SECTION|section]] called Morocco (rather like this section is entitled: "Link to section"). The most one could get is <nowiki>[[List of cities by country#M]]</nowiki> which jumps to the section "M". <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 8pt;">[[User:x42bn6|<b>x42bn6</b>]] <span style="font-size: 7pt;">[[User talk:x42bn6|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/x42bn6|Mess]]</span></span> 00:03, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

==Formatting of long template calls in wikitext==

Is there a style guide (or similar) anywhere that speaks to this subject? I've been long frustrated by editting articles with many calls to the [[Template:Cite|cite templates]]. They tend (when done properly) to run 200-300 characters long. I have a personal preference for using line breaks before and after the curly braces so that each citation stands alone in the wikitext, but letting the parameters run together. Done like this, an edit history or a version diff are legible while the associated text remain visible on the preceding line of the diff. See [[concussion]] for an example.[[User:LeadSongDog|LeadSongDog]] ([[User talk:LeadSongDog|talk]]) 19:17, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

== Breecloader ==

What is the name of the door to a breech loader?

you know, the part you unscrew? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.246.216.123|24.246.216.123]] ([[User talk:24.246.216.123|talk]]) 15:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Accessibility ==

Will there be any guidance in this help page to help editors make sure that the text is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility | accessible]] to assistive devices? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/198.103.53.5|198.103.53.5]] ([[User talk:198.103.53.5|talk]]) 00:13, 16 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Source==

The <code><nowiki><source></nowiki></code> tag should also be described here. [[User:SharkD|SharkD]] ([[User talk:SharkD|talk]]) 05:44, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

: {{done}}. [[Help:Wikitext examples#Software source code]]. --[[Special:Contributions/68.0.124.33|68.0.124.33]] ([[User talk:68.0.124.33|talk]]) 22:31, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

==Definition List with colon character==

What do I write when I want to have a colon at the end of a definition tag like here:

<dl>

<dt>With a colon:</dt>

<dd>Does not work with Wikicode</dd>

</dl>

The colon at the end always introduces a description item... <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/84.233.207.141|84.233.207.141]] ([[User talk:84.233.207.141|talk]]) 08:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Try putting "nowiki" tags around the letters you want to print out literally, and MediaWiki will (usually) let them through:

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"

!width="1000"|What it looks like

!width="500"|What you type

|-

|

; With <nowiki>a colon:</nowiki>: Definition of the word with a colon

|<pre><nowiki>

; With <nowiki>a colon:</nowiki></nowiki><nowiki>: Definition of the word with a colon

</nowiki></pre>

|}

Does that answer your question? --[[Special:Contributions/68.0.124.33|68.0.124.33]] ([[User talk:68.0.124.33|talk]]) 22:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

:This example is exactly what I needed to know! Could someone add it to the right place on the help page? Thanks! --[[User:Funandtrvl|Funandtrvl]] ([[User talk:Funandtrvl|talk]]) 06:49, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

:: {{done}}. You are welcome. --[[Special:Contributions/68.0.124.33|68.0.124.33]] ([[User talk:68.0.124.33|talk]]) 22:30, 17 November 2009 (UTC)