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== Getting started ==
; [[Help:How to get your Xenharmonic Wiki account]]
: While anyone can browse the Xenharmonic Wiki freely, an account is required to edit pages. Learn how to create your account.


; [[Conventions]]: a few thoughts about a few conventions currently in use
; [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Five pillars]]
; [[Wiki help]]: how to edit pages, format tables, etc.
: Learn about the five fundamental principles that should guide all contributions to the Xenharmonic Wiki.
; [[How to Get Your Xenwiki Account]]: an account is necessary to edit articles, it provides also a user talk page
; [[Editor yourName]]: pages about selected wiki editors, and are supposed to have information about the user, unlike user pages, which can be used for personal use, such as testing.


If you have any (seemingly) unsolvable problem, look or ask for a solution [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|on the talk page]], Thanks :-)
; [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Policies and guidelines]]
: Learn about this wiki's policies (conduct, privacy...) and guidelines (notability, disambiguation...).


[[Category:help]]
; [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]]
: A list of things to do on the wiki.
 
; [[Help:Editing]]
: How to edit pages, [[Help:Editing#Using links|links]], format tables, etc.
 
; [[Help:User pages]]
: Start your user page to say a few words about you as a wiki editor, to host user subpages for personal work, to discuss with other wiki users, etc.
 
; To delete a page
: Place <code>{{<nowiki />delete}}</code> on top of that page. If it is a subpage in your user space, there will be no objection against it. In other cases, it's best to place a convincing reasoning in the edit summary, since consensus should be reached on the corresponding talk page first.
 
If you have any (seemingly) unsolvable problem, look for a solution or start a new thread [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|on the talk page]].
 
== All help pages ==
{{Special:AllPages/Help:|hideredirects=1}}
 
== See also ==
* [[Frequently asked questions]]
* [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Wikifuture]] – suggestions to improve the Xenharmonic Wiki; feel free to add your own
* [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]] – helps you find out what community projects are currently under way
 
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