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* '''[[Why Microtonality?|Why microtonality?]]''' | * '''[[Glossary|Where can I find a glossary of musical tuning terms and jargon?]]''' | ||
* '''[[Why Microtonality?|Why use microtonality?]]''' | |||
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** The page [[Xen concepts for beginners]] is the best place to start. | ** The page [[Xen concepts for beginners]] is the best place to start. | ||
** After that, check out [[General Theory]] for a list of foundational pages about musical tuning. | ** After that, check out [[General Theory]] for a list of foundational pages about musical tuning. | ||
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* ''' | * '''[[Xenharmonic Wiki:Notability guidelines|Where can I find this wiki's notability guidelines?]]''' | ||
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* '''[[Temperament naming|I discovered a new temperament, how should I name it?]]''' | * '''[[Temperament naming|I discovered a new temperament, how should I name it?]]''' | ||
* '''What are user space pages and main space pages?''' | |||
** User space pages are pages titled "User:YourUsername/Topic". For example "User:JohnDoe/Major scale". | |||
** Main space pages are pages without any prefix. For example "Major scale". | |||
* '''How do I create a user page?''' | |||
** Search "User:YourUsername/ThePageTitleYouWant" in the search bar (e.g. "User:JohnDoe/The arrowroot biscuit scale". | |||
** It will then say "There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or create this page." | |||
** Click "create this page" and then you will be taken to an editing window to create the user page. | |||
* '''How can I sign my name on a talk page? How can I make my replies indented to the right?''' | * '''How can I sign my name on a talk page? How can I make my replies indented to the right?''' | ||
* | * ''Writing the following:'' | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
: I like puppies, kittens and rainbows. | : I like puppies, kittens and rainbows. | ||
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* | * ''Will result in the following output, with indented text and a signed name:'' | ||
: I like puppies, kittens and rainbows. | : I like puppies, kittens and rainbows. | ||
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* | * ''Writing the following:'' | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
: I am Bob. ~~~~ | : I am Bob. ~~~~ | ||
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* | * ''Will result in the following output, with differing levels of indentation:'' | ||
: I am Bob. [[User:BobSmith|BobSmith]] ([[User talk:BobSmith|talk]]) 01:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC) | : I am Bob. [[User:BobSmith|BobSmith]] ([[User talk:BobSmith|talk]]) 01:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC) | ||