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==Help==
 
==Help==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Quick_guide Wikipedia quick guide] offers some basic formatting options including a cheatsheet to help you contribute to BrewWiki.
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BrewWiki is a user-built collection of articles on brewing and homebrewing topics.
  
For more detailed options see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Style Manual]
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===Contributing an Article to BrewWiki===
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You need to create an account and login to BrewWiki to be able to edit a page.  If you wish to create a new page, do a search for the page or topic first, and then create the new page from the search page if you do not find a suitable existing topic.
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BrewWiki uses the MediaWiki software system.  Formatting of pages is unique to this system, but easy to learn by browsing a few examples.  The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Quick_guide Wikipedia quick guide] offers some basic formatting options including a cheatsheet to help you contribute to BrewWiki.  For more detailed options see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Style Manual]

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Help

BrewWiki is a user-built collection of articles on brewing and homebrewing topics.

Contributing an Article to BrewWiki

You need to create an account and login to BrewWiki to be able to edit a page. If you wish to create a new page, do a search for the page or topic first, and then create the new page from the search page if you do not find a suitable existing topic.

BrewWiki uses the MediaWiki software system. Formatting of pages is unique to this system, but easy to learn by browsing a few examples. The Wikipedia quick guide offers some basic formatting options including a cheatsheet to help you contribute to BrewWiki. For more detailed options see the Wikipedia Style Manual