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Use these to assist you with creating an article.
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Use these forms to assist with creating an article. They will provide some default text.
  
Search first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.
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[[Special:Search|Search]] first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.
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For biographies, use the name most commonly known among magicians (e.g. stage name). You can create [[Help:Redirect|redirects]] for their real name.  
  
 
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{| align="left" valign="top" border="0"
 
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|'''Bio'''
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type=create
 
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|'''Living Person Bio'''
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preload=Help:LivingPersonTemplate
 
preload=Help:LivingPersonTemplate
 
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|'''Book'''
 
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preload=Help:BookTemplate
 
preload=Help:BookTemplate
 
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|'''Anything else
 
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|<inputbox>
 
|<inputbox>
 
type=create
 
type=create
default=Anything else
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default=Article Name
 
buttonlabel=Create
 
buttonlabel=Create
 
</inputbox>
 
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Revision as of 23:43, 17 January 2010

Use these forms to assist with creating an article. They will provide some default text.

Search first to make sure that an article of the same name or similar name has not already been created.

For biographies, use the name most commonly known among magicians (e.g. stage name). You can create redirects for their real name.

Bio

Living Person Bio

Book

Anything else