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This page lists some of the most common questions about content and use of PetroWiki. If this FAQ doesn't answer your question, please use the search. | This page lists some of the most common questions about content and use of PetroWiki. If this FAQ doesn't answer your question, please use the search. | ||
==Can I copy and paste text from a document== | |||
Yes, text can be pasted into PetroWiki but all formatting will be removed. Once the text is pasted the formatting can be added back into the topic page. | |||
==Can I paste images== | |||
No, all images must be uploaded using the [http://petrowiki.org/Special:UploadWizard?description=Uploaded%20using%20the%20UploadWizard%20tool "Upload wizard"]. | |||
== Where does the information in PetroWiki come from? == | == Where does the information in PetroWiki come from? == | ||
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To [[Help:Create new page|create a new page]], first search for the topic you want to add. Please review the results to see if the content you want to contribute belongs on one of the existing related pages. If not, think of the title for your new page, then search on that title. [Use titles that are descriptive of the content.] Then click the link that asks if you would like to create the page. This will create a page with the title you searched. It will have several default headers and text blocks for you to remove or modify as appropriate for your content. If you have difficulty, we've also created a form to [[Special:NewPageRequest|request a new page]]. | To [[Help:Create new page|create a new page]], first search for the topic you want to add. Please review the results to see if the content you want to contribute belongs on one of the existing related pages. If not, think of the title for your new page, then search on that title. [Use titles that are descriptive of the content.] Then click the link that asks if you would like to create the page. This will create a page with the title you searched. It will have several default headers and text blocks for you to remove or modify as appropriate for your content. If you have difficulty, we've also created a form to [[Special:NewPageRequest|request a new page]]. | ||
== Why is PetroWiki content moderated? Who are the moderators? == | == Why is PetroWiki content moderated? Who are the "Page Champions" moderators? == | ||
SPE has a reputation for providing sound technical content and wants to extend that reputation to PetroWiki. To ensure that the content is technically sound, review by at least two SPE members with expertise in the subject matter is valuable. While we are confident that the SPE membership would eventually find and correct inaccuracies, we don’t want others to reference that information in the interim. We prefer to have contributions moderated as a way of providing better information to the users of PetroWiki. Those currently serving as | SPE has a reputation for providing sound technical content and wants to extend that reputation to PetroWiki. To ensure that the content is technically sound, review by at least two SPE members with expertise in the subject matter is valuable. While we are confident that the SPE membership would eventually find and correct inaccuracies, we don’t want others to reference that information in the interim. We prefer to have contributions moderated as a way of providing better information to the users of PetroWiki. Those currently serving as Page Champion for PetroWiki are recognized [[PetroWiki:Champions|here]]. For more information about the use of information in this wiki, see [[PetroWiki:Disclaimer]]. | ||
== My contributions were deleted. What happens now? == | == My contributions were deleted. What happens now? == | ||
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