User talk:Tamingcomplexity

Hi Tamingcomplexity -- we are excited to have Period Design Wiki as part of the Wikia community!

Starting a new wiki can be a big job, but don't worry, the Wikia Community Team is here to help! We have put together a few guides to getting started. They say imitation is the best form of flattery so absolutely check out other wikis on Wikia for ideas on layout, ways to organize your content, etc. We are all one big family at Wikia and the most important thing is to have fun!


 * Our guide to Getting Started gives you 5 things you can do right now to set your wiki up for success
 * We also put together some Advice On Starting a Wiki which provides a more a in-depth look at some of the important things you should consider when building a wiki
 * If you are new to wikis in general than we recommend checking our new user FAQ

If you need help (which trust me we ALL do) you can access our full in-depth help at Help Wikia, or email us through our contact form. Also, you can visit our live #wikia chat channel any time. A lot of the veteran "Wikians" hang out here so its a good place if come if you want to get some advice or simply make friends.

Now, go edit! We look forward to seeing this project thrive!

Best wishes, Catherine Munro

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Tamingcomplexity - I got bumped from the chat again, and I don't have any more time tonight. Check out Help:Starting_this_wiki as well as the links Catherine suggested above. Start creating content - categorize and link it. You can learn a great deal from participating is some other Wikia. As you said on the chat, learn from others experience, and if would also help a great deal if you see some of the functionality in use. Pick some other Wikia with topics of interest to you and explore them. -- CocoaZen 02:40, 29 September 2008 (UTC)