====== Frequently Asked Questions ======

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**Q.** //Why is there no technology section?//

**A.** If a man-made article has a behaviour which no-one (not even the designers) can explain, let //Wikenigma// know, and it'll be up-for-inclusion. Amazingly, there are quite a few examples already listed - see : [[tag/functionality_unexplained|#Tag - Functionality unexplained]]

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**Q.** //Why can't I create a new article?//

**A.** You can! But you need to be a [[info:notes_for_contributors:registration|registered user]] first. Once you're a registered user, the easiest way is to use the **//'Create a new article'//**  link (which shows at the top of every page for logged-in users).

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**Q.** //I'm a registered user, why can't I edit //this// page?//

**A.** Some pages, like the site info pages, aren't available for public editing - but you can of course edit any of the content pages, or create new ones, if you're a registered user.

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**Q.** //Why are there dead links?//

**A.** Unfortunately, links to external websites sometimes fail - usually when the target website changes the location of where the page is stored (or deletes it). If you find a broken link, [[info:contact|get in touch]] and let //Wikenigma// know! Sometimes the page has just been moved, and the link can be updated. (//Note:// the site has an automatic external link-checker - which finds most of the dead links)

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**Q.** //Why are there no conspiracy theories?//

**A.** By definition, if there is a 'conspiracy' of some description, then someone, somewhere (i.e. the conspirators) must know the details. //Wikenigma //only lists things which no-one, anywhere, knows the answer to.

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**Q.** //Why the weird syntax?//

**A.** Like most Wikis, the site doesn't use HTML for formatting (security reasons etc). A guide to the special syntax can be found **[[info:notes_for_contributors:syntax|here]]**. Unfortunately it can be quite confusing at first - but there's now a new 'Visual Editor' system which greatly simplifies things. Best rule - keep it simple.

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**Q.** //Why didn't you use the //MediaWiki// core like //Wikipedia?// //

**A.** It's heavyweight software designed for very large wiki implementations. Currently beyond the scope of this site.

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**Q.** //My pet goldfish died and no-one seems to know why - can I include it?//

**A.** Probably not. But if there was an unexplained epidemic of goldfish deaths that had been mentioned in reputable media, or in academic literature, then yes!