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This page is designed to both help people new to wikis and those new to what we've made available for our members.

Editing Cheatsheet

Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic text	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Link to another page	`[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page\|Text to display]]`	Name of page Text to display

Add an image	`[[File:RFactor.png\|thumb\|alt=Alt text\|Caption]]`	Caption

Add a page to a category	`[[Category:Category name]]`	Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.

Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page. Do not sign when contributing to an article.	`~~~~`	Username (talk) 04:43, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	↳ Target page

Redirect to a section of another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	`#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]`	↳ Target page#anchorName

Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.	`== Level 2 ==` `=== Level 3 ===` `==== Level 4 ====` `===== Level 5 =====` `====== Level 6 ======`	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Bulleted list	`* One` `* Two` `** Two point one` `* Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Numbered list	`# One` `# Two` `## Two point one` `# Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Indenting text This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.	`no indent (normal)` `:first indent` `::second indent` `:::third indent`	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent

Adding Categories

When creating pages or uploading images it helps the organization of the wiki if you add categories for the item to belongs to. You simply need to add [[Category:Category name]] at the end of a page or image description and you can add an item to as many categories as you wish.

Some examples of useful categories include:

[[Category:Ben Warren]] - when adding an image of a particular driver
[[Category:Draig Racing car images]] - when adding an image of a particular team
[[Category:Melbourne images]] - when adding an image of a particular track
[[Category:2011 images]] - when adding an image of a particular year
[[Category:Drivers| ]] - when creating a driver page
[[Category:Constructors]] - when creating a team page
[[Category:Superleague teams]] - when creating a Superleague team page
[[Category:Team owners]] - when creating a driver page of a team owner
[[Category:Helmets]] - when adding a helmet image
[[Category:Team logos]] - when adding a team logo

Useful Templates

Drivers' templates

Superleague Drivers

**Adam Rouse**

Superleague Career
Nationality	British
Active Years	5
Team(s)	Triple-Double Racing Nordsjoen Racing Vod:Bul Puma
Grand Prix	47
Championships	0
Wins	2
Podium finishes	8
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	?
First Grand Prix	2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
First Win	2009 Australian Grand Prix
Last Win	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	2011 Austrian Grand Prix

For Superleague drivers, you should use the following template.

{{Template:Infobox SL driver}}

If you copy and paste one that's already done from the list of drivers you can fill or change the details yourself. The code below produces the one for Adam Rouse on the right, for example:

{{Infobox SL driver |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Rouse |
Logo            = [[File:H2rel.png]]|
Nationality     = {{flagicon|UK}} British |
Years           = 5 |
Team(s)         = [[Triple-Double Racing]]<br />[[Nordsjoen Racing]]<br />[[Vod:Bul]]<br />[[Puma]]|
Races           = 47 |
Championships   = 0 |
Wins            = 2 |
Podiums         = 8 |
Poles           = 0 |
Fastest laps    = ? |
First race      = [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]] |
First win       = [[2009 Australian Grand Prix]] |
Last win        = [[2009 Brazilian Grand Prix]] |
Last race       = [[2011 Austrian Grand Prix]] |
Last season     = [[2011 Superleague season|2011]]|
}}

Supercup Drivers

For drivers who haven't yet driven any Superleague races, but have raced in the Supercup, change the first line of the Superleague template (above) to:

{{Infobox SC driver |

Masters Drivers

For drivers who have only taken part in the Masters Series, change the first line of the Superleague template (above) to:

{{Infobox MS driver |

Combined Superleague/Supercup Infobox

For a combined Superleague & Supercup box, use the following variation:

{{Infobox SL-SC driver |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Williamson |
Logo            = [[File:ChrisWilliamsonHelmet.jpg|220px]]|
Nationality     = {{flagicon|UK}} British |
Years           = 2 |
Team(s)         = [[ST Racing]], [[Nijo Racing]] |
Races           = 19 |
Championships   = 0 |
Wins            = 0 |
Podiums         = 0 |
Poles           = 0 |
Fastest laps    = 0 |
First race      = [[2010 Chinese Grand Prix]] |
First win       = N/A |
Last win        = N/A |
Last race       = {{Latest F1GP}} |
Last season     = [[2011 Superleague season|2011]]|
SCYears           = 2 |
SCTeam(s)         = [[PB Racing]], [[Nijo Racing]]|
SCRaces           = 29 |
SCChampionships   = 0 |
SCWins            = 1 |
SCPodiums         = 8 |
SCPoles           = 0 |
SCFastest laps    = 0 |
SCFirst race      = [[2010 Supercup Australian Grand Prix]] |
SCFirst win       = [[2010 Supercup Chinese Grand Prix]] |
SCLast win        = [[2010 Supercup Chinese Grand Prix]] |
SCLast race       = {{Latest SCGP}} |
SCLast season     = [[2011 Supercup season|2011]]|
}}

Editing Tables

Editing tables is one of the harder tasks at present, but the following is intended to be a basic guide.

Example

Heading 1	Heading 2	Heading 3	Heading 4
Row 2 Column 1	Row 2 Column 2	Row 2 Column 3	Row 2 Column 4
Row 3 Column 1	Row 3 Column 2	Row 3 Column 3a	Row 3 Column 4
Row 3 Column 1	Row 3 Column 2	Row 3 Column 3b	Row 3 Column 4
Example Driver	1	2	3
Example Driver 2	4	11	Ret
Example Driver 3	AUS 3	CHN 1	JAP

The table above is generated from the code below:

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Heading 1
! Heading 2
! Heading 3
! Heading 4
|-
! Row 2 Column 1
| Row 2 Column 2
| Row 2 Column 3
| Row 2 Column 4
|-
!rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 1
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 2
| Row 3 Column 3a
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 4
|-
| Row 3 Column 3b
|-
| [[Example Driver]]
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|-
| [[Example Driver 2]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|-
| [[Example Driver 3]]
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|AUS
<small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|CHN
<small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
<small></small>
|-
|}

Basic Codes

These are the basic codes you need to create cell, row and columns in a table.

You type	You get	Notes
{\| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"		Opening line for a standard table
! Text	Text	A Cell formatted as a heading
\| Text	Text	A normal cell
\|		A blank cell
\|-		End of a row
\|bgcolor="#ffffbf"\|Text	Text	Cell background is coloured
\|rowspan=2\|Text	Text	Cell spans 2 rows (use with caution)
	Text	Cell spans 2 rows (use with caution)
\|}		End of a table

Colour codes for race results

Code	Result	Usage
\|bgcolor="#ffffbf"\| 1	1	Race Win
\|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"\| 2	2	2nd Position
\|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"\| 3	3	3rd Position
\|bgcolor="#dfffdf"\| 4	4	Points Finish
\|bgcolor="#cfcfff"\| 11	11	Non-points Finish
\|bgcolor="#efcfff"\| Ret	Ret	Retired
\|bgcolor="#000000" style="color:white"\| DSQ	DSQ	Disqualified
\|bgcolor="#ffffff"\| DNS	DNS	Did not start
\| -	-	Did not participate