User:Skolander/3

{{#tag:tabber| Intro Guide= = Welcome! = You found your way to the Repair Wiki! This is where anyone can post repairs on electronic devices, so it's all in one place.{{TOC_Right}}

= Louis Rossmann's Repair Video Project = A project is underway to transfer information from all of Louis Rossmann's repair videos onto this wiki.

To avoid duplicating effort, we are using Google Sheets. Please mark videos as 'Done' when you have added their contents to the wiki, or confirmed that they are already on the wiki.

Searching through captions
You can find captions by video URL here

Ctrl+F and paste the part of the URL after. For example: QnowcxcO2-0

Viewing schematics and boardviews

 * Search for schematic and download a .pdf file
 * Search for boardview and download a .brd file
 * Open the .brd file in a Schematic viewer

= Walkthrough =

Talk pages
Click on  in the top left to leave a comment, then add   to insert a user signature, like so:

It is probably easier to just use the Discord, but it's good for writing notes.

If you have suggestions for how to improve the wiki, you can leave them on Talk:Repair Wiki

Response
When responding to someone in the talk pages, do it on a new line and prefix your message with  to give it indentation.

This is the OP speaking. Patrolin (talk) 02:43, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * This is a response to OP. Karar (talk) 02:57, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * Here I've used double colon punctuation  to respond to the message above. Patrolin (talk) 03:00, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * Another response to OP. Karar (talk) 02:57, 5 May 2021 (PDT)

Shortcuts

 * double { - add a template
 * double [ - add link
 * CTRL + K - add link

See the dropdown menu with the word  in it for more

Help / Support= = Format =

= Content =

New
To write a new article; enter the article title in the box below to create a page with a preselected boilerplate. Make sure to include the full device name & model number in the title when appropriate. (Example: A2159 2019 13" MacBook Pro) If you don't finish it, insert  at the top of the page to signify it's a work in progress.

Move
If a page has an incorrect title, you can move it:


 * 1) Mouseover the   tab in the top right and click.
 * 2) Give the page a   and click.
 * 3) For normal pages, don't change the default namespace (Main).
 * 4) Note that if you move a category page, pages belonging to it will need to be recategorized manually.

Delete
Ask one of the [ wiki admins] in the Discord. If you don't want to have it truly deleted (to come back later to work on or archive it), or can't wait, then give the page a title that's not in use nor will be found. Just be sure to add the link of the page in the  tab of the place it got moved from, so people know it's still there if it was decided on being moved.

Minor changes
Everyone starts small! If you want to add some information, fix typos or add a few links, go ahead.

Visit Stub Pages for a list of pages the most in need of contribution.

Once on a page, click  or   (recommended) in the top right of it to begin editing.

If you make a new page, you don't need to ask for permission, but make sure to list your sources and ask them for permission.

After you're done, you can give yourself or someone else credit by inserting

Copyrighted Materials
Your articles may not contain or link to copyrighted materials as this puts the Wiki at risk of being litigated against and taken down.

This includes, but is not limited to, patented schematics, instruction manual PDFs, other people's images, plagiarized problems/solutions from online articles etc.

Only original material or material for which you own the copyright and are consenting to release under the appropriate open-source licence may be posted to Repair Wiki.

= Layout =

Repair Wiki
This wiki uses MediaWiki Formatting. (Also known as Wikitext - there's a link to general help about MediaWiki / Formatting in the sidebar.). It's the same as what's used for Wikipedia, which is also a good reference for learning format here.

Major changes involve changing the entire format of the website. Usually, it's best to go with the format of the website and not make large changes if there's not much wrong. If there is, it'll be best to update it. While you can make the changes on your own, if you're hesitant, explain your ideas in the Discord, so that others can comment on it beforehand.

That can be very important for when formatting's inconsistent or doesn't exist. People will see your changes in the  tab, but they won't know the format: add in the layout in the   tab. Also beneficial is explaining what you did and where you put the information into the main page of Discord for faster sharing, so others can adapt what you did and also might be interested in participating in their role in the change: like documenting or developing it on their end.

It's really good to consult the people whose work's being changed on the Repair Wiki, they worked hard on it and have it there for a reason - so they might not know it's happening and can defend keeping it if there's a valid reason that others aren't aware of.

Page

 * tables
 * TOC
 * Section levels

Source Editor
The source editor is recommended in general, but especially for adding categories. Simply add  at the bottom for your product page.

If you're using the page creation box, you will see  preloaded in the editor. Replace "Name" with your own category.

Visual Editor
To categorize a page using the visual editor, go to, then the triple stacked bars (i.e. page options) and click on. Under, start typing in the category you would like to see this page under. If the category already exists, select that one. If not, you can create a new category (which will have its own, unique URL for this). If you want it in a subcategory, type in the category that is a subcategory.

When you're finished, click on the name of the category. To add another category, type another one in and repeat. There's no limit to the number of categories a page can be under. To delete a category created, click on the category name. There will be a trash can icon to click on. Click  once done. To see the page under the category, go to the category URL and it will be seen under. This will be separated from the subcategories (as pages aren't categories, only categories are).

Hierarchy
The standard category format is  .

Only add one or two categories per page, and make sure a relevant category doesn't already exist before you create new ones.

All product type categories should be a subcategory of Category:Product Repair Guides.

Say you're making a repair guide for the new MacBook Pro, you'll want to add the article to the   category.

But since Apple has many lines / series of laptops, you'll want to specify further by adding the   category as well.

If a brand does not have a wide product stack, further categorization is not necessary.

If your article applies to more than one or few products, it likely belongs in Category:Board Repair Guides.

If it's even more general than that, it belongs in Category:General Repair Guides.

Finally, if your article is a draft or lacking in detail, add it to the Stub category by inserting  at the top of the page.

Notes:

 * Once you save a category, changing it becomes cumbersome, so make sure you get it right. New subcategories can be added however.
 * Often a category will have a separate gateway article with links to specific products. Check the URL to make sure you're on the right page.
 * If a link to your page doesn't show up, try clearing the cache: Firefox / Safari: Ctrl-R (⌘-R on a Mac) Google Chrome: Ctrl-Shift-R (⌘-Shift-R on a Mac)

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