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The [[Portal:Contents/Portals|Portals]] are designed by hand to provide everything you need for a particular subject of modding. Each Portal has its own Featured Content, its own tutorials, reference material, and numerous links to other topics of interest.
The [[Portal:Contents/Portals|Portals]] are designed by hand to provide everything you need for a particular subject of modding. Each Portal has its own Featured Content, its own tutorials, reference material, and numerous links to other topics of interest.


=== Table of Contents & The Categoeries ===
=== Table of Contents & The Categories ===


The [[Portal:Contents|Table of Contents]] provides an index of the Category system of the Wiki. Categories are automated pages used since the beginning of the Wiki, and they are by far the most thorough organization of articles offered here. Any page can be a member of several categories, and navigating through the categories, while certainly less guided than other methods, is often the best way to find information.
The [[Portal:Contents|Table of Contents]] provides an index of the Category system of the Wiki. Categories are automated pages used since the beginning of the Wiki, and they are by far the most thorough organization of articles offered here. Any page can be a member of several categories, and navigating through the categories, while certainly less guided than other methods, is often the best way to find information.


At the bottom of any page you will find a list of the categories within which it is a part. To learn more about that category, click on it, and you will find information on members of that category as well as a list of all of the other articles in the same category.
At the bottom of any page you will find a list of the categories it resides in. To learn more about that category, click on it, and you will find information on members of that category as well as a list of all of the other articles in the same category.


== Making the Most of the Wiki ==
== Making the Most of the Wiki ==
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=== Custom Style Sheets ===
=== Custom Style Sheets ===


Registered users of the Wiki have access to a special page called '''User:Name/esstyle.css''', which can be used to modify the appearance of the Wiki. Tired of the banner image stretching all the way across the page? There's a way to change that. Dislike the static width of the Wiki, wasting valuable screen area on black borders, or stretching your window and forcing a horizontal scroll bar? That can be changed as well. Check out the [[Wiki User Style]] page for more information on changing the appearance of the Wiki, as well as some pre-made fixes designed by some of our best coders.
Registered users of the Wiki have access to a special page called [[Special:MyPage/esstyle.css|User:Name/esstyle.css]], which can be used to modify the appearance of the Wiki. Tired of the banner image stretching all the way across the page? There's a way to change that. Dislike the static width of the Wiki, wasting valuable screen area on black borders, or stretching your window and forcing a horizontal scroll bar? That can be changed as well. Check out the [[Wiki User Style]] page for more information on changing the appearance of the Wiki, as well as some pre-made fixes designed by some of our best coders.


=== Asking Questions ===
=== Asking Questions ===
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Feedback is also encouraged. If anything on the page is unclear or confusing, mentioning that is significant boon to the Wiki as a whole. Please follow the same guidelines for feedback as for questions.
Feedback is also encouraged. If anything on the page is unclear or confusing, mentioning that is significant boon to the Wiki as a whole. Please follow the same guidelines for feedback as for questions.


Please do not ask questions, give feed back, or add signatures on actual articles.
Please do not ask questions, give feed back, or add signatures in the actual articles. Always use the associated Talk page.


=== Simple Ways to Help on the Wiki ===
=== Simple Ways to Help on the Wiki ===
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If you are interested in helping to make the Wiki the best place that it can be, please take a moment to read our [[Help: Simple Things You Can Do To Improve the Wiki|List of Simple Things You Can Do To Improve the Wiki]].
If you are interested in helping to make the Wiki the best place that it can be, please take a moment to read our [[Help: Simple Things You Can Do To Improve the Wiki|List of Simple Things You Can Do To Improve the Wiki]].
=== (Seemingly) Misinformation ===
As you mod you'll realize that Oblivion can be very fickle about some things. For instance, a script using the line '''if (IsActionRef player)''' will work perfectly when activating an object, but won't work when you equip an item. Keep this in mind as you read the wiki and use tutorials - the writers have not thought of or tried every situation, and in some cases may be giving a best theory for something that can't be tested (i.e., several Script Timing issues). If you are unsure how to apply a tutorial (or any piece of info) into your mod ask a question on the page's Discussion page or ask on the [http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showforum=24 Bethesda Forums].


== Joining the Wiki Community ==
== Joining the Wiki Community ==
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