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Advanced
This is just a page listing for now; eventually there should be how-to guides. 
 * forms: category
 * code:
 * W3TPL libraries
 * code: older w3tpl
 * templates:
 * Template:Links/smw
 * Template:Links/news
 * }

Help Pages
Before you can edit Issuepedia, you need to have an account. (I had to disable anonymous posting because of spam.) You can create one here, or log in here if you already have one.


 * Help category
 * Help:Feeds (RSS/Atom): getting update notifications from Issuepedia
 * Help:Sandbox for testing and experimenting
 * project:Contact: contact information for Issuepedia
 * Help:Admin: help information for site administrators
 * Guidelines and Policies:
 * project:User Guide: things we encourage all users to do
 * project:Arguing: guidelines for arguing/debate
 * project:Debaticons: using icons to indicate the components of a debate

spam filter
If you get blocked by the spam filter, please contact me! Be sure to include your IP address so I can unblock you. I need to type up some guidelines for avoiding the filter, and the filter itself needs a CAPTCHA-based unblocker.

Templates
''didn't I already create a page or section about templates somewhere? -W.''

Ways of displaying and formatting content:
 * Template:Dbrk: show double brackets around first argument, like a wikipage link (but don't actually link) -

Various conditions under which the complete text of an external article might be posted in Issuepedia:
 * Template:Authored: reprinted with Issuepedia-specific permission
 * Template:Copyrt: reprinted without permission
 * Template:Fiskreprint: reprinted without permission specifically for fisking (maybe this is redundant?)
 * Template:Fisking-incomplete: use this when you've posted the article but haven't finished fisking yet
 * Template:Licensed: reprinted under the terms of a specific license

News Sources
Places to find current news, especially items not generally covered by the mainstream press
 * AlterNet
 * San Francisco Bay Independent Media Center
 * the mainstream media

Outdated
These articles should be rewritten, updated, or scrapped:
 * Article Types: some of the main types of articles, and where to find examples
 * Contributors: actual people who have contributed substantially to Issuepedia