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Waite: apparently I just accidentally discovered an easy way to remove "Category:" from a link

2006-02-04T02:21:35Z

apparently I just accidentally discovered an easy way to remove "Category:" from a link

Waite: category searching should now be on by default for all users

2006-02-04T02:18:46Z

category searching should now be on by default for all users

Waite at 15:54, 3 February 2006

2006-02-03T15:54:48Z

Waite at 18:47, 31 January 2006

2006-01-31T18:47:31Z

Waite at 20:19, 30 January 2006

2006-01-30T20:19:36Z

DaveGarber1975 at 07:42, 20 November 2005

2005-11-20T07:42:09Z

Waite at 22:21, 29 May 2005

2005-05-29T22:21:10Z

New page

Welcome to the AvatarWiki.

The first key to getting around this site quickly is to learn how to use the search box, which is located to your left below the navigation frame. Let's say you came here for a very specific purpose: you want to know how to get the [[Fatewalkers]]. All you have to do is type in "fatewalkers" in the search box, hit go, and it should come right up. The search box is also handy for more complex tasks. Let's say you really need an item that will give you water breathing. Once again, type "water breathing" into the search box, hit go, and all the articles containing that term should pop up.

Unfortunately, the one type of page that the search box will not return are categories, and we use categories very extensively here at the AvatarWiki. So lets say you're interested in a more general type of item, like tank gear for characters between 21 and 30. Searching for "30 tank gear" or something similar won't help. So, in this case, where you're looking for a category, you have two options. One is to search for an item that you know is in that category. Searching for "rough band of tin" will bring up that item's page, and then from there you can view all the categories that that item belongs to. Alternatively, you can use the navigation links off of the main page. This involves a bit more clicking than using the search box, but it's a good way to get around if you can't think of any better shortcuts.

Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it. Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]] section. You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for. Anyways, that's about it. I hope you enjoy using this site. If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]

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 <p>The first key to getting around this site quickly is to learn how to use the search box, which is located to your left below the navigation frame.  Let's say you came here for a very specific purpose: you want to know how to get the [[Fatewalkers]].  All you have to do is type in "fatewalkers" in the search box, hit go, and it should come right up.  The search box is also handy for more complex tasks.  Let's say you really need an item that will give you water breathing.  Once again, type "water breathing" into the search box, hit go, and all the articles containing that term should pop up.</p>
-The search box now also queries categories by default, so if there's a category page that you're looking for, such as [[:Category:Gear In Wamphyri Aerie|Gear In Wamphyri Aerie]], then you can use the search box to find it quickly.
+The search box now also queries categories by default, so if there's a category page that you're looking for, such as [[:Category:Gear In Wamphyri Aerie]], then you can use the search box to find it quickly.
 If you come across a page that isn't as helpful as you had hoped, please take a moment and edit the page, appending <nowiki>[[Category:Incomplete]]</nowiki> onto the end of the article.

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 <p>The first key to getting around this site quickly is to learn how to use the search box, which is located to your left below the navigation frame.  Let's say you came here for a very specific purpose: you want to know how to get the [[Fatewalkers]].  All you have to do is type in "fatewalkers" in the search box, hit go, and it should come right up.  The search box is also handy for more complex tasks.  Let's say you really need an item that will give you water breathing.  Once again, type "water breathing" into the search box, hit go, and all the articles containing that term should pop up.</p>
-<p>Unfortunately, the search box (by default) will not show [[Special:Categories|categories]] that match your query, and we use categories very extensively here at the AvatarWiki.  For now if you want to have categories show up in your search results, you have to edit your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].  [[User:Mel|Melanarchy]] & [[User:Waite|Waite]] will be investigating to see if there's a way to turn on category searching for all users by default.</p>
+The search box now also queries categories by default, so if there's a category page that you're looking for, such as [[:Category:Gear In Wamphyri Aerie|Gear In Wamphyri Aerie]], then you can use the search box to find it quickly.
 If you come across a page that isn't as helpful as you had hoped, please take a moment and edit the page, appending <nowiki>[[Category:Incomplete]]</nowiki> onto the end of the article.

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 <p>Unfortunately, the search box (by default) will not show [[Special:Categories|categories]] that match your query, and we use categories very extensively here at the AvatarWiki.  For now if you want to have categories show up in your search results, you have to edit your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].  [[User:Mel|Melanarchy]] & [[User:Waite|Waite]] will be investigating to see if there's a way to turn on category searching for all users by default.</p>
 <p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it.  Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]] section.  You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for.  Anyways, that's about it.  I hope you enjoy using this site.  If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>
 [[Category: Wiki Stuff]]

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	<p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it. Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]] section. You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for. Anyways, that's about it. I hope you enjoy using this site. If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>		<p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it. Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]] section. You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for. Anyways, that's about it. I hope you enjoy using this site. If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>

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 <p>The first key to getting around this site quickly is to learn how to use the search box, which is located to your left below the navigation frame.  Let's say you came here for a very specific purpose: you want to know how to get the [[Fatewalkers]].  All you have to do is type in "fatewalkers" in the search box, hit go, and it should come right up.  The search box is also handy for more complex tasks.  Let's say you really need an item that will give you water breathing.  Once again, type "water breathing" into the search box, hit go, and all the articles containing that term should pop up.</p>
-<p>Unfortunately, the one type of page that the search box will not return are categories, and we use categories very extensively here at the AvatarWiki.  So lets say you're interested in a more general type of item, like tank gear for characters between 21 and 30.  Searching for "30 tank gear" or something similar won't help.  So, in this case, where you're looking for a category, you have two options.  One is to search for an item that you know is in that category.  Searching for "rough band of tin" will bring up that item's page, and then from there you can view all the categories that that item belongs to.  Alternatively, you can use the navigation links off of the main page.  This involves a bit more clicking than using the search box, but it's a good way to get around if you can't think of any better shortcuts.</p>
+<p>Unfortunately, the search box (by default) will not show [[Special:Categories|categories]] that match your query, and we use categories very extensively here at the AvatarWiki.  For now if you want to have categories show up in your search results, you have to edit your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].  [[User:Mel|Melanarchy]] & [[User:Waite|Waite]] will be investigating to see if there's a way to turn on category searching for all users by default.</p>
 <p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it.  Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]] section.  You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for.  Anyways, that's about it.  I hope you enjoy using this site.  If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>
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	<p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it. Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]] section. You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for. Anyways, that's about it. I hope you enjoy using this site. If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>		<p>Of course, if you find a section of the Wiki that is really useful to you, you can always bookmark it. Finally, if you're bored, take a look at the information we've begun to gather under the [[:Category:Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]] section. You might see something there that interests you that you wouldn't have even thought to search for. Anyways, that's about it. I hope you enjoy using this site. If you're interested in helping us make this website even more useful than it already is, take a look at [[Contributing]]</p>
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