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-You may want to create a new page on the wiki you are using.
-This page tells you how to create a new page.
-Jasper Gunner Orton (born April 1, 1995), known by his nickname Kid Taipan, is an American male model for Wilhelmina Models. He was born Los Angeles, California but raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Orton is an comrade of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, & Be a STAR Alliance.
-==External Links==
-* [http://www.twitter.com/IAmJasperOrton | Twitter]
-== Starting a new page from a search ==
-Another way to start a new page works on many wikis (e.g. the English Wikipedia).
-Type the name of the page that doesn't exist in the Search box, and start the search.
-The search results will say that no such page exists,
-but on many wikis it will also include a new page link to the page.
-Depending on the wiki, the link may say something like:
-* Create the page "<u>New page name</u>" on this wiki!
-* You searched for <u>new page name</u>
-* There is no page titled "new page name". You can <u>create this page</u>.
-Click on the link and you will be starting to create the new page.
-The text and whether or not there is a link can be different depending on
-whether you pressed enter, or clicked on Search or [[Help:Go button|Go]].
-("Go" often works best.)
-Some wikis don't give you a new page link after a search.
-This depends on what the administrators have set the wiki
-to produce using [[w:MediaWiki:Nogomatch]].
-== Starting a new page using an Inputbox ==
-Some wikis have an extension known as [[mw:Extension:Inputbox|Inputbox]].
-These wikis can create a form where the user can enter a page name and click on a button.
-If the page doesn't exist, a new page link is shown from which the page can be created.
-Here is an example of an Inputbox:
-<center>
-{| width="60%" style="border:1px solid black "
-|
-<inputbox>
-type=search
-width=42
-buttonlabel=Go!
-searchbuttonlabel=Search
-break=no
-</inputbox>
-|}
-</center>
-See [[mw:Extension:Inputbox|Extension:Inputbox]].
-== Starting a new page through the URL ==
-Using the browser address bar to enter an URL to a new page is an easy way to start the new page process.  Easier still is editing the pagename part of a URL for an existing page.
-For instance, if the URL for a wiki currently shows
-<pre>
-http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page
-</pre>
-you could edit that to say instead
-<pre>
-http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/new_page_name
-</pre>
-and press enter.
-Using the URL for the new page displays the default 'no article' message (see [[MediaWiki:Noarticletext]]). The default page has an <u>''Edit this page''</u> link, which can be used to begin adding content.
-<!-- Can someone add a few words about why this is not recommended? ~~~~ -->
-An [[help:Interwiki|interwiki link]] to a non-existent page gives the same result, but is not recommended.
-== Editing the new page ==
-Once you've started creating a new page, you still have to say what you want on the page.
-Any of the above methods of starting a new page will take
-you into [[Help:Editing|edit]] mode on the non-existing blank page.
-You edit the new page the same way you [[Help:Editing|edit]] any other page.
-The edit page has a link for ''Editing help'', so you won't be lost. For general editing matters and details on the [[w:markup language|markup language]] of the [[help:Wikitext examples|wikitext]], see [[Help:Editing]].
-When you have finished adding your initial text, click on "Save page".  The new page will be created!
-== Guidelines ==
-Before you create a new page, consider whether you're following the guidelines for the wiki involved.
-Most wikis have guidelines similar to these:
-* ''If you want to experiment, use a [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]] first.'' Note: A sandbox page often starts out blank. The purpose of this blank page is to use as a whiteboard for your experiments.
-* '''[[Help:Searching|Search]]''' to see '''whether''' someone has written a similar page before you start one yourself.
-* Choose the title carefully.
-* Review [[Help:Conventions|conventions of the project]] you are working in regarding e.g.:
-**Naming conventions; see also [[Help:Page name]].
-**If the text is not very long it may be better to add the text to a related page; that page can always be split later, after it has grown.
-**You can check out "[[w:Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]" for guidance.
-<!--If there is an appropriate meta HowTo article, please update above ~~~~ -->
-* While creating the page and '''before''' saving it, check the <u>''What links here''</u> link on the creation page. Align the new content with existing links, or change the new title, or fix the other links.
-* If nothing points here, the page is isolated.  Links to it will need to be added on other pages. You can make your contributions accordingly.
-<!-- There is long list of Guiding Principles which could be cited,  I think this is the essential few.  LarryLACa-->
-== Creating a blank page ==
-A non-existing page is distinguished from a '''blank page''': a blank page has a [[Help:Page history|page history]]. However, creating a new page is just like editing a blank page, except that a new page displays the text from [[MediaWiki:Newarticletext]] (which may vary by project).
-Occasionally it is useful to create an empty page - For example a template can be made such that, depending on a parameter, it produces either just a standard text or also an additional text. This is done by having it call another template, of which the name is a parameter; one version of the other template contains the additional text, the other version is blank. See [[Help:Advanced templates#Optional_text|optional text]].
-To create an empty page, save a page with the wikitext <nowiki>__END__</nowiki>. This code will not be saved, it just prevents refusal by the system to create an empty page. Alternatively, first create a non-empty page, e.g. with just one character, then edit the page to make it empty. A page with one or more blank spaces at the end, including a page only containing one or more blank spaces, is not possible.
-==Protecting a page from being created==
-It is not really possible to protect a page from being created, but one can create a page with a standard text such as in [[w:en:Template:Deletedpage]] and [[Help:Editing#Page_protection|protect]] that page. Note that sometimes a terminology like "This page should not be created." is used even though for the system the page does exists. Therefore it is not suitable for demonstrating a link to a non-existing page.
-==Non-existing pages showing info==
-[[Help:Category|Category]] and image pages are partly dynamically generated, and partly editable. A category page contains a list of pages in the category, an image page may contain an image and info from Commons. Thus if the page does not "exist" it may still show info.
-The edit page of a "non-existing" category page shows the pages it contains. However, the edit page of the local page of an image on Commons neither shows the image, nor the editable content on Commons, not even in preview, it does not even indicate that viewing the page provides an image and other content from Commons.
-A link to a "non-existing" category page is treated as a link to a non-existing page, even if the category is non-empty. A link to a "non-existing" local image page of an image on [[Wikimedia Commons|Commons]] is treated as a link to an existing page, e.g. [[:Image:Cow-on pole, with horns.jpeg]], except in the case of a link from an edit summary or log. An indication of the "non-existence" is the lack of a page history link and a related changes link.
-== Adding documentation ==
-Anyone, including you, can write these help documents at [[m:Help:Contents]], and you are most likely allowed to edit the site, {{SITENAME}}, that you are looking at now! Just use the instructions on this page to create a new article, and start writing.
-==See also==
-*[[mw:Manual:Creating pages with preloaded text|Creating pages with preloaded text]]
-{{h:f|langs=|enname=Starting a new page}}
-[[Category:Editor handbook]]