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But to avoid a lot of editing and to make it all a bit nicer, maybe this guideline could be helpful:
 
But to avoid a lot of editing and to make it all a bit nicer, maybe this guideline could be helpful:
  
* First, use the Search function. Maybe there is also an entry for you city. Attention: Maybe it has a different name in its language (e.g. [[Köln]] in ''German'' is [[Cologne]] in ''English'', etc.)! If not, fantastic! Just click on '''You can create this page!'''
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* First, use the Search function. Maybe there is also an entry for you city. Attention: Maybe it has a different name in its language (e.g. [[Köln]] in ''German'' is [[Cologne]] in ''English'', etc.)! If not, fantastic! Just click on '''You can create this page!''' (Also, clicking on a <div style='color:red'>red link</div> will let you create a new page.
  
*Write some general information about the city. What's it's name, to which country does it belong, is it boring, fantastic, whatever. Have a look at [[Berlin]], [[Hannover]] or [[Hörstel]] to get some ideas about that! Don't write too much, Wikipedia is the right place for the history, geography and such.
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*Write some general information about the city. What's it's name, to which country does it belong, is it boring, fantastic, whatever. Have a look at [[Berlin]], [[Hannover]] or [[Hörstel]] to get some ideas about that! (Don't write too much, Wikipedia is the right place for the history, geography and such.)
  
 
*The hitching information! To have a common layout, most people try to write the articles in a style like this:
 
*The hitching information! To have a common layout, most people try to write the articles in a style like this:
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<pre>
 
<pre>
 
<nowiki>'''Rome''' is the capital of [[Italy]]. Years ago, the Romans blabla....</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>'''Rome''' is the capital of [[Italy]]. Years ago, the Romans blabla....</nowiki>
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==Hitching Out==
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===North/South/West/East towards [[Napoli]]===
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Information about the spot
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*Alternative spot
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*2nd alternative ...
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==Alternative information: Sleep, Food, Things to do, etc..==
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</pre>
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And this is what it looks like:
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<div style="display:table; width:auto; border: dashed 2px black;">
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'''Rome''' is the capital of [[Italy]]. Years ago, the Romans blabla....
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==Hitching Out==
 
==Hitching Out==
  

Revision as of 13:34, 20 August 2007

"Oh, I just found out a really cool new spot in a funky city that has not been added to the hitchwiki yet... I want to do that! But how?"

Anyone maybe feels like this someday, and after a minute he/she maybe thinks about how to begin with a new article.

Well, it's easy: Just start! :)

But to avoid a lot of editing and to make it all a bit nicer, maybe this guideline could be helpful:

  • First, use the Search function. Maybe there is also an entry for you city. Attention: Maybe it has a different name in its language (e.g. Köln in German is Cologne in English, etc.)! If not, fantastic! Just click on You can create this page! (Also, clicking on a
    red link
    will let you create a new page.
  • Write some general information about the city. What's it's name, to which country does it belong, is it boring, fantastic, whatever. Have a look at Berlin, Hannover or Hörstel to get some ideas about that! (Don't write too much, Wikipedia is the right place for the history, geography and such.)
  • The hitching information! To have a common layout, most people try to write the articles in a style like this:
'''Rome''' is the capital of [[Italy]]. Years ago, the Romans blabla....
==Hitching Out==

===North/South/West/East towards [[Napoli]]===
Information about the spot

*Alternative spot
*2nd alternative ...

==Alternative information: Sleep, Food, Things to do, etc..==

And this is what it looks like:

Rome is the capital of Italy. Years ago, the Romans blabla....

Hitching Out

North/South/West/East towards Napoli

Information about the spot

  • Alternative spot
  • 2nd alternative ...

Alternative information: Sleep, Food, Things to do, etc..

And this is what it looks like:

Rome is the capital of Italy. Years ago, the Romans blabla....

Hitching Out

North/South/West/East towards Napoli

Information about the spot

  • Alternative spot
  • 2nd alternative ...

Alternative information: Sleep, Food, Things to do, etc..

Great! That's it! Easy, hum? If you have fun with it, you can also add a map from liftershalte.info and/or edit more pages!

Have fun!