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''The following was originally presented by [[Torley]].''

Some Residents fear the '''Tag Grid Wiki''' when, in fact, they could embrace and benefit from it. If mindjunk is cluttering your head and preventing you from using our wiki, here are some facts to set ''you'' free!

== Myth: The wiki is only for power users ==

Myth... ''busted!'' This is absolutely not true. While the roots of the Tag grid Wiki are in technical areas such as [[Open Source]] and [[LSL]] (they were among the first portals), the same can be said for many other tools that started off adopted by a few, then spread to the masses.

Also, ever thought to yourself: how does someone become a Tag Grid power user in the first place? They must ''learn'', and since the wiki is an educational resource of many sorts, novices are encouraged to "ascend the steps", learn, and contribute their knowledge in turn.

The wiki is an open and welcome resource for ''any'' and ''every'' Tag Grid Resident, and that includes ''you''.

== Myth: You have to know how to edit the wiki to use it ==

Heck no. If you want to simply read pages, that's fine.

And [[Project:Editing_Guidelines|learning how to edit wiki pages]] can happen in just a few minutes — it's up to you and your needs. Don't force yourself, but feel comfortable to explore.

While we've been thinking about adding a more visual, WYSIWYG-esque way to edit pages, you can currently use some tools out there, like the [http://mediawiki.fckeditor.net/index.php?title=Sandbox&action=edit MediaWiki+FCKEditor Sandbox] (click '''Rich Editor''' on that page), to compose and edit pages in a rich-text environment, then paste the wikicode results back here.

== Myth: The wiki is hard to search ==

This used to be true, until we added Google search.

Simply use the '''SEARCH''' box on the left of every wiki page. [[Project:About|More help here.]]

== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==

While it's true the wiki can always benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!

== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==

See the above! At the very least, [[Main_Page|start at the front page]] and go link-surfing.

And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. 

All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person?

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