DiscoverPsychic:Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a list of frequently asked questions about DiscoverPsychic.

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[edit] General

[edit] What is DiscoverPsychic?

DiscoverPsychic is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality collection of articles about psychics, new age and the occult. DiscoverPsychic currently contains 279 articles - written, edited, and maintained primarily by volunteers.

[edit] How can I get started?

You can take the DiscoverPsychic tour to learn about the basics of DiscoverPsychic.

[edit] Who's in charge?

Because this is a wiki and we believe that community rules, no one is in charge! There are administrators only to keep the peace and keep the vandals at bay. If the community as a whole decides something, that's what will happen.

[edit] Why aren't the times accurate?

The times displayed may be a different time zone than where you are located. To change your time zone settings, go to My Preferences and select "Date and time." Then, you may change your settings.

[edit] Who owns DiscoverPsychic?

DiscoverPsychic is provided as a service to the community by The Learning Annex

[edit] Articles and Editing

[edit] How do I flag an article for deletion?

Type the following in the article's introduction: {{nfd|reason}}. Replace "reason" with your reason for deletion.

[edit] What's wiki markup?

Wiki markup does the same things as HTML, but without the tags. For example, you can boldface a word by using wiki markup instead of HTML: '''bold'''. Wiki markup is simply a shortened version of common HTML tags. If you've edited on Wikipedia, you've probably used wiki markup before. Here's a page in the DiscoverPsychic tour on using wiki markup.

[edit] Why are the links in my article not displaying correctly?

To add a link in an article, you only need to type in the URL, without any HTML. It will then be automatically converted into a clickable link. Be sure to include "http://" in the link. To link internally (to a DiscoverPsychic.com page) you can put [[PAGE NAME]] instead of the full URL.

[edit] Why can't I edit this page?

Rarely, some articles are "protected," usually because of recent vandalism. Fully protected articles only allow administrators to edit, while semi-protected articles will only allow registered members and administrators to edit. If you find a bug or typo in fully protected articles, just send a message to an administrator.

[edit] Why were my external links removed?

If someone adds an external link to an article without making any other significant changes, it will be removed. External links added in a repetitive manner are considered "link spam" and will also be removed regardless of quality.

[edit] Why was my article deleted?

Your article may have been deleted for several reasons. Most commonly, articles that are deleted contained inappropriate material, dangerous instructions, or plain nonsense.

[edit] Who do I talk to about possible vandalism?

If you feel an article has been vandalized, please leave a report on the administrator's talk page.

[edit] Administrators

[edit] What do Administrators do?

The DiscoverPsychic administrators are just like regular users; they patrol the recent changes, propose new methods for dealing with vandalism, copyedit articles, and generally keep the peace. However, they have a few extra abilities - they can block users, delete, protect and retitle pages, and edit protected pages. They are also the users that create categories.

[edit] The Help Team

[edit] What is the Help Team?

The Help Team is a group of avid contributors who have offered to help users find their way through DiscoverPsychic. They are all willing and able to guide you through any troubles you may have here.