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To add padding to the text from the left, use [=[[indent:''Number'':Text goes here]]=]:

[[indent:140:Text goes here]]


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So many tropers have done this on different articles. You can't read the note (unless you go into the page source, which isn't fun).

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Please also don't put notes ''within'' spoiler tags. They become unreadable and defeats the point in having notes.


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* Lastly, please don't put note tags ''within'' spoiler tags. The note becomes unreadable.
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* [=[[thump]]=], the old thump markup for forums. Previously mods would append it to a rule-breaking post to hide it. Now it replaces the forum post with a random funny message (the original text is preserved). Tropers can use it to "self-thump" own messages they dislike.

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* [=[[thump]]=], [[thump]], the old thump markup for forums. Previously mods would append it to a rule-breaking post to hide it. Now it replaces the forum post with a random funny message (the original text is preserved). Tropers can use it to "self-thump" own messages they dislike.



* Strike-through: [=[[strike:text]]=] will put a strikethrough line though your text. This markup is exclusive to the forums. It’s disabled on the wiki proper.

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* Strike-through: [=[[strike:text]]=] will put a strikethrough line though your text. This markup is exclusive to the forums. It’s It's disabled on the wiki proper.
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Indentation beyond third-level is almost always in violation of ExampleIndentation rules (and the very few exceptions can be reformatted to use no more than three levels anyway) and is frequently a sign of {{Natter}}, so the wiki software forces indentation beyond third level back down to third level whenever loading a page to edit.

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Indentation beyond third-level is almost always in violation of ExampleIndentation Administrivia/{{Example Indentation|InTropeLists}} rules (and the very few exceptions can be reformatted to use no more than three levels anyway) and is frequently a sign of {{Natter}}, so the wiki software forces indentation beyond third level back down to third level whenever loading a page to edit.
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* Big and Small caps: [=[[AC:Text]]=] for [[AC:Text]] (as opposed to using [=[-...-]=] for [-ALL CAPS in smaller text-])

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* Big and Small caps: [=[[AC:Text]]=] (called [=AssCaps=]) for [[AC:Text]] (as opposed to using [=[-...-]=] for [-ALL CAPS in smaller text-])
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* [=[[thump]]=], the old thump markup for forums. Previously mods would append it to a rule-breaking post to hide it. Now it replaces the forum post with a random funny message (the original text is preserved). Tropers can use it to "self-thump" own messages they dislike.
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'''Note that as with bold and italic text formatting, colored text does not work within spoiler tagging, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here]]]]. The color tag should encompass the spoiler tag [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:like this]]]]=]]]]]'''.

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'''Note that as with bold and italic text formatting, colored text does not work within spoiler tagging, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here]]]]. The color tag should encompass the spoiler tag [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:like this]]]]=]]]]]'''.
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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging and colored text are incompatible, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]] However, there is a way around it by [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:using the color tag over the spoiler tag like this]]]]=]]]]].'''

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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging as with bold and italic text formatting, colored text are incompatible, does not work within spoiler tagging, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]] However, there is a way around it by [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:using the here]]]]. The color tag over should encompass the spoiler tag like this]]]]=]]]]].'''[[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:like this]]]]=]]]]]'''.
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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging and colored text are incompatible, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]] However, there is a way around it by [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:using the color tag over the spoiler tag]]]]=]]]]].'''

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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging and colored text are incompatible, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]] However, there is a way around it by [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:using the color tag over the spoiler tag]]]]=]]]]].tag like this]]]]=]]]]].'''
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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging and colored text are incompatible, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]]'''

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'''Note that due to a glitch, spoiler tagging and colored text are incompatible, [[spoiler:[[red:as seen here.]]]]''']]]] However, there is a way around it by [[red:[[spoiler:[=[[red:[[spoiler:using the color tag over the spoiler tag]]]]=]]]]].'''
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Will give [=WikiWord2=], [=WikiWord4=], and [=WikiWord6=] a navbox to each other and to the page with the index. Note that the index is updated only when the index is updated.

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Will give [=WikiWord2=], [=WikiWord4=], and [=WikiWord6=] a navbox to each other and to the page with the index. Note that the index is updated tabs only update when the index is their entries are updated.
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Adding [=[[index]][[/index]]=] markup will autogenerate an [[Administrivia/HowIndexingWorks index]] tab at the bottom of the all ''first'' wikiworded pages in a list (bulleted or numbered) within range. For example,

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Adding [=[[index]][[/index]]=] markup will autogenerate an [[Administrivia/HowIndexingWorks index]] tab at the bottom of the all bulleted or numbered wikiworded pages inside the markup. Note that putting multiple entries in a bullet[=/=]number in the list will only affect the ''first'' wikiworded pages in a list (bulleted or numbered) within range. entry for each. For example,
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