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== Making an account ==
On the top right of any page, click 'Request Account'. On the form, say a bit about yourself and what your interest is in Cowley Road in the 'Notes' field (to help us filter out spammers).
You will receive an automated email inviting you to login with a temporary password. Check your spam folder if you can't see it. Then come back to this wiki and use the Login link in the top right of any page.
Add your changes, then click 'Save Page' at the bottom. Adding a Summary is optional - for example, "Added photo from 1976" or "corrected spelling".
 
== Adding images[[File:howToPageImageButton.JPG|frame|To add an image, cick on this icon when you are in the Edit view.]] ==
== Adding '''Warning: you MUST hold the copyright for any images ==you upload (ie, have created the image yourself). The only exception is for open licensed images where you understand the copyright. If in doubt, do not upload them!'''
<p style="color:red;"><strong>Warning: you MUST hold the copyright for any images you upload (ie, have created the image yourself). The only exception is for open licensed images where you understand the copyright. If in doubt, do not upload them!</strong></p> Please ensure your images are no more than 600px wide in their largest dimension before uploading them. Then, go to the page where you want to add the image and click the Edit tab. When you are in the Edit view click on the small 'image' icon (this is illustrated in the image to the right). A pop up box will appear. In the 'Image filename' field, type the name you want your image to have. This should preferably include the address number, and the date when it was made. In the bottom left of the pop up box there is a 'Special Type' field - click here and select 'Frame' from the dropdown list. (This will ensure the image is aligned neatly to the right of the page.) You should also add a caption in the 'Caption' field, again including the date and a brief description. Then click 'OK'. In the normal page view you will then see your image name appear in red. Click on this and it will take you to a form where you can upload your image. Once uploaded, when you navigate back to the page you should see your image.
== Understanding copyright ==
Please include the street number, and the date if possible, in the image filename. For example, to upload an image of the Excelsior cafe in 1972 you would type:
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<nowiki>[[File:250-1972.png|frame| 1972: The Excelsior cafe in its heyday]]</nowiki>
See this [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting guide to wiki markup] for more detail.