User talk:Whalee402

Welcome!
Congratulations on starting Whalee's Pretend World Wiki! It's a brand new project, so it needs a lot of love. Here are five tips to make your wiki great.


 * It's all yours right now -- enjoy it! Once your wiki takes off, lots of people will read what you write. Right now, nobody's looking over your shoulder yet, so feel free to try things out and make mistakes.


 * Make lots of short pages! The hardest thing about writing is looking at a blank page and not knowing where to start. It's a lot easier once you write down your first couple sentences. So take a deep breath, and jump in -- make ten really short pages, one right after another. Once you've started, you can build the pages up slowly, adding a little bit at a time.


 * Link your pages together! Links help you and your readers get from one page to another, so whenever you mention the subject of another page, use the "Add a Link" button to make a link to that page. You should also use the front page to link to all of the most important pages on your wiki. Describe what your wiki is about on the main page, and include links to help your readers find their way around.


 * Add pictures! A well-chosen picture can make a bland wiki page come to life. When you're writing a page, use the "Add a Picture" button to upload a picture from your computer onto the page.


 * When you're ready -- tell your friends! Once you've started a bunch of pages, linked them together and added some pictures, you'll be ready to start showing off your wiki to the world. You probably know people who are interested in the same thing that you are, so tell your friends to check out your new site. Those are your first readers and potential contributors, so give them lots of encouragement.

A good way to stay up-to-date with the latest news and events around Wikia is to visit our Staff blog. If at any time you get stuck, feel free to write to us through our contact form -- we're happy to help!

Have fun!

-- Dopp

Request for help
Hi Whalee. I approved your request, and I'm here to follow up with you. Did you have any ideas about how you want the main page to look or what things you want to appear on it? JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  22:49, December 1, 2011 (UTC)

For one thing, I would like to know how to make a logo for my wiki to replace the "Whalee's Pretend World Wiki" text. Whalee402 00:42, December 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * To add a custom logo, click the Wordmark tab at Special:ThemeDesigner. Under "Graphic Wordmark", click the Choose file button and upload the logo from your computer. Just make sure the image is .png format and that its size is not bigger than 250x65. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  21:06, December 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * I did everything correctly but it still won't let me put my logo on. Whalee402 13:45, December 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * If you want, I can try to do it. Just upload the logo as whatever name you want, then link me to it. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  20:41, December 5, 2011 (UTC)