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From Tatiana's TOMATOBase

How to get started

Creating a page:

You can create a new page by

adding a 'wiki' link (=a page name in double square brackets) in the text on another page. When the page is saved, the link to the new page will appear. You can click on the link and start editing away.
typing a variety name in the Search box and clicking 'Go'. If the page does not exist, it will prompt you to create one. If the page already exists, you can add your information to the existing page by opening it in an edit mode.

Each page in the TOMATObase has Categories added at the bottom of each page, to facilitate easy reporting and categorization of the varieties (i.e., by leaf type, origin, color, fruit shape, etc). There are a few pre-specified categories I have created - you can use these or let me know if you would like me to create a new one. You can view the category list at Category:Tomatoes (click on '+' icon to expand the category list). It is recommended to pick at least 1 subcategory from each of the categories listed on this page - i.e., MI FL J from SSE Members, 'Yellow and Orange Tomatoes' from 'Tomatoes by Fruit Color', 'Heirloom Tomatoes' from 'Tomatoes by Origin' etc., and add all these lines to the bottom of the article. This way the article will automatically show in the correct category when a reader browses the site by categories.

These lines will add a category (please modify it accordingly and add as many as needed):

[[Category:Heirloom Tomatoes]], or,
[[Category:Indeterminate Tomatoes]]

Pictures:

640x480px size is highly recommended; otherwise a page may load slowly. This means that the file size should not (ideally :) exceed 150KB. If your picture is larger, please consider compressing or resizing it to make it smaller.

Adding a picture to a page: Open a page in editing mode, and insert the following line at the beginning of the page (of course, the variety name and date would vary). If there are other pictures on the page already, you can decide where to insert your picture.

[[Image:filename.jpg|thumb|250px|yourname. TomatoName. YEAR-MM-DD]]

Uploading a picture: Click on the image link while viewing the page and follow the instructions on the page that opens. When uploading an image, I recommend that you add as many comments as you can/want (i.e. the picture owner, date, captions, description, etc) to indicate your ownership.