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Contents 1 Getting Started with Pages and Content 1.1 Helpful Links 2 Formatting, Organizing and Linking Between Pages 2.1 Helpful Links 3 Who can Contribute 4 Registration

Welcome to Toiletpedia Toiletpedia is a site devoted to providing extensive information about toilets.

Some of the topics you will find in this Wiki include:

• The History of Flushing
• Toilet Types [examples: High Performance Toilets, Water Efficient Toilets]
• How Toilets work

Much like the Wikis you are familiar with, Toiletpedia is always a work in progress. The content comes directly from the community at large – contributing, refining and refining again until entries attain the highest level of integrity.

Originally launched by a team of experts at American Standard Brands, we want to emphasize our commitment to creating a tool for the public that is balanced and representative of the industry as a whole. Our goal is to seek the factual integrity of all entries. We hope that the community will contribute entries – we invite you to do so. This page offers a tutorial to help generate content

Getting Started with Pages and Content

Typically, each topic should have its own Page. The name of the page should be something easily recognizable and relate to the content of the article. For example, one would expect a Page named "Trap" to be about the different kinds of traps and their uses. It might be briefly mentioned on other Pages related to plumbing fixtures or pipes with an additional link to the main article/page called "Trap".

Content should be entered as plain text with attention paid to line breaks as they will get converted to HTML after saving. Although HTML formatting is allowed, it is better to use the Wiki's pre-established formatting tags as they will reflect any future style or structural changes.

Helpful Links

Here are some links to help get you started on entering content:

• Starting a New Page
• Quick Start Guide to Editing
• How to Add and Edit external URLs

Formatting, Organizing and Linking Between Pages

The rule of thumb for formatting and organizing content on a page is to make it easy-to-scan. In many cases, the user of the site will be looking for a specific section of an article, so being able to quickly scan or navigate to that section is essential. For other cases, where the whole article will be read, divisions between sections and “scanability” is still important as it helps guide the reader through the article.

This page serves as a general example of how a Page should be divided. There is an introductory section that overviews the article, followed by sections of more detailed information - some of which contain subsections as well. Some sections contain links to other Pages. This linking between sections builds a more robust and useful site.

Helpful Links

Here are some links to help with formatting and organizing content:

• In Depth Article on Editing (using Wikitext)
• In Depth Article on Lists
• In Depth Article on Links

Who can Contribute

Anyone that completes the registration process, confirms their request by responding to the auto-generated email and is approved by the Toiletpedia Bureaucrat committee. Ideal contributors will be knowledgeable professionals in the plumbing fixture manufacturing industry, engineers, product managers, or other trade professionals. Toiletpedia is a marketing free zone, although specific products from any manufacturer may be mentioned or featured, as long as all content stays objective and not subjective. Toiletpedia does not discriminated based on brand.

Registration

To begin entering content today, please register for Toiletpedia.com. Again, all content experts are invited to contribute, and we encourage you to do so!