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== Update the list of Acronyms ==
== Update the list of Acronyms ==


The list of Acronyms is kept on a page titled [[Acronyms]]
The list of Acronyms is kept on a page titled [[Acronyms]]


How the Acronyms are encoded on this page is described here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lingo
See how the Acronyms are encoded on this page is described here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lingo


If you want to update the list of acronyms, you should just add the new acronyms to the list while respecting the basic encoding.
If you want to update the list of acronyms, you should just add the new acronyms to the list while respecting the basic encoding.

Revision as of 09:03, 17 October 2017

Update the list of Acronyms[edit]

The list of Acronyms is kept on a page titled Acronyms

See how the Acronyms are encoded on this page is described here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lingo

If you want to update the list of acronyms, you should just add the new acronyms to the list while respecting the basic encoding.

A neat way of updating the list is to copy the existing list of acronyms from the Acronyms page into an editor, and do your editing if the list from within the editor. Once finished, you would sort the list, so the new list of acronyms are lined up alphabetically, paste the list into the Acronyms page, and then publish the page.