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* [[OGF:About|About OpenGeofiction]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:About|About OpenGeofiction]]
* [[OGF:Contact|Contacting OpenGeofiction]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Contact|Contacting OpenGeofiction]]
* [[OGF:Copyright|Copyrights and Licensing]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Copyright|Copyrights and Licensing]]
* [[OGF:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]]
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* [[OGF:Contributor Terms|Contributor terms]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Contributor Terms|Contributor terms]]
* [[OGF:Site policies|Site policies]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Site policies|Site policies]]
** [[OGF:Verisimilitude|Further information about verisimilitude]]
** [[OpenGeofiction:Verisimilitude|Further information about verisimilitude]]
** [[OGF:Uploading images|Further information about uploading images]]
** [[OpenGeofiction:Uploading images|Further information about uploading images]]
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* [[OGF:Getting started|Information about joining the project]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Getting started|Information about joining the project]]
* [[OGF:List of collaborative projects|List of collaborative projects]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:List of collaborative projects|List of collaborative projects]]
* [[OGF:Blue territory etiquette|Blue territory etiquette]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Blue territory etiquette|Blue territory etiquette]]
* [[OGF:Dashboard|User dashboard]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Dashboard|User dashboard]]
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! style="background:#ffffe6; color:#000000; text-align:center; height: 35px;" | Basics of content creation
! style="background:#ffffe6; color:#000000; text-align:center; height: 35px;" | Elements of content creation
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* [[Help:Good edit comments|Using good edit comments]]
* [[Help:Good edit comments|Using good edit comments]]
* [[Help:Administrative boundaries|How to create administrative boundaries]]
* [[Help:Administrative boundaries|How to create administrative boundaries]]
* [[OGF:How to make a city name appear on the map|How to make a city name appear on the map]]
* [[Help:Tagging|What you tag and what you see]]
* [[Help:Tagging|What you tag and what you see]]
* [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_features Key and tagging information]
* {{OSMW|Map_features|Key and tagging information}}
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation:multipolygon What are multipolygons?] and [https://blog.mapbox.com/mapping-complex-features-in-josm-using-relations-b930a6aec2c7 How to make them in JOSM?]
* {{OSMW|Relation:multipolygon|What are multipolygons?}} and [https://blog.mapbox.com/mapping-complex-features-in-josm-using-relations-b930a6aec2c7 how to make them in JOSM]
* [[Help:Making an island inside of tidalflat]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Rules of the sea|Rules of the sea]]
* [[OGF:Rules of the sea|Rules of the sea]]
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* [[OGF:Recent changesets|Recent changesets]] (at OGF-mapping)
* [[OpenGeofiction:Recent changesets|Recent changesets]] (at OGF-mapping)
* [[OGF:New user patrol|New users mapping in the wrong areas]]
* [[Help:New user patrol|New users mapping in the wrong areas]]
* [[OGF:Coastline maintenance|Coastline maintenance]]
* {{OSMW|JOSM/Plugins/Reverter|Reverting changesets}} <small>(advanced users only)</small>
* [[User:Mstr/Sandbox/Standard_overpass_queries|Overpass queries]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Coastline maintenance|Coastline maintenance]]
* [[OGF:Histor-style|What is different in "histor"-style?]]
* [[Help:Standard_overpass_queries|Overpass queries]]
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* Configuring [[Help:Configuring iD for OpenGeofiction|iD]] and [[Help:Configuring JOSM for OpenGeofiction|JOSM]] for editing
* Configuring [[Help:Configuring iD for OpenGeofiction|iD]] and [[Help:Configuring JOSM for OpenGeofiction|JOSM]] for editing
* [[Help:Useful JOSM plugins|Useful JOSM plugins]]
* [[Help:Useful JOSM plugins|Useful JOSM plugins]]
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/measurement Measuring lines and areas in JOSM]
* {{OSMW|JOSM/Plugins/measurement|Measuring lines and areas in JOSM}}
* [[OGF:Using image files in JOSM|How to use image files in JOSM for tracing]]
* {{OSMW|JOSM/Plugins/PicLayer|How to use image files in JOSM for tracing}}
* [http://wiki.opengeofiction.net/util/map_scale.html?map=13/20.73/86.72&map2=x/38.89/-77.04&pxpt=0.277 Scale helper: Browse OGF and OSM at the same scale]
* [http://wiki.opengeofiction.net/util/map_scale.html?map=13/20.73/86.72&map2=x/38.89/-77.04&pxpt=0.277 Scale helper: Browse OGF and OSM at the same scale]
* [http://oilofvitriol.com/users/pax/ogfd/ Online tool for measuring great-circle distances in OGF]  
* [http://oilofvitriol.com/users/pax/ogfd/ Tool for measuring great-circle distances in OGF]  
* [http://oilofvitriol.com/users/pax/ogf2/ Online tool for displaying great-circle distances in OGF]
* [http://oilofvitriol.com/users/pax/ogf2/ Tool for displaying great-circle distances in OGF]
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* [[Help:Making realistic countries|Tips for making countries that look realistic]]
* [[Help:Making realistic countries|Tips for making countries that look realistic]]
* [[Help:Making realistic cities|Tips for making cities that look realistic]]
* [[Help:Making realistic cities|Tips for making cities that look realistic]]
* [[Help:Making realistic railways|Tips for making realistic railways]]
* Tips for making realistic railways (4-part series):
** [[User:Eklas/Bliki/2018/03/05|Introduction to railways (mostly theory)]]
** [[Help:Making realistic railways|Introduction to railways (mostly theory)]]
** [[User:Eklas/Bliki/2018/03/12|Landscape, curves, and junctions]]
** [[Help:Making realistic railways/2|Landscape, curves, and junctions]]
** [[User:Eklas/Bliki/2018/03/19|Stations]]
** [[Help:Making realistic railways/3|Stations]]
** [[User:Eklas/Bliki/2018/03/26|How trains operate]]
** [[Help:Making realistic railways/4|How trains operate]]
* [[Help:Making realistic rivers|Tips for making realistic rivers]] and [http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/50 Tips for drawing rivers]
* [[Help:Making realistic rivers|Tips for making realistic rivers]] and [http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/50 Tips for drawing rivers]
* [[Help:Making realistic roads|Tips for making realistic roads]] ([http://opengeofiction.net/user/indyroads/diary/59 more…])
* [[Help:Making realistic roads|Tips for making realistic roads]] ([http://opengeofiction.net/user/indyroads/diary/59 more…])
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* [[Help:Politics and Economics primer|Politics and Economics primer]]
* [[Help:Politics and Economics primer|Politics and Economics primer]]
* [[Help:Resources for names|Resources for naming things]] ([http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/58 more…])
* [[Help:Resources for names|Resources for naming things]] ([http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/58 more…])
* [[Help:Shipping lines|Tips for making long shipping-lines with Potlatch2]]
* [http://opengeofiction.net/user/bhj867/diary/43 How to make intricately shaped buildings]
* [http://opengeofiction.net/user/bhj867/diary/43 How to make intricately shaped buildings]
* [http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/54 How to find sizes in JOSM] and [http://opengeofiction.net/user/isle%C3%B1o/diary/17 Making objects the right size]
* [http://opengeofiction.net/user/Fleur/diary/54 How to find sizes in JOSM] and [http://opengeofiction.net/user/isle%C3%B1o/diary/17 Making objects the right size]
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* [[OGF:Wiki policy|Wiki policies]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Wiki policy|Wiki policies]]
* [[Help:Creating your first article|Creating your first article]]
* [[Help:Creating your first article|Creating your first article]]
* [[Help:Making a good wiki article|Making a good wiki article]]
* [[Help:Making a good wiki article|Making a good wiki article]]
* [[OGF:Uploading images|Image use guide and policies]]
* [[OpenGeofiction:Uploading images|Image use guide and policies]]
** [[Help:Photo resources|Where to find photos]]
* [[Help:Adding your country to lists|Adding your country to lists]]
* [[Help:Tips for using images|How to use real life images in the OGF wiki]]
* [[Help:Adding your country to lists and templates|Adding your country to lists and templates]]
* [[Help:Automated wiki tables and lists|Creating automated lists from map data]]
* [[Help:Automated wiki tables and lists|Creating automated lists from map data]]
* [[Help:Using the MultiMaps extension|Using slippy maps]]
* [[Help:Using the MultiMaps extension|Using slippy maps]]
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* [[OGF:Area_table|List of OGF polygon areas]] (to help calculate area)
* [https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/util/relation_area.html Relation area calculator]
* [[OGF:Wiki cleanup|Help to clean up the wiki]]
* [[Special:Categories|Categories]] and [[Special:CategoryTree|category trees]]
* [[OGF:How to maintain the wiki main page|How to maintain the wiki main page]]
* [http://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/images/2/2d/OGFoutlineblank.png Blank map of the OGF world]
* [[OGF:Communication tools|Communication tools]]
* [[Special:NewFiles|Gallery of new images]]
* [[Special:NewFiles|Gallery of new images]]
* [[Special:NewPages|List of new pages]]
* [[Special:NewPages|List of new pages]]
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* [[Collab:World_climate|Discussion about world climate]]
* [[Collab:World_climate|Discussion about world climate]]
* [[Talk:World_geology|Discussion about world geology]]
* [[Talk:World_geology|Discussion about world geology]]
** [[OGF:Map of known mountains]]
** [[OpenGeofiction:Map of known mountains]]
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* [[Talk:World_Time|Discussion about world time zones and the Prime Meridian]]
* [[Talk:World_Time|Discussion about world time zones and the Prime Meridian]]

Revision as of 14:49, 17 January 2022

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