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I've started an RX7 2nd gen repair article on fixitwiki.com . If you have a second could you help me by adding your $.02 to the article? Thanks!

http://www.fixitwiki.com/index.php?t...n_1986-1992%29

This is suppose to be an article on how to repair an rx7 and after I got started I remembered that I am not a very good mechanic

 

There's a far better place to put that...

http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...wi=2&co=1&vi=1

 

this is pretty cool, didn't know about it!

Thanks for informing me. Now what to do with my 1/2 assed article over at fixitwiki I wonder?

 

This is probably a good place to introduce people to the concept - most don't realize that site's maintained by the community, i.e. anyone can post reference to the Community Service Manual and Modification Manual. Here's a quick step-by-step:

Creating a How-To:
Log in and navigate to the Mazda RX-7 page. At the bottom of the page, click "[create a new Mazda RX-7 how-to]".



Choose a title, click "submit", and you're brought to your info page, which provides a link to your new how-to under the heading, "How-Tos In Progress". Click its link, and you're ready to edit by clicking "[edit this how-to]" at the bottom.



You're presented with the ever familiar text box where you add content, like you would on a forum, except that you have special formatting features available (click "[Quick Reference Pop-Up]" above the text box for help), you can upload and tune images (below the text box), and you can easily check your spelling ("check spelling" above the text box).



To preview your editing, click "preview editing".



Either click "continue editing" or, once you like what you see in the preview, click "submit editing".



At this point, your new how-to is saved in the system as a "Work in Progress", and you can come back to edit it later (just log in and click your name to get back to your info page).



As a "Work in Progress", only you can see and edit it. This gives you a chance to make sure your page is the way you want it before unleashing the how-to on the public. Once your how-to is ready, click the "submit for admin approval" button in the lower right (this button only shows up when you're not editing or previewing). When a community admin accepts the how-to, it's live and open to the public. Notice how below your how-to's title it says, "originally authored by [you]"; even though the how-to becomes public, the fact that you were the original author is saved, so you get credit where it's due.

For more "wiki" info and how this site is different (i.e. why an admin needs to approve new posts, and why you become an editor when you post new reference) see:
http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...i=37&co=1&vi=1

and "Checks and Balances":
http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...i=18&co=1&vi=1

...and finally, the RX-7 page, where you'll create the new reference:
http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...wi=2&co=1&vi=1