Editing RetroTechCollection:Community portal

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Welcome to the community portal! This page connects you to everything you need to participate in the RetroTechCollection Wiki.
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== 📢 What's Happening ==

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! style="background:#e8f4fa; font-size:115%;" | 🆕 Recent Activity
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* '''[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]''' — latest edits
* '''[[Special:NewPages|New Pages]]''' — recently created articles
* '''[[Special:Log|Logs]]''' — uploads, deletions, blocks
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! style="background:#e8f4fa; font-size:115%;" | 📊 Wiki Statistics
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* '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' content pages
* '''{{NUMBEROFFILES}}''' uploaded files
* '''{{NUMBEROFEDITS}}''' total edits
* '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}''' registered users
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== 🤝 Ways to Help ==

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! style="background:#4B9CD3; color:white;" | Task
! style="background:#4B9CD3; color:white;" | Description
! style="background:#4B9CD3; color:white;" | Difficulty
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| '''[[Special:WantedPages|Create wanted pages]]''' || Articles that are linked but don't exist yet || Easy–Hard
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| '''[[Special:ShortPages|Expand short articles]]''' || Add detail to stub articles || Medium
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| '''Add references''' || Find and add citations to unsourced claims || Medium
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| '''Upload service manuals''' || Scan and upload technical documentation ([[Help:Uploading service manuals|guide]]) || Medium
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| '''Write repair guides''' || Create maintenance, troubleshooting, or capacitor guides ([[Help:Writing a repair guide|guide]]) || Hard
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| '''Photograph hardware''' || Take board photos and component close-ups ([[Help:Photographing hardware|guide]]) || Medium
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| '''Fix categorisation''' || Add categories to [[Special:UncategorizedPages|uncategorised pages]] || Easy
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== 💬 Discussion ==

* '''[[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump|Village Pump]]''' — the main community discussion hub
** [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/Technical|Technical]] · [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/Policy|Policy]] · [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/Content|Content]] · [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/General|General]]
** [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/Proposals|Proposals]] · [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump/Idea Lab|Idea Lab]]

== 📚 Help & Guides ==

* '''[[Help:Contents|Help Contents]]''' — the full help index
* '''[[RetroTechCollection:Welcome|Welcome page]]''' — for new editors
* '''[[RetroTechCollection:Policies and guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]]'''
* '''[[RetroTechCollection:Editing Tools|Editing Tools]]'''

== 🔗 External Resources ==

* '''[https://forum.retrotechcollection.com RTC Forum]''' — community forum
* '''[https://rtccollector.app RTC Collector]''' — marketplace for vintage tech

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