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Zehra: redirected page as there's an official help page on the main site

2017-03-13T15:40:54Z

redirected page as there's an official help page on the main site

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	~~Getting help on BZFlag is rather easy. There are a number of places to get help~~		#REDIRECT [[Main Page]]

	~~==IRC Chat Room==~~
	~~The BZFlag communities [[BZFlag on IRC\|make heavy use of IRC]] for communication and collaboration.~~

	~~The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.~~
	~~Common channels include:~~
	* #bzflag ( development and support )
	* #~~bzflag-chat ( general player talk )~~

	~~A web interface is provided to these channels for registered forum users on the forum main page.~~

	~~Please see [[BZFlag on IRC]] for more info.~~

	~~==Web Forums==~~

	~~BZFlag hosts a [http://forums.bzflag.org/ forum] for registered users. This also serves as a [[Global Registration\|player registration system]] for the game.~~

	~~==Quick Start==~~

	~~Just want to start playing? Get going with BZFlag right away, [[Getting Started\|with this Quick Start page]].~~

	~~==Common Support Issues==~~
	~~The [[Common Support Issues]] page lists a number of the common problems with the game, and their resolutions.~~

	~~==Documentation==~~
	~~The game is documented via a series of manual pages (or man pages).~~

	~~On Microsoft Windows the manual pages are in HTML format, and are available from the start menu.~~
	~~On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, they are installed by default and can be accessed by using the man command and one of the following pages:~~
	*bzflag
	*bzfs
	*bzadmin
	*bzw

	~~==Further Support==~~

	~~If none of these methods provide a resolution to your problem, the project maintains an [https://github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag/issues issue tracker on GitHub] where an issue can be opened.~~
	~~==See also==~~
	* [[BZFlag on IRC]]
	* [[BZFlag Forums]]
	* [[Common Support Issues]]

	~~==External links==~~
	* [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bzflag&uio=d4 BZFlag Web IRC gateway]

	~~[[Category:Support]]~~
	[[~~Category:Tutorials~~]]

Zehra: update

2017-01-31T17:35:44Z

update

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	==Web Forums==		==Web Forums==

	BZFlag ~~maintains~~ a ~~set of~~ [~~[BZFlag Forums\|official forums]], located at~~ http://forums.bzflag.org/		BZFlag hosts a [http://forums.bzflag.org/ forum] for registered users. This also serves as a [[Global Registration\|player registration system]] for the game.

	~~An older set of forums, now mostly unused, is located on SourceForge:~~
	*http://sourceforge.net/forum~~/?group_id=3248 - main page~~
	*http://sourceforge.~~net/forum/forum~~.~~php?forum_id=9554 - help forum~~


	==Quick Start==		==Quick Start==

	Just want to start playing? Get going with BZFlag right away, [[Getting Started\|with this Quick Start page]].		Just want to start playing? Get going with BZFlag right away, [[Getting Started\|with this Quick Start page]].

	~~==Mailing Lists==~~

	There are a number of BZFlag mailing lists. The best one for support questions is bzflag-user. Archives and subscription information can be found on the SourceForge BZFlag project mailing list page at http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=3248

	==Common Support Issues==		==Common Support Issues==
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	==Documentation==		==Documentation==
	The game is documented via a series of manual pages ( or man pages ).		The game is documented via a series of manual pages (or man pages).
	On Linux and other Unix like operating systems they are installed by default and can be accessed by using the ~~'''~~man~~'''~~ command and one of the following pages.
			On Microsoft Windows the manual pages are in HTML format, and are available from the start menu.
			On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, they are installed by default and can be accessed by using the man command and one of the following pages:
	*bzflag		*bzflag
	*bzfs		*bzfs
	*bzadmin		*bzadmin
	*bzw		*bzw

	~~On Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX the manual pages are in HTML format. They are installed in the start menu for Windows, or in the extras folder on the install DMG for OSX.~~

	~~The man pages are also available online in HTML format:~~
	~~NOTE: As of June 2007 there is a problem with the man page conversion to HTML and the web manuals are NOT CORRECT! Use the man pages from source.~~
	~~Corrected versions are being made, and will be posted on this wiki.~~

	*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzflag.6.in bzflag]
	*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzadmin.6.in bzadmin]
	*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzfs.6.in bzfs]
	*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzw.5.in bzw]

	==Further Support==		==Further Support==
	~~If none of these methods provide a resolution to your problem, the project maintains a support tracking system on SourceForge. New tickets can be opened at this URL:~~

	~~http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=3248&atid=203248~~

			If none of these methods provide a resolution to your problem, the project maintains an [https://github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag/issues issue tracker on GitHub] where an issue can be opened.
	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[BZFlag on IRC]]		* [[BZFlag on IRC]]

Zehra: improved content display

2017-01-29T21:02:36Z

improved content display

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[BZFlag on IRC]]		* [[BZFlag on IRC]]
			* [[BZFlag Forums]]
	[[BZFlag Forums]]		* [[Common Support Issues]]

	[[Common Support Issues]]

	==External links==		==External links==
	[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bzflag&uio=d4 BZFlag Web IRC gateway]		* [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bzflag&uio=d4 BZFlag Web IRC gateway]

	[[Category:Support]]		[[Category:Support]]
	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

Alezakos: fix a couple of outdated links

2013-01-23T21:35:06Z

fix a couple of outdated links

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	==Web Forums==		==Web Forums==

	BZFlag maintains a set of [[BZFlag Forums\|official forums]], located at http://my.~~BZFlag~~.org~~/bb~~/		BZFlag maintains a set of [[BZFlag Forums\|official forums]], located at http://forums.bzflag.org/

	An older set of forums, now mostly unused, is located on SourceForge:		An older set of forums, now mostly unused, is located on SourceForge:
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	==External links==		==External links==
	[http://my.~~BZFlag~~.~~org~~/~~irc/irc.cgi~~ BZFlag Web IRC gateway]		[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bzflag&uio=d4 BZFlag Web IRC gateway]

	[[Category:Support]]		[[Category:Support]]
	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

A11: Undo revision 7883 by 173.236.27.154 (talk) Vandalism

2011-07-25T04:10:23Z

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173.236.27.154: /* IRC Chat Room */

2011-07-25T03:52:41Z

IRC Chat Room

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 Getting help on BZFlag is rather easy. There are a number of places to get help
-==IRC Chat Room==
+URL:     [homa] [claar cookias]
-The BZFlag communities [[BZFlag on IRC|make heavy use of IRC]] for communication and collaboration.
+Options:   ancota URL   ancota Paga   Allow Cookias   Ramova Scripts   Ramova Objacts
-The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
+From BsFlagWiki
-Common channels include:
+Jump to: navigation, saarch
-* #bzflag ( development and support )
+Gatting halp on BsFlag is rathar aasy. Thara ara a numbar of placas to gat halp
-A web interface is provided to these channels for registered forum users on the forum main page.
+Contants
-Please see [[BZFlag on IRC]] for more info.
+IRC Chat Room
 ==Web Forums==

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2011-07-01T12:24:30Z

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	The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.		The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
	Common channels include:		Common channels include:
	* #bzflag ( development )		* #bzflag ( development and support )
	* #bzflag-chat ( ~~help and~~ general player talk )		* #bzflag-chat ( general player talk )

	A web interface is provided to these channels for registered forum users on the forum main page.		A web interface is provided to these channels for registered forum users on the forum main page.

Optic Delusion: Undo revision 6667 (Wars of the Guelphs) by 206.205.112.34 (Talk)

2009-09-04T21:35:54Z

Undo revision 6667 (Wars of the Guelphs) by 206.205.112.34 (Talk)

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206.205.112.34 at 21:25, 4 September 2009

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Adrianrf: /* Quickstart */ fix spacing in section name

2009-04-23T23:54:05Z

Quickstart: fix spacing in section name

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	==~~Quickstart~~==		==Quick Start==

	Just want to start playing? Get going with BZFlag right away, [[Getting Started\|with this Quick Start page]].		Just want to start playing? Get going with BZFlag right away, [[Getting Started\|with this Quick Start page]].