American Girl Wiki - User contributions [en]

MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Main Page

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{{AGW Category card|icon=samantha-profile|label=Dolls|description=Releases, lines, and identifying details|destination=Category:Dolls}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=dress|label=Outfits|description=Clothing by line, season, and occasion|destination=Category:Outfits}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=bag|label=Accessories|description=Shoes, hats, pets, and more|destination=Category:Accessories}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=star|label=Characters|description=The fictional people in the stories|destination=Category:Major Characters}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=book|label=Books|description=Book series, stories, and reading guides|destination=Category:Books}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=history|label=History|description=Real-world American Girl brand history|destination=Category:American Girl History}}
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{{AGW Featured article|title=Samantha Parkington|image=AGWiki featured placeholder.png|image description=Placeholder|excerpt=Samantha Parkington is an American Girl historical character whose stories begin in 1904. Learn about her family, her friendship with Nellie O’Malley, and the books, doll, and outfits in her collection.}}
{{AGW Community}}
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MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Main Page

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<div class="agw-home">
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<div class="agw-discovery" aria-label="Explore the wiki">
{{AGW Category card|icon=samantha-profile|label=Dolls|description=Discover the dolls<br>across generations|destination=Category:Dolls}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=book|label=Stories|description=Explore the books,<br>movies, and more|destination=Category:Books}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=dress|label=Collections|description=Discover outfits,<br>accessories, and sets|destination=Category:Collections}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=pin|label=Places|description=Explore the locations<br>that bring stories to life|destination=Category:Locations}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=star|label=History|description=Learn about the brand<br>and its real-world history|destination=Category:American Girl History}}
{{AGW Category card|icon=community|label=Community|description=Join fellow fans<br>and help the wiki grow|destination=Project:Community portal}}
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{{AGW Featured article|title=Samantha Parkington|image=AGWiki featured placeholder.png|image description=Placeholder|excerpt=Samantha Parkington is an American Girl historical character whose stories begin in 1904. Learn about her family, her friendship with Nellie O’Malley, and the books, doll, and outfits in her collection.}}
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Help:Getting started

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== Your first edit ==
# Create an account or log in using the account links. Confirm your email if the site asks you to.
# Open an article and choose '''Edit''' in the '''This page''' menu.
# Make a small change, cite your source where appropriate, and use the preview before saving.
# Write a short edit summary explaining what changed.

Use '''Discussion''' for questions about an article and '''View history''' to see previous revisions. On a small screen, expand '''Menu''' to find the page tools.

Need help? [[Project talk:Community portal|Ask the community]].

American Girl Wiki:Wiki guidelines

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== Getting started ==
Write in a clear, neutral encyclopedia style. Cite the published sources you use, distinguish fictional events from real-world history, and describe dolls separately from their characters.

Use article talk pages to discuss changes. Ask questions at [[Project talk:Community portal]] and respect other contributors.

For copyright and licensing information, consult [[Project:Copyrights]]. This introduction does not replace the wiki’s approved legal policies.

American Girl Wiki:Projects

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Help improve the encyclopedia one small edit at a time.

* Check an article against a published book or catalog and add a citation.
* Correct spelling or improve the clarity of an article.
* Check links and categories while browsing [[Project:Browse|the wiki]].
* Suggest a larger project at [[Project talk:Community portal]].

Read [[Help:Getting started]] before your first edit. Upload only photographs or illustrations whose use you can authorize and document; do not use generated doll images for the homepage.

American Girl Wiki:Browse

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Welcome to the American Girl Wiki. Choose a topic to start exploring.

* [[:Category:Dolls|Dolls]] — the dolls as products, their releases, and identifying details.
* [[:Category:Major Characters|Characters]] — fictional people and their stories.
* [[:Category:Books|Stories and books]] — books, series, and reading guides.
* [[:Category:Movies and Other Live-Action Media|Movies and TV]] — screen adaptations and other live-action media.
* [[:Category:Collections|Collections]] — outfits, accessories, furniture, and sets.
* [[:Category:Accessories|Accessories]] — accessories across product lines.
* [[:Category:Locations|Places]] — locations in the stories.
* [[:Category:American Girl History|American Girl history]] — real-world brand history, not fictional historical settings.
* [[Project:Community portal|Community]] — help build the encyclopedia.

For more topics, see [[Special:Categories|all categories]].

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Decorative ending to [[Main Page]], separate from the native legal footer. Uses the owner's unmodified agwiki-bow.svg on the former flower pink background (#E8A3B5). CSS varies size, position, and rotation in a stable scattered arrangement across the entire width, with 12 bows on wide desktops, 8 on tablets, and 6 on phones. Bows stay within the band height. No text, links, animation, or JavaScript; hidden from assistive technology and print. Place inside the agw-home wrapper.
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Template:AGW Community

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<includeonly><div class="agw-panel agw-community">
<div class="agw-panel-header"><span class="agw-icon agw-icon-chat" aria-hidden="true"></span><h2>From the community</h2><span class="agw-view-all">[[Project:Community portal|View all <span class="agw-icon agw-icon-arrow" aria-hidden="true"></span>]]</span></div>
<ul class="agw-updates">
{{AGW Community update|type=community|title=Join the community|destination=Project:Community portal|detail=Meet fellow fans and find your way around}}
{{AGW Community update|type=document|title=Help improve an article|destination=Project:Projects|detail=Find a place to start contributing}}
{{AGW Community update|type=chat|title=Share a suggestion|destination=Project talk:Community portal|detail=Bring your ideas to the community}}
{{AGW Community update|type=pencil|title=Explore recent changes|destination=Special:RecentChanges|detail=See what wiki contributors are working on}}
{{AGW Community update|type=book|title=New to editing a wiki?|destination=Help:Getting started|detail=A short guide to making your first edit}}
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Manually maintained community panel, not an automated activity feed. These initial rows are evergreen contribution invitations, not dated news. Replace with real, verified community updates when an editorial owner is assigned. Keep at most five items. If there are no items, use <nowiki><p class="agw-empty">[[Project:Community portal|Join the community]] and help shape the wiki.</p></nowiki>. No mockup dates or usernames are reused.

{{AGW Community}}
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<includeonly><li class="agw-update"><span class="agw-icon agw-icon-{{{type|chat}}}" aria-hidden="true"></span><span>[[{{{destination|Project:Community portal}}}|{{{title|Join the community}}}]]<small>{{{detail|Everyone is welcome to contribute}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}| · {{{date}}}}}{{#if:{{{author|}}}| · {{{author}}}}}</small></span></li></includeonly><noinclude>
Curated community row. Parameters: title, destination, type (icon name), detail, optional date and author. Do not invent activity, dates, or usernames. Use five or fewer rows; empty state: invite readers to [[Project:Community portal]]. Example and preview: [[Template:AGW Community]].
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Template:AGW Featured article

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<div class="agw-panel-header"><span class="agw-icon agw-icon-star" aria-hidden="true"></span><h2>Featured Article</h2><span class="agw-view-all">[[{{{archive|Project:Browse}}}|View all <span class="agw-icon agw-icon-arrow" aria-hidden="true"></span>]]</span></div>
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<h3>[[{{{title|Samantha Parkington}}}]]</h3>
<p>{{{excerpt|Explore this article and help improve the encyclopedia.}}}</p>
<div class="agw-button agw-button-secondary">[[{{{title|Samantha Parkington}}}|Read more<span class="agw-sr-only"> about {{{title|Samantha Parkington}}}</span>]]</div>
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One featured article. Parameters: title, excerpt (about 30–65 words), image (wiki filename), image description (alt text), archive (defaults to the browse hub until a real archive exists). Keep the neutral placeholder until a rights-cleared photo is available. Absent or nonexistent image filenames fall back to the plain placeholder. Example and preview: [[Main Page]].
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<div class="agw-card-disc" aria-hidden="true"><span class="agw-icon agw-icon-{{{icon|book}}}"></span></div>
<h2>[[:{{{destination|Project:Browse}}}|{{{label|Explore}}}]]</h2>
<p>{{{description|Browse the encyclopedia}}}</p>
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Discovery card. Parameters: icon (name in the repository icon inventory), label, description, destination (page title, no leading colon). One link and one tab stop per card. Example: <nowiki>{{AGW Category card|icon=book|label=Stories|description=Books and stories|destination=Category:Books}}</nowiki>. Preview: [[Main Page]].
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<h1><span class="agw-welcome">{{{welcome|Welcome to the}}}</span> {{{heading|American Girl Wiki}}}</h1>
<p>{{{introduction|A fan-run encyclopedia for curious minds,<br>kind hearts, and big dreams.}}}</p>
<div class="agw-button">[[{{{destination|Project:Browse}}}|{{{link label|Explore the wiki}}}]]</div>
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Welcome hero for [[Main Page]]. Parameters: welcome, heading, introduction, destination, link label, image (wiki filename), image description (alt text). Defaults intentionally use a plain placeholder, never generated doll imagery. Use only once per page: this template supplies the page H1. Preview: [[Main Page]].
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