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=head3 PodWiki Intro 

B<PodWiki> includes a lot of features and there are many ways to
do things in B<PodWiki>. But you don't have to worry about all
crazy features. B<PodWiki> makes it B<very easy> to begin
working with it. 

The very first question is: I<"How do I create a new page?">. To
understand how to create a new page you have to understand how PodWiki
(like any other Wiki software) works: Everything is automatically
linked together. Under normal circumstances there will never be a dead
link on a PodWiki site, or pages which are not reachable via one or
some more links. When a user edits a page and includes a link to
another page, B<PodWiki> checks wether the page in question
exists. If it does the link to the page will be created, if not, the
link will be displayed in green color and a link with a question mark
will point the user to the editor form. 

And that's it. Just click the question mark, enter some text, save it
and you have your new page. Sounds too easy? I am sorry - but that's
it, really :-) 

The next thing which annoys new users to B<PodWiki> is
L<POD|PerlPod>. I<"What the hell is POD?"> and I<"Why
shall I learn or even know this POD-thingy?">. Yes, good question.
The primary purpose of B<PodWiki> is to satisfy experienced
users, who know POD. Nevertheless it's of course possible to write text
in a natural way. This is called L<WikiShorthand>.
B<PodWiki> tries its best to interpret what the user wrote. No
complicated tags or coding is required and any stupid human being is
able to write this way, even your boss. Please note, that
B<WikiShorthand> does not support all features provided by
L<POD|PodWikiMarkup>. 

To learn more about B<PodWiki> go to the L<Help
Page|PodWikiHelp> and follow the links to the specific topics. 

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