Wiki maintenance - Revision history

Maltfield at 21:46, 19 June 2018

2018-06-19T21:46:01Z

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	= See also =		= See also =

	[[Wiki instructions]]		* [[Wiki instructions]]
			* [[OSE Server]]
			* [[Mediawiki]]

	[[Category: Wiki]]		[[Category: Wiki]]
			[[Category: IT Infrastructure]]
			[[Category: Software]]

JeffLayman: spelling

2015-01-10T19:46:41Z

spelling

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	*Capitalization matters. Category:Steam_Engine is not the same category as Category:Steam_engine. Same deal for page titles.		*Capitalization matters. Category:Steam_Engine is not the same category as Category:Steam_engine. Same deal for page titles.

	*The current approach to organizing things on the OSE ~~wike~~ depends on categorization.		*The current approach to organizing things on the OSE wiki depends on categorization.

	-To put a page in a category, add <nowiki>[[category:whatever]]</nowiki> to the top of the page.		-To put a page in a category, add <nowiki>[[category:whatever]]</nowiki> to the top of the page.

Syk0saje: /* Tagging */

2012-01-28T08:31:03Z

Tagging

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	* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]		* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]
	* [[Template:Delete\|Delete]]		* [[Template:Delete\|Delete]]
	* [[Template:Split\|Split]]

	Here are other useful templates for managing content:		Here are other useful templates for managing content:

Gregortheinventor: /* Bots */

2011-06-29T04:54:25Z

Bots

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	===Bots===		===Bots===
	There are a lot of free open source bots that may help. You need to have the right user rights to run a bot.		There are a lot of free open source bots that may help. You need to have the right user rights to run a bot.
			===Gadgets===
			Click "my preferences". When we have the gadget feature setup you will see a tab that says "gadgets". Click it to check out the gadgets available on the wiki and what they can do.

	=Useful tips and tricks an reading on how we use the WikiMedia software=		=Useful tips and tricks an reading on how we use the WikiMedia software=

Dave Menninger: /* See also */

2011-06-23T15:19:40Z

Gregortheinventor at 00:50, 23 June 2011

2011-06-23T00:50:19Z

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	The forces of chaos must be held back on an ongoing basis. When users add new pages etc. they are rarely acquainted with how to use a wiki, and how the specific one of concern is organized etc. Secondly, trying to get users to correctly categorize pages or wikify links etc. every single time they make changes is a lost cause.		The forces of chaos must be held back on an ongoing basis. When users add new pages etc. they are rarely acquainted with how to use a wiki, and how the specific one of concern is organized etc. Secondly, trying to get users to correctly categorize pages or wikify links etc. every single time they make changes is a lost cause.

	The Wiki curation team [[Development Team#wiki curators]] helps with this. This page is a resource for the team and other wiki users including a list of standard routines and practices that are followed for maintaining good structure around ~~the~~ wiki, as well as some useful tools to make them easier.		The Wiki curation team [[Development Team#wiki curators]] helps with this. This page is a resource for the team and other wiki users including a list of standard routines and practices that are followed for maintaining good structure around this particular wiki, as well as some useful tools to make them easier.

	== Issue Listings ==		== Issue Listings ==

Gregortheinventor at 00:48, 23 June 2011

2011-06-23T00:48:18Z

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	If you have not, kindly do so before continuing. :)}}		If you have not, kindly do so before continuing. :)}}

	~~The wiki is ongoing work~~, and the ~~forces~~ of ~~chaos must be held back on an ongoing basis. When users add new pages~~ they ~~are rarely acquainted with how~~ to ~~use a wiki. Secondly~~, ~~trying to get users to correctly categorize pages or wikify links every single time when they make new ones etc. is a lost cause as it is a real hassle for them~~.		On Wikipedia there are the content creation, and then there is the organizational work. Content creators should try to do as much of the organizational work as they can and remember to, but some always remains undone.

	~~On Wikipedia there~~ are ~~the content creation~~, and ~~then there~~ is ~~the organizational work~~. ~~Content creators should try~~ to ~~do as much of the organizational work as~~ they ~~can and remember to, but some always remains undone~~.		The forces of chaos must be held back on an ongoing basis. When users add new pages etc. they are rarely acquainted with how to use a wiki, and how the specific one of concern is organized etc. Secondly, trying to get users to correctly categorize pages or wikify links etc. every single time they make changes is a lost cause.

	The Wiki curation team [[Development Team#wiki curators]] helps with ~~the latter in particular~~. This page is a resource for the team and other wiki users including a list of standard routines and practices that are followed for maintaining good structure around the wiki, as well as some useful tools to make them easier.		The Wiki curation team [[Development Team#wiki curators]] helps with this. This page is a resource for the team and other wiki users including a list of standard routines and practices that are followed for maintaining good structure around the wiki, as well as some useful tools to make them easier.

	== Issue Listings ==		== Issue Listings ==
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	===Bots===		===Bots===
			There are a lot of free open source bots that may help. You need to have the right user rights to run a bot.

	=Useful tips and tricks an reading on how we use the WikiMedia software=		=Useful tips and tricks an reading on how we use the WikiMedia software=
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	The wikimedia software used for OSE is the same open source software used on wikipedia. It looks		The wikimedia software used for OSE is the same open source software used on wikipedia. It looks
	simple but it is a vast and powerful piece of software with many built in tools.		simple but it is a vast and powerful piece of software with many built in tools and the capacity to plugin more.

	At http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Category and similar pages on the mediawiki metawiki, you can find good information on nearly anything you want to do.		At http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Category and similar pages on the mediawiki metawiki, you can find good information on nearly anything you want to do.

Gregortheinventor at 00:36, 23 June 2011

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 If you have not, kindly do so before continuing. :)}}
-This page provides a list of standard routines and practices that are followed for maintaining good structure around the wiki.
+The wiki is ongoing work, and the forces of chaos must be held back on an ongoing basis. When users add new pages they are rarely acquainted with how to use a wiki.  Secondly, trying to get users to correctly categorize pages or wikify links every single time when they make new ones etc. is a lost cause as it is a real hassle for them.
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 * '''[[Watching Pages]]''' - for monitoring changes to certain pages
 [[Category: Wiki]]

Dave Menninger: /* Tagging */

2011-06-22T19:41:22Z

Tagging

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	* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]		* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]
	* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub]]		* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub\|Linkstub]]
	* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]		* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]
	* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]		* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]

Dave Menninger: /* Tagging */

2011-06-22T19:41:10Z

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	* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]		* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]
	* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]]		* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub]]
	* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]		* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]
	* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]		* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]

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	http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bureaucrat (especially the template at the bottom of the page which lists the different user permission levels)		http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bureaucrat (especially the template at the bottom of the page which lists the different user permission levels)

	=See also=		= See also =
	~~http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Wiki_instructions~~
			[[Wiki instructions]]

	[[Category: Wiki]]		[[Category: Wiki]]

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	* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]		* [[Template:Wanted\|Wanted]]
	* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub]]		* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub\|Linkstub]]
	* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]		* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]
	* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]		* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]

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	* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]]		* [[Template:Stub\|Stub]] and [[Template:Linkstub]]
	* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]		* [[Template:Mergeto\|Merge to]] and [[Template:Mergefrom\|Merge from]]
	* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]		* [[Template:Under construction\|Under construction]]