Info/Wiki Help
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Wiki Help
This page will evolve and change as the wiki get more users, and we see what the common issues are.
Getting started
If you want to add or change content on the wiki, you'll need editing privileges.
To get editing privileges, you need to make a request for an account. As part of the account creation process, you will be asked to supply an email address that will be used to verify you, and also provide a 50 word bio. The bio you provide will be used as the basis for your public user page, so please do not provide any private information (eg: address, phone number, etc) as part of your bio.
Once you have completed the verification process, your account will be submitted to the admin group for approval. Once your account is approved you will be notified by email and will then be able to edit/create wiki pages.
Notes:
- We have had to add the verification and request for a bio, to combat link spammers from abusing our wiki.
- If your account is suspected of spamming, it will be locked pending an investigation.
Categories & Pages
Project pages should be created with the name Project/Project name. eg: Project/Laser_Tag They should also be tagged with the category of Project at the top of the page: eg: Category:Project
Info pages should be created with the name Info/Info name. eg: Info/Hardware_Resources They should also be tagged with the category of Info at the top of the page: eg: Category:Info
- Note
- The wiki will automatically replace spaces with underscores.
Content
Content is king. If you're not sure about how to format things on the wiki page, but you've got content, get the content online and inform the mailing list, with a link to your page, and someone will go through and format it for you. If you have ideas on how you want it to be formatted, or want some help with your markup, feel free to ask someone. If you cannot figure out how to put your content online (eg: putting a video on a page, uploading source), just ask and someone will help you get things sorted out.
Markup
The wiki in use is currently MediaWiki, so we're using that markup language.
Some good help pages on markup:
- MediaWiki's Help:Editing Pages - Basic editing of pages.
- WikiMedia's Help:Contents - Lots of useful info there.
Neutrality
Where possible, all information should be presented in a fairly neutral manner.
That is:
- Without vendor or supplier bias.
It's fine to say you purchased your parts from vendor X when you constructed your project. You should not however directly endorse that someone should buy items from said vendor. This sort of stuff can be added to the discussion pages (see below).
Details about a project can be written in 1st or 3rd person. If you intend to use 3rd person, please make sure to state the name of the person earlier in your page. It's quite useless having a page that said "He or she" did something, when you have no idea who he or she are.
Discussion Pages
The wiki includes discussion pages so you can talk about a page. This is a useful place to put in ideas that you are thinking about implementing on a page (eg: reformatting, etc), so you don't forget, or so that someone else can implement them. It's also a great place for opinions on lists (eg: experiences with suppliers and vendors), rather than in the content of the page. Entries on discussion pages can be signed using an automatic signature (usually 3 ~ in a row), to indicate who wrote them.
User Pages
Each user has a page. Once you're logged in, you an access this page by clicking on your username in the top right. Feel free to edit this page and put in links to your own projects, projects you're working on, blogs, websites, etc etc. This way, people can see what you're involved with, working on, etc.
In Doubt?
If you think anything is unclear, or if you aren't sure, ASK.
We don't bite. Honest. Well, only if asked. Politely. :D
