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For now the documentation starts afresh. We suggest: | For now the documentation starts afresh. We suggest: | ||
* Create new pages from this home page by creating a link to it [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page as shown in the MediaWiki documentation] by searching for a topic and starting a page on that topic from the results page if no existing article is found. ('''As more articles populate this wiki, this will be preferred and the home page may take a different form.''') | * Create new pages from this home page by creating a link to it [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page as shown in the MediaWiki documentation] under the Articles heading below. | ||
* Please name things concisely and accurately and consider making new pages if your area of | ** Or by searching for a topic and starting a page on that topic from the results page if no existing article is found. ('''As more articles populate this wiki, this will be preferred and the home page may take a different form.''') | ||
* Please name things concisely and accurately and consider making new pages if your area of contribution wanders. | |||
* Use the "Discussion" tab to add notes with questions, suggestions, and leads that are not complete thoughts for a given page. | * Use the "Discussion" tab to add notes with questions, suggestions, and leads that are not complete thoughts for a given page. | ||
* Familiarize yourself with the Medawiki documentation and format | * Familiarize yourself with the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Medawiki documentation] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting format contributions thoughtfully]. Eventually use of categories or topics will be an essential responsibility of contributors as well. | ||
* Let's add proposals on general editorial style and tools that might extend this mediawiki setup in the "[http://accupedia.washingtonstakeout.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page Discussion]" tab for this page (the main page). A more logical place might evolve. | * Let's add proposals on general editorial style and tools that might extend this mediawiki setup in the "[http://accupedia.washingtonstakeout.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page Discussion]" tab for this page (the main page). A more logical place might evolve. | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 20 November 2010
Some thoughts on starting new
We hope that prior articles can be rescued from the prior, corrupted, database and imported to this installation.
For now the documentation starts afresh. We suggest:
- Create new pages from this home page by creating a link to it as shown in the MediaWiki documentation under the Articles heading below.
- Or by searching for a topic and starting a page on that topic from the results page if no existing article is found. (As more articles populate this wiki, this will be preferred and the home page may take a different form.)
- Please name things concisely and accurately and consider making new pages if your area of contribution wanders.
- Use the "Discussion" tab to add notes with questions, suggestions, and leads that are not complete thoughts for a given page.
- Familiarize yourself with the Medawiki documentation and format contributions thoughtfully. Eventually use of categories or topics will be an essential responsibility of contributors as well.
- Let's add proposals on general editorial style and tools that might extend this mediawiki setup in the "Discussion" tab for this page (the main page). A more logical place might evolve.
--M 07:00, 20 November 2010 (PST)
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