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Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki for the Vassar College community!

Put simply, a wiki is a collaboratively edited website.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more~~. It's a~~ space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize ~~information—building~~ a persistent institutional memory and ~~bridging~~ otherwise isolated corners of our campus.

Put simply, a wiki is a collaboratively edited website.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more: an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize information. We hope to build a persistent institutional memory and bridge otherwise isolated corners of our campus.

== Getting started ==

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Contributions generally don't require prior approval, so '''be bold'''! If there's an issue with your edit, another contributor can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed. Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are ~~a few~~ main types of pages:

VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* ~~[[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|~~'''~~Encyclopedia pages~~'''~~]] are~~ about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref>but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref>but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].

* Every contributor has a [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user page''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user page (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.

~~Other~~ types of pages:

But there are other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''[[talk page]]''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.

* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.

* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.

* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.

* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.

~~If you feel limited by these page types, feel free to~~ [[VassarWiki:~~Improvements~~|~~suggest a new one~~]]!

== Policies and guidelines ==

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 Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki for the Vassar College community!
-Put simply, a wiki is a collaboratively edited website.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more. It's a space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize information—building a persistent institutional memory and bridging otherwise isolated corners of our campus.
+Put simply, a wiki is a collaboratively edited website.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more: an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize information.  We hope to build a persistent institutional memory and bridge otherwise isolated corners of our campus.
 == Getting started ==
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 Contributions generally don't require prior approval, so '''be bold'''! If there's an issue with your edit, another contributor can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed. Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.
-VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages:
+VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:
-* [[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|'''Encyclopedia pages''']] are about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref>but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].
+* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref>but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
 * Every contributor has a [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user page''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user page (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).
-* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
-Other types of pages:
+But there are other types of pages as well:
-* Every page has a corresponding '''[[talk page]]''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
+* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
 * '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
 * '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
 * '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
+* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
-If you feel limited by these page types, feel free to [[VassarWiki:Improvements|suggest a new one]]!
 == Policies and guidelines ==