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| Welcome to VassarWiki! | | Welcome to VassarWiki! |
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| == What is VassarWiki? ==
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| A wiki is a collaboratively edited internet publication. VassarWiki is simply a wiki for Vassar College. The aim of the project is to collectively organize and publicize community knowledge about Vassar—its academic programs, student life, and ongoing history.
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| Anyone with a Vassar email address can register. People with connections to Vassar but who lack a Vassar email (e.g. alumni, former faculty) may apply to have their email approved.
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| == What kind of content is allowed? ==
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| VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages.
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| === Encyclopedia pages ===
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| Encyclopedia pages are about things like student orgs, events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral point of view and reflect group consensus.
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| All content here must be sourced. Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing order of authority:
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| # Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites
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| # Public statements by VSA-recognized student organizations
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| # Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)
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| Events occurring within the next two weeks may be listed on Upcoming Events.
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| === Profiles ===
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| Unlike other pages, profiles can only be edited by the relevant individual. You can put anything in your profile (within reason), like interests, projects, club memberships, essays / freeform content, and contact information. No sourcing is required—the individual is the authority on their own page.
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| Essays addressing VassarWiki issues may be elevated to wider standing after consensus is reached on the Village Pump.
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| === Categories ===
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| Pages can be assigned to multiple categories. The aim of categories is to assist in navigation and organization.
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| === Project pages ===
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| Project pages deal with the governance of VassarWiki. These pages have the prefix "VassarWiki:"
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| * [[VassarWiki:Village Pump|Village Pump]]''':''' Suggestions and discussions about improving this project | |
| * [[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''':''' Basic principles of the site
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| * [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''':''' Records of consensus regarding groups of pages (e.g. reliable sources, style)
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| * [[VassarWiki:Reports|Reports]]''':''' Policy violations should be reported and discussed here
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