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

A wiki is a collaboratively edited website. While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an ~~encylopedia~~ and more. ~~VassarWiki is~~ a space to collectively share and organize ~~information about Vassar, building~~ a ~~shared~~ institutional memory and ~~connecting our community~~.

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 campus.

== Getting started ==

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'''Project pages''' (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:

* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow ~~are kept here.~~

* [[Main Page]]: Upcoming events on and off campus, a bulletin board for other announcements, and some important links

* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: ~~Reach out with questions here! The page also includes a~~ directory to guides made by other contributors.

* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow

* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: A directory to guides made by other contributors, and a space to reach out with questions

* [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here.

* [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project should be held here.

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=== Leave a trail ===

Please sign all messages on talk pages. The visual editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the source editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).

To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.

~~==== References ====~~

All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged.

References can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website. By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources.

~~Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:~~

~~# Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites~~

~~# Public statements by Vassar administration, departments, and VSA-recognized student organizations~~

~~# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)~~

It's super easy to add references! On the visual editor, click the "Cite" button. On the source editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.

=== Don't steal ===

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== See also ==

* [[VassarWiki:Launch checklist]]

* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]

== References ==

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 Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki for the Vassar College community!
-A wiki is a collaboratively edited website. While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encylopedia and more. VassarWiki is a space to collectively share and organize information about Vassar, building a shared institutional memory and connecting our community.
+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 campus.
 == Getting started ==
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 '''Project pages''' (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:
-* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow are kept here.
+* [[Main Page]]: Upcoming events on and off campus, a bulletin board for other announcements, and some important links
-* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: Reach out with questions here! The page also includes a directory to guides made by other contributors.
+* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow
+* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: A directory to guides made by other contributors, and a space to reach out with questions
 * [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here.
 * [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project should be held here.
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 === Leave a trail ===
+{{See also|VassarWiki:References}}
 Please sign all messages on talk pages. The visual editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the source editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).
 To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.
-==== References ====
 All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged.
-References can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website. By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources.
-Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:
-# Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites
-# Public statements by Vassar administration, departments, and VSA-recognized student organizations
-# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)
-It's super easy to add references! On the visual editor, click the "Cite" button. On the source editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.
 === Don't steal ===
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 == See also ==
 * [[VassarWiki:Launch checklist]]
+* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
 == References ==
 <references />