VassarWiki:About: Difference between revisions

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~~== What is~~ VassarWiki~~? ==~~

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

A wiki is a collaboratively edited ~~internet publication~~. ~~While~~ many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be~~; the term describes~~ a ~~model of internet governance~~.

A wiki is a collaboratively edited website. while many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. The aim of VassarWiki is to collectively organize and share knowledge about Vassar, building a shared institutional memory.

VassarWiki is simply a wiki for the Vassar College community. The aim of the project is to collectively organize and publicize community knowledge about Vassar. Think of VassarWiki like a digital commons.

== Getting started ==

== ~~Contributing~~ ==

=== Who can contribute? ===

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Once you register an account, click the "Edit" button. You can either use the visual editor (recommended for new editors) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes.

Contributions generally do not require prior approval, so be bold! If someone finds an issue with your edit, it can be reverted and discussed on a talk page. It's recommended that you read and understand VassarWiki policies (below) and any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit.

Contributions generally do not require prior approval, so '''be bold'''! If someone finds an issue with your edit, it can be reverted and discussed on a talk page. It's recommended that you read and understand VassarWiki policies (below) and any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit.

If you want to make a page, search the name of the page you want to create and click the red link. You may wanna use a [[Category:Templates|template]] to get started.

== What ~~kind of content is allowed~~? ==

== What belongs on VassarWiki? ==

VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages. If you feel limited by these types, please bring your concern to the [[VassarWiki:Village pump|village pump]]!

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== Policies ==

~~'''~~Policies~~'''~~ are the foundational principles of the site, established by community consensus. They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus regarding more specific issues.

Policies are the foundational principles of the site, established by community consensus. They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus regarding more specific issues.

=== Build consensus ===

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-== What is VassarWiki? ==
+Welcome to VassarWiki, a wiki for the Vassar College community!
-A wiki is a collaboratively edited internet publication. While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be; the term describes a model of internet governance.
+A wiki is a collaboratively edited website. while many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. The aim of VassarWiki is to collectively organize and share knowledge about Vassar, building a shared institutional memory.
-VassarWiki is simply a wiki for the Vassar College community. The aim of the project is to collectively organize and publicize community knowledge about Vassar. Think of VassarWiki like a digital commons.
+== Getting started ==
-== Contributing ==
 === Who can contribute? ===
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 Once you register an account, click the "Edit" button. You can either use the visual editor (recommended for new editors) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes.
-Contributions generally do not require prior approval, so be bold! If someone finds an issue with your edit, it can be reverted and discussed on a talk page. It's recommended that you read and understand VassarWiki policies (below) and any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit.
+Contributions generally do not require prior approval, so '''be bold'''! If someone finds an issue with your edit, it can be reverted and discussed on a talk page. It's recommended that you read and understand VassarWiki policies (below) and any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit.
+If you want to make a page, search the name of the page you want to create and click the red link. You may wanna use a [[Category:Templates|template]] to get started.
-== What kind of content is allowed? ==
+== What belongs on VassarWiki? ==
 VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages. If you feel limited by these types, please bring your concern to the [[VassarWiki:Village pump|village pump]]!
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 == Policies ==
-'''Policies''' are the foundational principles of the site, established by community consensus. They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus regarding more specific issues.
+Policies are the foundational principles of the site, established by community consensus. They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus regarding more specific issues.
 === Build consensus ===