VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more: Difference between revisions

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Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the ~~project~~.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed as an encyclopedia in a loose sense, since it's a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project—hence "'''an encyclopedia and more'''".

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, ~~which can~~ hopefully be made clear through the table below:

VassarWiki is also not Wikipedia for Vassar. There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, hopefully made clear through the table below:

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|'''Tone'''

|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.

|As of June 9, 2026, there are no [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.

|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].

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|'''Audience'''

|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.

|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community. This is especially the case when an encyclopedia (e.g. Wikipedia, Vassar Encyclopedia) article on that subject already exists.

|Articles are written to a global audience.

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|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]

|}

== See also ==

* [[VassarWiki:About]]

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 Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.
-[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.
+[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed as an encyclopedia in a loose sense, since it's a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project—hence "'''an encyclopedia and more'''".
-VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:
+VassarWiki is also not Wikipedia for Vassar. There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, hopefully made clear through the table below:
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 |'''Tone'''
-|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
+|As of June 9, 2026, there are no [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
 |Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
 |-
 |'''Audience'''
-|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
+|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community. This is especially the case when an encyclopedia (e.g. Wikipedia, Vassar Encyclopedia) article on that subject already exists.
 |Articles are written to a global audience.
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 |All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
 |}
+== See also ==
+* [[VassarWiki:About]]