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Welcome to VassarWiki! | |||
== What is VassarWiki? == | |||
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. | |||
== | 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. | ||
== What kind of content is allowed? == | |||
VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages. | |||
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* [ | === Encyclopedia pages === | ||
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. | |||
All content here must be sourced. Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing order of authority: | |||
# Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites | |||
# Public statements by VSA-recognized student organizations | |||
# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!) | |||
Events occurring within the next two weeks may be listed on Upcoming Events. | |||
=== Profiles === | |||
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. | |||
Essays addressing VassarWiki issues may be elevated to wider standing after consensus is reached on the Village Pump. | |||
=== Categories === | |||
Pages can be assigned to multiple categories. The aim of categories is to assist in navigation and organization. | |||
=== Project pages === | |||
Project pages deal with the governance of VassarWiki. These pages have the prefix "VassarWiki:" | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Village Pump|Village Pump]]''':''' Suggestions and discussions about improving this project | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''':''' Basic principles of the site | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''':''' Records of consensus regarding groups of pages (e.g. reliable sources, style) | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Reports|Reports]]''':''' Policy violations should be reported and discussed here | |||