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====== Draft Wiki Guidelines ====== | ====== Draft Wiki Guidelines ====== |
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Creating articles in the wiki is a collaborative process. After you have written your piece others may | Evergreen has [[http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/|formal documentation]] maintained by the community's [[evergreen-docs:dig|Documentation Interest Group]] but there is also a large body of information contributed by the community as a whole located on the [[http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/|Evergreen wiki]]. (A wiki is a special kind of website that makes it easy for everyone to easily add and improve web pages -- [[http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki|learn more]].) Contributing articles, guides, or tutorials to the wiki -- or improving articles that others have already contributed -- is a very helpful way to participate in the Evergreen community. |
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| Creating articles in the wiki is a collaborative process. After you have written your article others may |
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* Edit | * Edit |
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Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind when using the Evergreen wiki: | Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind when using the Evergreen wiki: |
* '''Search first''': Before creating a new page or making significant contributions to a page, please do a [[Community_communication#Read_Before_Posting_-_Helping_Yourself|quick search]] to make sure that you aren't duplicating existing content on the wiki or other areas of evergreen-ils.org. | * '''Search first''': Before creating a new page or making significant contributions to a page, please do a quick search to make sure that you aren't duplicating existing content on the wiki or other areas of evergreen-ils.org. |
* '''Contribute''': The wiki is a resource for anyone to use. Just keep the content relevant, that is anything related to MeeGo as long as it meets our other guidelines should be appropriate. | * '''Contribute''': The wiki is a resource for anyone to use. Just keep the content relevant, that is anything related to MeeGo as long as it meets our other guidelines should be appropriate. |
* '''Make improvements''': If you find a typo or inaccurate information, just fix it. | * '''Make improvements''': If you find a typo or inaccurate information, just fix it. |
* '''Keep it legal''': respect licenses and copyright. Only post content you own or provide attribution for content under a license that permits reuse. | * '''Keep it legal''': respect licenses and copyright. Only post content you own or provide attribution for content under a license that permits reuse. |
* '''Be nice''': Keep the language clean (no swearing) and show respect for other contributors. | * '''Be nice''': Keep the language clean (no swearing) and show respect for other contributors. |
* '''Respect links''': Please provide [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects redirects] when you move content. Many people use the wiki and may have created bookmarks or linked to your content. | * '''Respect links''': Please provide [[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects|redirects]] when you move content. Many people use the wiki and may have created bookmarks or linked to your content. |
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===== The Wiki is Public ===== | ===== The Wiki is Public ===== |
* When you delete content from a page, the original content will still remain in the history for that page. | * When you delete content from a page, the original content will still remain in the history for that page. |
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| When you contribute content to the wiki (or edit existing content), there is a small notice that appears on the page stating: |
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| //By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported// |
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| Since the wiki is a community effort, all contributions must be "licensed" to the community as a whole. [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/|Learn more about the "Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license" here]]. |
===== Using the Wiki (How-to) ===== | ===== Using the Wiki (How-to) ===== |
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