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===general notes on organization===
This wiki collects information and ideas that can help to grow the Occupy Boston movement. As authors we want to create compelling and interesting content. To a large extent, the wiki organizes itself as we link to each others ideas.

This wiki (Mediawiki(same software that runs Wikipedia) allows the creation of webspaces for each user and working group.

====personal webspaces====
As a general guideline, we suggest that you put your developing work, personal manifestos and collected interesting stuff in your user webspace. Consider the main wiki to be a public face of Occupy Boston and as such it should draw in readers to the movement with concise well edited content. 

====working groups - pages a workspaces====
Working groups can have a public face and a group workspace. Create a working group account following the convention User:WG-groupname and create internal working group content as subpages of User:WG-groupname ([[#creating a subdirectory in your webspace|see below]])

In order to contribute you need to...
===to create a login account on occupyboston wiki===
#click-on the '''''login/create_account button''''' in the upper right corner
#click on "Create an Account"
#Put in username, password and email

===Creating content (basic)===
Creating your own content is easy. You can edit any page by clicking on '''Edit this page (top right)''' . You can comment on any page by 
clicking on '''Discussion''' tab. After you add your content sign it by clicking on the '''signature button''' (the second button from the right on top or enter  <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) then '''save page (bottom)'''.

====creating content in your webspace====
1st make sure you are logged in.
To write in your page click on your username at the top of the page. Click on edit this page. Just start writing at the top of the page. Your prior writing will be pushed down and your most current writing will always be at the top of the page. Start a new paragraph by skipping a line. Don't indent(if you want a paragraph to be indented put a : in front of it). Hit '''save page''' (at the bottom of the page) to save your work. Do it often!

====creating a subdirectory in your webspace====
To set up a subdirectory put this code in your webspace: 
<pre>[[/subpage name]]</pre>
(the '/' is important)
Save the page and then click on the new link to get into the directory.

====making a table of contents and titles/heading====
To organize your work give each piece of writing its own title. To create a title, type, on its own line:<br>
<nowiki>==your title here==</nowiki>
=====making <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki>=====
put that at the top of your page

====you cannot erase====
You can always get back to a prior version of the page by clicking on it in '''view history'''(top right)

====taking notes, creating lists====
To organize your notes you can use bullet lists and numbered lists. To create a bullet list like this
*first point
*onother point
*etc
just start a line with an *
<br>For a numbered list
#first
#second
#third
just start each line with a # symbol (don't skip lines)

====writing a poem====
If you don't skip a line the text on the next line always 'wraps' to follow the text on the line above. Sometimes that's not cool,like for a poem. To avoid word wrap you can use
<pre>
<poem>
Here is a poem
It is not very poetic
Is it
</poem>
</pre>

Another way to prevent word wrap is to put <nowiki> <br> </nowiki> at the end of a line. The next line will stay on the next line when you save.

Another way to prevent word wrap is to just skip a line.

==== using the graphical editor====
A graphical editor is a little slower and hides the guts of the wiki markup language.  

==== moving stuff from Word? ====
Write in Word. Single spaced, do not indent first lines, skip lines between paragraphs. Copy and paste into the wiki when you are done.

====to create a login account for occupyboston wiki====
#click-on the '''''login/create_account button''''' in the upper right corner
#click on "Create an Account"
#Put in username, password and email

==other help==
===[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Editing_Basics Editing and Formatting]===

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents

[http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/index.html editing HTML]

===[[SandBox]]===
To try out formattng and editing features use this space
===[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images help:images]===
===Customizing===
Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface]
and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
===[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words Magic Words]===



* '''Etiquette should''' require no more mention than this.
* Before you begin editing, please quickly '''browse the navigation bar''' on the left to get a feel for the structure of our wiki.

* '''Internal links''' are like red blood cells and nerve endings.
** Consider the many paths by which collaborators and visitors may explore the wiki, and try to create a network with '''many''' 'nerve endings.'
* '''Regarding Discussion:'''
** Every page has its own Discussion! Make sure to post on the relevant page.
** The Discussion is meant to house '''conversation''' between members.
*** Please add comments to existing discussions - that's why they're there!
*** Conversation is greatly aided by query; Where there is a question, there shall become an answer.
* '''Making a LARGE contribution?'''
** Are you posting a document that is hosted only on your personal computer?
*** Please '''do not''' create a new page or a new Discussion topic to 'host' a text.
*** Please click on 'Manage Wiki' in the top of the navigation bar, then under Content click on 'Files.' Here you can upload documents from your computer, and then revert to the next step:
** Are you posting text, video, or audio that is '''already hosted online?'''
*** Please post a link and a short description on the appropriate existing page (often in the [[Press]] section).
* '''Please note the large number of pages that already exist!''' Your contribution might be best hosted on an existing page.
* '''Adding Notes'''
** Notes about format and language often belong right on the page.
** Notes should be in brackets and announced. [Note: This is an example of a note.]