How to Become Less Wiki Challenged - Revision history

Srevilak at 17:26, 25 March 2012

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	A few people ~~are a little intimidated by~~ the wiki, so I'd like to offer a way		A few people have expressed trepidation about using the wiki, so I'd like to offer a way
	to become less wiki challenged. wiki.occupyboston.org runs a piece of		to become less wiki challenged. wiki.occupyboston.org runs a piece of
	software called "MediaWiki"; this the same software that runs		software called "MediaWiki"; this the same software that runs

Srevilak at 17:26, 25 March 2012

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	~~''(This article was passed on a discussion that took place on the Ideas mailing list.)''~~		A few people are a little intimidated by the wiki, so I'd like to offer a way

	~~> (I am a WIKI challenged person)~~

	A few people ~~have echoed these sentiments~~, so I'd like to offer a way
	to become less wiki challenged. wiki.occupyboston.org runs a piece of		to become less wiki challenged. wiki.occupyboston.org runs a piece of
	software called "MediaWiki"; this the same software that runs		software called "MediaWiki"; this the same software that runs

Ross at 17:23, 25 March 2012

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	These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try both. Many like the familiar interface of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (using wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.		These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try both. Many like the familiar interface of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (using wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.

	{{Category:Help\|Help}}		{{Category:Help\|Easy Edit Help}}

Srevilak at 17:22, 25 March 2012

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	> +1 (~~and~~ I am a WIKI challenged person)		> (I am a WIKI challenged person)

	A few people have echoed these sentiments, so I'd like to offer a way		A few people have echoed these sentiments, so I'd like to offer a way

Ross at 17:21, 25 March 2012

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	These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try both. Many like the familiar interface of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (using wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.		These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try both. Many like the familiar interface of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (using wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.

			{{Category:Help\|Help}}

Srevilak: Minor changes to formatting, and wording in the last paragraph

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Minor changes to formatting, and wording in the last paragraph

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	* You can make headings like this:<br/>		* You can make headings like this:<br/>
	<~~nowiki~~>== This is a Heading ==</~~nowiki><br/~~>		<pre>
			== This is a Heading ==
			</pre>
	(Note: two "=" signs at the beginning, and two "=" signs at the end).		(Note: two "=" signs at the beginning, and two "=" signs at the end).

	* Make bullet points like this <~~br/~~>		* Make bullet points like this
	~~<nowiki>~~* bullet 1~~</nowiki><br/>~~		<pre>
	~~<nowiki>~~* bullet 2~~</nowiki><br/>~~		* bullet 1
	~~<nowiki>~~* bullet 3</~~nowiki><br/~~>		* bullet 2
			* bullet 3
			</pre>


	Beyond this, have a look at the [[Help\|Help and Guidelines]] link, which you'll find on the left side of wiki pages.		Beyond this, have a look at the [[Help\|Help and Guidelines]] link, which you'll find on the left side of wiki pages.

	These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try. ~~Some prefer~~ the ~~familiarity~~ of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (~~with~~ wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.		These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try both. Many like the familiar interface of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (using wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.

Srevilak: Fixed help link

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Fixed help link

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	Beyond this, have a look at the [[Help and Guidelines]] link, which you'll find on the left side of wiki pages.		Beyond this, have a look at the [[Help\|Help and Guidelines]] link, which you'll find on the left side of wiki pages.

	These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try. Some prefer the familiarity of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (with wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.		These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try. Some prefer the familiarity of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (with wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.

Srevilak at 01:36, 25 January 2012

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	Here is one way to get your toes in the water.		Here is one way to get your toes in the water.

	Go to [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/].		Go to http://wiki.occupyboston.org/.

	* Click "Log in/create account". (Create an account if you don't have one.)		* Click "Log in/create account". (Create an account if you don't have one.)
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	At this point, I'd like to point out that writing wiki pages is		At this point, I'd like to point out that writing wiki pages is
	predominantly about writing. The "type stome stuff" part should be		predominantly about '''writing'''. The "type stome stuff" part should be
	the most laborious, gut-wrenching, sweat-inducing part of the whole		the most laborious, gut-wrenching, sweat-inducing part of the whole
	process. (This is true whether you're writing with a wiki, Word,		process. (This is true whether you're writing with a wiki, Word,

Srevilak: First draft, how to become less wiki-challenged

2012-01-25T01:35:34Z

First draft, how to become less wiki-challenged

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''(This article was passed on a discussion that took place on the Ideas mailing list.)''

> +1 (and I am a WIKI challenged person)

A few people have echoed these sentiments, so I'd like to offer a way
to become less wiki challenged. wiki.occupyboston.org runs a piece of
software called "MediaWiki"; this the same software that runs
wikipedia. A lot of people contribute to wikipedia, and you can
contribute to wiki.occupyboston.org. :)

Here is one way to get your toes in the water.

Go to [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/].

* Click "Log in/create account". (Create an account if you don't have one.)

* Once you've logged in, you'll see a red-ish colored link at the top of the page, containing your username. At the moment, this link is a placeholder for your user page. User pages are great for experimenting, and learning how the wiki works. This is exactly what we're about to do. Click the red-ish link with your username.

* At the top of the page, click "Create". (If you happen to see "Edit" instead of "Create", click "Edit")

* Now, you're editing your User page. Type some stuff, then click the "Save Page" button at the bottom.

* Repeat. Click "Edit", type some more stuff, and "Save Page".

There, you've just created a wiki page! :)

At this point, I'd like to point out that writing wiki pages is
predominantly about *writing*. The "type stome stuff" part should be
the most laborious, gut-wrenching, sweat-inducing part of the whole
process. (This is true whether you're writing with a wiki, Word,
Google Docs, LaTeX, etc.)

Now back to the wiki. Click the link with your username, so that
you're viewing your user page. Now, click "View History". Here,
you'll find a list of versions for your page (i.e., each time you hit
"Save Page", it creates a new version). "View History" allows you to
compare two versions, look at previous versions, or even revert to a
previous version. Experiment with your user page.

Finally, you'll inevitably need to add structure to whatever it is
you're writing. Here's a (very) minimal formatting guide:

*Put a blank line between paragraphs

* You can make headings like this: 
<nowiki>== This is a Heading ==</nowiki> 
(Note: two "=" signs at the beginning, and two "=" signs at the end).

* Make bullet points like this 
<nowiki>* bullet 1</nowiki> 
<nowiki>* bullet 2</nowiki> 
<nowiki>* bullet 3</nowiki> 

Beyond this, have a look at the [[Help and Guidelines]] link, which you'll find on the left side of wiki pages.

These formatting examples are what you would use with the "wiki" editor. There's also a "rich text" editor, which works like a traditional world processor. People often prefer one to the other, so I'd urge you try. Some prefer the familiarity of a word processor, while others prefer to write offline (with wiki markup), and paste their completed article into the wiki editor.