https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=81.132.142.75&feedformat=atomDIYWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T15:44:23ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.9https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1458Main Page2006-12-16T13:20:56Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
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I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
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(If you '''do''' want to keep content you've created safe for the future you can copy the contents of the edit box for the page into a text file on your own computer.)<br />
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No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
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The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
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'''Now that I've had a chance, I've created a subdomain for it, so from now on please access it here:'''<br />
[http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/]<br />
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'''For anyone not familiar with wikis''', there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
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1. The way to create an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it. (You may want to consider re-submitting the query for the exact title of the article you want to create since titles seem to be one thing that's almost impossible to change in a wiki. So search again for 'Plastering' rather than 'plastering' to create the article with the title Capitalised.)<br />
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2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
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[[Routing]]<br />
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[[Wood glues]]<br />
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John Stumbles' article on [[Domestic_Hot_Water_Systems]] is here.<br />
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The system does however create a ''special page'' listing [[Special:Allpages]] in the wiki<br />
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'''This wiki is being discussed here''' [[Talk:Main_Page]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page/Discussion&diff=1406Talk:Main Page/Discussion2006-12-16T00:37:46Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>So... as a Wikivirgin, how does this thing work then?<br />
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That's the thing about wikis - they start off as a blank canvas, and you need to add both content and navigation structure.<br />
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As reasonable first step might be to create a set of top level categories, and a set of links to articles under each category. A good place for this is the main page. You then start creating those pages.<br />
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I'm happy to do that part, if it will make things easier.<br />
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== Structure ==<br />
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I think we already have a basic structure in the existing FAQ. We might beneficially look at importing that into wiki format before worrying too much about creating new content<br />
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Ok, that sounds like a sensible move. I will try to spend some time creating an index this weekend.</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1384Main Page2006-12-15T20:55:10Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''For anyone not familiar with wikis''', there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]<br />
<br />
'''This wiki is being discussed here''' [[Talk:Main_Page]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1383Main Page2006-12-15T20:54:31Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''For anyone not familiar with wikis''', there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]<br />
<br />
This wiki is being discussed here [[Talk:Main_Page]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page/Discussion&diff=1382Talk:Main Page/Discussion2006-12-15T20:53:42Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>So... as a Wikivirgin, how does this thing work then?<br />
<br />
That's the thing about wikis - they start off as a blank canvas, and you need to add both content and navigation structure.<br />
<br />
As reasonable first step might be to create a set of top level categories, and a set of links to articles under each category. A good place for this is the main page. You then start creating those pages.<br />
<br />
I'm happy to do that part, if it will make things easier.</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1379Main Page2006-12-15T20:38:09Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''For anyone not familiar with wikis''', there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1378Main Page2006-12-15T20:37:37Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
<br />
For anyone not familiar with wikis, there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1377Main Page2006-12-15T20:37:28Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
<hr />
<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
<br />
For anyone not familiar with wikis, there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1376Main Page2006-12-15T20:37:02Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
<hr />
<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
For anyone not familiar with wikis, there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
<br />
[[Wood glues]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1375Main Page2006-12-15T20:36:46Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
<hr />
<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some articles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.<br />
<br />
For anyone not familiar with wikis, there are 2 important things to bear in mind:<br />
<br />
1. The way to creat an article is by trying to view that article. If it doesn't exist, you are given the chance to create it. So say you want to create an article about plastering. Put the word "plastering" in the search box and click go. If that article doesn't exist, you get a link to create it.<br />
<br />
2. Navigation. The system doesn't auto-create a menu, we need to do this. So for instance, I created some pages, and here are some links to them:<br />
<br />
[[Routing]]<br />
[[Wood glues]]</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Wood_glues&diff=1374Wood glues2006-12-15T20:36:23Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>All about wood glues.</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Routing&diff=1373Routing2006-12-15T20:35:25Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>This is a page about routing.</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Plumbing&diff=1368Plumbing2006-12-15T18:13:03Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>This page is all about plumbing.</div>81.132.142.75https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1367Main Page2006-12-15T18:11:13Z<p>81.132.142.75: </p>
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<div>The purpose of this Wiki installation is to give everyone who is interested an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback.<br />
<br />
I suggest you try posting some artciles. Please don’t spend too much time entering content carefully - if we decide to use this cms, it is likely we will want to wipe the database and start again with correctly created user accounts.<br />
<br />
No login is required to post new articles or edit existing ones, but feel free to create a login if you wish.<br />
<br />
The thing we really need to assess is whether this provides a suitable platform for publishing the type of diy faq articles we were discussing.</div>81.132.142.75