Difference between revisions of "Help:Introduction"
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
Wiki sites are collections of Web pages that allow you to view, edit and create pages from your browser, there is no need for special technology and basic editing is simple and intuitive. | Wiki sites are collections of Web pages that allow you to view, edit and create pages from your browser, there is no need for special technology and basic editing is simple and intuitive. | ||
| − | The basic workflow is straightforward: | + | The basic workflow of Wikis is straightforward: |
*Register and browse. | *Register and browse. | ||
*Whenever you find something that you can improve, edit it. | *Whenever you find something that you can improve, edit it. | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
No e-mail, no obligations. Do what you like, when you like, what you can. | No e-mail, no obligations. Do what you like, when you like, what you can. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;However: this course resource is different in that editing is only enabled for the coordinator and staff. For the time being this is a read-only site. We may change this in the future. | ||
== Sections on the Course Wiki == | == Sections on the Course Wiki == | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 3 October 2007
Contents
The Wiki concept
Wiki sites are collections of Web pages that allow you to view, edit and create pages from your browser, there is no need for special technology and basic editing is simple and intuitive.
The basic workflow of Wikis is straightforward:
- Register and browse.
- Whenever you find something that you can improve, edit it.
- Whenever you find something that you would like to comment on, click on the "discussion" tab and share your views.
- If you are interested in what becomes of your edits or the discussion, click on the "watch" tab, and the page will be added to an list of bookmarks to pages you are "watching". (You can even generate an RSS feed for recent changes or new pages).
No e-mail, no obligations. Do what you like, when you like, what you can.
- However
- this course resource is different in that editing is only enabled for the coordinator and staff. For the time being this is a read-only site. We may change this in the future.
Sections on the Course Wiki
Explanation of the Course Wiki sections.
This page or section is a stub. You can help us by editing and expanding it.
Types of pages
Obviously, some pages simply present information. These pages are generically called "Articles". This page is an article. Other pages have special roles that help organize this Wiki. Their purpose is explained below.
Discussion (or "Talk pages")
(A brief discussion of the relationship of articles and discussion (or "talk" pages) - when to contribute to contents and when to contribute to the discussion about contents.)
This page or section is a stub. You can help us by editing and expanding it.
Stubs
Stubs are pages or sections on pages that have not yet been fully written and as such do not yet contain truly useful information, besides the fact that the page or section exists. Far from being useless, a stub is the first step an article takes on its course to becoming complete.
A good stub article should minimally define the title and purpose of the page or section, so it is clear what it should be about and someone can usefully add to the page.
After creating (or encountering) the page, you should insert a stub template. See the Editing page for details.
Once the stub has been usefully expanded, you or anyone else can remove the stub tag. No formal permission is needed.
Special Pages
(A brief survey and explanation of what special pages are for.)
This page or section is a stub. You can help us by editing and expanding it.
