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Guidelines
Page history last edited by Ronald Barnett 10 mos ago
Adapted from Wikipedia
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Be bold: Go ahead and create content or edit someone else's work. The content will be constantly changing from the contributions of multple people and hence there is no official version.
Wikis develop faster when people fix problems, correct grammar, add facts, etc. Its a collaborative tool, after all.
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| Make notes: If you make changes, explain why you made those changes in the Comments tab if you think it is needed. |
| Give praise: Has someone added useful content to the page or spent a great deal of time cleaning up the page so it's easier to read? Praise helps let people know their contributions are valued—and makes them want to contribute again. |
| Build structure: Wikis need people to synthesize and structure content so it's easy to read. Even if you're not creating content, you can still help by shaping what's already there. |
| Be polite: As with e-mail and instant messaging, it's often easy to misinterpret the tone of a comment. Disagreements over content or edits could occur. If this happens you know what to do. |
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| Take it personally: Yes, others may edit your work and you might not agree with every change, but that's the nature of collaboration. It doesn't mean they dislike you : ) |
| Ignore questions: Others may disagree with your changes and ask why you made them. If so, be prepared to give concrete reasons for your edits. |
| Delete useful content: Many times a posting can be improved by amending or editing it, but deleting content can upset others, and they may feel they've wasted their time. |
| Be chatty: A wiki shouldn't be used as a chat room. Any discussions related to a wiki subject should take place in the "Comments" area of each page, not on the actual content page. The exception is the page devouted to "Q&A Discussions." |
| Keep it secret: If you find valuable content on the wiki, tell others about it. Wikis benefit from a wide range of contributors. |
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Comments (2)
Jean Joklik said
at 12:25 pm on Jun 16, 2008
Ron, Good word change from "discussion" page to "Comments" page! That made that section clearer - Jean
Ronald Barnett said
at 8:26 am on Jun 29, 2008
As you see one can become transformed from a peanut butter sandwich to human!
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