Basin Wiki:About - Revision history

Onderduiker: Removed reference to Basin Wiki:Terms of Service

2021-03-28T12:39:50Z

Removed reference to Basin Wiki:Terms of Service

Elegantly: Self-serve account registration via Special:RequestAccount has been disabled since 2017. Pointing users to the corresponding forum thread instead.

2021-03-15T22:16:20Z

Self-serve account registration via Special:RequestAccount has been disabled since 2017. Pointing users to the corresponding forum thread instead.

Onderduiker: Removed color template, relabelled MediaWiki User's Guide links

2012-06-15T18:43:08Z

Removed color template, relabelled MediaWiki User's Guide links

Onderduiker: Updated to take into account end of automatic account creation

2012-03-20T20:32:55Z

Updated to take into account end of automatic account creation

Onderduiker: Added TPJ quote from earlier version, minor adjustments

2011-10-03T21:43:07Z

Added TPJ quote from earlier version, minor adjustments

Onderduiker: moved WikiFAQ to Basin Wiki:About: Reduce redundancy

2011-10-03T21:33:43Z

moved WikiFAQ to Basin Wiki:About: Reduce redundancy

Onderduiker at 01:35, 3 October 2011

2011-10-03T01:35:09Z

Onderduiker at 23:33, 1 October 2011

2011-10-01T23:33:53Z

Onderduiker at 22:55, 18 May 2011

2011-05-18T22:55:11Z

Jugalator: umm, just guessing here but it looked like WoW stuff :-)

2006-04-12T14:40:33Z

umm, just guessing here but it looked like WoW stuff :-)

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 ==Who can edit?==
-Anyone who has [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/125734-how-do-i-join-the-basin-wiki/ requested an account] and had that request approved can edit our wiki (be sure to read [[Basin Wiki:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] before submitting request). Requests should be processed within 24 hours.
+Anyone who has [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/125734-how-do-i-join-the-basin-wiki/ requested an account] and had that request approved can edit our wiki.

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 ==Who can edit?==
-Anyone who has [[Special:RequestAccount|requested an account]] and had that request approved can edit our wiki (be sure to read [[Basin Wiki:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] before submitting request). Requests should be processed within 24 hours.
+Anyone who has [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/125734-how-do-i-join-the-basin-wiki/ requested an account] and had that request approved can edit our wiki (be sure to read [[Basin Wiki:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] before submitting request). Requests should be processed within 24 hours.

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+|
 {{Intro}}
-{{M|=This wiki is here to give the folks of the Amazon Basin community a place to collaborate on ideas, guides, thoughts and Family Guy episodes. If you're looking for enlightenment, you've taken a wrong turn.
+This wiki is here to give the folks of the Amazon Basin community a place to collaborate on ideas, guides, thoughts and Family Guy episodes. If you're looking for enlightenment, you've taken a wrong turn.
 <br>
 <br>
-Pull up a keyboard and contribute.}}
+Pull up a keyboard and contribute.
 [[User:TPJ|TPJ]] 23 Nov 2004
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 ==What is a wiki?==
-A wiki is a web site that all users can edit: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
+A wiki is a web site that all users can edit: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide] for more details.
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 ==How do I edit?==
-Once your account request has been approved, log in and click on the Edit tab at the top of the page. You can create a new page by typing a page name into the url (wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/pagename; first letter is automatically capitalized). You can add a link to the new page to an existing page by editing the existing page to include the new page's name in double square brackets ( <nowiki>[[pagename]]</nowiki> ). It's sometimes easier to make the link ''first'', and then just click on it to start editing: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
+Once your account request has been approved, log in and click on the Edit tab at the top of the page. You can create a new page by typing a page name into the url (wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/pagename; first letter is automatically capitalized). You can add a link to the new page to an existing page by editing the existing page to include the new page's name in double square brackets ( <nowiki>[[pagename]]</nowiki> ). It's sometimes easier to make the link ''first'', and then just click on it to start editing: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide] for more details.
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 {{Intro}}
 {{M|=This wiki is here to give the folks of the Amazon Basin community a place to collaborate on ideas, guides, thoughts and Family Guy episodes. If you're looking for enlightenment, you've taken a wrong turn.
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 ==What is a wiki?==
-A wiki is a web site that all users can freely edit. See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
+A wiki is a web site that all users can edit: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
 <br>
-==Who can edit?==
-Anyone can! Although Editing may be restricted later, but for now it is open. The nature of a wiki is that we can always roll back changes if someone does something we don't like.  If this turns into a hassle, we may restrict editing to only approved account.
+[[File:Blocked users.png|center|thumb|800px|Automatic account creation was disabled due to the significant and sustained increase in abuse in 2011. Only 7 new users went on to make legitimate contributions in the same year, so abusers outnumbered them 220 to 1.]]
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 ==How do I edit?==
-First create an account, then use the edit buttons. You can create a new page by just making up a a page name and typing it into the url e.g. wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/YOURNAMEHERE. You can then link to the page from somewhere else by just typing two brackets <nowiki>[[YOUR NAME HERE]]</nowiki>. Note, it's sometimes easier to make the link FIRST, and then just click it and start editing.  See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
+Once your account request has been approved, log in and click on the Edit tab at the top of the page. You can create a new page by typing a page name into the url (wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/pagename; first letter is automatically capitalized). You can add a link to the new page to an existing page by editing the existing page to include the new page's name in double square brackets ( <nowiki>[[pagename]]</nowiki> ). It's sometimes easier to make the link ''first'', and then just click on it to start editing: see the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
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 ==Who is in control?==
-Everyone is! It's something hosted for the use of all. That said, Basin admins do have veto power over any aspect should problems arise.
+Anyone with an account can edit existing pages, add new pages, upload files and even change the name of existing pages by moving them. That said, administrators and bureaucrats do have veto power over any aspect should problems arise.
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 ==Is this an official Basin wiki?==
-Yeah, please consider this the 'official' Basin wiki. It is always evolving and always changing, but there are no plans to replace this Wiki.
+Yeah, please consider this the 'official' Basin wiki. It is always evolving and always changing, but there are no plans to replace this wiki.
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 ==What happens to content posted?==
 Content is going to stay right where it is, it won't be sold or handed off to any other sites.

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-{{Warn|=Content of this page should be added to [[Basin Wiki:About]].}}
+{{Intro}}
 == What is a wiki? ==
 A wiki is a web site that all users can freely edit. See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
-== Who can edit the wiki? ==
+==Who can edit?==
 Anyone can! Although Editing may be restricted later, but for now it is open. The nature of a wiki is that we can always roll back changes if someone does something we don't like.  If this turns into a hassle, we may restrict editing to only approved account.
 ==How do I edit?==
 First create an account, then use the edit buttons. You can create a new page by just making up a a page name and typing it into the url e.g. wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/YOURNAMEHERE. You can then link to the page from somewhere else by just typing two brackets <nowiki>[[YOUR NAME HERE]]</nowiki>. Note, it's sometimes easier to make the link FIRST, and then just click it and start editing.  See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
-== Ok, I made a new page for WoW, where should I put it? ==
+==Who is in control?==
-For now, links go in the following places:
+Everyone is! It's something hosted for the use of all. That said, Basin admins do have veto power over any aspect should problems arise.
+<br>
-[[Category:Amazon Basin]]
+==What happens to content posted?==

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	== What might happen to any content I post on the wiki? ==		== What might happen to any content I post on the wiki? ==
	The content is going to stay right where it is, it won't be sold or handed off to any other sites.		The content is going to stay right where it is, it won't be sold or handed off to any other sites.
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 First create an account, then use the edit buttons. You can create a new page by just making up a a page name and typing it into the url e.g. wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/YOURNAMEHERE. You can then link to the page from somewhere else by just typing two brackets <nowiki>[[YOUR NAME HERE]]</nowiki>. Note, it's sometimes easier to make the link FIRST, and then just click it and start editing.  See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide media wiki user guide] for more details.
-== Ok, I made a new page, where should I put it? ==
+== Ok, I made a new page for WoW, where should I put it? ==
 For now, links go in the following places:
--Class/race/professions guides -- linked off the appropriate page for that class, race, or skill.
+*Class/race/professions guides -- linked off the appropriate page for that class, race, or skill.
+*Instance guides -- under instance guides on the home page
--Instance guides -- under instance guides on the home page
+*Everything else -- under general guides on the home page.
 A more complex structure may be implemented later, but for now that should do it.