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{{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. | {{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?== | ==What is a wiki?== | ||
| − | A wiki is a web site that all users can | + | 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. |
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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. | ||
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| − | + | [[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?== | ==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. | |
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==Who is in control?== | ==Who is in control?== | ||
| − | + | 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?== | ==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 | + | 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?== | ==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. | Content is going to stay right where it is, it won't be sold or handed off to any other sites. | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 20 March 2012
What is a wiki?A wiki is a web site that all users can edit: see the media wiki user guide for more details.
Who can edit?Anyone who has requested an account and had that request approved can edit our wiki (be sure to read Terms of Service before submitting request). Requests should be processed within 24 hours.
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 ( [[pagename]] ). It's sometimes easier to make the link first, and then just click on it to start editing: see the media wiki user guide for more details.
Who is in control?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.
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.
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. |
