Difference between revisions of "Basin Wiki:About"

Latest revision as of 08:39, 28 March 2021

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.

Pull up a keyboard and contribute.

TPJ 23 Nov 2004

What is a wiki?

A wiki is a web site that all users can edit: see the MediaWiki User's Guide for more details.

Who can edit?

Anyone who has requested an account and had that request approved can edit our wiki.

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.

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 MediaWiki User's 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.

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+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 MediaWiki User's Guide] for more details.
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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.
-==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.]]
 <br>
 ==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 MediaWiki User's 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.
+<br>
 <br>
 ==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.
+<br>
 <br>
 ==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.