Difference between revisions of "Wiki Contribution Guidelines"
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*Always add new pages to an existing category | *Always add new pages to an existing category | ||
*:This is very important to keep the wiki maintainable. Non-English content should always be sorted in the category of the language (or one of its subcategories). If you want to create a new category, you may need to add that to an existing category too (making it a subcategory). | *:This is very important to keep the wiki maintainable. Non-English content should always be sorted in the category of the language (or one of its subcategories). If you want to create a new category, you may need to add that to an existing category too (making it a subcategory). | ||
+ | *never redirect from a category page | ||
+ | *When writing multiple related pages, use Subpages. See [[Mercurial]] or [[Build Environment Effort]] for examples. | ||
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− | + | *Your bio should be on your [[Special:MyPage|userpage]]. You may redirect to it from the main-namespace. | |
− | + | *Use the discussion link of a page to discuss pages and explain why you wrote something. | |
− | + | *'''Never redirect to the main-namespace from the talk- or the user-namespace.''' | |
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*Use [[:Category:Wiki Templates|Wiki templates]]! | *Use [[:Category:Wiki Templates|Wiki templates]]! | ||
*[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Transclusion|Transclusion]] is great. Use it! | *[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Transclusion|Transclusion]] is great. Use it! | ||
− | *If your page shows up in the [[Special:SpecialPages|Maintenance reports]], you likely did something wrong | + | *If your page shows up in the [[Special:SpecialPages|Maintenance reports]], you likely did something wrong |
− | * | + | *If you find a page ignoring these guidelines and you can not fix it (for example because you do not know the language) add '''<nowiki>{{PageIgnoresWikiGuidelines}}</nowiki>''' at the top of it to notify the original author. |
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Revision as of 11:24, 26 March 2010
This page is about the experience for both the authors and the readers of the OpenOffice.org Wiki. Think of the "Zen for the OpenOffice.org Wiki" to make it clean, helpful and beautiful.
There are several sets ... starting with essential ones up to the administration guidelines.
Contents
Essential Guidelines
- Categorize your wiki pages
- Use many wiki-links between your pages
- Do not use redirects on category pages
- Keep drafts on your userpage
Standard Guidelines
Topic | Hints | Examples |
General |
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Creating Pages |
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Deleting Pages |
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Links & URLs |
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Categories and Subpages |
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Talkpages and Userpages |
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Advanced |
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Advanced Guidelines
You are a wiki administrator? Then you might be interested in the Wiki Administration Guidelines.
Topic Related Guidelines
Translations have some additional rules.