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Graham.Freeman — 2007-09-15 23:38:15

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- A Wiki is a linked set of pages that ''anybody can edit and contribute to'' '''without knowing anything about websites'''. [wiki:WikiPedia: Wikipedia] is the prime example of a successful wiki project. Also, check out [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks Why Wiki Works] for some information on the philosophy of wiki.	+ A Wiki is a linked set of pages that ''anybody can edit and contribute to'' '''without knowing anything about websites'''. [wiki:WikiPedia: Wikipedia] is the prime example of a successful wiki project. [wiki:davis DavisWiki] is a great example of a successful community wiki. Also, check out [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks Why Wiki Works] for some information on the philosophy of wiki.

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Graham.Freeman — 2007-09-15 23:16:46

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- July 1st is ["Canada Day"] and that's when we hope open up VancouverWiki. - - This site is continually updated, expanded, and improved by people in Vancouver, British Columbia because they want to share what they love or loathe about their city. You can learn more about VancouverWiki ["VancouverWiki" here]. You can search the site by using the box on the upper right of every page, or you can use the pre-sorted links below to go to the most popular sections. -- ["Want to help"]?	+ This site is updated, expanded, and improved by people in Vancouver, British Columbia because they want to share what they love or loathe about their city. You can learn more about VancouverWiki ["VancouverWiki" here]. You can search the site by using the box on the upper right of every page, or you can use the pre-sorted links below to go to the most popular sections. -- ["Want to help"]?

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HimySyed — 2007-06-26 08:04:08

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- '''Welcome to VancouverWiki - The '''People's Guide to Vancouver''', British Columbia, Canada.'''	+ '''Welcome to VancouverWiki - The People's Guide to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.'''

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HimySyed — 2007-06-26 08:03:37

First Draft, based upon rocwiki.org/explore

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- = Welcome to The Vancouver Wiki =	+ ## Want to edit the Front Page? Do you think something is wrong here but want to suggest it before changing it? We encourage you to play in the page "Front Page/Talk" if you're afraid or just want suggestions.
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- The '''People's Guide to Vancouver''', British Columbia, Canada.	+ '''Welcome to VancouverWiki - The '''People's Guide to Vancouver''', British Columbia, Canada.'''
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- === Initial Pages on Vancouver Wiki ===	+ July 1st is ["Canada Day"] and that's when we hope open up VancouverWiki.
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- This is a simple list of of all pages included on Vancouver Wiki. You will hopefully create many, many more!	+ This site is continually updated, expanded, and improved by people in Vancouver, British Columbia because they want to share what they love or loathe about their city. You can learn more about VancouverWiki ["VancouverWiki" here]. You can search the site by using the box on the upper right of every page, or you can use the pre-sorted links below to go to the most popular sections. -- ["Want to help"]?
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- * ["All Pages"] is an automatically generated list of all the pages in your wiki. - * ["Bookmarks"] is for your bookmarks on this wiki. Every user has his/her own bookmarks page based on what they choose to bookmark on this wiki. To bookmark a page, simply click "Bookmark" at the bottom of the page! ([wiki:wikispot:"Interwiki Bookmarks"] on wikispot shows you all of your bookmarks on all wikis.) - * ["Front Page"] is the page you're currently viewing. - * ["Events Board"] is a page where anyone can post events in the community. - * ["Help"] links to the main help pages on wikispot -- useful for reference. - * ["Interwiki Map"] -- link to non-Wiki Spot wikis using [wiki:wikispot:"interwiki links"] by adding names and URLs of wikis to this page. - * ["Orphaned Pages"] contains an automatically generated list of pages with no links to them. Ideally, this page should be empty -- keep your wiki well-linked! - * ["Outgoing Links"] lists all pages sorted by the number outgoing links on each page. This provides a good place to start if you're feeling [wiki:c2:"WikiGnome" gnomeish] and want to link-up some pages with few to no links. - * ["Quick Wiki Tips"] -- At the top of ["Recent Changes"] shows randomly selected tips from this page. - * ["Recent Changes"] shows all the recent activity on the wiki in a given time period. This page lets everybody see what's happening in your wiki! ([wiki:wikispot:"Interwiki Recent Changes"] on wikispot shows you the recent changes on all the wikis you're watching.) - * ["Random Pages"] is a randomly generated list of twenty-five pages. Good for finding pages to edit once your wiki grows large. - * ["Site Organization"] has links to pages that help you keep your wiki well organized. - * ["Templates"] is a user created list of template pages -- pages that you can use as starting blocks for making new pages. ["Templates/Business"] is there just to give you an idea of what a template should be. - * ["User Statistics"] is a page that displays statistics, such as the number of edits, for each person who's edited your wiki. - * ["Wanted Pages"] contains all the pages that are linked to, but do not yet exist. This is another good place to start [wiki:c2:"WikiGnome" gnomeing]. - * ["Wiki Sandbox"] is a place for users to play around with the wiki without disturbing your content. - * ["Wiki Settings"] contains the administrative settings for your wiki. - * ["Wiki Settings/CSS"] is the page where you can upload different style sheets that change your wiki's appearance. - * ["Wiki Settings/General"] contains general settings for your wiki. - * ["Wiki Settings/Images"] allows you to customize images on your wiki, such as your logos. - * ["Wiki Settings/Security"] lets you change the default security settings of your wiki and create user groups to control access.	+ [[Include(Explore, "Explore", left, 48%)]] [[Include(Featured Page, "Featured Page", right)]] + [[Include(Today's Events, "Today's Events", right)]] + [[Include(Mystery Picture, "Mystery Picture", right)]]
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- = Making new pages! = - To create a new page, simply search for the name of the page you wish to create and then click the "Create a new page with this title" link. Another way to create a new page is by making a link to the page you wish to create from a page that already exists, following the link, and clicking "Create this page."	+ ==== + [[Include(Wiki News, "Wiki News")]] + + = Getting Started = + First, check out the ["Vancouver Wiki Guide"] -- this is a good place to start! + + A Wiki is a linked set of pages that ''anybody can edit and contribute to'' '''without knowing anything about websites'''. [wiki:WikiPedia: Wikipedia] is the prime example of a successful wiki project. Also, check out [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks Why Wiki Works] for some information on the philosophy of wiki. + + After reading that stuff, and playing around in the ["Wiki Sand Box"], check out our ["FAQ"]. We also have a list of ["All Pages"] in the wiki. + + Feel free to make new pages -- just remember to link them. Also, if you don't know where to start or don't have any ideas, check out ["To Do"]. + ---- + -->[[RandomQuote]]<-- + ----

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HimySyed — 2007-06-25 15:21:50

Just created the Vacnouver Wiki, added a brief welcome message.

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- Welcome to your new wiki! This is your wiki's Front Page. So what do you do now?	+ = Welcome to The Vancouver Wiki =
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- = Quick Start Guide! = - 1. First read the rest of this page! - 2. If you haven't already, read the [wiki:wikispot:"Wiki Creator Guide"] and [wiki:wikispot:"Wiki Guide"]. - 3. Go to ["Wiki Settings"] and change the settings for your wiki! - 4. Click the edit button up top of this page and create your new front page. - 5. Start adding content to your wiki and read about [wiki:wikispot:"building community"] - 6. Tell your friends, family, acquaintances, enemies, multiple personalities, etc. - 7. Celebrate!	+ The '''People's Guide to Vancouver''', British Columbia, Canada.
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- = Default Pages Included With Your Wiki = - This is a simple list of of all pages included with your wiki. You will hopefully create many, many more!	+ === Initial Pages on Vancouver Wiki === + + This is a simple list of of all pages included on Vancouver Wiki. You will hopefully create many, many more!