Difference between revisions of "Wiki Contribution Guidelines"
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| valign="top" | '''Creating Pages''' | | valign="top" | '''Creating Pages''' | ||
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− | *When doing '''drafts''', do those on your User-page. Use it as your sandbox | + | *When doing '''drafts''', do those on your User-page. Use it as your sandbox. You are not required to add tight categories and context links on your userpage. |
*Think hard about the '''title''' of the page, its very important for search. Avoid Typos in the title! | *Think hard about the '''title''' of the page, its very important for search. Avoid Typos in the title! | ||
*You should make the content easy to find. | *You should make the content easy to find. | ||
*Embed your contribution into existing content. | *Embed your contribution into existing content. | ||
*:Link to your page from as many related pages as possible to provide the needed context and to prevent duplication. | *:Link to your page from as many related pages as possible to provide the needed context and to prevent duplication. | ||
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+ | * [[User:B michaelsen]], esp. the staging area | ||
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| valign="top" | '''Deleting Pages''' | | valign="top" | '''Deleting Pages''' | ||
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| valign="top" | '''Categories and Subpages''' | | valign="top" | '''Categories and Subpages''' | ||
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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 | *never redirect from a category page | ||
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+ | * [[Build Environment Effort]] | ||
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| valign="top" | '''Talkpages and Userpages''' | | valign="top" | '''Talkpages and Userpages''' |
Revision as of 11:39, 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.