EditingTeamPages

Getting Started

WikiNET is a wiki, which is a collaboratively edited website. Each edit to a page is recorded as a separate change, resulting in a history of what the page looked like in the past and which user made which changes to it.

(Wikipedia is the most famous example of a wiki, but there are important differences here, explained below.)

Your first edit

1. Log in with your account.
2. Click Edit on your team page.
3. Update the page content.
4. Click the Save page... button.
5. Provide a summary of your changes and/or rationale. For example, "Update team leader".

Accounts

Who can have an account?

XXX

How do I get an account?

XXX

Moderation

Your initial changes will be reviewed by a moderator. As you get the hang of it, future edits will take place immediately. XXX

Editing

Editors

There are two editors available:

• The visual (WYSIWYG) editor, entered via the Edit and Create buttons.
• The wikitext (markup) editor, entered via the Edit source and Create source buttons.

The visual editor is most useful for new users, but even users comfortable with markup will find its guidance useful for e.g. providing template parameters. You can choose either, and even switch between them in the same editing session.

Templates

There are a number of templates useful for NET Team pages.

Every team page should use these templates. They provide a consistent sidebar with basic stats, and group your pages into categories for navigation:

• Template:Team
• Template:Neighborhood

Other templates do things like make links pretty. Please use them for more appealing team pages:

• Template:EmailLink
• Template:GoogleDocLink
• Template:FacebookLink
• Template:GroupsLink
• Template:InstagramLink
• Template:SignalLink

How to get help

• Start at https://mediawiki.org. Keep in mind that advanced MediaWiki features may require extensions that are not installed here.
• To reach administration team of this site, XXX

Policies

Can "outsiders" edit my team's page?

Yes, and these contributions should be welcomed. We are all volunteers, and all trying to help. Just like in-person differences of opinions between team members, work out disagreements through dialogue and try to make room for all members to contribute in their own way.

When those contributions need editing, please improve them. If they truly need to be removed, use the View history button to revert the page to its state before the problematic edit.

If there is a disagreement that can't be resolved among the team members, reach out to XXX for assistance.

Can I upload photos or team documents?

Fine for team pages:

• A few individual photos (e.g. team members in action)
• Neighborhood maps

Host these elsewhere:

• Photo albums (e.g. team exercises)
• Meeting minutes
• Operations Plans
• Internal team documents (e.g. spreadsheets, planning documents)
• Outreach materials

Link to these from your team pages.

Copyright

Copyright law can be nuanced, but as a general rule, please do not add text which you didn't write or files you didn't create.

What role do city employees have here?

They contribute content as well, which may be improved by others.

Their contributions should receive some deference, since they are overworked supporting a vast number of volunteers, and they may have information or perspectives that individual volunteers do not.