Wiki Workshop Flow

Workshop Schedule (🤓)

Goals for the Workshop

• Gain an overview of what you can do with a wiki.
• Build confidence to start using the wiki with your accounts.

Workshop Timeline

• 17:00: Part A: Wiki Basics
• 18:30: Break
• 18:45: Part B: Wiki in Your Own Way
• 20:00: The End!

Part A: Wiki Basics

Wiki wiki is the first Hawai'ian term I learned on my first visit to the islands. The airport counter agent directed me to take the wiki wiki bus between terminals. I said what? He explained that wiki wiki meant quick. I was to find the quick bus. I did pick up a book about the language before my return home. I learned many things from this but wiki wiki is the word that sticks the most.

Etymology of Wiki, Ward Cunningham

0// Overview: Examples of Wiki's

Let's get inspired by different wikis (MediaWiki Software). Here are some to explore:

• Xpub Wiki
• Systers Wiki
• Namuwiki (Korean community)
• Creative Crowds
• ko.wikipedia.org
• Eva Weinmayr ph.D wiki page(wiki as a collective space for research, wiki-to-print)
• Volumetric Regimes(wiki-to-print/Publication)

1// Create Your Account

• What can you do when you have an account?

 Different roles in wikis: readers, admins, editors, etc.

• Why is an account necessary?

 🌪️‼️ Issue #1: Bots and spam prevention.

• In this wiki we currently have the following permissions:

 * $wgGroupPermissions['*']['read'] = true;
 * $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;
 * $wgGroupPermissions['user']['edit'] = true;
 * $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;

• How to create an account?

 * To create an account as an admin: 
   1. Go to the Special:CreateAccount page.
   2. Fill in the required information (username, password, email).
   3. Click "Create account."

2// Adding and Editing Content

• Create your first page

 Let's get started with adding content: paragraph, image

• Editing and Deleting

 Learn wiki syntax and grammar. Choose between Visual Editor or Wikitext Editor.
 🌪️‼️ Issue #2: The risk of edit clashes when working together on the same page.

• Categories and Linking

 What does a category do?  
 Learn how to add categories and link internal pages.

3// Working Collaboratively with Wiki Features

• History

 Track and manage page edits.

• Recent Changes

 See what's new or modified.

• Talk Pages

 Discuss edits and collaborate with others.

• Imaginary Scenarios

 Think through how these features can be used for collaborative work.

• How-To Guide

 Follow the wiki tutorial to reinforce learning. ~~> Link

Part B: Wiki in Your Own Way

4// Birdcall Wiki

• Designing Your Wiki

 How would an article page look? What structure would work best for your content?

• Homepage Ideas

 What would you feature on your homepage?

• Language Options

 Consider multi-language support and structure.

5// Customization & Decoration

• CSS Customization

 Dive into MediaWiki:Common.css for styling.