Volunteer editor tasks - Revision history

Tim Bird at 16:34, 22 August 2012

2012-08-22T16:34:06Z

Nanikjava: /* Organizing existing material */

2012-02-14T02:10:46Z

‎Organizing existing material

Jsujjava: Add NeedsMerge template

2011-04-21T22:39:05Z

Add NeedsMerge template

Glenn: +cat

2008-02-10T19:13:33Z

+cat

Tim Bird: refer to elinux issues page

2007-09-21T17:55:38Z

refer to elinux issues page

TimBird: /* Flagging material that needs review */ create sub-section for obsoleteInfo tag

2007-06-26T22:26:35Z

‎Flagging material that needs review: create sub-section for obsoleteInfo tag

TimBird: /* Flagging material that needs review */ add ObsoleteInfo category

2007-06-26T21:52:51Z

‎Flagging material that needs review: add ObsoleteInfo category

TimBird: /* Organizing existing material */ add section on linking orphans

2007-06-07T18:31:04Z

‎Organizing existing material: add section on linking orphans

TimBird: fix pithy saying wording

2007-06-07T18:08:45Z

fix pithy saying wording

TimBird: /* Special Projects */

2007-04-24T23:19:27Z

‎Special Projects

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   By working together, we can create a great resource for all of us!
+== Abstract items ==
-== Reviewing articles ==
+=== Reviewing articles ===
-=== Flagging material that needs review ===
+==== Flagging material that needs review ====
 One important thing you can do is to mark articles that need attention.  This can be deficiencies in style, content or just out of date material.   It may be because of a broken link, missing attachment, or
 some other problem.
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 page.
+==== Marking obsolete information ====
 === Marking obsolete information ===
 You can also mark material that is obsolete by adding the tag
 <nowiki>[[Category:ObsoleteInfo]]</nowiki> to the page.
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 [[:Category:ObsoleteInfo]]
-== Adding new material ==
+=== Adding new material ===
 If you know of something related to a topic discussed in an article, and it is not covered
 (or covered adequately) by the article, please feel free to add the information yourself.
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 help and examples of MediaWiki markup (the formatting language used to write and edit the articles).
-== Organizing existing material ==
+=== Organizing existing material ===
 One of the most important things you can do on a wiki is to help with the organization of the site.
 Because there are numerous individual contributors to a wiki, most wikis have a tendency to grow
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 to put articles into categories.
-=== Adding links between articles ===
+==== Adding links between articles ====
 To add a link to an article from another article on the site, just put it's name in double-brackets
 in the article you wish to create the link in.   If you want, you can add explanatory text for why
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 the link.
-=== Linking orphaned articles ===
+==== Linking orphaned articles ====
 A lot of content have been moved to this site from other locations (like the CELF wiki), or has
 fallen into dis-repair.  There are, unfortunately, a number of pages which don't have any other
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 it to, and just add the link.
-=== Adding ''Category'' tags ===
+==== Adding ''Category'' tags ====
 The MediaWiki system uses the notion of ''Categories'' to group related articles together.  A user
 looking for information on a particular topic can look at the category page, and see all the articles
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 you think are logically related to each other or a general topic.
-== Special Projects ==
+== Special (Concrete) Projects ==
 There are a number of special projects that we want to pursue for the site.  Some examples of these
 are:
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 * Collecting links to ALL previously published talks, presentations, and papers on embedded Linux topics
 ** (also known as the "big sweep" project)
-* (more...???)
 If you are interested in helping with one of these projects, see the page describing that project

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 == Organizing existing material ==
-On of the most important things you can do on a wiki is to help with the organization of the site.
+One of the most important things you can do on a wiki is to help with the organization of the site.
 Because there are numerous individual contributors to a wiki, most wikis have a tendency to grow
 out in different directions over time.  To help people find material on the wiki, even if it hasn't

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		+	{{NeedsMerge\|Elinux issues}}
		+
	Hi there! I assume you have come to this page because you want to help edit the embedded Linux wiki.		Hi there! I assume you have come to this page because you want to help edit the embedded Linux wiki.
	Thanks for your interest. Depending on your skill level and available time, there are a number of different		Thanks for your interest. Depending on your skill level and available time, there are a number of different

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	If you are interested in helping with one of these projects, see the page describing that project		If you are interested in helping with one of these projects, see the page describing that project
	(or contact Bill Traynor or Tim Bird directly).		(or contact Bill Traynor or Tim Bird directly).
		+
		+	[[Category:Community]]

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 == Reviewing articles ==
 === Flagging material that needs review ===
-One important thing you can do is to mark articles that need attention.  This can be deficiencies in
+One important thing you can do is to mark articles that need attention.  This can be deficiencies in style, content or just out of date material.   It may be because of a broken link, missing attachment, or
 style, content or just out of date material.   It may be because of a broken link, missing attachment, or
 some other problem.
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 [[Category:NeedsEditing]]
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 There are a number of special projects that we want to pursue for the site.  Some examples of these
 are:
 * Building a comprehensive list of known embedded Linux-based products
 ** See [[Products]] and [[Talk:Products]]

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	[[Category:NeedsEditing]]		[[Category:NeedsEditing]]
		+
		+	You can also flag material that is obsolete by adding the tag
		+	<nowiki>[[Category:ObsoleteInfo]]</nowiki> to the page.
		+
		+	A list of pages that have been flagged as obsolete is at:
		+	[[:Category:ObsoleteInfo]]

	== Adding new material ==		== Adding new material ==

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 Please see the sections below for information about how to do these things.
-  By working together, we can create a great resource for us all!
+  By working together, we can create a great resource for all of us!
 == Reviewing articles ==

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 are:
 * Building a comprehensive list of known embedded Linux-based products
 * Building a comprehensive list of embedded Linux development boards (with links to support information)
 * Monthly articles on special topics of interest to embedded developers