RPi Wiki Best Practice

=This is not your private wiki=

eLinux.org is not an encyclopedia and not a wiki dedicated only towards he Raspberry Pi. Many communities and development boards are being documented here. '''There has been no / very little communication with the site owners and global admins about our project ! ''' If someone knows anything else, especially about mode of administration and ongoing/lost interest of original site owner/project founder , please communicate !

=Get involved =

Need help ? Look here: Help:Contents. AND:  DICUSS  - Use the discussion pages ! PROTIP: If you leave a message on the page, use this signature : ~. After saving, it will look like this : Ghans 16:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

=Keep basic structure= =References= Looks better ;-)
 * add  to each of your articles and uploads
 * put this at the end of your page :

=Make it safe= Make it clear to which audience the current page is aimed at, as seen here RPi Advanced Setup

Keep the beginners in mind. The news of CE marking shows that a load of boards will get into the hans of  end-users . There is no way to influence this, therefore , ADAPT.


 * Do not expect torough knowledge of the subject.
 * Simple language
 * Clear intructions
 * Clean and understandable structure - much room for improvement there.

=Think of others=

Goes hand in hand with Tip # 3. DO NOT BREAK LINKS. See Help:Moving_a_page and Help:Deleting_a_page. When the wiki gets more and more imortant over the time, we should avoid breaking old (and older) links. If you are unsure wheter your goal cannot achieved otherwise (logical link loop), discuss with others first.

=Use templates= Use the templates
 * for the main pages
 * very important pages

Do not arbitarily extend and change them. They are specificially made for a better (BASIC) overview. Use Categories instead (Tip #2).

=Keep it modular=

If you see big lists and code listing cropping up, create a new article for them.

Bad Example : RPi Buying Guide had all the information now moved to RPi Buying Links By Country within a single page.

Please use the preview and see what monster you have created.

=References=