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Its worth mentioning that our Wiki is probably one of the better ones, when compared with other Hackspaces in the UK.
Its worth mentioning that our Wiki is probably one of the better ones, when compared with other Hackspaces in the UK.


==Proposals==
==Tasks==


===Reorganisation of projects===
===Reorganisation of projects===
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===New pages===
===New pages===
====Page for each area====
====Page for each area====
As part of a wider documentation project in the hackspace I'd like to create a page for each area of the space, and keep all relevant information on the wiki for members and guests to view.
*As part of a wider documentation project in the hackspace I'd like to create a page for each area of the space, and keep all relevant information on the wiki for members and guests to view.
 
*Add area infobox with map showing location.
Add area infobox with map showing location.


====Projects====
====Projects====
Needs purging and re-writing. See talk page at [[Projects]]
The [[Projects]] page needs purging and re-writing. See talk page at [[Projects]]


===Tools and equipment===
===Tools and equipment===
I'd like to move all information on Tools and Equipment to the Tools: Namespace, Events to the Events: namespace, Teams to the Teams: namespace and information about the hackspace to the About: namespace.
*Add tool infobox to all Tool pages.
 
*Add some basic how-tos and reminders.
Add tool infobox.
*Try to get info crafty tools and arty things as these seem to have little documentation currently. Things like screen printing are totally absent from the wiki.  


===Wiki documentation===
===Wiki documentation===
List all the namespaces and their functions Help: Category: etc. (partially done at [[Help:Quick reference#Namespaces]])
*List all the namespaces and their functions Help: Category: etc. (partially done at [[Help:Quick reference#Namespaces]])
 
*Encourage use of edit comments.
Encourage use of edit comments.
*Encourage wikilinking (Perhaps trawl through [[Special:LonelyPages]] and update where possible?).
 
Encourage wikilinking (orphan and unlinked templates?), for example [[Volunteering]] lists all the Teams, but doesn't link to their pages.


===Naming conventions and categories===
===Naming conventions and categories===
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===Photos===
===Photos===
Photos needed of areas and tool, can tag pages with [[Template:Photo]]. Also, many photos are on the flickr, unfortunately a lot don't have descriptive titles.
Photos are great! If needed, any page can be tagged with [[Template:Photo]]. Also, many photos are on the flickr, unfortunately a lot don't have descriptive titles.


===Categorise all uncategorised pages===
===Categorise all uncategorised pages===

Revision as of 12:13, 8 February 2019

 This page is a draft and is probably being actively worked on. Feel free to contribute, or make suggestions on the talk page. However, be aware that details are subject to change. (This page was last edited 8 February 2019 @ 12:13 GMT)
WikiCleanup
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This wiki has been in place since at least 2012, and many pages have not been updated in years. There are pages for tools we no longer have, outdated pages on tools we do have, and a lack of information on newer tools and on our teams and how the space works. The plan is to bring this wiki back up to date, and make it a resource that all ~600 of our members can count on.

Its worth mentioning that our Wiki is probably one of the better ones, when compared with other Hackspaces in the UK.

Tasks

Reorganisation of projects

Maybe have separate subcategories for projects that of large 'Projects (by team)' and ones that are more or less solo 'Projects (by member).

Deletion

The wiki is fairly old and has a lot of pages that haven't been updated in years. I'll categorise as Category:CleanupDelete any page that I feel should be gone.

New pages

Page for each area

  • As part of a wider documentation project in the hackspace I'd like to create a page for each area of the space, and keep all relevant information on the wiki for members and guests to view.
  • Add area infobox with map showing location.

Projects

The Projects page needs purging and re-writing. See talk page at Projects

Tools and equipment

  • Add tool infobox to all Tool pages.
  • Add some basic how-tos and reminders.
  • Try to get info crafty tools and arty things as these seem to have little documentation currently. Things like screen printing are totally absent from the wiki.

Wiki documentation

Naming conventions and categories

Have a naming convention for categories template etc. - for example, only capitalise first letter unless proper noun. Start with category type word first, for example, 'Category:Templates emoji' rather than 'Emoji templates'.

Move articles that have been placed at the top of a category pages, for example Category:Rules and previously Category:Network. Move them back to article space.

Adding dates

A lot of the information on the wiki is lacking dates. This can be helped by adding date= parameter to any relevant template. Also categories like Category:Project started in 2012, Category:Tools and Equipment acquired in 2013 etc. could help.

Style

Make infoboxes' top text white on dark green (like boxes on front page). For example, Template:Tool.

Front page

A nice table taken from the front page of CoMakingspace Hackspace wiki in Germany
  • Convert 'list boxes' into template.
  • Tidy alignment.
  • Highlight featured pages.
  • Make it easier to find task like tidying/ cleaning
  • Make it clear how to contribute to the wiki

Rule pages

Rules are no longer updated on wiki (since 2016), make template for rule pages saying historical and pointing to rules.nottinghack.org.uk.

Encouraging wiki editors

Welcome template.

Meetup for editors.

Update MediaWiki software/settings to allow thanking for contributions. Enable WYSIWYG editing?

Photos

Photos are great! If needed, any page can be tagged with Template:Photo. Also, many photos are on the flickr, unfortunately a lot don't have descriptive titles.

Categorise all uncategorised pages

Categorise all uncategorised pages. Especially useful for template pages, as it avoids making a template that already exists. We could make a tag for uncategorised pages. See Special:SpecialPages:

Remove unused categories if no longer useful.

List of tasks

75 Projects are using it as of 06/02/2019
Close out old projects by marking them as Complete or Dormant
12 Tools are using it as of 24/01/2019
(Category:Featured - our story pages may help)
  • Add categories to Widget: pages
It currently contains an article that should be moved to Featured
  • Encourage Teams to update their [[Team:]] pages with current contacts/ members
This is quite a big one that it feels like people want to see more about.
  • Encourage general membership to post projects.
Even just a picture is ok, big essays are not necessary :)



Resources

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