WikiCleanup

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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 18 April 2019 @ 15:16 GMT)
Note Note: We're aiming to meet on the second Wednesday of each month to manage the cleanup project and help members interested in contributing. The next meeting is scheduled for 10 April 2019 at 6pm in the Blue Room.
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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 There are pages for tools we no longer have, outdated pages on tools we do have, and a lack of information on newer tools and on our teams and how the space works.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 better resource our members find useful and interesting.

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

How to help

You can help by simply picking any page at all and updating it! Be Bold with your changes, nothing is lost when the wiki is edited; We can always revert back.

Every wiki page has a discussion page (see tab at top left of page). For general wiki discussion or to request help there is the #wiki channel on Slack.

Priority List

Priorities listed by topic -  To do  tag priority level (high  , med  , low  ).

Deletion

  • The wiki is seven years old and has a lot of pages that haven't been updated in years. Pages that genuinely aren't required can be tagged with: {{delete|date=DD/MM/YYYY|reason=Cruft}}  
Please also include a reason which can then be discussed before wiki admin deletes.
Most pages that contain historic pages can be de-categorized and tagged with Template:archive

Page content and maintenance

Missing pages

Hackspace Information
  • Location pages -As part of a wider documentation project in the hackspace we should 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.  Done (Feb 2019)
  • Write History of Nottinghack  Done (March 2019)
  • Write About:The Space brief summary with link to Members Guide  Done (March 2019)
  • Wiki editing 'quick start' guide - already done at Help:Using the wiki  Done 
  • Page about screen printing area
  • Some Dusty Area tools need pages and the Axminster Bandsaw.

Pages to update

  • Teams - add what they are responsibilities etc.  Done (March 2019)
  • Team pages need current information  Done (March 2019)
Team:Events needs information

Link to flickr albums

Page types and boiler plates

See also: User:Mikehaber/Document structure - pattern draft
  • Tools
  • Projects
  • Locations  Done (March 2019)
  • New editor welcome

Project Pages

  • Reorganisation of project pages;
Maybe have separate subcategories for projects that of large 'Projects (by team)' and ones that are more or less solo 'Projects (by member).
75 Projects are using it as of 06/02/2019
Close out old projects by marking them as Complete or Dormant

About Pages

Event pages

  • Create Template:Event infobox
  • Put past events in Category:Events (past)?

Location pages

  • Each location ie, room, area and storage place could have a page. This in turn could link to pages of what is in that area and vice-versa.
  • Location pages could have an infobox with a floor plan image indicating where it is.  Done (March 2019)
Note Note: Floor plans are stored here: http://github.com/NottingHack/rodenhouse/tree/master/exports

Rule pages

  • Tag top of page with {{RuleArchived}} and content with striked text <s> and {{grey-start}} and {{grey-end}} style. Also, any wikilinks pointing to those rule pages should be delinked.  

Tool pages

  • It would be good if members with a particular expertise can add info about tools to wiki. Bob Wood maybe able to help with woodworking tools. Could shout out the google group.

Front page

A nice table taken from the front page of CoMakingspace Hackspace wiki in Germany

Features to Consider

  • Convert 'list boxes' into template - box style created but not as template
  • Tidy alignment.
  • Highlight featured pages.
  • Make it easier to find task like tidying/ cleaning
  • Make it clear how to contribute to the wiki
  • No list to members guide
  • New Members - link to members guide - wiki is second place to look for more detail
  • Random content from :Category:Featured ?

Physical link to space

  • Add QR code stickers/tags in space that link to relevant wiki page

Encourage participation in Wiki

  • Encourage general membership to post projects.
Even just a picture is ok, big essays are not necessary :)
- how? see talkpage

Good wiki practice

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

Style

  • Decorate infoboxes' as appropriate. For example, text white on dark green used in Template:Tool.
  • List of currently coded styles - for example there is a style for the boxes on the front page (-early 2019)
  • Add fancy CSS
  • Add long-winded or frequently used styles (esp. table) to CSS
  • CSS to scale images by page percentage see example

Photos

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

Categories

Categorise all uncategorised pages

  • Add categories to Widget: pages  

Inter linking pages

  • Categories should help readers discover pages by subject. Another way to aid discovery is to link from other relevant pages. See Special:WhatLinksHere in the left hand column. If no other page link to the page can be another reason for readers not finding it.

Temporal

Archiving

  • Archive pages with historical information
Test example of archive style Old Wood lathe using {{grey-start}}

MediaWiki extensions

Most or all extensions will have to wait until the MediaWiki software is upgraded, as per March meeting. However, preparity research can be done - find out the best extension for a particular use and what MediaWiki version it needs.

Mobile phones

Templates

Tidy Pages

Wiki meetups

Upcoming

  • 2019-04-10 Wiki meetup - at 6pm in the Blue Room. Wiki frontpage progress? Take photos of the areas and equipment that require it, see Category:Pages requiring photo. We could add labels if some are missing. Move past pledge drives and events to the categories Category:Pledge Drives (past) and Category:Events (past). Add links both ways between wiki and Rules and Guide (on github). Make sure that Rules superseded hatnote has been added to ex-rules pages and that the text is striked through.
  • 2019-05-08 Wiki meetup - ?

Past

See also

Resources

Nottinghack wiki

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