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Appropedia has been described as an "[[appropriate technology wiki]]," but it is much broader than that - it is a [[green wiki]], and a wiki for all matters of [[international development]] and [[aid]]. But most importantly, Appropedia is an open site for stakeholders to come together to find, create and improve scalable and adaptable solutions. For more about our motivation, see [[Appropedia:Mission]]. | Appropedia has been described as an "[[appropriate technology wiki]]," but it is much broader than that - it is a [[green wiki]], and a wiki for all matters of [[international development]] and [[aid]]. But most importantly, Appropedia is an open site for stakeholders to come together to find, create and improve scalable and adaptable solutions. For more about our motivation, see [[Appropedia:Mission]]. | ||
Appropedia began in April of 2006. | Appropedia began in April of 2006. In the earliest stages it was a collaboration between passionate people from the United States and Australia, and quickly expanded to become a global project. | ||
A number of other similar sites have joined Appropedia since its inception, bringing many content pages, readers and contributors, including: | |||
* Sustainable Development Wikia | * Sustainable Development Wikia | ||
* WinWinWiki | * [[WinWinWiki]] | ||
* Wikigreen.org | * [[Wikigreen|Wikigreen.org]] | ||
* Village Earth's | * Village Earth's [[Appropriate Technology Wiki Project]] | ||
* HowToLiveWiki, home of the Hexayurt | * HowToLiveWiki, home of the [[Hexayurt]] | ||
* | * The sGoals Wiki, a.k.a. the [[Sustainable Goals Wiki]] (sustainable business) | ||
More details: [[Appropedia:A_history_of_collaboration]]. | |||
== Content on Appropedia == | == Content on Appropedia == | ||
Appropedia welcomes contributions of many types of content: | Appropedia welcomes contributions of many types of content: | ||
*Project histories and project how-tos | *[[Project]] histories and project how-tos | ||
*Textbook-style information, tables, and figures | *Textbook-style information, tables, and figures | ||
*Designs | |||
*Photographs and illustrations | *Photographs and illustrations | ||
*Information for finding supplies and help | *Information for finding supplies and help | ||
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*Collaboration pages for co-creating solutions | *Collaboration pages for co-creating solutions | ||
*Discussion pages for commenting on work done and work that needs to be done | *Discussion pages for commenting on work done and work that needs to be done | ||
* | *More - whatever aids the causes of sustainability and overcoming poverty. | ||
== People who make Appropedia possible == | == People who make Appropedia possible == |
Revision as of 11:38, 13 May 2010
What is Appropedia?
Appropedia is the site for collaborative solutions in sustainability, poverty reduction and international development through the use of sound principles and appropriate technology and the sharing of wisdom and project information. It is a wiki, a type of website which allows anyone to add, remove, or edit content. Registration is encouraged but not required for contributors.
Appropedia has been described as an "appropriate technology wiki," but it is much broader than that - it is a green wiki, and a wiki for all matters of international development and aid. But most importantly, Appropedia is an open site for stakeholders to come together to find, create and improve scalable and adaptable solutions. For more about our motivation, see Appropedia:Mission.
Appropedia began in April of 2006. In the earliest stages it was a collaboration between passionate people from the United States and Australia, and quickly expanded to become a global project.
A number of other similar sites have joined Appropedia since its inception, bringing many content pages, readers and contributors, including:
- Sustainable Development Wikia
- WinWinWiki
- Wikigreen.org
- Village Earth's Appropriate Technology Wiki Project
- HowToLiveWiki, home of the Hexayurt
- The sGoals Wiki, a.k.a. the Sustainable Goals Wiki (sustainable business)
More details: Appropedia:A_history_of_collaboration.
Content on Appropedia
Appropedia welcomes contributions of many types of content:
- Project histories and project how-tos
- Textbook-style information, tables, and figures
- Designs
- Photographs and illustrations
- Information for finding supplies and help
- Links and information on other organizations
- Collaboration pages for co-creating solutions
- Discussion pages for commenting on work done and work that needs to be done
- More - whatever aids the causes of sustainability and overcoming poverty.
People who make Appropedia possible
You
The community of contributors and visitors makes Appropedia work, and makes working at Appropedia meaningful.
Founder, admin and bureaucrat
Founding administrators
- Chriswaterguy, a.k.a. Chris Watkins, major contributor to Appropedia and other wiki projects.
- Curt Beckmann
- GoodSignal, a.k.a. Gabriel Krause. Founding technical administrator.
Other administrators
- On2Leggs, a.k.a. Ryan Legg - Senior staff at Cornell's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise in charge of program development and management.
- Vinay Gupta of the Hexayurt.
Technical Assistance
- Aaron Antrim, a student of Humboldt State University consulted the original appropedia team, and provided the recommendation to use MediaWiki software.
- I'm currently providing Technical Project Management and Systems Administration assistance. Once some of the pressing issues there are resolved I'll be performing ongoing Web Optimization. Jason Michael Smithson 15:10, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Financial Assistance for hosting Appropedia
Thanks to a kind (and fairly modest [ CurtB ]) donation from Curt Beckmann, Appropedia has a fast and secure server - DreamHost.
The Foundation
Oversight of Appropedia is provided by The Appropedia Foundation.
More questions?
Do you have a question about how to participate? Wondering what exactly Appropedia's activities are? Starting a website and wondering how it fits with Appropedia? See Appropedia:FAQ, and if you still have questions, contact us.