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==A history of collaboration==
==A history of collaboration==
Appropedia has a strong history of collaboration.
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Appropedia has a strong history of collaboration - from its foundation in April 2006 until today the community has reached out and sought to work with others. Individuals have regularly chosen to submerge their own ego when it was for the benefit of the project (and ultimately the planet).
[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] started Appropedia in April 2006, focused on appropriate technology, assisted by other people from Humboldt State University's [[Campus Center for Appropriate Technology]].
 
In May 2006 he started a conversation with [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] via his Wikipedia userpage.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriswaterguy&oldid=60689402#Appropedia][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:LRG&oldid=60775829] Chriswaterguy was focused on [[Wikipedia:Category:Appropriate technology|appropriate technology articles in Wikipedia]],<ref>Since the late 90's, Chriswaterguy envisaged a collaborative site where people would share ideas, and the focus would be on facts rather than opinion, focusing on the key issues that made a difference in the world. It was to be called ''Roots of Change'' and he registered ''rootsofchange.net.au'' in 1998 or 1999. However, he didn't know how to make a collaborative website, and it never got past a vague idea. When he learnt about Wikipedia he saw this as the realization of his earlier dream - someone had figured out how to make collaborative website. Lonny pointed out, however, that certain types of content and collaboration are not suitable for Wikipedia. Appropedia, and to an extent Wikipedia, is a realization of this earlier dream.</ref> but by June 2006 he was convinced to join forces at Appropedia. Appropedia now covered broader issues of international development and sustainability - a logical development due to the large amount of overlap and synergy between these topics. It also developed a policy of complementing Wikipedia, referencing encyclopedic material there, and focusing instead on project information, original research, how-tos, networking and anything else [[Wikipedia:WP:NOT#What Wikipedia is not|not suitable for Wikipedia]].
 
A note left on another site[http://ewb-international.org/ASTdatabases.htm] led [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curtbeckmann]] to join Appropedia, bringing energy, new ideas and different perspectives. He put a lot of energy into gaining permission to [[port]] quality content from other sites, leading to an acceleration in Appropedia's content growth and profile. Likeminded people and organizations were happy to give permission to use their material (see below).
 
[[User:Goodsignal|Goodsignal]] worked away in the background, doing technical work.  ''(since when?)''
 
Contact with [[WikiGreen]] in late December 2006 led to an enthusiastic response from [[User:Ericblazek|Ericblazek]][http://www.appropedia.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriswaterguy&oldid=10789#Wikigreen], and a very quick decision to join forces. (Chriswaterguy logged on one day to find that the merger, which he had supported, had been agreed upon and implemented by those on the other side of the planet, largely while he was asleep.) It was decided to use the name Appropedia, at least for the time being. This brought an enormous amount of content, the work of Ericblazek and ''(what's the name of other WG person?)'', ported with permission from various publications.
 
Since then Appropedia has made connections with more and more people and organizations:
* A long-running discussion with [[Village Earth]] led to their wiki merging in March 2006. This was the original wiki on appropriate technology.
* [[Sustainapedia]], a planned website by a group of people with a similar vision and much ambition, led by Ryan Legg ([[User:On2Leggs|On2Leggs]]), and Jim Harris of [[Cleantech]][http://cleantech.com]. The Sustainapedia and Appropedia teams quickly agreed to collaborate, and are now working out the details.
* The [[Howtolivewiki:|How To Live Wiki]], the site of [[User:Vinay Gupta|Vinay Gupta]], known for the [[Hexayurt]], merged much of its material into Appropedia in March 2006, and Vinay joined the Appropedia team.
 
Other exciting conversations are ongoing, with highly regarded organizations on the verge of joining this collaborative community. We look forward to being able to mention them here soon!


==Partners==
==Partners==
===What partnership means==
===What partnership means===
Partnership can mean:
Partnership can mean:
* sharing content, allowing it to be [[ported]] to Appropedia.
* sharing content, allowing it to be [[ported]] to Appropedia.
* endorsement and encouraging members and associates to use and contribute to Appropedia.  
* endorsement and encouraging members and associates to use and contribute to Appropedia.  


===Parter organizations===
===Partner organizations===
'''Questions''':
*''Who do we have approval to credit?''
*''Do in alphabetical order to avoid favoritism? Or Foundation partners first, then complete list incl foundation partners?''


[[Sustainapedia]]<ref>See also the [[Sustainapedia-Appropedia Launch Document]]</ref> - with a similar vision to Appropedia, we quickly decided to join forces after making contact in early March 2007. Sustainapedia already had an impressive list of partners, and more have since joined up to the joint project. Partners organizations of the Sustainapedia-Appropedia joint project include:
Academic:
* The [[Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise (Cornell)|Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise]] at the Johnson School, Cornell University
* [[Net Impact]]
* [[Center for Business and the Environment (Yale)|Center for Business and the Environment]] at Yale.
* [[Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (GIT)|Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship]], Georgia Institute of Technology
Non-profit organizations:
* [[Village Earth]]
* [[Village Earth]]
* [[Architecture for Humanity]], developers of the [[Open Architecture Network]].
* [[Architecture for Humanity]], developers of the [[Open Architecture Network]].
* [[Sustainapedia.org]] - ongoing discussions about an even grander vision (actual name yet to be decided). Sustainapedia itself has an impressive list of partners...
* [[Engineers Without Borders - Australia]]
* [[Yale Center for Business and the Environment]]
 
Commercial:
* [[Cleantech Venture Network]]®
* [[wikia:|Wikia]]  


Content has been contributed by many organizations and individuals. These include:
Valuable content has been contributed by many excellent like-minded organizations and individuals to Appropedia. These include:
* [[Village Earth]]
* [[Village Earth]]
* [[Demotech]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriswaterguy&oldid=78957984#Chris.2C_hello.21_I_am_from_Demotech]
* [[Demotech]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriswaterguy&oldid=78957984#Chris.2C_hello.21_I_am_from_Demotech]
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* [[CD3WD]]
* [[CD3WD]]
* [http://thesietch.org/ The Sietch] - coming soon. We're working on a way of importing blog summaries.
* [http://thesietch.org/ The Sietch] - coming soon. We're working on a way of importing blog summaries.
* [[International Development Design Summit]][http://www.iddsummit.org/]
* [[Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group]] - coming soon. They use a CC2 license, and we're still working out the wrinkles.  
* [[Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group]] - coming soon. They use a CC2 license, and we're still working out the wrinkles.  


Wikis:  
Wikis:  
* The wikis who merged into Appropedia, enthusiastically choosing to collaborate: two fledgling wikis<ref>The [[Wikia:Scratchpad:Development and Sustainability|Development and Sustainability Wiki]] by [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] and the [[Wikia:Scratchpad:WinWinWiki|WinWinWiki]] by [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curtbeckmann]].</ref> the very substantial [http://wikigreen.org WikiGreen], and the pioneering [http://wiki.villageearth.org/ Appropriate Technology Wiki] by [[Village Earth]]. Most recently, [http://howtolivewiki.com/ howtolivepedia] has merged a large portion of its content into Appropedia.
* The wikis who merged into Appropedia, enthusiastically choosing to collaborate: two fledgling wikis<ref>The [[Wikia:Scratchpad:Development and Sustainability|Development and Sustainability Wiki]] by [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] and the [[Wikia:Scratchpad:WinWinWiki|WinWinWiki]] by [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curtbeckmann]].</ref> the very substantial [[WikiGreen]], and the pioneering [[[[Appropriate Technology Wiki Project]] by [[Village Earth]]. Most recently, the [[How To Live Wiki]] has merged a large portion of its content into Appropedia.


One national [[Engineers Without Borders]] organization is moving towards merging their wiki with ours, and both sides are excited about this - but we'll be a little discreet and not mention which country till it's confirmed and official. We are engaging in conversations with EWB in different countries as well, and hope for cooperation with all such groups.  
One national [[Engineers Without Borders]] organization is moving towards merging their wiki with ours, and both sides are excited about this - but we'll be a little discreet and not mention which country till it's confirmed and official. We are engaging in conversations with EWB in different countries as well, and hope for cooperation with all such groups.  
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* [[Greenlivingpedia:|Greenlivingpedia]] - who has given us some great pointers about serving the mainstream as well as hippie and super-geeky people; SustainapediaNW, [[TipThePlanet:|TipThePlanet]].
* [[Greenlivingpedia:|Greenlivingpedia]] - who has given us some great pointers about serving the mainstream as well as hippie and super-geeky people; SustainapediaNW, [[TipThePlanet:|TipThePlanet]].


We also wish to thank the organizations who share a principle of openness, and allow their content to be reproduced here without our even asking. These include:
==See also==
*FAO
*[[Appropedia Foundation]]
*SODIS?


==Notes==
==Notes==

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A history of collaboration

Main page: Appropedia:A history of collaboration

Appropedia has a strong history of collaboration - from its foundation in April 2006 until today the community has reached out and sought to work with others. Individuals have regularly chosen to submerge their own ego when it was for the benefit of the project (and ultimately the planet).

Partners

What partnership means

Partnership can mean:

  • sharing content, allowing it to be ported to Appropedia.
  • endorsement and encouraging members and associates to use and contribute to Appropedia.

Partner organizations

Sustainapedia[1] - with a similar vision to Appropedia, we quickly decided to join forces after making contact in early March 2007. Sustainapedia already had an impressive list of partners, and more have since joined up to the joint project. Partners organizations of the Sustainapedia-Appropedia joint project include:

Academic:

Non-profit organizations:

Commercial:

Valuable content has been contributed by many excellent like-minded organizations and individuals to Appropedia. These include:

Wikis:

One national Engineers Without Borders organization is moving towards merging their wiki with ours, and both sides are excited about this - but we'll be a little discreet and not mention which country till it's confirmed and official. We are engaging in conversations with EWB in different countries as well, and hope for cooperation with all such groups.

Related but different wikis. We have agree to link to relevant materials on each others' sites:

Wikis engaged in ongoing conversations:

  • Greenlivingpedia - who has given us some great pointers about serving the mainstream as well as hippie and super-geeky people; SustainapediaNW, TipThePlanet.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ See also the Sustainapedia-Appropedia Launch Document
  2. ↑ The Development and Sustainability Wiki by Chriswaterguy and the WinWinWiki by Curtbeckmann.

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