Editing Appropedia:Scope

'''Appropedia''' has a very broad scope, allowing collaboration across a range of related disciplines, between related communities, and creating a site with a large and active community of editors,

A central theme is that of "appropriateness". Building on the theme of [[appropriate technology]], Appropedia covers all aspects of [[appropriate development]] and [[appropriate design]], meaning practices and technologies that are fitting to the time and place. This means a broad focus on [[international development]], [[sustainability]] - a logical combination due to the large amount of overlap and synergy between these topics. 

In terms of content type, again the scope is very broad. [[Appropedia:Appropedia is different from Wikipedia|Appropedia is different from Wikipedia]], in that it extends beyond an encyclopedia article on a given topic, to include much more detailed topical information as well as project information, original research, how-tos, networking and other material [[Wikipedia:WP:NOT#What Wikipedia is not|not suitable for Wikipedia]].

Appropedia can be called many things, according to your need: a [[green wiki]], an [[appropriate technology wiki]], a [[permaculture wiki]], a [[renewable energy wiki]], a [[solar wiki]], a "[[Bright Green Wiki]]" (taking up WorldChanging.com's challenge), a [[humanitarian wiki|humanitarian]]/[[international development wiki|international development]]/[[open development wiki]], and a "[[WinWinWiki]]" - an open site for stakeholders to come together to find, create and improve scalable and adaptable solutions.

Join us - in a big or small way. Share your knowledge, tell your friends, and make a difference.

== See also ==

* [[Appropedia:About]]
* [[Appropedia:Objectives]]
* [[Appropedia:A history of collaboration]]
* [[Appropedia:Synergy]]

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	'''Appropedia''' has a very broad scope, allowing collaboration across a range of related disciplines, between related communities, and creating a site with a large and active community of editors~~. It covers technology and practices in all aspects of [[sustainability]] and [[international development]].~~		'''Appropedia''' has a very broad scope, allowing collaboration across a range of related disciplines, between related communities, and creating a site with a large and active community of editors,

	A central theme is that of "appropriateness". Building on the theme of [[appropriate technology]], Appropedia covers all aspects of [[appropriate development]] and [[appropriate design]], meaning practices and technologies that are fitting to the time and place. This means a broad focus on [[international development]], [[sustainability]] - a logical combination due to the large amount of overlap and synergy between these topics.		A central theme is that of "appropriateness". Building on the theme of [[appropriate technology]], Appropedia covers all aspects of [[appropriate development]] and [[appropriate design]], meaning practices and technologies that are fitting to the time and place. This means a broad focus on [[international development]], [[sustainability]] - a logical combination due to the large amount of overlap and synergy between these topics.