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*Encourage some spanish porjects and sites... here is some language from wikipedia en espanol, para describir este sitio.
*Encourage some spanish porjects and sites... here is some language from wikipedia en espanol, para describir este sitio.
**Wikipedia es una enciclopedia libre escrita por voluntarios de todo el mundo. Los siguientes artículos pueden servir de ayuda ya sea para leer, editar o participar de los objetivos de este sitio.
**Wikipedia es una enciclopedia libre escrita por voluntarios de todo el mundo. Los siguientes artículos pueden servir de ayuda ya sea para leer, editar o participar de los objetivos de este sitio.
===New Server===
 
Considering http://www.sustainablehosting.com.  Looking for security, speed and cost, plus the following notes:
*Not using PHP as a CGI module
**If using PHP as a CGI module, the ugly ''?title= style'' usually must be used.
*Shared memory settings for faster loading of pages.
**MEMCaching?
*Shell access for things like:
REPLACE INTO interwiki (iw_prefix,iw_url,iw_local) VALUES
from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_links


==For BOD==
==For BOD==

Revision as of 21:44, 24 September 2006

For Staff

Shortnames

Math formulas

Regular backup

  • Regular backup schedule and instructions [1]
  1. Click Databases
  2. Click phpMyAdmin
  3. Click Export
  4. Click appropedia
  5. Select Save as file
  6. Click Go

Copyrights

Help Pages

Less spammable email addy

  • Posting less spammable email addy:
    • If you want to post your own spam resistant email address, use something like:
    • name[[Image:atsymbol.png]]organization[[Image:dot.png]]org
    • to show
    • nameAtsymbol.pngorganizationDot.pngorg

Searching

  • $wgNamespacesToBeSearchedDefault array( -1 => 0, 0 => 1, 1 => 1, 2 => 1, 3 => 0, 4 => 0, 5 => 0, 6 => 0, 7 => 0, 8 => 0, 9 => 0, 10 => 0, 11 => 0 , 12 => 0, 13 => 0, 14 =>1, 15=>1 )
    • Make this default search better... this lives in the LocalSettings.php

Interwiki Linking

  • Add interwiki links as necessary (note: when we have shell access we can add all quickly with REPLACE INTO interwiki (iw_prefix,iw_url,iw_local) VALUES[2], although many are already done):
    • Login to phpMyAdmin and navigate to Server: Localhost -> Database: appropedia -> Table: w1interwiki.
    • Click the browse tab for a list of all rows in the table.
    • At the bottom of the page, select insert new row.
    • On the following page, fill in the keyword for interwiki linking in the value field of iw_prefix. Then type the wiki URL into the field iw_url. Make sure to append $1 to the URL (this will be replaced with the article name). e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1 for Wikipedia.
    • NOTE: do not select a function for either fields. This will convert the values you have entered. Ignore the fields iw_local and iw_trans.
    • Click go, and check to see if a new entry has been added to the table.
      • Additional note: when I first tried this, I clicked the insert tab at the top of the page and did the same as above. It did not work, but also did not appear to cause any problems. If you experience problems with interwiki linking, please have an experienced phpMyAdmin user check it out.
    • add http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ the wiki dictionary.

Encourage more Spanish

  • Encourage some spanish porjects and sites... here is some language from wikipedia en espanol, para describir este sitio.
    • Wikipedia es una enciclopedia libre escrita por voluntarios de todo el mundo. Los siguientes artículos pueden servir de ayuda ya sea para leer, editar o participar de los objetivos de este sitio.


For BOD

Templates

  • Template for Topics (check my spreadsheets I think I already did this)
    • Introductory Description (brief)
    • How it works (in Depth)
    • Examples
    • Pros
    • Cons
    • Common Errors
    • Projects
    • Links
  • Template for Projects

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  • banners, userboxes or infoboxes to differentiate between projects, programs, topics, tools, etc.

  • see Appropedia:Logos
  • Possible logo designer - User:Tressie
    • clothesline with photos? letters?
    • adobe blocks with letters... put a quick one up for fun. Get this done asap
  • name one p or two?!

BOD

  • Make an acknowledgement page and list of super contributors (especially those people behind the scene doing php stuff and the likes)
  • board of directors
  • staff

Project Comments

  • add to project pages the first time comments are made
    • see the discussion tab above for some comments, then delete this line .... maybe something about watch pages as well.

Converting

Find the best then add to help pages.

requested google analytics

  • Update: received google analytics, but seems like there will be extra load on each php call. This site is already to slow. Maybe try with new server.

For All

Topics

  • Topics are now called categories to match with inherent wiki format
  • keep building list of topics, but insert them as categories
    • e.g. Kirsten Thompson - Male contraception ~ Category:Male contraception
  • Keep talking about namespaces versus other ways to differentiate the different areas of Appropedia.

Main page

  • keep working on main page
    • Make more readable
    • Easier for different types of users to find what they are looking for
    • Suggest new highlighted projects

Other media

About Appropedia

Suggestions for other areas

Reviews

  • resource, books, tools reviews format suggestion:
    • title/ suitable unique descriptor
    • author/source
    • review (personal comment), signed? Reviews have value when they come from somebody's experience
    • relevant picture, maybe not the cover
    • relevant quote(s) quotes or a single picture for reviews are generally allowed under copyright rules
    • space/structure for further comments

Unlike the main articles, which should attempt unified result through peer review, I believe reviews themselves should show personal opinions, with some editing as needed for neatness/spelling/appropriatedness, to avoid a "from the pulpit" endorsement of a given resource.

Topics

  • Consider distancing the categories from encylopedic entries and/or just doing some type of transclussion.

Curricula

  • Once we have a curricula area, encourage teachers with language such as:
Hey teachers - Post your curricullum in the Curricula area 
Students can make comments, or ask questions (or consider a seperate Q&A page)
See ____________ for an example
To start just search for something like Myname_mycourse
Start editting and do not forget to add the [[Category:Curricula]] at the bottom of the page

Advertising

See Appropedia:Promotion_of_Appropedia

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