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== What we use this Wiki for ==
== What we use this Wiki for ==


* '''Collaboration''': Wikis excel at collaboration.  Wikis are made up of a series of unique pages with evolving content.  A Wiki, as a whole is an organic means of organizing a chaotic lot of information among a vast group of people.  It's also the best way for us to share our efforts with the rest of the world.
=== Collaboration ===
* '''Content Management''': Wikis can hold a lot of content.  Instead of trying to implement a complex CMS, assigning permissions, worrying about anonymous FTP, etc., we just say "throw it on the wiki".
* '''Reference''': Who we are, What we do/did, When we do/did it, Where we do/did it, Why we do/did it and How we do/did it are all here.  From our policies to our projects, it's all here somewhere.


== What we DO NOT use this Wiki for ==
Wikis excel at collaboration.  Wikis are made up of a series of unique pages with evolving content.  A Wiki, as a whole is an organic means of organizing a chaotic lot of information among a vast group of people.  It's also the best way for us to share our efforts with the rest of the world.
 
=== Content Management===  
 
Wikis can hold a lot of content.  Instead of trying to implement a complex CMS, assigning permissions, worrying about anonymous FTP, etc., we just say "throw it on the wiki".
 
=== Reference ===  
 
Who we are, What we do/did, When we do/did it, Where we do/did it, Why we do/did it and How we do/did it are all here.  From our policies to our projects, it's all here somewhere.


* '''Home Page''': Our home page is designed to quickly inform and promote HacDC to the outside world.  We can embed static content into a regular homepage much more easily and safely than we can in a wiki.
== How this Wiki is Organized ==
* '''Promotion''': That's why our [http://hacdc.org/ | blog] exists, to keep people informed on HacDC's projects and events.
* '''Discussion''': That's what e-mail and IRC are for.  While we encourage the active use of talk pages for specific project collaboration, we encourage group discussion through e-mail lists and our IRC channel.


Every page in this Wiki must fall into a category somewhere in this hierarchy.  Uncategorized (or improperly categorized) pages will be brutally categorized (or recategorized) by the wiki team.


{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
|-
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | [[:Category:Topics]]
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | [[:Category:Community]]
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | [[:Category:Projects]]
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | [[:Category:In the Space]]
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | [[:Category:Policy]]
|-
| Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki.  This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories:
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes]]
* [[:Category:Financial Reports | Financial Reports]]
| Pages on people in our community :
* [[:Category:Members | Member User Pages]]
* [[:Category:Collaborators | HacDC Collaborators]]
* [[:Category:Friends | Friends of HacDC]]
* [[:Category:Heroes | Heroes and people that inspire us]]
| Where our projects collaborate and document their research and progress.  They are generally classified as:
* [[:Category:Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects]]
* [[:Category:Proposed Projects | Proposed Projects]]
* [[:Category:Abandoned Projects | Abandoned Projects]]
| Entries relating to the space including layout and events and classes we hold
* [[:Category:Space Configuration | Configuration]]
* [[:Category:Event Planning | Event Planning]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
| Our Policy Manual is divded into the following subcategories:
* [[:Category:Command Policy | Command]]
* [[:Category:Control Policy | Control]]
* [[:Category:Communications Policy | Communications]]
* [[:Category:Collaboration Policy | Collaboration]]
* [[:Category:Khaos Policy | Khaos]]
|}


Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.


== Getting started ==
== What we DO NOT use this Wiki for ==


* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* '''Home Page''': Our [http://hacdc.org home page] is designed to quickly inform and provide content on HacDC to the outside world. We can embed static content into a regular homepage much more easily and safely than we can in a wiki.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* '''Promotion''': That's why our [http://hacdc.org/ blog] exists, to keep people informed on HacDC's projects and events.
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
* '''Discussion''': That's what e-mail and IRC are for.  While we encourage the active use of talk pages for specific project collaboration, we encourage group discussion through e-mail lists and our IRC channel.

Revision as of 20:47, 11 April 2008

For more concise information on HacDC and its events, please consult our main web page and blog at hacdc.org

What we use this Wiki for

Collaboration

Wikis excel at collaboration. Wikis are made up of a series of unique pages with evolving content. A Wiki, as a whole is an organic means of organizing a chaotic lot of information among a vast group of people. It's also the best way for us to share our efforts with the rest of the world.

Content Management

Wikis can hold a lot of content. Instead of trying to implement a complex CMS, assigning permissions, worrying about anonymous FTP, etc., we just say "throw it on the wiki".

Reference

Who we are, What we do/did, When we do/did it, Where we do/did it, Why we do/did it and How we do/did it are all here. From our policies to our projects, it's all here somewhere.

How this Wiki is Organized

Every page in this Wiki must fall into a category somewhere in this hierarchy. Uncategorized (or improperly categorized) pages will be brutally categorized (or recategorized) by the wiki team.

Category:Topics Category:Community Category:Projects Category:In the Space Category:Policy
Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki. This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories: Pages on people in our community : Where our projects collaborate and document their research and progress. They are generally classified as: Entries relating to the space including layout and events and classes we hold Our Policy Manual is divded into the following subcategories:


What we DO NOT use this Wiki for

  • Home Page: Our home page is designed to quickly inform and provide content on HacDC to the outside world. We can embed static content into a regular homepage much more easily and safely than we can in a wiki.
  • Promotion: That's why our blog exists, to keep people informed on HacDC's projects and events.
  • Discussion: That's what e-mail and IRC are for. While we encourage the active use of talk pages for specific project collaboration, we encourage group discussion through e-mail lists and our IRC channel.