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Should we maintain lists somewhere (perhaps on Organization pages) of what content has been ported? That is, supposed you're a newcomer volunteer willing to port some pages. How do you know what's been ported? You can find the template and then click "what links here", which will give you a list of Appropedia pages (can we place a link to such a special page? I'll try it), but it's not always clear (as in "Beyond Dams") which Appropedia pages map to what source content... In the absence of that guiding information, I would expect a willing porter to hesitate (I know I haven't bothered to port any Demotech content in part because of that), in which case, we've missed an opportunity. --[[User:Curtbeckmann|CurtB]] 10:52, 12 November 2006 (PST) | Should we maintain lists somewhere (perhaps on Organization pages) of what content has been ported? That is, supposed you're a newcomer volunteer willing to port some pages. How do you know what's been ported? You can find the template and then click "what links here", which will give you a list of Appropedia pages (can we place a link to such a special page? I'll try it), but it's not always clear (as in "Beyond Dams") which Appropedia pages map to what source content... In the absence of that guiding information, I would expect a willing porter to hesitate (I know I haven't bothered to port any Demotech content in part because of that), in which case, we've missed an opportunity. --[[User:Curtbeckmann|CurtB]] 10:52, 12 November 2006 (PST) | ||
:Here is my suggestion, and example action, for those organizations with over some number (3 or 4 maybe) of users and ported pages: | |||
:#Promote their organization page to a category | |||
:#*Articles can not be moved into the category namespace, so the contents must be just copy and pasted into the new category page | |||
:#*Redirect the article to the category | |||
:#Add the following to the template:Organizationpage (the one included on ported pages), such as [[Template:Demotechpage]]: | |||
:#*<tt><nowiki><includeonly>[[Category:Organization]]</includeonly></nowiki></tt> - e.g. [[:Category:Demotech]]. | |||
:#Make additional actions such as: | |||
:#*Editting the organization page to mention the new features, such as the ability of users to add themselves as members of the category, or the need for porting pages). | |||
:#*Commenting on the talk pages of organization members about the new features. | |||
:#*Emailing or commenting on the organizations website about the new category page. | |||
:What do you think. --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 14:12, 12 November 2006 (PST) | |||
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cd3wd
dear all
as the originator and master of cd3wd, please feel free to take advantage of the great quantity and quality of material already in cd3wd (850 mega zipped, 1.2 giga unzipped). and note
that in order to be of some use to the 3rd world, cd3wd is very much designed for OFFLINE useage as well as online useage...
best regards
alex weir harare zimbabwe africa
cd3wd
Hello Alex,
Thank you so much for you excellent offer. Cd3wd is a fantastic resource and so important, expecially for those areas with limited internet access, but with a cd drive. I think appropedia would love to take you up on your offer, especially for those resources most useful and adaptable to the online wiki community. We will work on developing some type of byline or box, to be included on ported pages, that states:
This information is from cd3wd, the offline wiki for the 3rd world, please visit cd3wd for more information.
What do you think?
--Lonny 10:46, 14 August 2006 (PDT)
Tracking progress
Should we maintain lists somewhere (perhaps on Organization pages) of what content has been ported? That is, supposed you're a newcomer volunteer willing to port some pages. How do you know what's been ported? You can find the template and then click "what links here", which will give you a list of Appropedia pages (can we place a link to such a special page? I'll try it), but it's not always clear (as in "Beyond Dams") which Appropedia pages map to what source content... In the absence of that guiding information, I would expect a willing porter to hesitate (I know I haven't bothered to port any Demotech content in part because of that), in which case, we've missed an opportunity. --CurtB 10:52, 12 November 2006 (PST)
- Here is my suggestion, and example action, for those organizations with over some number (3 or 4 maybe) of users and ported pages:
- Promote their organization page to a category
- Articles can not be moved into the category namespace, so the contents must be just copy and pasted into the new category page
- Redirect the article to the category
- Add the following to the template:Organizationpage (the one included on ported pages), such as Template:Demotechpage:
- <includeonly>[[Category:Organization]]</includeonly> - e.g. Category:Demotech.
- Make additional actions such as:
- Editting the organization page to mention the new features, such as the ability of users to add themselves as members of the category, or the need for porting pages).
- Commenting on the talk pages of organization members about the new features.
- Emailing or commenting on the organizations website about the new category page.
- Promote their organization page to a category
- What do you think. --Lonny 14:12, 12 November 2006 (PST)