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| Newer page: | version 23 | Last edited on Monday, December 31, 2007 10:35:04 am | by AlexHope | |
| Older page: | version 21 | Last edited on Friday, July 29, 2005 4:38:38 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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Thanks for stopping by the WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup's web site.
This site is what is known as a WikiWikiWeb (or Wiki for short).
- Wikis are named after the Hawaaian
word for 'quick', wikiwiki.
+ Wikis are named after the Hawaiian
word for 'quick', wikiwiki.
The thing that sets wiki aside from other online content systems is that (with only a few exceptions),
__anyone can change, edit or add to any page in the Wiki__, quickly and simply.
For example, if you want to provide a better description of wiki than provided here,
click '''Edit this page''' in the bar above/below the content,
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You'll see a lot of words ~MashedTogether that stand out (often in blue) -- these are links to other pages.
This is where a Wiki really shines -- you can easily create links to relevant pages,
and you can also find information quickly and easily using the BackLinks in the SideBar to the right of the main page.
-This particular Wiki is set up for the WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup. Anyone can create/change a page. You will be asked for a login, which must be a WikiWord -- two or more words with capital letters joined together, such as PerryLorier or CraigBox. The convention is that you should use your RealName as your login ID (there are no passwords.)
+This particular Wiki is set up for the WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup. Anyone can create/change a page. You will be asked for a login, which must be a WikiWord -- two or more words with capital letters joined together, such as PerryLorier or CraigBox. The convention is that you should use your RealName as your login ID (there are no passwords.) See also Wiki:RealNamesPlease.
To create a page, all you have to do is refer to it with a WikiWord; for example, writing
<verbatim>
