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Welcome! This wiki is a community project run entirely by volunteers to provide information about organising for the BC Greens Victoria Regional Riding Association.

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Advice for editors

Editing guide

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Don't be afraid

Clicking the 'Edit' button on a wiki page can be intimidating. You may feel like you do not have the best knowledge or expertise to edit a page or you may feel scared about making a mistake. This is normal! This wiki is edited by volunteers and we are all learning, making mistakes, and growing together. Mistakes can be fixed, pages can be deleted or moved, and lost information can be retrieved. If you are still unsure about making an edit, do it anyways!

Create a page

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Improve a page

Improving an existing page is a great way to learn about editing while helping the wiki. If you see that a page that needs improvement don't ask "why is nobody is making these edits?", you are the nobody.

Pick a page that covers a topic you know about or are interested in.
Check the Recent changes list to see what other pages volunteers are working
Correct spelling and grammar in a page
Add your experiences and knowledge about organising to help other volunteers
Add a reference. If a page makes unsourced factual statements that don't seem like common knowledge, look for a source and add it.

To-do list

Check the wiki's To-do list if you want to help contribute to the wiki but are unsure with how to help.

More about the wiki

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Details About the wiki

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-Welcome to the wiki for the Victoria Regional Riding Association. This wiki was created because members of the executive team felt that there was missing knowledge between previous iterations of Victoria Regional Riding Association's, and we wanted a place where we could share and collaborate on building a collective knowledge base. As such, this wiki will aim to be the single source of truth for our shared knowledge.
+Welcome! This wiki is a community project run entirely by volunteers to provide information about organising for the BC Greens Victoria Regional Riding Association.
-However, this wiki is currently just a test. If it does not accomplish our goal of sharing knowledge and organising for the BC Greens (and accomplishing the goals described in the RA Agreement) then we will stop using it. Because this wiki is a test, don't be afraid to contribute, edit pages, provide feedback in our communication channels, and ask questions. We are all learning together!
+== Need help? ==
-== What is a wiki? ==
+* Come talk to us in our [https://signal.group/#CjQKIK2zEq1HwrZDoyG-kuRl9RAAgEgP6z258Fp0C-8_bfWmEhAwnRItpg0BSZY93NKWdo59 Signal] chat!
-A [[wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] is a form of publication on the internet which is collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser. Anyone can contribute to this wiki by using the edit button to change each pages content. This wiki is powered using [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. MediaWiki is a software that is used by tens of thousands of websites and thousands of companies and organisations including Wikipedia. MediaWiki is free, open, and time tested. It is an alternative to proprietary software from companies like Google or Microsoft, and therefore more aligned with the values of the Green Party of BC and it's campaign to "Fight the Oligarchs".
-== Reading this wiki ==
+== Advice for editors ==
-=== Searching ===
+=== Editing guide ===
-The quickest way to find information in this wiki is to look it up directly. On every page there is a '''search''' box.
-Enter keywords and phrases and press ''Enter'' or ''Return'' or click the magnifying glass icon. If a page has the same title as what you entered, you jump straight to that page. Otherwise, it searches all pages on the wiki (with some restrictions), and presents a list of articles that matched your search terms, or a message informing you that no page has all the key words and phrases.
+* Check out the [[Editing guide]] for detailed information on how to edit a page.
-=== Navigation ===
+=== Don't be afraid ===
-Every page on this site not only has information to show you but also allows you to move to other pages. This is called "navigation".
+Clicking the 'Edit' button on a wiki page can be intimidating. You may feel like you do not have the best knowledge or expertise to edit a page or you may feel scared about making a mistake. This is normal! This wiki is edited by volunteers and we are all learning, making mistakes, and growing together. Mistakes can be fixed, pages can be deleted or moved, and lost information can be retrieved. If you are still unsure about making an edit, do it anyways!
-To help you navigate, every page has three main navigation elements:
-# The sidebar gives you access to important pages in the wiki such as recent changes or upload file. This site requires you to log in before seeing all of the sidebar options, however sign in is not required.
+=== Create a page ===
-# Tabs which relate to the page currently displayed: its associated discussion page (we are currently not using the discussion pages), the version history, and – most notably – the edit link.
+If you want to create a page that doesn't exist you can use the button below. For advanced information on creating pages, see the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Starting_a_new_page#Using_Wikilinks|MediaWiki 'Help' page]].
-# User links; as an anonymous user, you'll see a link to create an account or log in. As a logged-in user you have a collection of personal links, including ones to your user page and preferences.
-== Editing this wiki ==
+<inputbox>
-When you edit a page on this wiki, the changes that you save will appear for everyone who uses the wiki. But, don't be afraid to edit! Pages can easily be reverted to previous versions, and mistakes can be fixed by other users.
+type  = create
+width = 30px
+break = no
+placeholder = Page title
+</inputbox>
+=== Improve a page ===
+Improving an existing page is a great way to learn about editing while helping the wiki. If you see that a page that needs improvement don't ask "why is nobody is making these edits?", you are the nobody.
-To edit, simply navigate to the page that you wish to edit and click the 'edit" button which is found in the top right. Then, edit the content as needed. Once you are done, click "Save page" in the top right. The changes will appear for everyone who uses the wiki.
+* Pick a page that covers a topic you know about or are interested in.
+* Check the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] list to see what other pages volunteers are working
+* Correct spelling and grammar in a page
+* Add your experiences and knowledge about organising to help other volunteers
+* Add a reference. If a page makes unsourced factual statements that don't seem like common knowledge, look for a source and add it.
-You currently do not need an account to use this wiki or edit it's pages. For details on how to edit a page, check out the [[editing guide]].
+=== To-do list ===
-== What next? ==
+* Check the wiki's [[To-do list]] if you want to help contribute to the wiki but are unsure with how to help.
-Check out some of the current pages and don't be afraid to contribute to them by editing content.
-[[Executive Board]]
+== More about the wiki ==
-[[Communication channels]]
+* See a list of [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
+* Details [[BC Greens Victoria RRA Wiki:About|About the wiki]]
-[[Meetings]]
-[[Events]]