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==Some general conventions in our wiki==


#We use the Category tags as taxonomies, not [[Folksonomies]]. This means that you only add a tag, under the form [[Category:Subject]] if either such a subject domain already exists, or if you intent to maintain one yourself. See in particular the project spaces at the bottom of the right column of our main page, for examples of contributors maintaining their own project spaces. Check [http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Special:Categories] here for a list of existing categories.  Warning, only use those with multiple entries.
#We use the format [[Lastname, Firstname]] when we create biographies
#We generally DO NOT CREATE links to empty pages.


==The Rules of the P2P Foundation Wiki==


Please note that our wiki needs integrity in its naming conventions and internal structure. These rules have been used for 10 years, are specific to our wiki, and are not those of the Wikipedia:


==Method==


*<big>'''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Simple MediaWiki Documentation]'''</big>
Our method is called 'opportunistic updating', this means that most of the time, our entries are not 'researcher' but take material from the flow of knowledge and information that comes through us through the internet, and we iteratively improve articles.
*<big>'''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide Detailed MediaWiki Documentation]'''</big>


The following is from: [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Editing_overview Editing Overview].
Our method is pluralistic, so we juxtapose various perspectives, we are a 'perspectopedia' and do not strive for neutrality and objectivity, as the Wikipedia claims to do.


=== Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines ===
We use the names and concepts, as they are used by concrete p2p movements and commons movements, in their practice and own namings, and we observe and reproduce these with quotes taken from their own material.
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th>What it looks like</th>
<th>What you type</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Start your sections with header lines:


<!-- This is the original
All our material should be sourced; if you write something yourself, you should sign it. Always use quotes for external material. Avoid copying wholesale articles without permission, use citations under the fair use doctrine. Don't delete the material if the original source disappears, and keep the original source URL even if it disappears.
== New section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
-->


<!-- next set
==Naming Conventions for Titles==
<h2> New section </h2>
<h3> Subsection </h3>
<h4> Sub-subsection </h4>
-->


<!-- This code prevents confusion in the section editing feature-->
* Don't start with an article.
<b><font style="font-size:120%"> New section </font></b>
* Use all caps for names, nouns, and verbs, but not for articles ('the' , 'an').
* No double titles, just a single phrase (i.e. title:subtitle is a no-no).
* Filenames have to be clearly descriptive, this means occasionally we change the titles of books and articles when they have no clearly independent meaning; but the book title is in the entry itself and therefore still fully searchable.
* Videos and Audio Podcasts take a different naming convention, i.e. Name on Topic, for example: "[[Yochai Benkler on Peer Production]]". Make sure all video and audio titles make sense.
* People entries take Firstname Lastname format.


<b><font style="font-size:110%"> Subsection</font></b>
==Careful use of Section Tags==


<b><font style="font-size:100%"> Sub-subsection</font></b>
We do not use free tags, but section names. The wiki is organized in 3 columns on the main page: the middle column shows the subject-oriented sections, the right column shows the format-oriented pages.


</td>
Each section tag gets a subject tag, a format tag, and if possible, a geographic tag. Don't use tags randomly, use the popular tags that already exist so that they can form well-documented section pages; only introduce a new tag if you intend to use it regularly; we don't want an inflation of unused tags.
<td><pre><nowiki>


== New section ==
Here is a list of the format tags we use: Articles, Bios, Books, Courses, Conferences, Maps, Movements, Places, Podcasts, Webcasts.


=== Subsection ===
==Kinds of Pages==


==== Sub-subsection ====
We have normal pages, and [[Special:Categories|category pages]].
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
A single [[en:newline|newline]]
has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function.


But an empty line
Category pages are the pages automatically created if you use category tags. The category pages are an introduction to the topic of the section, offering a selection of introductory material, and following by the full encyclopedia of articles using that tag.
starts a new paragraph.
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>A single [[en:newline|newline]]
has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this
aids editing and improves
the ''diff'' function.


But an empty line
==Subdivisions Used in our normal pages==
starts a new paragraph.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>You can break lines<br/>
without starting a new paragraph.</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>You can break lines<br/>
without starting a new paragraph.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
* Lists are easy to do:
** start every line with a star
*** more stars means deeper levels
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>* Lists are easy to do:
** start every line with a star
*** more stars means deeper levels
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
# Numbered lists are also good
## very organized
## easy to follow
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki># Numbered lists are also good
## very organized
## easy to follow</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* like this
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* like this</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
; Definition list : list of definitions
; item : the item's definition
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>; Definition list : list
of definitions
; item : the item's definition</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
:A colon indents a line or paragraph.
A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
* This is primarily for displayed material, but is also used for discussion on [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Talk pages|Talk page]]s.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>: A colon indents a line or paragraph.
A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign=top>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>IF a line starts with a space THEN
  it will be formatted exactly
    as typed;
  in a fixed-width font;
  lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
  * pasting preformatted text;
  * algorithm descriptions;
  * program source code
  * ASCII art;
  * chemical structures;</nowiki></pre>


WARNING If you make it wide,
These subsection pages take one or two 'equal signs' (=) before and after the subsection, and one additional = sign for each deeper subdivision.
you [[en:page widening|force the whole page to be wide]] and
Using one and two "=" signs have different advantages and disadvantages:
hence less readable. Never start ordinary lines with spaces.
* One = headings are designed for page headings, and therefore no space is automatically added before it. To get round this, put at least two blank lines, followed by a horizontal rule (four '-' characters together <nowiki>----</nowiki> on their own on an otherwise blank line)
</td>
* Two == headings are designed for major sections, and have automatic space added before them. Only leave one blank line before these.
<td><pre><nowiki> IF a line starts with a space THEN
* One = headings are good to use in pages which could otherwise have been given as separate pages
  it will be formatted exactly
* Two == headings are good for normal pages
    as typed;
* The one = and two == headings have a horizontal rule underneath the words, but lower level subheadings do not.
  in a fixed-width font;
* Think of the readability of the overall page, and change if necessary. Too many horizontal rules can look very ugly and reads less easily.
  lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
  * pasting preformatted text;
  * algorithm descriptions;
  * program source code
  * ASCII art;
  * chemical structures;</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><center>Centered text.</center>
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki><center>Centered text.</center></nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>A [[en:horizontal dividing line|horizontal dividing line]]: above
----


and below.


Mainly useful for separating threads on Talk pages.
The pages start with a '''one line summary in bold''', following by the main URL
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>A horizontal dividing line: above
----
and below. </nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>


=== Links, URLs ===
Section names commonly used are, used in this order if possible:


<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
* Definition
<tr>
* Description
<th>What it looks like</th>
* Abstract, Review, Excerpt(s): for articles and books
<th>What you type</th>
* Characteristics, Typology, if available and needed
</tr>
* Discussion
<tr valign="top"><td>Sue is reading the [[video policy]].
* More Information
*First letter of target is automatically capitalized.
*Internally spaces are automatically represented as underscores (typing an underscore has the same effect as typing a space, but is not recommended).
Thus the link above is to <nowiki>http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_policy</nowiki>, which is the page with the name "Video policy".
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>Sue is reading the [[video policy]].</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Link to a section on a page, e.g.
[[List_of_cities_by_country#Morocco]] (links to non-existent sections aren't really broken, they are treated as links to the page, i.e. to the top)</td><td>
<pre><nowiki>[[List_of_cities_by_country#Morocco]].</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Same target, different name: [[User:Larry Sanger|answers]].


(This is called a [[en:piped link|piped link]]).
But, of course, use your common sense if these really don't work.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>Same target, different name:
[[User:Larry Sanger|answers]]</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Endings are blended into the link: [[test]]ing, [[gene]]s
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>Endings are blended
into the link: [[test]]ing, [[gene]]s</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: [[kingdom (biology)|kingdom]].
<p>Automatically hide namespace: [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]].
<p>The server fills in the part after the | when you save the page. Next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. A preview interprets the abbreviated form correctly, but does not expand it yet in the edit box. Press Save and again Edit, and you will see the expanded version. The same applies for the following feature.
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>Automatically hide stuff in parentheses:
[[kingdom (biology)|]]. </nowiki></pre>
<pre><nowiki>Automatically hide namespace:
[[Wikipedia:Village pump|]].</nowiki></pre>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>When adding a comment to a Talk page,
you should sign it. You can do this by
adding three tildes for your user name:
: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]]
or four for user name plus date/time:
: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 08:10 Oct 5, 2002 (UTC)
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>When adding a comment to a Talk page,
you should sign it. You can do this by
adding three tildes for your user name:
: ~~~
or four for user name plus date/time:
: ~~~~</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't
exist yet.
*You can create it by clicking on the link.
*To create a new page:
*#Create a link to it on some other page.
*#Save that page.
*#Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
*Have a look at [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Starting a new page|how to start a page]] guide and the naming conventions page for your project.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>[[The weather in London]] is a page
that doesn't exist yet.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
[[MediaWiki User's Guide: Using redirects|Redirect]] one article title to another by putting text like this in its first line.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United States]]</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
A link to the page on the same subject in another language or, more generally, to a page on another wiki:
[[fr:Wikipédia:Aide]].
For more info see [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Interwiki linking]].
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>[[fr:Wikipédia:Aide]], [[:fr:Wikipédia:Aide]]</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>"What links here" and "Related changes" can be linked as:<br/>
[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Wikipedia:How to edit a page]] and
[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:How to edit a page]]
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
[[Special:Whatlinkshere/
Wikipedia:How to edit a page]] and
[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/
Wikipedia:How to edit a page]]</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>External link: [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>External link:
[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Or just give the URL: http://www.nupedia.com.
*In the [[en:URL|URL]] all symbols must be among: A-Z a-z 0-9 ._\/~%-+&amp;#?!=()@ \x80-\xFF. If a URL contains a different character it should be converted; for example, ^ has to be written %5E (to be looked up in [[en:ASCII|ASCII]]). A blank space can also be converted into an underscore.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>Or just give the URL:
http://www.nupedia.com.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
To link to books, you can use [[en:ISBN|ISBN]] links.
ISBN 0123456789X See [[MediaWiki User's Guide: ISBN links]]
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>ISBN 0123456789X</nowiki></pre>
</td>
<tr>
<td>
To include links to non-image uploads such as sounds, use a "media" link.
<br/>[[media:Sg_mrob.ogg|Sound]]
</td>
<td>
<pre>
<nowiki>
[[media:Sg_mrob.ogg|Sound]]
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign=top>
<td>Use links for dates, so everyone can set their own display order. Use [[Special:Preferences]] to change your own date display setting.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>[[July 20]], [[1969]] , [[20 July]] [[1969]]
and [[1969]]-[[07-20]]
</nowiki></pre>will all appear as [[20 July]] [[1969]] if you set your date display preference to 1 January 2001.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
 
=== Images ===
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th>What it looks like</th>
<th>What you type</th>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>A picture: [[Image:Wiki.png|Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]]
* Only images that have been uploaded to Wikibooks can be used. To upload images, use the [[Special:Upload|upload page]]. You can find the uploaded image on the [[Special:Imagelist|image list]]
* To center an image, type <nowiki><center>[[Image:File.jpg]]</center></nowiki>
* To change dimensions, use <nowiki>[[Image:File.jpg|100px]]</nowiki> or any number
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
A picture: [[Image:Wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre>
or, with alternate text (''strongly'' encouraged) <!-- actually required in HTML4 -->
<pre><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|Wikipedia
- The Free Encyclopedia]] </nowiki>
</pre>
[[en:Web browser|Web browser]]s render alternate text when not displaying an image -- for example, when the image isn't loaded, or in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud. See [[en:Wikipedia:Alternate text for images|Alternate text for images]] for help on choosing alternate text.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Clicking on an uploaded image displays a description page, which you can also link directly to: [[:Image:Wiki.png]]
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
[[:Image:Wiki.png]]
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
<td>
To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.
<br/>[[media:Tornado.jpg|Image of a Tornado]]
</td>
<td>
<pre>
<nowiki>
[[media:Tornado.jpg|Image of a Tornado]]
</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
 
</table>
 
=== Character formatting ===
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th>What it looks like</th>
<th>What you type</th>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
''Emphasize'', '''strongly''', '''''very strongly'''''.
*These are double and triple apostrophes, not double quotes.
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
'''''very strongly'''''.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
You can also write <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b>
if the desired effect is a specific font style
rather than emphasis, as in mathematical formulae:
:<b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b>
*However, the difference between these two methods is not very important for graphical browsers, and many people choose to ignore it.
</td>
<td>
<pre><nowiki>You can also write <i>italic</i>
and <b>bold</b> if the desired effect is a
specific font style rather than emphasis, as
in mathematical formulas:
:<b>F</b> = <i>m</i><b>a</b></nowiki></pre><!-- that's not a mathematical formula, though -- sure it is, just because it's being applied to physics doesn't make it stop being mathematics -->
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign=top>
<td>A typewriter font for <tt>technical terms</tt>.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>A typewriter font for
<tt>technical terms</tt>.</nowiki></pre>
</td><!-- tt is really 'teletype', not 'technical term' -->
</tr>
<tr valign=top>
<td>You can use <small>small text</small> for captions.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>You can use <small>small text</small>
for captions.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
and <u>underline new material</u>.
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
and <u>underline new material</u>.</nowiki></pre>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
'''Umlauts and accents:''' (See [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Creating special characters]])<br/>
è é ê ë ì í<br/>
<br/>
&Agrave; &Aacute; &Acirc; &Atilde; &Auml; &Aring; <br/>
&AElig; &Ccedil; &Egrave; &Eacute; &Ecirc; &Euml; <br/>
&Igrave; &Iacute;
&Icirc; &Iuml; &Ntilde; &Ograve; <br/>
&Oacute; &Ocirc; &Otilde;
&Ouml; &Oslash; &Ugrave; <br/>
&Uacute; &Ucirc; &Uuml; &szlig;
&agrave; &aacute; <br/>
&acirc; &atilde; &auml; &aring; &aelig;
&ccedil; <br/>
&egrave; &eacute; &ecirc; &euml; &igrave; &iacute;<br/>
&icirc; &iuml; &ntilde; &ograve; &oacute; &ocirc; <br/>
&oelig; &otilde;
&ouml; &oslash; &ugrave; &uacute; <br/>
&ucirc; &uuml; &yuml;
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
 
è é ê ë ì í
 
&amp;Agrave; &amp;Aacute; &amp;Acirc; &amp;Atilde; &amp;Auml; &amp;Aring;
&amp;AElig; &amp;Ccedil; &amp;Egrave; &amp;Eacute; &amp;Ecirc; &amp;Euml;
&amp;Igrave; &amp;Iacute; &amp;Icirc; &amp;Iuml; &amp;Ntilde; &amp;Ograve;
&amp;Oacute; &amp;Ocirc; &amp;Otilde; &amp;Ouml; &amp;Oslash; &amp;Ugrave;
&amp;Uacute; &amp;Ucirc; &amp;Uuml; &amp;szlig; &amp;agrave; &amp;aacute;
&amp;acirc; &amp;atilde; &amp;auml; &amp;aring; &amp;aelig; &amp;ccedil;
&amp;egrave; &amp;eacute; &amp;ecirc; &amp;euml; &amp;igrave; &amp;iacute;
&amp;icirc; &amp;iuml; &amp;ntilde; &amp;ograve; &amp;oacute; &amp;ocirc;
&amp;oelig; &amp;otilde; &amp;ouml; &amp;oslash; &amp;ugrave; &amp;uacute;
&amp;ucirc; &amp;uuml; &amp;yuml;</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign=top>
<td>
'''Punctuation:'''<br/>
&iquest; &iexcl; &laquo; &raquo; &sect; &para;<br/>
&dagger; &Dagger; &bull; &mdash;
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
&amp;iquest; &amp;iexcl; &amp;laquo; &amp;raquo; &amp;sect; &amp;para;
&amp;dagger; &amp;Dagger; &amp;bull; &amp;mdash;</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
'''Commercial symbols:'''<br/>
&trade; &copy; &reg; &cent; &euro; &yen; <br/>
&pound; &curren;</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
&amp;trade; &amp;copy; &amp;reg; &amp;cent; &amp;euro; &amp;yen;
&amp;pound; &amp;curren;
</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Subscript: x<sub>2</sub><br/>
Superscript: x<sup>2</sup> or x&sup2;
*The latter method of superscript can't be used in the most general context, but is preferred when possible (as with units of measurement) because most browsers have an easier time formatting lines with it.
&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup>
C&sup2; / J m.
<br/>
<br/>
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>Subscript: x<sub>2</sub>
Superscript: x<sup>2</sup> or x&amp;sup2;
&amp;epsilon;<sub>0</sub> =
8.85 &amp;times; 10<sup>&amp;minus;12</sup>
C&amp;sup2; / J m.
 
1 [[hectare]] = [[1 E4 m²]]
</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>'''Greek characters:''' <br/>
&alpha; &beta; &gamma; &delta; &epsilon; &zeta; <br/>
&eta; &theta; &iota; &kappa; &lambda; &mu; &nu; <br/>
&xi; &omicron; &pi; &rho;  &sigma; &sigmaf; <br/>
&tau; &upsilon; &phi; &chi; &psi; &omega;<br/>
&Gamma; &Delta; &Theta; &Lambda; &Xi; &Pi; <br/>
&Sigma; &Phi; &Psi; &Omega;
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
&amp;alpha; &amp;beta; &amp;gamma; &amp;delta; &amp;epsilon; &amp;zeta;
&amp;eta; &amp;theta; &amp;iota; &amp;kappa; &amp;lambda; &amp;mu; &amp;nu;
&amp;xi; &amp;omicron; &amp;pi; &amp;rho;  &amp;sigma; &amp;sigmaf;
&amp;tau; &amp;upsilon; &amp;phi; &amp;chi; &amp;psi; &amp;omega;
&amp;Gamma; &amp;Delta; &amp;Theta; &amp;Lambda; &amp;Xi; &amp;Pi;
&amp;Sigma; &amp;Phi; &amp;Psi; &amp;Omega;
</nowiki></pre></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
'''Math characters:''' <br/>
&int; &sum; &prod; &radic; &minus; &plusmn; &infin;<br/>
&asymp; &prop; &equiv; &ne; &le; &ge; &rarr;<br/>
&times; &middot; &divide; &part; &prime; &Prime;<br/>
&nabla; &permil; &deg; &there4; &alefsym; &oslash;<br/>
&isin; &notin; &cap; &cup; &sub; &sup; &sube; &supe;<br/>
&not; &and; &or; &exist; &forall; &rArr; &hArr;<br/>
&rarr; &harr;<br/>
</td>
<td valign="middle"><pre><nowiki>
&amp;int; &amp;sum; &amp;prod; &amp;radic; &amp;minus; &amp;plusmn; &amp;infin;
&amp;asymp; &amp;prop; &amp;equiv; &amp;ne; &amp;le; &amp;ge; &amp;rarr;
&amp;times; &amp;middot; &amp;divide; &amp;part; &amp;prime; &amp;Prime;
&amp;nabla; &amp;permil; &amp;deg; &amp;there4; &amp;alefsym; &amp;oslash;
&amp;isin; &amp;notin; &amp;cap; &amp;cup; &amp;sub; &amp;sup; &amp;sube; &amp;supe;
&amp;not; &amp;and; &amp;or; &amp;exist; &amp;forall; &amp;rArr; &amp;hArr;
&amp;rarr; &amp;harr;</nowiki></pre></td>
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<tr valign="top"><td><i>x</i><sup>2</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ge;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 true.
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'''Complicated formulae:'''<br/>
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* See [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Editing mathematical formulae:TeX markup|TeX markup]]
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* ''Does'' show special characters, and not the HTML character codes.
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=== HTML Tables ===
 
[[en:HTML|HTML]] tables can be quite useful as well. For details on how to use them and discussion about when they are appropriate, see [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Using tables]].
 
==Templates==
 
Some text on a page may correspond in the edit box to just a reference to another page, in the form <nowiki>{{</nowiki>''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>, referring to the page "Template:''name''". This is called a [[template]]. For changing that text, edit that other page. Sometimes a separate edit link is provided for this purpose. A convenient way to put such a link in a template in Wikipedia is with [[en:Template:ed]].
 
==Page protection==
 
In a few cases the link labeled "{{MediaWiki:Editthispage}}" is replaced by the text "{{MediaWiki:Protectedpage}}" (or equivalents in the language of the project). In that case the page can not be edited.
 
==Separating edits==
 
When moving or copying a piece of text within a page or from another page, and also making other edits, it is useful to separate these edits. This way the [[MediaWiki User's Guide: Diff|diff function]] can be usefully applied for checking these other edits.

Latest revision as of 16:14, 15 June 2019


The Rules of the P2P Foundation Wiki

Please note that our wiki needs integrity in its naming conventions and internal structure. These rules have been used for 10 years, are specific to our wiki, and are not those of the Wikipedia:

Method

Our method is called 'opportunistic updating', this means that most of the time, our entries are not 'researcher' but take material from the flow of knowledge and information that comes through us through the internet, and we iteratively improve articles.

Our method is pluralistic, so we juxtapose various perspectives, we are a 'perspectopedia' and do not strive for neutrality and objectivity, as the Wikipedia claims to do.

We use the names and concepts, as they are used by concrete p2p movements and commons movements, in their practice and own namings, and we observe and reproduce these with quotes taken from their own material.

All our material should be sourced; if you write something yourself, you should sign it. Always use quotes for external material. Avoid copying wholesale articles without permission, use citations under the fair use doctrine. Don't delete the material if the original source disappears, and keep the original source URL even if it disappears.

Naming Conventions for Titles

  • Don't start with an article.
  • Use all caps for names, nouns, and verbs, but not for articles ('the' , 'an').
  • No double titles, just a single phrase (i.e. title:subtitle is a no-no).
  • Filenames have to be clearly descriptive, this means occasionally we change the titles of books and articles when they have no clearly independent meaning; but the book title is in the entry itself and therefore still fully searchable.
  • Videos and Audio Podcasts take a different naming convention, i.e. Name on Topic, for example: "Yochai Benkler on Peer Production". Make sure all video and audio titles make sense.
  • People entries take Firstname Lastname format.

Careful use of Section Tags

We do not use free tags, but section names. The wiki is organized in 3 columns on the main page: the middle column shows the subject-oriented sections, the right column shows the format-oriented pages.

Each section tag gets a subject tag, a format tag, and if possible, a geographic tag. Don't use tags randomly, use the popular tags that already exist so that they can form well-documented section pages; only introduce a new tag if you intend to use it regularly; we don't want an inflation of unused tags.

Here is a list of the format tags we use: Articles, Bios, Books, Courses, Conferences, Maps, Movements, Places, Podcasts, Webcasts.

Kinds of Pages

We have normal pages, and category pages.

Category pages are the pages automatically created if you use category tags. The category pages are an introduction to the topic of the section, offering a selection of introductory material, and following by the full encyclopedia of articles using that tag.

Subdivisions Used in our normal pages

These subsection pages take one or two 'equal signs' (=) before and after the subsection, and one additional = sign for each deeper subdivision. Using one and two "=" signs have different advantages and disadvantages:

  • One = headings are designed for page headings, and therefore no space is automatically added before it. To get round this, put at least two blank lines, followed by a horizontal rule (four '-' characters together ---- on their own on an otherwise blank line)
  • Two == headings are designed for major sections, and have automatic space added before them. Only leave one blank line before these.
  • One = headings are good to use in pages which could otherwise have been given as separate pages
  • Two == headings are good for normal pages
  • The one = and two == headings have a horizontal rule underneath the words, but lower level subheadings do not.
  • Think of the readability of the overall page, and change if necessary. Too many horizontal rules can look very ugly and reads less easily.


The pages start with a one line summary in bold, following by the main URL

Section names commonly used are, used in this order if possible:

  • Definition
  • Description
  • Abstract, Review, Excerpt(s): for articles and books
  • Characteristics, Typology, if available and needed
  • Discussion
  • More Information

But, of course, use your common sense if these really don't work.

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