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WSO/wiki is a resource for information and history pertaining to [[Williams College]] in [[Williamstown]], Massachusetts. Anyone can edit its contents. WSO/wiki is run by [[Williams Students Online]], and has no official relation to the [[President]] and [[Board of Trustees]] of Williams College.  
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'''The wiki belongs to you.''' Feel free to use it to post useful information about some aspect of [[Williams College]]. It works pretty well for biographical sketches, for quick and dirty home pages for [[List of student groups|clubs]] and classes, and for how-to articles explaining how to do something cool or interesting.
  
Some pages of interest:
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Below are some pages of interest. You can add to this list, or in fact edit any page on the wiki, by clicking "Edit this page" (at the bottom).
  
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* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]
 
* [[List of student groups]]
 
* [[List of student groups]]
 
* [[WSO How-To's]]
 
* [[WSO How-To's]]
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* [[Departments]]
 
* [[Departments]]
 
* [[Dining]]
 
* [[Dining]]
* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]
 
 
* [[Getting to Boston]]
 
* [[Getting to Boston]]
  
 
You may also be interested in [[Wikipedia:Williams College|Wikipedia's entry on Williams College]], which has some good information.
 
You may also be interested in [[Wikipedia:Williams College|Wikipedia's entry on Williams College]], which has some good information.
  
WSO/wiki uses [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki], the same software that powers the free and famous [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]. A Wiki is a site with many informative articles that anyone can edit. Feel free to contribute! We want this site to become a definitive source of information about Williams. Articles, biographies, stories, and how-to's are welcome, and on nearly any subject: buildings, people, organizations, classes, computing, hiking, anything of, about, or near the college. To edit an article, click "Edit this page" at the bottom of the article. To create a new article, there first needs to be a link to it; you can edit an existing, related article to create that link. You will probably want to consult [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia's editing guide]] to learn the proper syntax.  Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].
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WSO/wiki is hosted by [[Williams Students Online]] and is not officially related to the college. It uses [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki], the same software that powers the free and famous [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]. A Wiki is a site with many informative articles that anyone can edit. Feel free to contribute! We want this site to become a definitive source of information about Williams. Articles, biographies, stories, and how-to's are welcome, and on nearly any subject: buildings, people, organizations, classes, computing, hiking, anything of, about, or near the college. To edit an article, click "Edit this page" at the bottom of the article. To create a new article, there first needs to be a link to it; you can edit an existing, related article to create that link. You will probably want to consult [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia's editing guide]] to learn the proper syntax.  Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].

Revision as of 21:26, October 5, 2005

The wiki belongs to you. Feel free to use it to post useful information about some aspect of Williams College. It works pretty well for biographical sketches, for quick and dirty home pages for clubs and classes, and for how-to articles explaining how to do something cool or interesting.

Below are some pages of interest. You can add to this list, or in fact edit any page on the wiki, by clicking "Edit this page" (at the bottom).

You may also be interested in Wikipedia's entry on Williams College, which has some good information.

WSO/wiki is hosted by Williams Students Online and is not officially related to the college. It uses MediaWiki, the same software that powers the free and famous Wikipedia. A Wiki is a site with many informative articles that anyone can edit. Feel free to contribute! We want this site to become a definitive source of information about Williams. Articles, biographies, stories, and how-to's are welcome, and on nearly any subject: buildings, people, organizations, classes, computing, hiking, anything of, about, or near the college. To edit an article, click "Edit this page" at the bottom of the article. To create a new article, there first needs to be a link to it; you can edit an existing, related article to create that link. You will probably want to consult Wikipedia's editing guide to learn the proper syntax. Feel free to experiment in the Sandbox.