Difference between revisions of "Willipedia:About"

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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 -- just enclose the word(s) you want to be the title in double brackets '''<nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki>'''. You will probably want to consult [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia's editing guide]] to learn other useful syntax.  Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].
 
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 -- just enclose the word(s) you want to be the title in double brackets '''<nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki>'''. You will probably want to consult [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia's editing guide]] to learn other useful syntax.  Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].
  
Willipedia uses [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki], the same software that powers the free and famous [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]. In addition, Willipedia uses the following MediaWiki Extensions, which let you insert cool components into an article page:
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Willipedia uses [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki], the same software that powers the free and famous [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]. In addition, Willipedia uses the following MediaWiki Extensions, which let you insert cool components into an article page using only the textbox!
  
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Math]: allows for equations like this:
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Math]: allows for equations like this:
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42.716644,-73.2029,Mission Park
 
42.716644,-73.2029,Mission Park
 
</googlemap>
 
</googlemap>
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dscho:LilyPond LilyPond]: lets you make musical mark-up like this:
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<lilypond>c4 e g</lilypond>
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Easytimeline Easytimeline]: actually not all that easy and not all that pretty, but it's there if you want it.
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Easytimeline Easytimeline]: actually not all that easy and not all that pretty, but it's there if you want it.
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tdittmar/MailObfuscator MailObfuscator]: if you put an email address in between <nowiki><email></nowiki> tags, then spam robots won't be able to see it. But people will. See, it looks normal:
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tdittmar/MailObfuscator MailObfuscator]: if you put an email address in between <nowiki><email></nowiki> tags, then spam robots won't be able to see it. But people will. See, it looks normal:
 
** <email>wiki@wso.williams.edu</email>
 
** <email>wiki@wso.williams.edu</email>

Revision as of 04:55, March 15, 2006

Willipedia is governed by the Willipedia Board and hosted by Williams Students Online. It is not officially related to the college. Anyone can read any article, but only students, faculty, and alumni may edit.

Feel free to contribute! We want this site to become a definitive source of information about Williams, and an expression of the Williams consciousness. 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 (though consider skimming the site policies).

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 -- just enclose the word(s) you want to be the title in double brackets [[like this]]. You will probably want to consult Wikipedia's editing guide to learn other useful syntax. Feel free to experiment in the Sandbox.

Willipedia uses MediaWiki, the same software that powers the free and famous Wikipedia. In addition, Willipedia uses the following MediaWiki Extensions, which let you insert cool components into an article page using only the textbox!

  • Math: allows for equations like this:

<math> e^{\pi i} + 1 = 0 </math>

<googlemap lat="42.716644" lon="-73.2029" zoom="0" controls="small" width="300" height="200" type="satellite"> 42.716644,-73.2029,Mission Park </googlemap>

  • LilyPond: lets you make musical mark-up like this:

<lilypond>c4 e g</lilypond>

  • Easytimeline: actually not all that easy and not all that pretty, but it's there if you want it.
  • MailObfuscator: if you put an email address in between <email> tags, then spam robots won't be able to see it. But people will. See, it looks normal:
    • <email>wiki@wso.williams.edu</email>