Help:FAQ

Revision as of 08:48, 1 December 2008

Here are some of the most urgent questions that might come up for new users in AWF-Wiki

Is it allowed to edit all content for everyone?: Yes, it is. That is the principle of every wiki! All users are asked to contribute and to improve existing articles. Befor you start you should have an idea about your contribution. It might range from corecting misspelling in existing text up to writing new artices.

Who is reviewing my changes?: Everyone! We are a community of forest scientists, so there is a lot of expertise in different fields of knowledge. There is a category summarizing all new articles, that is observed also by a special group of referees in this wiki.

Do i have to be afraid of destroing something?: No! Your input is highly appriciated and you are not able to destroi existing articles by editing. There is always the possibility to restore a former version of an article.

I made a wrong upload, how can i delete it?: If you uploaded a wrong image or document, you are not able to delete it by your own. In this case please enter {{delete}} in the file description.

I want to contribute with a new article, but where?: There is few content up to now, because AWF-Wiki was just launched. If your article is about a topic that do not fit in the existing categories, you can create a new one. Just add {{Category:Your Category name}} at the end of your article to implement a new categaory. To describe this new category follow the red link and write a small description. Excamples for categories are "Silviculture", "Tree species", ...

Is there any place for private content?: No! A wiki is a place, where all content is shared and visible to everyone (including your personal page!).

Do i always have to link to other articles?: Yes, you should! Even if the article is not existing jet, you should link to it. It appears as red link and is an invitation for other users to write this article.