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Getting started on the LinkedEarth wiki can seem a daunting task if one has never tried to edit pages on Wikipedia or other wiki platforms. The LinkedEarth team put together this guide to help you get started with the wiki from uploading a new dataset to property annotation and contributing your expert knowledge. The goal is to make this process as seamless as possible. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the LinkedEarth wiki, please [mailto:linkedearth@gmail.com contact us]. | Getting started on the LinkedEarth wiki can seem a daunting task if one has never tried to edit pages on Wikipedia or other wiki platforms. The LinkedEarth team put together this guide to help you get started with the wiki from uploading a new dataset to property annotation and contributing your expert knowledge. The goal is to make this process as seamless as possible. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the LinkedEarth wiki, please [mailto:linkedearth@gmail.com contact us]. | ||
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| + | =Why we need you= | ||
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| + | Thanks to the effort of the PAGES2k group, we already have over 600 records ready to be uploaded on the LinkedEarth wiki. However, there are hundreds more of legacy data and new datasets being generated. | ||
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| + | It would be impossible for a team of three geoscientists to contribute these datasets. However, as you generate datasets in your lab or assemble compilation for your work, please contribute them to the LinkedEarth wiki! The more people contribute, the more useful the platform will be for future science! | ||
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| + | The LinkedEarth wiki is also a platform where scientific knowledge can be contributed. While we have written some articles to get started, there are still many more that need to be written, updated, or improved! | ||
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| + | =Where to start= | ||
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| + | We have put together several tutorial to get you started with the wiki: | ||
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| + | * [[Quick Guide to Editing Wiki Pages]]: The markup language for all mediawiki sites, including the LinkedEarth wiki, is called "wikitext". It is a bit different from HTML, but the principle is similar. | ||
| + | * [[Dataset Tutorial]]: Learn how to upload a dataset onto the platform and edit the various properties. | ||
| + | * [[Discussion Page Tutorial]]: The platform has a channel that support discussion of the various terms used on the platform. We have prepared a guide to keep this discussion organized following the standard found on [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. | ||
| + | * [[Best Practices]]: Set of rules when editing a wiki page. This is meant to keep the discussions organized and avoid the multiplication of properties that relate to the same concept. | ||
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| + | =Searching= | ||
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| + | There are several ways you can search the wiki: | ||
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| + | *You can use the search box in the upper right-hand corned. You can search for the name of a page, or any term that appears in a page/ | ||
| + | *Within any article, you can use CTRL (or CMD on a Mac) + F and search for a term on that page. | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 8 August 2016
Getting started on the LinkedEarth wiki can seem a daunting task if one has never tried to edit pages on Wikipedia or other wiki platforms. The LinkedEarth team put together this guide to help you get started with the wiki from uploading a new dataset to property annotation and contributing your expert knowledge. The goal is to make this process as seamless as possible. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the LinkedEarth wiki, please contact us.
Why we need you
Thanks to the effort of the PAGES2k group, we already have over 600 records ready to be uploaded on the LinkedEarth wiki. However, there are hundreds more of legacy data and new datasets being generated.
It would be impossible for a team of three geoscientists to contribute these datasets. However, as you generate datasets in your lab or assemble compilation for your work, please contribute them to the LinkedEarth wiki! The more people contribute, the more useful the platform will be for future science!
The LinkedEarth wiki is also a platform where scientific knowledge can be contributed. While we have written some articles to get started, there are still many more that need to be written, updated, or improved!
Where to start
We have put together several tutorial to get you started with the wiki:
- Quick Guide to Editing Wiki Pages: The markup language for all mediawiki sites, including the LinkedEarth wiki, is called "wikitext". It is a bit different from HTML, but the principle is similar.
- Dataset Tutorial: Learn how to upload a dataset onto the platform and edit the various properties.
- Discussion Page Tutorial: The platform has a channel that support discussion of the various terms used on the platform. We have prepared a guide to keep this discussion organized following the standard found on Wikipedia.
- Best Practices: Set of rules when editing a wiki page. This is meant to keep the discussions organized and avoid the multiplication of properties that relate to the same concept.
Searching
There are several ways you can search the wiki:
- You can use the search box in the upper right-hand corned. You can search for the name of a page, or any term that appears in a page/
- Within any article, you can use CTRL (or CMD on a Mac) + F and search for a term on that page.
