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Welcome to the ICANNWiki Community Portal! The community portal is your place to find useful information, resources, and news regarding the ICANNWiki community. If you don't have a user account, [[Special:RequestAccount|request one here]]. Join us in contributing to a great site about the [[ICANN]] community and [[Internet Governance]] topics.
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'''<big>Help us give everyone a voice in the future of the internet.</big>'''
==Be a Leader==
[[Volunteer Leaders Needed|ICANNWiki needs a leader like you!]]


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==Current Strategic Planning==
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Mission:  
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* Giving everyone a voice in the future of the Internet.
<div style="border: 1px solid #0d8323; background-color: #0d8323; padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; color: white; ">'''Writing for your community'''</div>
Purpose:  
* [same as Mission]
Value
* provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees, community members, and Internet citizens at large
Organizations Goals ( up to 3)
* Content is up to date
* Sponsorship
* Community - edits, social media is engaging as a baby step


Key Objectives ( maybe 2 within each Org Goal)


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;[[ICANNWiki]] uses the [[MediaWiki]] platform.  Editing instructions can be found [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing here]. If you are interested in creating a great website about the [[ICANN]] community and [[Internet Governance]], check out the following pages:


* [[Getting Started]]
Metrics
** [[How to create a great article]]
* Sponsorship metrics are easy
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki coding/formatting help]
* Difficult to have for content
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPPg1H8Oe0 Video Tutorial]
* [[More help on writing articles]]
* Templates:
** [[Template:CompanyInfo]]
** [[Template:People]]
** [[Template: TLD]]


==Write for [[:Category:People|your community]]==
===Get started===
# [[Special:RequestAccount|Request a user account]].
# [[ICANNWiki]] [[Contact ICANNWiki#ICANNWiki Contacts|Admins and Editors]] review your request.
# You're approved.
# Write about your connections to or interests in [[ICANN]], the [[DNS]], or [[Internet governance]].
# Be yourself and let us know who you are.
# Edit existing articles and fill in gaps in the wiki. Review our guide to [[How to create a great article|creating a great article]], [[FAQs]], or [[More help on writing articles|examples of good articles]] that utilize ICANNWiki [[#templates|templates]].


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===Learn how to do it===
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* [[Wiki Editing Tutorial Videos|Basic Editing Functions in ICANNWiki]]
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* ICANNWiki uses Wikimedia's [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing|markup language]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPPg1H8Oe0 Video Tutorial]
* [[ICANNWiki Volunteer Toolkit]]


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===Check out what we need===
<div style="border: 1px solid #0d8323; background-color: #0d8323; padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; color: white;">'''Discussions and Requests'''</div>
*[[Special:Wantedpages|List of topics with no article but lots of links]]
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*[[Articles needed|Community-suggested article & update list]]
Want to see a page created or have a suggestion for improvement?
*[[Increasing Multi-Lingual Capability]]
* [[Articles needed#Community_Suggestions|Community Suggestions]]
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===Use a template===
<div style="width: 47%; float: left; vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 10px; border: 1px solid #006699;">
Templates provide a common information display box for companies, community members, and TLDs. These are copy-paste versions for you to put into new articles (or articles that are missing that information).  
<div style="border: 1px solid #006699; background-color: #006699; padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; color: white;">'''Community
* [[Template:CompanyInfo]]
Resources'''</div>
* [[Template:People]]
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* [[Template: TLD]]
;
*[[Sites]]
*[[Blogs & News]]
*[[Books]]
*[[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]]
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==Other ways to grow ICANNWiki==
<div style="border: 1px solid #0d8323; background-color: #0d8323; padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; color: white;">'''Stay Updated'''</div><div style="padding: 0.4em 1em 0.3em 1em;">
===[[Featured Articles|Tell us what to spotlight]]===
*[http://conta.cc/1LUkUZT July 2015 Newsletter]
Feel free to recommend an article to be featured! Edit the [[Featured Articles#Upcoming|upcoming list]] to propose an article.
*[[Articles needed]]
* [[Authors|Our authors]]  
*[[Special:ActiveUsers|What they're working on]]
*Upcoming Projects
*Upcoming Conferences
**[[ICANN 54 - Dublin]]
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===Use these references and resources===
The community has compiled lists of valuable guides, coverage of ICANN, and other useful information. Please add to the lists!
* [[Sites]]
* [[Blogs & News]]
* [[Books]]
* [[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]]


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===[[Sponsorship Options|Sponsor our work]]===
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If you are interested in sponsoring ICANNWiki or have ideas of how you'd like to participate, [[Talk:Sponsorship|let us know]]! You can also [https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=YeQFOHAX97BCeMSsgRvg8qa5uvV_---iJ7SYAuoFQoyHj0TfXOR3HiUCesHwe-fSoRnBeW&country.x=US&locale.x=US donate via Paypal].
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Email
===Make suggestions & requests===
*staff [at] icannwiki.com
This resource exists for the ICANN community, and it is powered by awesome volunteers within that community. After a hiatus, we now also have paid editorial support! Your opinions are valuable - they help us direct the work of our paid editors and provide prompts and guidance for volunteers.
*Sign Up on our <big>[http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=dzuy96oab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1115545162531&amp;sit=7dpoixiib&amp;f=14419ea4-a878-4cb6-b310-d58d4ea2c43f Mailing List]</big>
*[[Project talk:Community portal|How can we improve ICANNWiki?]]
Social Media
*What articles would [[Articles needed#Community_Suggestions|you like to see created]]?
* [https://www.facebook.com/ICANNWiki Facebook]
 
* [https://twitter.com/ICANNWiki Twitter]
==Stay in touch==
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===Email us===
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* Email our Managing Content Editor, [mailto:jessica@icannwiki.org Jessica]
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===Social media===
* [https://twitter.com/ICANNWiki ICANNWiki on Twitter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ICANNWiki ICANNWiki on Facebook]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 12 April 2024

Welcome to ICANNWiki's Community Portal

Help us give everyone a voice in the future of the internet.

Be a Leader

ICANNWiki needs a leader like you!

Current Strategic Planning

Mission:

  • Giving everyone a voice in the future of the Internet.

Purpose:

  • [same as Mission]

Value

  • provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees, community members, and Internet citizens at large

Organizations Goals ( up to 3)

  • Content is up to date
  • Sponsorship
  • Community - edits, social media is engaging as a baby step

Key Objectives ( maybe 2 within each Org Goal)


Metrics

  • Sponsorship metrics are easy
  • Difficult to have for content

Write for your community

Get started

  1. Request a user account.
  2. ICANNWiki Admins and Editors review your request.
  3. You're approved.
  4. Write about your connections to or interests in ICANN, the DNS, or Internet governance.
  5. Be yourself and let us know who you are.
  6. Edit existing articles and fill in gaps in the wiki. Review our guide to creating a great article, FAQs, or examples of good articles that utilize ICANNWiki templates.

Learn how to do it

Check out what we need

Use a template

Templates provide a common information display box for companies, community members, and TLDs. These are copy-paste versions for you to put into new articles (or articles that are missing that information).

Other ways to grow ICANNWiki

Tell us what to spotlight

Feel free to recommend an article to be featured! Edit the upcoming list to propose an article.

Use these references and resources

The community has compiled lists of valuable guides, coverage of ICANN, and other useful information. Please add to the lists!

If you are interested in sponsoring ICANNWiki or have ideas of how you'd like to participate, let us know! You can also donate via Paypal.

Make suggestions & requests

This resource exists for the ICANN community, and it is powered by awesome volunteers within that community. After a hiatus, we now also have paid editorial support! Your opinions are valuable - they help us direct the work of our paid editors and provide prompts and guidance for volunteers.

Stay in touch

Email us

  • Email our Managing Content Editor, Jessica

Social media