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− | ==Create an Account== | + | <div style="width:100%; height:35px; background:#61a376; border:1px solid #4B815D; margin:1.2em 0 6px 0; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 1.7em; color:#F2EFEA;"><strong>Welcome to ICANNWiki's Community Portal</strong></div></div> |
− | If you don't yet have a user account, [[Special:RequestAccount|request one here]] in order to start writing!
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− | ==Writing for Your Community== | + | |__TOC__ |
− | [[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: | + | |} |
| + | '''<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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− | * [[Getting Started]]
| + | ==Current Strategic Planning== |
− | ** [[How to create a great article]] | + | Mission: |
− | ** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki coding/formatting help]
| + | * Giving everyone a voice in the future of the Internet. |
− | * [[More help on writing articles]] | + | Purpose: |
− | * Templates: | + | * [same as Mission] |
− | ** [[Template:CompanyInfo]] | + | Value |
− | ** [[Template:People]] | + | * provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees, community members, and Internet citizens at large |
− | ** [[Template: TLD]] | + | Organizations Goals ( up to 3) |
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| + | * Content is up to date |
| + | * Sponsorship |
| + | * Community - edits, social media is engaging as a baby step |
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− | ==Community Resources == | + | Key Objectives ( maybe 2 within each Org Goal) |
− | * [[Blogs]] | + | |
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| + | Metrics |
| + | * Sponsorship metrics are easy |
| + | * Difficult to have for content |
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| + | ==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=== |
| + | * [[Wiki Editing Tutorial Videos|Basic Editing Functions in ICANNWiki]] |
| + | * ICANNWiki uses Wikimedia's [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing|markup language] |
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPPg1H8Oe0 Video Tutorial] |
| + | * [[ICANNWiki Volunteer Toolkit]] |
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| + | ===Check out what we need=== |
| + | *[[Special:Wantedpages|List of topics with no article but lots of links]] |
| + | *[[Articles needed|Community-suggested article & update list]] |
| + | *[[Increasing Multi-Lingual Capability]] |
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| + | ===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). |
| + | * [[Template:CompanyInfo]] |
| + | * [[Template:People]] |
| + | * [[Template: TLD]] |
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| + | ==Other ways to grow ICANNWiki== |
| + | ===[[Featured Articles|Tell us what to spotlight]]=== |
| + | Feel free to recommend an article to be featured! Edit the [[Featured Articles#Upcoming|upcoming list]] to propose an article. |
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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]] | | * [[Books]] |
− | * [[Sites]] | + | * [[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]] |
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| + | ===[[Sponsorship Options|Sponsor our work]]=== |
| + | 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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| + | ===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. |
| + | *[[Project talk:Community portal|How can we improve ICANNWiki?]] |
| + | *What articles would [[Articles needed#Community_Suggestions|you like to see created]]? |
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− | ==Our Current Projects== | + | ==Stay in touch== |
− | * [[Articles needed]]
| + | ===Email us=== |
− | * [[Authors|Our authors]] and what they're working on | + | * Email our Managing Content Editor, [mailto:jessica@icannwiki.org Jessica] |
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− | ==Contact== | + | ===Social media=== |
− | staff [at] icannwiki.com
| + | * [https://twitter.com/ICANNWiki ICANNWiki on Twitter] |
| + | * [https://www.facebook.com/ICANNWiki ICANNWiki on Facebook] |
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− | ==Social Media==
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− | * [https://www.facebook.com/ICANNWiki Facebook]
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− | * [https://twitter.com/ICANNWiki Twitter]
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− | [[Category: ICANNWiki]] | + | [[Category:ICANNWiki]] |
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| + | [[Category:Loose initiatives]] |