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Help on this Wiki

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	===Help on this Wiki===		===Help on this Wiki===
	* [[Create a new page]]		* [[Create a new page]]
	* You can ~~find help in the~~ [[~~csgroup~~:~~3727\|CS Group about the Wiki]]~~		* You can contact [[bw:members/guaka\|guaka]] with any questions regarding the wiki - they don't have ''bureaucrat'' or even ''sysop'' rights and it's hard for them to help you with any technical problems, so you might as well directly go to the group.
	* You can contact [http://couchsurfing.com/people/guaka guaka] ~~or [http://couchsurfing.com/people/metal.lunchbox metal.lunchbox~~] with any questions regarding the wiki - they don't have ''bureaucrat'' or even ''sysop'' rights and it's hard for them to help you with any technical problems, so you might as well directly go to the group.

	===Some useful info from Wikipedia===		===Some useful info from Wikipedia===

Guaka: /* Help on this Wiki */

2013-03-09T16:34:32Z

Help on this Wiki

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	===Help on this Wiki===		===Help on this Wiki===
	* [[Create a new page]]		* [[Create a new page]]
	* [[Role of this wiki]]
	* How to [[Links\|link back to CouchSurfing]] web pages
	* You can find help in the [[csgroup:3727\|CS Group about the Wiki]]		* You can find help in the [[csgroup:3727\|CS Group about the Wiki]]
	* You can contact [http://couchsurfing.com/people/guaka guaka] or [http://couchsurfing.com/people/metal.lunchbox metal.lunchbox] with any questions regarding the wiki - they don't have ''bureaucrat'' or even ''sysop'' rights and it's hard for them to help you with any technical problems, so you might as well directly go to the group.		* You can contact [http://couchsurfing.com/people/guaka guaka] or [http://couchsurfing.com/people/metal.lunchbox metal.lunchbox] with any questions regarding the wiki - they don't have ''bureaucrat'' or even ''sysop'' rights and it's hard for them to help you with any technical problems, so you might as well directly go to the group.

Guaka at 16:33, 9 March 2013

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	:''This is meant to give an overview to editing Wikis, and more specifically CouchWiki. Please do add comments, questions, useful links (internal or external), whatever comes up.''		:''This is meant to give an overview to editing Wikis, and more specifically CouchWiki. Please do add comments, questions, useful links (internal or external), whatever comes up.''

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	* Edit anything you want to improve, and start writing new pages if you feel like it.		* Edit anything you want to improve, and start writing new pages if you feel like it.

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	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

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Desdrata: proper link to help create a new page

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proper link to help create a new page

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	===Help on this Wiki===		===Help on this Wiki===
	* [[~~How to create~~ a new ~~wiki~~ page]]		* [[Create a new page]]
	* [[Role of this wiki]]		* [[Role of this wiki]]
	* How to [[Links\|link back to CouchSurfing]] web pages		* How to [[Links\|link back to CouchSurfing]] web pages

118.208.108.138: Using google find the new link.

2009-12-19T11:21:05Z

Using google find the new link.

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	===I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki===		===I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki===
	You can [[Special:Upload\|upload]] documents to the wiki, but you can also check out ~~<strike>~~[http://~~meta~~.~~wikimedia~~.org/wiki/Help:~~Contents:Word_to_wiki~~ this way to convert Word documents into the wiki format]~~</strike> No longer available.~~		You can [[Special:Upload\|upload]] documents to the wiki, but you can also check out [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:WordToWiki this way to convert Word documents into the wiki format]

	===I have an HTML page I want to put on this wiki===		===I have an HTML page I want to put on this wiki===

118.208.108.138: /* I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki */

2009-12-16T10:36:06Z

I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki

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	===I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki===		===I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki===
	You can [[Special:Upload\|upload]] documents to the wiki, but you can also check out [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents:Word_to_wiki this way to convert Word documents into the wiki format].		You can [[Special:Upload\|upload]] documents to the wiki, but you can also check out <strike>[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents:Word_to_wiki this way to convert Word documents into the wiki format]</strike> No longer available.

	===I have an HTML page I want to put on this wiki===		===I have an HTML page I want to put on this wiki===

Guaka at 00:06, 15 October 2009

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	* Edit anything you want to improve, and start writing new pages if you feel like it.		* Edit anything you want to improve, and start writing new pages if you feel like it.

	[[Category:~~CouchSurfing Wiki~~]]		[[Category:Project]]
	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

	{{cswiki-cc}}		{{cswiki-cc}}

Guaka: from cs wiki, cc-contributors

2009-10-13T01:34:46Z

from cs wiki, cc-contributors

New page

:''This is meant to give an overview to editing Wikis, and more specifically CouchWiki. Please do add comments, questions, useful links (internal or external), whatever comes up.''

'''CS Wiki for Dummies''' is not just an introduction to the [[CouchSurfing Wiki]]. It's an introduction to wikis.
All the skills you acquire contributing to this wiki will be useful on other wikis, like Wikipedia.

When reading a Wikipedia article, you probably never realized that the '''edit''' is there for ''you''! Wikipedia has millions in articles in over 200 languages because people like you started clicking edit. And people like you want to do the right thing. So over 99% (wild guess) of edits are positive contributions.

As a start, we want you to click [http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_use_the_CouchSurfing_Wiki&action=edit edit] now and ask a question. 

==Why was this wiki set up?==
The wiki was set up by [[User:Guaka|Guaka]][[User talk:Guaka|Talk]][[:couchsurfing:Guaka|CS]], with no clear reasons, but enough of them to get started. Some ideas were the [[CouchSurfing Guide]], and a place to store and work on documents important for CouchSurfing, as an alternative to sending Word documents around from one person to another. And to have a very instant, [[adhocracy|adhoc]] way of doing things.

But [[User:Guaka|Guaka]][[User talk:Guaka|Talk]][[:couchsurfing:Guaka|CS]] is also known to be a Wikimaniac, and for [http://bm.wikipedia.org setting] [http://ff.wikipedia.org up] (or [[:hitch:|adopting]]) many different wikis, even for [http://li.wikipedia.org no particular reason].

===Why can't you just keep posting in the groups?===
You can use the Groups! And you should use the Groups! For discussing almost anything in CS, the Groups are the right tool. You don't have to edit any wiki page, at all. And well, if you ''do'' want to edit, you don't have to be a geek. Which was shown at the [[New Zealand Collective]] the end of 2006, early 2007.

The groups will never be closed down. Though they will probably change over time. In fact, there are a lot of ideas to improve the Group system. There are some ideas about this. E.g. check [[Group names]]. And maybe we find a great way to integrate Wiki with Groups and vice versa.

===I find the Wiki really confusing and unorganized===
<strike>The design is being changed radically</strike>, and hopefully people will organize the content on the Wiki in different ways. One way to get a better of idea of what's on this wiki is to use categories, through which you can [[:Category:Browse|browse]] . Most pages belong to at least one category, and this is shown at the bottom of a page. Click on a category you're interested in, e.g. [[:Category:New Zealand|New Zealand]], or [[:Category:CS Magazine|CS Magazine]] to get an idea of the possibilities. You can use the '''search''' box in the left pane if you exactly know what you're looking for.

By the end of 2006 [[User:Guaka|Guaka]][[User talk:Guaka|Talk]][[:couchsurfing:Guaka|CS]] was working on a much clearer design.

===How exactly does this wiki help with the CouchSurfing [[Mission]]?===
:"CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance and facilitate cultural understanding."

The Wiki allows all CouchSurfers to work together on the creation of highly hyperlinked documents. For example, all CouchSurfers can help creating a [[CS Magazine]] and many other cool things that can help spreading the CS message. The way people cooperate on wikis is often a great example of tolerance and cultural understanding.

:"As a community we strive to do our individual and collective parts to create world a better place, and we believe that the surfing of couches is a mean to accomplish this goal."

Wikis are all about cooperation. Since the focus is on the creation of documents there is often less room for Ego.

:"CouchSurfing is not about the furniture, not just about finding free accommodations around the world; it's about making connections worldwide. We make the world a better place by opening our homes, our hearts, and our lives. We open our minds and welcome the knowledge that cultural exchange makes available. We create deep and meaningful connections that cross oceans, continents and cultures. CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world!"

The [[CouchSurfing Guide]] (e.g. the article about [[Syria]]) is an example of how people are able to connect in different ways.

===I want to get started. What can I do?===
* Use the search box to find your locations or topics of interest. Find answers to your questions there.
* If you find a place (how about your home town?) or something else that you have information about, share it here! Enjoy! Good luck! Thank you!
* You can easily [[How to create a new wiki page|start a new article]], also with little information, once you link it to other pages, other people will help improve it.

===I have a Word document I want to put on this Wiki===
You can [[Special:Upload|upload]] documents to the wiki, but you can also check out [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents:Word_to_wiki this way to convert Word documents into the wiki format].

===I have an HTML page I want to put on this wiki===
Check http://labs.seapine.com/htmltowiki.cgi

==See also==

===Help on this Wiki===
* [[How to create a new wiki page]]
* [[Role of this wiki]]
* How to [[Links|link back to CouchSurfing]] web pages
* You can find help in the [[csgroup:3727|CS Group about the Wiki]]
* You can contact [http://couchsurfing.com/people/guaka guaka] or [http://couchsurfing.com/people/metal.lunchbox metal.lunchbox] with any questions regarding the wiki - they don't have ''bureaucrat'' or even ''sysop'' rights and it's hard for them to help you with any technical problems, so you might as well directly go to the group.

===Some useful info from Wikipedia===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiquette Etiquette]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Manual of Style]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Wikipedia:Tutorial]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help:Contents]

===Next===
* Go play in the [[project:Sandbox|Sandbox]]!
* Put some notes on your user page.
* Edit anything you want to improve, and start writing new pages if you feel like it.

[[Category:CouchSurfing Wiki]]
[[Category:Help]]

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