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[[File:2022-03-28 joinfediverse-wiki mascot transparent.png|thumb|Kiwi, the JoinFediverseWiki owl]] | |||
This Wiki is supposed to be a contact point for people who don't know much, or anything about the Fediverse yet. | This Wiki is supposed to be a contact point for people who don't know much, or anything about the Fediverse yet. | ||
So especially the [[Main Page]], [[What is the Fediverse?]] and other [[:Category:Beginners guide | Beginners guides]] should be written in simple and easy to understand English. <br> | <!--T:2--> | ||
So especially the [[Special:MyLanguage/Main Page|main page]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is the Fediverse?|What is the Fediverse?]] and other [[:Category:Beginners guide|Beginners guides]] should be written in simple and easy to understand English. <br> | |||
Other pages in the category [[:Category:Advanced]] are meant for advanced users, but should still be written as understandable as possible. | Other pages in the category [[:Category:Advanced]] are meant for advanced users, but should still be written as understandable as possible. | ||
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Please don't remove text or heavily rewrite it before talking about it in the corresponding talk page.<br> | |||
Please don't promote bigotry or "free speech" instances. <br> | |||
If you're not sure what you're doing you can always first test it out in the [[Special:MyLanguage/Join the Fediverse:Playground|Playground]]. | |||
== Style guide == <!--T:5--> | |||
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''Main article: [[Special:MyLanguage/Join the Fediverse:Style guide|Style guide]] | |||
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Example capitalization of Fediverse projects: | |||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!First letter in upper case | !First letter in upper case | ||
!CamelCase | !CamelCase | ||
!all lower case | !all lower case | ||
!special | |||
|- | |- | ||
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*Fediverse | |||
*Mastodon | *Mastodon | ||
*Pleroma | |||
*Lemmy | *Lemmy | ||
*Pixelfed | *Pixelfed | ||
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*WriteFreely | *WriteFreely | ||
*PeerTube | *PeerTube | ||
*BookWyrm | |||
*GoToSocial | |||
*ActivityPub | |||
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*lemmur | *lemmur | ||
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* diaspora* | |||
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The order of Fediverse projects in lists and tables should follow the order in [[Comparison of Fediverse software]]. | |||
== Translation guide == <!--T:19--> | |||
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''Main article: [[Special:MyLanguage/Join the Fediverse:Translation guide|Translation guide]]'' | |||
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Please: | |||
* use gender-inclusive language | |||
* only translate the English text & don't add information | |||
== Advocacy guide == <!--T:10--> | |||
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''Main article: [[Special:MyLanguage/Join the Fediverse:Advocacy guide|Advocacy guide]] | |||
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We want to advocate for the Fediverse and it's projects here, not write in a neutral tone like Wikipedia. <br> | We want to advocate for the Fediverse and it's projects here, not write in a neutral tone like Wikipedia. <br> | ||
On the [[Category:Beginners guide | beginners pages]] we do that by highlighting the benefits of the Fediverse, without going in too much detail about the horrors of traditional social media. <br> | On the [[:Category:Beginners guide | beginners pages]] we do that by highlighting the benefits of the Fediverse, without going in too much detail about the horrors of traditional social media. <br> | ||
We can then go deeper in additional pages. | We can then go deeper in additional pages. | ||
== Mediawiki == <!--T:13--> | |||
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The software this Wiki uses is MediaWiki, the same software Wikipedia uses. [[Special:Version]] indicates the current version, which may differ from the version any Wikipedia is using. | |||
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Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | |||
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] | |||
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | |||
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list] | |||
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language] | |||
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki] | |||
== Special pages == <!--T:16--> | |||
[[Special:SpecialPages|Pages with the "Special:" prefix]] can be reached from a menu item in the sidebar. They cannot be edited in the normal way, but many of them are most informative. | |||
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[https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=8 Pages with the "MediaWiki:" prefix] affect the working and appearance of this wiki and can be edited only by administrators. Edit those only if you know what you are doing. | |||
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* [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Copyright]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Licenses]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Smw import owl]] | |||
* [[MediaWiki:Smw import skos]] | |||
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