[rt-users] The RT Wiki - Restructure (start using categories?)

[Bart]

Here's some info on categories:

   - http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Category

And an example of how a proper categorie page would look like:

   - http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Help

Mind you that both the sub categories + the pages are automatically
displayed. Only the text in the beginning is custom (since the category
page is also just a wiki page with some special features).

In general categories are flat (only one level) but when you make
sub-category by making a category page member of another category. (as you
can see in the above help page, you'll notice at te bottom of that page
that category pages are also member of other categories)

This in general allows you to create a decent structure + a simple main
category page where people can browse the content.

With that in mind you can make a nice structure which will make adding new
content quite easy.

-- Bart


Op 29 november 2011 12:50 schreef Bart <bart at pleh.info> het volgende:

> Hi,
>
> Not sure if I should be in such a position, I'm just "teh new guy" ^_~
>
> Maybe when I've actually done some work on the wiki, but for now I
> wouldn't feel qualified for that title (need to prove myself first I guess).
>
> But I do want to help think of a way to structure the wiki and modify it
> so that everyone can easily add a new page. (and do the work where needed)
> Where they only have to add the proper category for that page to be shown
> in a certain listing. (ease of use being the key)
>
> I've also noticed that Wikia has some features to help a community
> (achievements, etc.), might be nice to add those to the RT wiki in order to
> motivate everyone to submit/edit content.
>
> -- Bart
>
>
> Op 29 november 2011 12:31 schreef Ruslan Zakirov <ruz at bestpractical.com>het volgende:
>
> Hello Bart,
>>
>> It would be great to see more structure on the wiki. I think "wiki
>> chief editor" position is vacant, unfortunately it's not paid, but
>> much appreciated.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Bart <bart at pleh.info> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I've created an account on Wikia in order to do some editing on the RT
>> wiki:
>> >
>> > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/HomePage
>> >
>> > There are a few things that I want to add, but I'm kinda confused by the
>> > structure O_o
>> >
>> > I've noticed that only a handfull of articles contain a categorie, these
>> > categories are viewable on this page:
>> >
>> > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Categories
>> >
>> > These categories are a nice way of structuring content, people only
>> have to
>> > add a page with the proper categorie and it will be displayed on the
>> > categorie page.
>> > In addition you have the ability to add specific
>> information/explanation to
>> > each categorie page as shown on this page:
>> >
>> > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/Category:3.8.9
>> >
>> > The thing I'm missing on the main page is a link to all categories, this
>> > would make browsing the wiki allot easier.
>> > In addition what I'm missing is a structure of the categories + allot of
>> > pages aren't categorized.
>> >
>> > I feel that the structure could be better, and with a better structure
>> it
>> > would make adding articles allot easier + they will become visible by
>> simply
>> > viewing a categorie specific page where everything is alphabetized (no
>> need
>> > for creating a link to article X on certain pages).
>> >
>> > If I were to think-up a structure and start to re-organize the
>> categories
>> > (edit pages to point to the new structure), would this upset someone (I
>> hope
>> > not ^_^)?
>> > I'd first want to roughly draw the categorie structure and verify it
>> with
>> > the mailing-lists before starting to edit anything. (basically think
>> before
>> > act)
>> >
>> > Let me know your thoughts, I feel that I have some time to work on the
>> wiki
>> > so hopefully with some input from others it will be possible to freshen
>> up
>> > the wiki.
>> >
>> >
>> > -- Bart
>> >
>> > --------
>> > RT Training Sessions (http://bestpractical.com/services/training.html)
>> > * Boston — TBA
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards, Ruslan.
>>
>
>
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