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Admin: /* Categories */

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Admin: /* Categories */

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Admin: /* Adding Category-tags */

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Adding Category-tags

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	'''How to create a new page?''' When you are ready to start creating the new page, type its Title in the search-field under the navigation bar (left), then press the '''Go'''-button. You will be taken to a page with a link to editing the new page, if it does not yet exist. The title of a page should be, or be based on, the name of the activity.		'''How to create a new page?''' When you are ready to start creating the new page, type its Title in the search-field under the navigation bar (left), then press the '''Go'''-button. You will be taken to a page with a link to editing the new page, if it does not yet exist. The title of a page should be, or be based on, the name of the activity.

-	== ~~Adding Category-tags~~==	+	== Categories==

-	~~As noted above, each~~ page ~~should be included in ''at least'' two categories~~.	+	Every page is supposed to belong to a category.

-	~~To include a page~~ in ~~a category, add this kind of tag~~ at the ~~bottom of the page:~~	+	The pages about the WSF activities are classified by WSF event and actionable theme. Each activity should be placed in at least two categories, one for the event to which it belongs (like "Dakar WSF 2011") , and another for its actionable them (soch as "Peace and war").

-	~~<nowiki>~~	+	To include a page in a category, enter the first characters of the name of the category in the "Add category"-field under the editable text-area. The whole name of the category will appear so that you may select it. Sometimes you might see alternative spellings of yhe actefory name. Be careful to select the name which corresponds exactly to the list of actionable themes on the front-page.
-	~~[[Category:Name~~ of category~~]]</nowiki>~~	+

-	~~The tag will be automatically rendered as~~ a ~~link~~.	+	To add the second category, type a semicolon (;) after the first category-name. Then start typing the beginning of the name of the second category directly after the semicolon.
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-	~~Here is an example~~ of ~~what you may enter to relate~~ the ~~page to a~~	+
-	~~particular Actionable Theme and a particular Social Forum:~~	+

-	<nowiki>	+	This is an example of how category-tas look in the editable text-area
		+	<nowiki>
	[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]		[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]
-	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki>	+	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki>

-	~~You~~ may add ~~more than two~~ category tags ~~to a page~~, ~~and~~ you may create new categories. To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization	+	Of course, you may also add and edit category-tags directly in the edit-area. Furthermore, you may create new categories. (just add them!) To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization
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		+	[[Category:Help pages]]

	== Convert documents from Open Document Format (.odt) to MediaWiki ==		== Convert documents from Open Document Format (.odt) to MediaWiki ==

Book: /* Convert documents from Open Document Format (.odt) to MediaWiki */

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Convert documents from Open Document Format (.odt) to MediaWiki

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	Download the filter and read the istallation instructions here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Odt2Wiki		Download the filter and read the istallation instructions here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Odt2Wiki

-	In this way you may, for instance, open a MS Word document (.doc), save it as ODT, and expert it to a text-file with wiki markup through the Odt2Wiki-filter.	+	In this way you may, for instance, open a MS Word document (.doc), save it as ODT, and expert it to a text-file with wiki markup through the Odt2Wiki-filter, wherafter you are ready to copy-paste it into MediaWiki.

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	== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==		== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==

Book: /* Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website */

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Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website

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	You may add more than two category tags to a page, and you may create new categories. To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization		You may add more than two category tags to a page, and you may create new categories. To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization

		+	== Convert documents from Open Document Format (.odt) to MediaWiki ==
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		+	You may use the open source software [http://www.openoffice.org/ Open Office] to convert long and complex documents to Wiki-format, but first you need install the appropriate ''export filter'' into OpenOffice.
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		+	Download the filter and read the istallation instructions here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Odt2Wiki
		+
		+	In this way you may, for instance, open a MS Word document (.doc), save it as ODT, and expert it to a text-file with wiki markup through the Odt2Wiki-filter.
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	== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==		== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==

Book: /* General */

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General

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-	This website is about the '''''[[activities]]''''' of the World Social Forums. ~~Most~~ of ~~these~~ activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, ~~but some of the activities~~ span over more than one WSF.	+	This website is about the '''''[[activities]]''''' of the World Social Forums. Many of the activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, others span over more than one WSF.

-	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).	+	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 'basic books' of this WSF library are the 21 [[actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).

	On our MediaWiki, 'books' and 'chapters' translate into '''categories'''. The 21 Actionable themes form an own category. The frontpage of each Actionable theme should be maintained by a librarian or a team of librarians, who actively and continuously collect information and news from experts and social activists.		On our MediaWiki, 'books' and 'chapters' translate into '''categories'''. The 21 Actionable themes form an own category. The frontpage of each Actionable theme should be maintained by a librarian or a team of librarians, who actively and continuously collect information and news from experts and social activists.

Book: /* General */

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General

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-	This website is about the ''[[activities]]'' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.	+	This website is about the '''''[[activities]]''''' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.

	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).		Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).

Book: /* Adding Category-tags */

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Adding Category-tags

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	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki>		[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki>

-	You may add more than two category tags to a page, and you may create new categories. To see a list of the existing categories, click on the ~~worg~~ "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization	+	You may add more than two category tags to a page, and you may create new categories. To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization

	== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==		== Wikipedia and the WSFLibrary website==

Sayno at 19:55, 10 January 2008

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	This website is about the ''[[activities]]'' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.		This website is about the ''[[activities]]'' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.

-	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[~~Actionable~~ themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).	+	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).

	On our MediaWiki, 'books' and 'chapters' translate into '''categories'''. The 21 Actionable themes form an own category. The frontpage of each Actionable theme should be maintained by a librarian or a team of librarians, who actively and continuously collect information and news from experts and social activists.		On our MediaWiki, 'books' and 'chapters' translate into '''categories'''. The 21 Actionable themes form an own category. The frontpage of each Actionable theme should be maintained by a librarian or a team of librarians, who actively and continuously collect information and news from experts and social activists.

Sayno at 19:51, 10 January 2008

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-	This website is about the ''activities'' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.	+	This website is about the ''[[activities]]'' of the World Social Forums. Most of these activities are one-time events (conferences, workshops etc.) during particular social forums, but some of the activities span over more than one WSF.

	Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[Actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).		Each WSF activity should have its own '''page''', and each page should belong to at least one of the 21 basic 'books' (the 21 [[Actionable themes]]) and to at least one of the 'chapters' (these are the Social Forums).

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	Every page is supposed to belong to a category.		Every page is supposed to belong to a category.

-	The pages about the WSF activities are classified by WSF event and actionable theme. Each activity should be placed in at least two categories, one for the event to which it belongs (like "Dakar WSF 2011") , and another for ~~its~~ actionable ~~them~~ (~~soch as~~ "Peace and war").	+	The pages about the WSF activities are classified by WSF event and actionable theme. Each activity should be placed in at least two categories, one for the event to which it belongs (like "Dakar WSF 2011") , and another for at least one actionable theme (like "Peace and war").

-	To include a page in a category, enter the first characters of the name of the category in the "Add category"-field under the editable text-area. The whole name of the category will appear so that you may select it. Sometimes you might see alternative spellings of the name of an actionable theme, or another category-name. Be careful to select the name which corresponds exactly to the list of actionable themes on the front-page.	+	To include a page in a category, enter the first characters of the name of the category in the "Add category"-field under the editable text-area. The whole name of the category will appear so that you may select it. Sometimes you might see alternative spellings of the name of an actionable theme, or another category-name. Be careful to select the name which corresponds exactly to the list of actionable themes on the front-page.

	To add the second category, type a semicolon (;) after the first category-name. Then start typing the beginning of the name of the second category directly after the semicolon.		To add the second category, type a semicolon (;) after the first category-name. Then start typing the beginning of the name of the second category directly after the semicolon.

	This is an example of how category-tag may look in the editable text-area:		This is an example of how category-tag may look in the editable text-area:
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	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]		[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]

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	The pages about the WSF activities are classified by WSF event and actionable theme. Each activity should be placed in at least two categories, one for the event to which it belongs (like "Dakar WSF 2011") , and another for its actionable them (soch as "Peace and war").		The pages about the WSF activities are classified by WSF event and actionable theme. Each activity should be placed in at least two categories, one for the event to which it belongs (like "Dakar WSF 2011") , and another for its actionable them (soch as "Peace and war").

-	To include a page in a category, enter the first characters of the name of the category in the "Add category"-field under the editable text-area. The whole name of the category will appear so that you may select it. Sometimes you might see alternative spellings of ~~yhe actefory~~ name. Be careful to select the name which corresponds exactly to the list of actionable themes on the front-page.	+	To include a page in a category, enter the first characters of the name of the category in the "Add category"-field under the editable text-area. The whole name of the category will appear so that you may select it. Sometimes you might see alternative spellings of the name of an actionable theme, or another category-name. Be careful to select the name which corresponds exactly to the list of actionable themes on the front-page.

-	To add the second category, type a semicolon (;) after the first category-name. Then start typing the beginning of the name of the second category directly after the semicolon.	+	To add the second category, type a semicolon (;) after the first category-name. Then start typing the beginning of the name of the second category directly after the semicolon.

-	This is an example of how category-~~tas~~ look in the editable text-area	+	This is an example of how category-tag may look in the editable text-area:
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]		[[Category:Debt, taxation and public finance]]
-	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki>	+	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]</nowiki> Of course, you may also add and edit category-tags directly in the edit-area. Furthermore, you may create new categories. (just add them!) To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization
-		+
-	Of course, you may also add and edit category-tags directly in the edit-area. Furthermore, you may create new categories. (just add them!) To see a list of the existing categories, click on the word "Category" in a category-link. Read more about MediaWiki-categorization in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization	+

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