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'''''Notice:''' For all discussions from 2009, including the initial planning discussions, please see the [[/Archive 1|Archives]].''
 
== RSS ==
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS Extension:RSS]
 
==Civic wiki and stuff==
* http://open.wikiblogplanet.com/
* http://arborwiki.org
* http://daviswiki.org
* http://www.aboutus.org/list/civicwiki
* http://www.scruzwiki.org/
* http://daviswiki.org/
* http://villagecenter.wikispot.org/Front_Page
 
==Possible extensions==
: http://www.mediawikiwidgets.org/
: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Forms
: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Simple_Forms
: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Form
: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Widgets
: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:XFeed_-_RSS_Feed_Aggregator
 
: ArborWiki uses:  http://arborwiki.org/city/Special:Version
: CantonWiki uses: http://cantonwiki.org/Special:Version
: RichmondWiki uses:  http://www.richmondwiki.org/wiki/Special:Version
: Blomingpedia uses: http://www.bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Special:Version
: USSFwiki uses: http://wiki.ussf2010.org/wiki/Special:Version
: Dreamfish uses:  http://network.dreamfish.com/wiki/Special:Version
: WikiIndex uses: http://wikiindex.org/Special:Version
: FortWiki uses: http://fortwiki.com/Special:Version
: KansasCity wikia uses: http://kansascity.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Version
: Hiroshima wiki uses: http://ja.hiroshimawiki.com/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5:%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1
: Wikitravel uses: http://wikitravel.org/en/Special:Version
: Aachen wikia uses:  http://aachen.wikia.com/wiki/Spezial:Version
: Euguen neighbor wiki - http://wiki.eugeneneighbors.org/wiki/Special:Version
 
== PDXWW January meeting ==
 
Some of us met at this month's WikiWednesday and conspired nefariously in secret (public) behind closed doors (a space open to anyone who's interested) about PortlandWiki. A casual-style log of the gathering can be found [http://pdx.wiki.org/Wiki_Wednesday_of_January_6%2C_2010 here]. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 07:18, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 
== New proposal: facets ==
 
There's a new proposal for a feature/process wherein people could create pages for their own points of view on any topic. If you have 10 or 15 minutes to spare, check out the proposal at [[PortlandWiki:Facets]], and give your comments on [[PortlandWiki talk:Facets|the talk page]]. Thanks! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 03:31, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 
== Web hosting ==
 
We are exploring approaching green web hosting providers for PortlandWiki. The planning page for this is [[PortlandWiki:Hosting]]. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 04:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
 
== Namespace aliases ==
 
Just wanted to mention that I've added a couple "namespace aliases", which are shortcuts: [[PW:Logo]] will take you to [[PortlandWiki:Logo]] and [[PT:Logo]] will take you to [[PortlandWiki talk:Logo]]. This will work for all pages that begin with "PortlandWiki" or "PortlandWiki talk", so this page can be linked to from [[PT:Community Portal]]. Let me know if you think any other aliases would be useful! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 01:52, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
 
== Usability Initiative tools ==
 
Hi folks, there are a few new tools in Mediawiki that they've finished enough to use on the Wikimedia Commons and, just in the last day, Wikipedia. These include an editing interface that is (in my opinion) superior in ease-of-use as well as some javascripty bits (collapsible boxes, unified search/go field, etc) for the new "Vector" skin. I'd like to use the Vector skin as a foundational basis for the PW skin I'm working on, so I was wondering if it would be ok with folks if I installed the "Usability Initiative" extension on this wiki? The only change we will see with the current skin is the new editing interface (you can preview it on Wikipedia).
 
More information here: [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:UsabilityInitiative]]
 
-[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 00:21, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 
:Kotra, I just took a peek at the new MediaWiki skin and the editing interface. I think transitioning PortlandWiki to the new skin is worthwhile just for the editing interface alone. Hopefully folks who may feel a bit intimidated by wiki markup would find the new editing tools helpful. [[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] ([[User talk:WikiMaster|talk]]) 03:29, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 
::Ok, I'll make the change sometime when I can make a full backup of the wiki. Thanks! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 02:46, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 
== Rename Community Portal? ==
 
I don't think people know what to do with [[PortlandWiki:Community Portal]] and [[PortlandWiki talk:Community Portal|this discussion page]], in part because "community portal" isn't a very inviting name. When I make the skin, I think the link to these pages should be a pretty visible button, but we should probably change the names to something simpler and more user-friendly too. Any ideas? My thoughts:
 
[[PortlandWiki:Community Portal]] is used partly as a place to help kick-start editing, and partly as a resource repository for interesting miscellanea relating to Portland, Oregon, and wikis. Maybe we could split this into the currently existing [[Help:Editing]] page, various mainspace articles as appropriate like [[Local media]], and a [[PortlandWiki:Community]] page for the rest (like links to other wikis, random wiki-related interviews, etc).
 
Then, [[PortlandWiki talk:Community Portal]] (this page) could be merged with the [[Discussion]] page and moved to [[PortlandWiki:Talk]] or [[PortlandWiki:Discussion]] or [[PortlandWiki:Discuss]] etc... the stuff from several months ago could be archived and the stuff having to do with discussing the [[PortlandWiki:Community Portal]] page (like this section) moved to [[PortlandWiki talk:Community]] or whatever is the new name for the portal page.
 
Anyway those are just my thoughts... what do you think? -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 03:25, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 
== PortlandWiki: an encyclopedia of Portland? ==
 
Is PortlandWiki an encyclopedia of Portland? This is a pretty fundamental question to what we do here! Please offer your input at [[Template talk:Welcome simple]]. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 01:45, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 
That's a sharp way of thinknig about it.
 
== MM 1/17/2011 notes ==
 
A few notes from our discussion at the [[PW:MM|Monday Meet]] on January 17.
* commenting system on news posts, articles
:* avatars?
:* button that begins a [[/Subpage]] workspace/sketchpad for collaborative building off-page
:* PortlandAfoot uses [[wikipedia:Disqus|Disqus]], others are IntenseDebate, [http://twitterfeed.com/ TwitterFeed]
* thumbs-up/star ability for diffs/edits, to build reputation
:* number of stars visible on every user's userpage
:* a ticker or widget for comments about stars or edits (combined with above?)
* PortlandWiki -> Twitter
:* PortlandWiki -> RSS -> Twitter
::* a News RSS feed?
* Update on Facebook fan page, like meeting announcements
 
-[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:52, 17 January 2011 (PST)
 
== WW notes 2011-02-02 ==
 
Key points discussed:
* people will contribute to PortlandWiki because it's fun and enables them to share their knowledge, not because it's yet another outlet for their company's PR profile.
** outreach to business owners and organization managers will be a struggle until PW is much more popular as a consumed resource.
** outreach should be to normal, everyday people who edit for fun and who want to share their knowledge.
** this will be both more effective at gaining contributors, and will also create a more useful resource, since it won't merely duplicate the subject's website and PR efforts.
*** This is the difference between a diverse collection of information, facts and viewpoints, and a simple directory of ads and business listings.
*** A loose analogy might be Wikipedia's model of community driven collaboration and contribution compared to AboutUs's business-focused model.
 
-[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 19:42, 2 February 2011 (PST)
 
== MM 2/07/2011 notes ==
* invites:barnraising
* barnraising proposal to edit, with or without "reward" or "sweeten the pot"
* more automated method for channeling invite messages through pdxwikiwedgg/portlandwikigg/twitter/facebook
* potential wikipedia/portlandwiki collaborative relationship? (Might Wikipedia be willing to allow space to announce or list local citywiki/civicwiki meetups.)
 
== Mediawiki Update To Do List - Thursday, February 17, 2011 ==
* Update core from 1.16.0beta3 to 1.16.2.
: <span style="background-color:yellow;">13:22 Pacific Standard Time: Core update now complete. Contributors may proceed with new edits.</span>
 
'''Help:Resources'''<br />
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki Manual:Installing MediaWiki]
: (Shows wget URL to download straight to directory.)
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading Manual:Upgrading]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki Manual:Backing up a wiki]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FAQ#Installation_and_configuration Manual:FAQ - Installation and configuration]
 
'''Extensions to update or remove.'''<br />
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Advanced_Meta Advanced Meta] [done]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Widgets Widgets] (Remove standalone instance; it's included with [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_Bundle Semantic Bundle].)
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit] (Remove standalone instance; it's included with [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_Bundle Semantic Bundle].)
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VideoFlash VideoFlash]
'''Extensions to install.'''<br />
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_Bundle Semantic Bundle]
* [http://www.mediawikiwidgets.org/Iframe Iframe]
 
== Trying to find the email list for PortlandWiki, anyone know where it is? ==
 
I would be muchly grateful! Best, [[MarkDilley]]

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