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# I tried to create a page for thegivingtreenw.org, but the "auto builder" seems to have stalled or something. I typed it in, and got this: "It appears that AboutUs has not heard of this domain before. Please wait while domain info is compiled. You will be redirected momentarily." But it never built the page, or said what went wrong. (This is a new web site, for an organization I'm working with.) Is there a way to spur a magic, but lazy, bot into action? HiHo Sillllllver! | # I tried to create a page for thegivingtreenw.org, but the "auto builder" seems to have stalled or something. I typed it in, and got this: "It appears that AboutUs has not heard of this domain before. Please wait while domain info is compiled. You will be redirected momentarily." But it never built the page, or said what went wrong. (This is a new web site, for an organization I'm working with.) Is there a way to spur a magic, but lazy, bot into action? HiHo Sillllllver! | ||
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:''I'm not the expert in many of these areas, but here's what I've got. #1 - we've been having some issues lately with the [[AboutUsBot|bot]] and creating new pages, some of which are logged in [[:Category:ErrorLog]]. #2 - I think it's all up to you, not a bad thing but not required. I do it sometimes if I'm sure that search term should only take people to that one page and that they wouldn't really be looking for something else. #3 - See [[:Category:AboutUs:Templates]] and probably talk to [[User:Vartan]] who is our resident template guru. #4 - Yes. #5 - see [[Special:Upload]] which is available under the "useful links" box to the right. #6 - Probably totally up to you yes; I don't see much disambiguation here, and mostly in the form of people's name such as [[Kristina]] as an example. See you on the 5th probably! [[Kristina Weis|Kristina]] | [[User talk:KristinaWeis|**talk**]] 16:42, 15 November 2007 (PST)'' | :''I'm not the expert in many of these areas, but here's what I've got. #1 - we've been having some issues lately with the [[AboutUsBot|bot]] and creating new pages, some of which are logged in [[:Category:ErrorLog]]. #2 - I think it's all up to you, not a bad thing but not required. I do it sometimes if I'm sure that search term should only take people to that one page and that they wouldn't really be looking for something else. #3 - See [[:Category:AboutUs:Templates]] and probably talk to [[User:Vartan]] who is our resident template guru. #4 - Yes. #5 - see [[Special:Upload]] which is available under the "useful links" box to the right. #6 - Probably totally up to you yes; I don't see much disambiguation here, and mostly in the form of people's name such as [[Kristina]] as an example. See you on the 5th probably! [[Kristina Weis|Kristina]] | [[User talk:KristinaWeis|**talk**]] 16:42, 15 November 2007 (PST)'' | ||
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| + | Why thank ye kindly! Much appreciated, esp. #4. I totally did not see that Useful Links thingy no matter how hard I looked. Sometimes I wonder about me. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Peteforsyth]] 20:14, 15 November 2007 (PST) | ||
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Hi Peteforsyth and welcome to AboutUs. I am happy that you have decided to explore the wonderful world of wiki. I notice that you've moved FreeGeek.org to Free Geek. I understand that it's only reasonable to do so, but would like to point out that by doing it we lose the link to the original website. May be we can have the page titled after that domain name and then have the name of the organization may be as a prominent heading. What do you think? Feel free to edit and change any page at AboutUs because all edits are considered to be EfficientlyExpressedSuggestions. Check out brand new tours to learn more about wiki and AboutUs. If you need any further information/assistance, see help or leave me a message through my talk page. Also see 5 Great Reasons to Make a Personal Page. Best. Asad Butt
- Hi again, I have moved the page back to FreeGeek.org so that the title link leads to the original website. I have also provided a redirect from Free Geek to FreeGeek.org so that anybody looking for "free geek" will automatically reach the same page. Does that work for you? The emails on AboutUs are protected using hash code in order to avoid spam. You can do it simply by putting "
" at the end of the email. This protects the image from being harvested by turning it into an image. I have corrected the email address on your page. Feel free to drop me a line if you've any questions. Best, Asad
" at the end of the email. This protects the image from being harvested by turning it into an image. I have corrected the email address on your page. Feel free to drop me a line if you've any questions. Best, test:
Hey Pete, it was great to meet you today at WikiWednesday. Can you refresh my memory as to the Portland WikiPedia.org page that had the two things a week...? Next month I'll let you beat me at ping pong. KristinaWeis | **talk** 23:42, 3 October 2007 (PDT)
help!
OK I have a couple questions…anybody out there?
- I tried to create a page for thegivingtreenw.org, but the "auto builder" seems to have stalled or something. I typed it in, and got this: "It appears that AboutUs has not heard of this domain before. Please wait while domain info is compiled. You will be redirected momentarily." But it never built the page, or said what went wrong. (This is a new web site, for an organization I'm working with.) Is there a way to spur a magic, but lazy, bot into action? HiHo Sillllllver!
- On a more general note, is it considered a good thing to create redirects from an organization's name to its domain? For instance, should I make a page called Oregon Historical Society and have it redirect to ohs.org?
- Are there lots of templates to use here, like on Wikipedia? If so, is there someplace I can go to see what's available, or is it just a learn-as-you-go thing? Is it cool if I copy templates over from WP or other sites?
- Is it really true that Wikis will save the world?
- How would I upload an image? I can't find an upload link.
- Is there any kind of policy/consensus/guideline about how to handle disambiguation? Let's say I work for Apple Music, and I want Apple to do something besides just redirecting to apple.com. How would I best accomplish that? Is it just totally up to me?
Thanks for any input! -Peteforsyth 22:59, 14 November 2007 (PST)
- I'm not the expert in many of these areas, but here's what I've got. #1 - we've been having some issues lately with the bot and creating new pages, some of which are logged in Category:ErrorLog. #2 - I think it's all up to you, not a bad thing but not required. I do it sometimes if I'm sure that search term should only take people to that one page and that they wouldn't really be looking for something else. #3 - See Category:AboutUs:Templates and probably talk to User:Vartan who is our resident template guru. #4 - Yes. #5 - see Special:Upload which is available under the "useful links" box to the right. #6 - Probably totally up to you yes; I don't see much disambiguation here, and mostly in the form of people's name such as Kristina as an example. See you on the 5th probably! Kristina | **talk** 16:42, 15 November 2007 (PST)
Why thank ye kindly! Much appreciated, esp. #4. I totally did not see that Useful Links thingy no matter how hard I looked. Sometimes I wonder about me. -Peteforsyth 20:14, 15 November 2007 (PST)