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== What (summary) ==
 
== What (summary) ==
The ability to have a set of pages in AboutUs be accessible from a different domain name.  i.e. "aboutus.org/pagename" is also available at "SomeOtherName.com/pagename".
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This feature goes along with [[Skinterface for trees]] as steps toward creating the [[TotalCommunityPackage]].
  
The owner of "SomeOtherName.com" should have the ability to maintain ownership of that name and simply point to a page in AboutUs to make this workOr do something else which is similarly easy.
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A set of pages in AboutUs can be magically mapped to a different domain name.  This affords people who wish to make a wiki a way to do it within AboutUs.  These "trees" make use of common articles, patrolling and other amenities which we provide while maintaining their domain name.
 
 
Not sure how we would define the range of pages which would be covered, maybe someone else can chime in here.
 
  
 
== Why this is important ==
 
== Why this is important ==
To give people who wish to make a wiki a way to do it within AboutUs and make use of common articles, patrolling and other amenities which we provide while maintaining an address which contains their domain name.
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We love builders who create communities worth having.  Supporting their work is an end in-and-of itself.  They are the sorts of folks we most want to attract to and retain at [[AboutUs]].
  
This feature goes along with [[Skinterface for trees]]
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Builders are often already committed to one or more online communities.  Their community websites establish group identity, focus on particular topics, and are customized to provide the most appropriate user experience for their members.  If we can support such builders in an ecosystem that interconnects their communities to their mutual benefit, the surplus creativity and energy will in turn nurture the commons and support our further growth.
  
 
== [[DoneDone]] ==
 
== [[DoneDone]] ==
When a person with a domain name can use their domain name and our site to create a "virtual wiki".
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* "solseed.net/PAGENAME" provides view, edit, and all other wiki capabilities as if it were really "aboutus.org/tree/solseed.net/PAGENAME"
 
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* "aboutus.org/tree/solseed.net/PAGENAME" redirects to "solseed.net/PAGENAME"
[[NeedsAcceptanceTest]]
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* aboutus.org/Special:Tree provides an easy way to create a tree for a domain name
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** redirects the aboutus.org/tree/DOMAINNAME/* to DOMAINNAME/*
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** serves requests for DOMAINNAME/* as if it were aboutus.org/tree/DOMAINNAME
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** serves requests for DOMAINNAME/commons/* as if it were aboutus.org/*
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* The owner of DOMAINAME will need to point the DNS at our .230 address
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* BONUS: Make DOMAINNAME/RecentChanges show a filtered version of RecentChanges that shows only changes to pages within the tree and to pages that are one link out
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[[URL Magic for Subdirectories]] ('''2''')  <noinclude>
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* http://www.GazellesWiki.org/article1 displays the contents of [[tree/GazellesWiki.org/article1]]
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* When a user goes to http://www.AboutUs.org/tree/GazellesWiki.org/article1 they are redirected to http://www.GazellesWiki.org/article1
  
[[Category:DevelopmentTeamProject]]
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== Steps to get to [[DoneDone]] ==
  
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[[Category:OpenTask]]
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[[Category:DevelopmentTeam]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 7 February 2008

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What (summary)

This feature goes along with Skinterface for trees as steps toward creating the TotalCommunityPackage.

A set of pages in AboutUs can be magically mapped to a different domain name. This affords people who wish to make a wiki a way to do it within AboutUs. These "trees" make use of common articles, patrolling and other amenities which we provide while maintaining their domain name.

Why this is important

We love builders who create communities worth having. Supporting their work is an end in-and-of itself. They are the sorts of folks we most want to attract to and retain at AboutUs.

Builders are often already committed to one or more online communities. Their community websites establish group identity, focus on particular topics, and are customized to provide the most appropriate user experience for their members. If we can support such builders in an ecosystem that interconnects their communities to their mutual benefit, the surplus creativity and energy will in turn nurture the commons and support our further growth.

DoneDone

  • "solseed.net/PAGENAME" provides view, edit, and all other wiki capabilities as if it were really "aboutus.org/tree/solseed.net/PAGENAME"
  • "aboutus.org/tree/solseed.net/PAGENAME" redirects to "solseed.net/PAGENAME"
  • aboutus.org/Special:Tree provides an easy way to create a tree for a domain name
    • redirects the aboutus.org/tree/DOMAINNAME/* to DOMAINNAME/*
    • serves requests for DOMAINNAME/* as if it were aboutus.org/tree/DOMAINNAME
    • serves requests for DOMAINNAME/commons/* as if it were aboutus.org/*
  • The owner of DOMAINAME will need to point the DNS at our .230 address
  • BONUS: Make DOMAINNAME/RecentChanges show a filtered version of RecentChanges that shows only changes to pages within the tree and to pages that are one link out

URL Magic for Subdirectories (2)

Steps to get to DoneDone



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