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We encourage everyone to contribute with their experiences to the DIME Wiki. We have collected instructions and resources for how to contribute on this page.
We encourage everyone to contribute their knowledge and experience to the DIME Wiki. This page provides resources detailing how to create and edit content. Note that DIME reserves the right to review edits. [[:File:The DIME Wiki Style Guide.pdf|The DIME Wiki style guide]], prepared by [https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/dime/data-and-analytics DIME Analytics], provides detailed guidelines for adding, and editing content on the DIME Wiki.
 
== Introduction to MediaWiki ==
We use Media Wiki as the platform for our Wiki. There are a lot of good resources on how to create content in Media Wiki online. All features that you read about in any of these resources can be used on the DIME Wiki, unless we have disables that feature or not yet enabled it.
DIME Wiki uses [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] as its platform. All processes outlined on MediaWiki, on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page creating,] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing a page] are also applicable to the DIME Wiki page. If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then you might consider starting with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E video tutorial]. [https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/dime/data-and-analytics DIME Analytics] has also compiled a [https://github.com/worldbank/DIMEwiki/raw/cssDevelop/Topics/DIME_Wiki_Contributions/DimeWiki_CheatSheet.pdf MediaWiki cheat sheet], which covers the basics of formatting for anyone who is new to MediaWiki.
 
== Creating New Pages ==
We reserve the right to review edits.
Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, ensure that there are no existing pages in which your contributions could fit. If no relevant page currently exists, then you may create a new one in several ways. You can search for the new page; if the page does not exist, you will be offered to create it. You can also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help: make an internal link] to the page that does not exist yet. When you click the link to that page, you will be offered to create that page.
 
== General introduction to Media Wiki ==
 
If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then we would recommend that you start by looking at a YouTube tutorial. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E Here] is one example.
 
== General resources when adding content on a Media Wiki ==
 
If you want a resource on how to format your text, please click [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting here]
 
Wiki editing cheat sheet is linked [https://github.com/worldbank/DIMEwiki/blob/master/Topics/DIME_Wiki_Contributions/DimeWiki_CheatSheet.pdf here].
 
== Creating a new page ==
 
Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, make sure that there are no similar pages where your contributions could fit.
 
There are several ways to create a new page. You can either search for a new page, and if the page does not exist you are offered to create it. You can also make an internal link (see formating reource in section above) to the page that does not exist yet. When you click the link to that page, you will be offered to create that page.

Revision as of 21:21, 16 June 2020

We encourage everyone to contribute their knowledge and experience to the DIME Wiki. This page provides resources detailing how to create and edit content. Note that DIME reserves the right to review edits. The DIME Wiki style guide, prepared by DIME Analytics, provides detailed guidelines for adding, and editing content on the DIME Wiki.

Introduction to MediaWiki

DIME Wiki uses MediaWiki as its platform. All processes outlined on MediaWiki, on creating, and editing a page are also applicable to the DIME Wiki page. If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then you might consider starting with a video tutorial. DIME Analytics has also compiled a MediaWiki cheat sheet, which covers the basics of formatting for anyone who is new to MediaWiki.

Creating New Pages

Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, ensure that there are no existing pages in which your contributions could fit. If no relevant page currently exists, then you may create a new one in several ways. You can search for the new page; if the page does not exist, you will be offered to create it. You can also make an internal link to the page that does not exist yet. When you click the link to that page, you will be offered to create that page.