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== Suggestion ==<br />
What do you guys think about installing the MediaWiki Extension "[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons InstantCommons]", which would make it possible to embed photos and other media from Wikimedia Commons? I think it would be really useful. (Of course, it's still nice to have the ability to upload stuff here locally, I'm not suggesting we turn that feature off.) -[[User:Peteforsyth|Peteforsyth]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 08:16, 28 July 2010 (PDT)<br />
:I think that that is a splendid idea. :) [[User:Michael|Michael]] ([[User talk:Michael|talk]]) 17:27, 28 July 2010 (PDT)<br />
:It's not really necessary to have a whole extension. A single statement is all that you need. [[Special:Contributions/71.59.195.198|71.59.195.198]] 17:06, 24 October 2010 (PDT)<br />
# directly use images sourced from wikimedia commons<br />
$wgForeignFileRepos[] = array(<br />
'class' => 'ForeignAPIRepo',<br />
'name' => 'shared',<br />
'apibase' => 'http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php',<br />
'fetchDescription' => true, // Optional<br />
);<br />
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== Another suggestion ==<br />
I think it would be really excellent if we could embed Google Maps (or similar, like maybe Open Street Map). Here's something I did a while ago on AboutUs, which I think shows the potential: [[http://www.aboutus.org/South_Tabor South Tabor neighborhood map]<br />
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Doing it that way is pretty tedious, you have to be willing to work with a bunch of code. So I'm not suggesting we use the same extension/approach that AboutUs does. But, the "My Maps" feature has embed code -- is there a way to make that work on our wiki?? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Peteforsyth]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 10:32, 12 October 2010 (PDT)<br />
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== Slogan?! ==<br />
Would it be helpful to have a pithy little slogan to associate with our name, to help people understand what we're about? (This question otherwise known as: what are we about??) -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])<br />
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Some thoughts:<br />
* "Your friendly local on-ramp to the wider wiki way!"<br />
* "Documenting Portland. Having fun."<br />
* "A not-for-profit home for all your Portland lore."<br />
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:This is a great idea! We need a mission statement/tagline for the site bad. Just as note, use of "your" is preferable to "my" or similar options because it encourages a sense of ownership. My ideas for a tagline/statement that would be ideal for both telling people and putting under the logo, ala "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."...<br />
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:* "Your community wiki"<br />
:* "Your city, your wiki"<br />
:* "Your city, your knowledge"<br />
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:Let me know what you think, [[User:Steven Walling|Steven Walling]] ([[User talk:Steven Walling|talk]]) 12:44, 19 October 2010 (PDT)</div>71.59.195.198