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[[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|300px|Wiki admins (left to right) [[User:Kotra|Kotra]], [[User:MarkDilley|Mark]] and [[User:WardCunningham|Ward]] wrangle wild wikis at [[Backspace|Backspace Cafe]].]] | |||
'''[[PortlandWiki]] is a collaborative community information resource for Portland, Oregon that is powered by [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|''you'']]. We welcome your knowledge and creative input!''' | |||
Have any questions about | Our aim is to represent the [[Voice of Portland]] by providing a citizen-generated news, information resource, knowledge hub and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and surrounding region. | ||
<big>''' PortlandWiki currently has {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} edits and {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages, of which {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} are articles. '''</big> | |||
Currently, '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}''' people have obtained their own [[PortlandWiki]] account. '''{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}''' contributors with registered accounts have made recent content contributions. Content contributed to [[PortlandWiki]] includes '''{{NUMBEROFFILES}}''' images and other files uploaded to [[PortlandWiki]]. | |||
PortlandWiki first sprang to life on '''Monday''', '''September 28, 2009''', and was officially launched in early October by an open group of wiki-minded folks at a weekly [[pdxww:Welcome to Portland WikiWednesday!|Portland Wiki Wednesday]] meetup. [[PortlandWiki]] is proud to be a service owned and operated by its community of contributors. We happily gift [[PortlandWiki]] to [[Portland]]'s [[Community Commons]], and encourage all who want to participate to join our community. | |||
You (and a whole bunch of other people like you) are the builders, planners, and maintainers of the wiki. There is no formal leadership. The website domain and host are generously provided by [[User:Ray|Ray King]] and [[User:WikiMaster|Dave Myers]], assisted by [[PortlandWiki:Support|you and others who help spread out the financial burden]]. | |||
Have any questions about PortlandWiki? For now, the best place is to ask general questions is at [[PortlandWiki talk:Community Portal]]. Or, if you prefer to ask a specific user individually, leave a note on her or his [[User_talk:WikiMaster|user talk page]]! (Click [[User_talk:WikiMaster|here]] to see a user talk page example.) You'll find even more helpful tips on PortlandWiki's [[Help:Contents|help pages]]. | |||
''<big>Go ahead; be bold! [[PortlandWiki:Community Portal|Get involved]] with PortlandWiki!</big>'' | |||
== Get Involved == | |||
;PortlandWiki Wants ''You''! | |||
* Come [[PortlandWiki:Monday Meets|hang out]] with us. | |||
* [[Help:Editing|Contribute]] to PortlandWiki. | |||
* [[PortlandWiki:Tell us how you found out about this site|Tell us how you found out about PortlandWiki!]] | |||
== Sitemap == | |||
; http://portlandwiki.org/sitemap.php | |||
[[Category:PortlandWiki]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:05, 4 June 2013
PortlandWiki is a collaborative community information resource for Portland, Oregon that is powered by you. We welcome your knowledge and creative input!
Our aim is to represent the Voice of Portland by providing a citizen-generated news, information resource, knowledge hub and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and surrounding region.
PortlandWiki currently has 25,406 edits and 6,071 pages, of which 1,686 are articles.
Currently, 491 people have obtained their own PortlandWiki account. 1 contributors with registered accounts have made recent content contributions. Content contributed to PortlandWiki includes 1,616 images and other files uploaded to PortlandWiki.
PortlandWiki first sprang to life on Monday, September 28, 2009, and was officially launched in early October by an open group of wiki-minded folks at a weekly Portland Wiki Wednesday meetup. PortlandWiki is proud to be a service owned and operated by its community of contributors. We happily gift PortlandWiki to Portland's Community Commons, and encourage all who want to participate to join our community.
You (and a whole bunch of other people like you) are the builders, planners, and maintainers of the wiki. There is no formal leadership. The website domain and host are generously provided by Ray King and Dave Myers, assisted by you and others who help spread out the financial burden.
Have any questions about PortlandWiki? For now, the best place is to ask general questions is at PortlandWiki talk:Community Portal. Or, if you prefer to ask a specific user individually, leave a note on her or his user talk page! (Click here to see a user talk page example.) You'll find even more helpful tips on PortlandWiki's help pages.
Go ahead; be bold! Get involved with PortlandWiki!
Get Involved
- PortlandWiki Wants You!
- Come hang out with us.
- Contribute to PortlandWiki.
- Tell us how you found out about PortlandWiki!