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=== PORTLANDWIKI BARNRAISING EVENT! ===
=== Public invited to PortlandWiki's Barnraising event ===
'''''Public Invited To Help Build Portland's Knowledge Commons'''''
'''''Come join others to help build Portland's knowledge commons'''''
February 26, 2011 | Portland, OR -- Portland Wiki is a [[City Wiki]] for Portland, Oregon. So what's a city wiki? A city (or civic) wiki is a collaborative website for citizens of a particular town, city or region that serves as a knowledge base or information hub for the community. It is where citizens contribute news and information about their town or neighborhood. Think of a city wiki (or civic wiki) as the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]</span>" for a particular community.
17:13, 1 March 2011 (PST) | Portland, OR -- Do you ever wish you had a place where you could share details about your street, neighborhood, favorite Portland hangout, band, art gallery or...?
PortlandWiki welcomes participation from all [[Portlandia]]ns, and anyone else interested in building an outstanding community resource for the [[Rose City]]. In fact, your participation is so ardently welcomed that you're invited to our...
Your wish has come true! PortlandWiki.org is the [[City Wiki]] for Portland, Oregon. It's Portland's "knowledge commons" that welcomes your input; a community information hub that wants the knowledge you have to share!
''So what's a city wiki?'' A city (or civic) wiki is a collaborative website where citizens of a particular town, city or region can share their knowledge about their local community. The wiki serves as a knowledge base or information hub for the community. It's where citizens contribute news and information about their town or neighborhood. A city wiki is a sort of "local <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]</span>" for a particular town or community. You might think of PortlandWiki as the "Wikipedia for Portland."
PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most urgently needed, and then help make them. Share what you know about Portland as we build a community wiki for this great town! Refreshments happily provided.
PortlandWiki welcomes participation from all [[Portlandia]]ns, and anyone else interested in building an outstanding community resource for the [[Rose City]]. To help kick off broader community participation, PortlandWiki volunteers are organizing a...
PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
* '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
* '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
[[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]. Link up with us on [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407 Facebook] and [http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Calagator]!
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* PortlandWiki was launched in October 2009 by a group of local volunteers.
* In less than a year and a half, volunteers have made {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} editorial contributions, creating {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages, of which {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} are content articles (the other pages are tutorial, administrative or other internal pages). {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} people have obtained their own PortlandWiki account, of which {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} have made recent content contributions.
* People contribute to PortlandWiki out of the sheer joy of sharing their Portland knowledge, interests and passions with the greater Portland community. PortlandWiki is not just another business directory for a public relations flack<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations Public relations]</ref> to post content on behalf of some faceless company or organization. That said, neighborhood businesses and local organizations are strongly encouraged to share information about what you do.
* PortlandWiki is on its way to evolving into the "Swiss army knife" of news, information, community resources and historical archives for Portland and the greater Portland community. The information-rich resource hub PortlandWiki contributors bring to life can serve as a constantly updating, organic, people-powered knowledge base that is open, accessible, useful and available to everyone.
* PortlandWiki is not meant to take the place of the rich tapestry of community based information resources already available to Portlandians, but to act as a robust, fluid and evolving community powered directory to those resources. Within that framework, PortlandWiki volunteers hope to spawn collaborative communities of contributors who find value in reaching out into the community, beyond the information silos they may normally operate within. It's exciting to watch vibrant and new collaborative communities spring up as a result!
=== A Little Bit About PortlandWiki ===
Folks in our community have a wonderful opportunity to significantly add their voices and insights to this unique community resource. We look forward to building PortlandWiki with you!
People contribute to PortlandWiki because it's fun and enables folks in our community to share their knowledge, interests and passions. PortlandWiki is not just another outlet to post the public relations profile on behalf of some faceless company or organization. That said, neighborhood businesses and local organizations are strongly encouraged to share information about what they do.
=== About wikis ===
* Portland, Oregon is the world birthplace of "wiki", the website format that gave rise to Wikipedia, wikiHow, and thousands of other specialized wikis. In 1994, Portland resident Ward Cunningham created the first wiki, the Portland Pattern Repository, commonly called WikiWikiWeb.
* A wiki is a type of website that is edited and built by visitors through the browser.
* WikiLeaks started out as a wiki but no longer is.
PortlandWiki hopes to evolve into the "Swiss army knife" of news, information, community resources, historical archives for Portland and the greater Portland community. The information-rich resource hub PortlandWiki contributors bring to life can serve as a constantly updating, organic, people-powered knowledge base that is open, accessible, useful and available to everyone.
=== Materials ===
* PortlandWiki logo:
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PortlandWiki logo, PNG format (click to download high resolution)
File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|Proposed Sticker, PNG format (click to download high resolution)
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PortlandWiki is not meant to take the place of the rich tapestry of community based information resources already available to Portlandians, but to act as a robust, fluid and evolving community powered directory to those resources. Within that framework PortlandWiki hopes to spawn collaborative communities of contributors who find value in reaching beyond the information silos they may normally operate within. It's exciting to watch vibrant and new collaborative communities spring up as a result!
This coming Fall, PortlandWiki will celebrate its second birthday. In less than a year and a half, volunteers have made {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} editorial contributions, creating {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages, of which {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} are content articles (the other pages are tutorial, administrative or other internal pages). {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} people have obtained their own PortlandWiki account, of which {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} have made recent content contributions.
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Folks in our community have a wonderful opportunity to significantly add their voices and insights to this unique community resource. We look forward to building this wiki with you!
Public invited to PortlandWiki's Barnraising event
Come join others to help build Portland's knowledge commons
17:13, 1 March 2011 (PST) | Portland, OR -- Do you ever wish you had a place where you could share details about your street, neighborhood, favorite Portland hangout, band, art gallery or...?
Your wish has come true! PortlandWiki.org is the City Wiki for Portland, Oregon. It's Portland's "knowledge commons" that welcomes your input; a community information hub that wants the knowledge you have to share!
So what's a city wiki? A city (or civic) wiki is a collaborative website where citizens of a particular town, city or region can share their knowledge about their local community. The wiki serves as a knowledge base or information hub for the community. It's where citizens contribute news and information about their town or neighborhood. A city wiki is a sort of "local Wikipedia" for a particular town or community. You might think of PortlandWiki as the "Wikipedia for Portland."
PortlandWiki welcomes participation from all Portlandians, and anyone else interested in building an outstanding community resource for the Rose City. To help kick off broader community participation, PortlandWiki volunteers are organizing a...
PortlandWiki's Barnraising event is where you help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.
Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "birthplace of wikis"?
PortlandWiki's Barnraising event is FREE and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
PortlandWiki was launched in October 2009 by a group of local volunteers.
In less than a year and a half, volunteers have made 25,406 editorial contributions, creating 6,071 pages, of which 1,686 are content articles (the other pages are tutorial, administrative or other internal pages). 491 people have obtained their own PortlandWiki account, of which 1 have made recent content contributions.
People contribute to PortlandWiki out of the sheer joy of sharing their Portland knowledge, interests and passions with the greater Portland community. PortlandWiki is not just another business directory for a public relations flack[1] to post content on behalf of some faceless company or organization. That said, neighborhood businesses and local organizations are strongly encouraged to share information about what you do.
PortlandWiki is on its way to evolving into the "Swiss army knife" of news, information, community resources and historical archives for Portland and the greater Portland community. The information-rich resource hub PortlandWiki contributors bring to life can serve as a constantly updating, organic, people-powered knowledge base that is open, accessible, useful and available to everyone.
PortlandWiki is not meant to take the place of the rich tapestry of community based information resources already available to Portlandians, but to act as a robust, fluid and evolving community powered directory to those resources. Within that framework, PortlandWiki volunteers hope to spawn collaborative communities of contributors who find value in reaching out into the community, beyond the information silos they may normally operate within. It's exciting to watch vibrant and new collaborative communities spring up as a result!
Folks in our community have a wonderful opportunity to significantly add their voices and insights to this unique community resource. We look forward to building PortlandWiki with you!
About wikis
Portland, Oregon is the world birthplace of "wiki", the website format that gave rise to Wikipedia, wikiHow, and thousands of other specialized wikis. In 1994, Portland resident Ward Cunningham created the first wiki, the Portland Pattern Repository, commonly called WikiWikiWeb.
A wiki is a type of website that is edited and built by visitors through the browser.
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