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<div style="font-family: PlantagenetCherokee; font-size: 14pt; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px;">'''Welcome to PortlandWiki!'''</div>
'''Hey Portland, I wish my penis was larger.  PortlandWiki is the [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland, Oregon that [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|''you'' are invited to contribute to!]]''' A [[City Wiki|city wiki (or civic wiki)]] is a website about a town, city or region that is built and maintained by its community. PortlandWiki welcomes your contributions!  I'm pretty happy with how creamy my orgasms are... sometimes the cum hits the ceiling!


PortlandWiki aims to represent the "[[Voice of Portland]]" by providing a citizen-generated news and information resource, a knowledge "hub" and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and our surrounding region.
''The community powered knowledge commons for [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]].''


=== Get Involved ===
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* [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|Introduction]] - Learn more about how to use PortlandWiki: how to read it, how to write for it!
* [[Help:Editing|Wiki Page Basics]] - Quick tips on writing a basic PortlandWiki page.
* [[PortlandWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] - Where we discuss what is needed to make PortlandWiki succeed.
* [[PortlandWiki:Policies|PortlandWiki Policies]] - Best practices to follow when adding content.
* [[PortlandWiki:Administrators|Administrators]] - Names of some of PortlandWiki's more active admins, what they do, and how to contact PortlandWiki.
* [[PortlandWiki:Article ideas|Article ideas]] - Suggest an article topic, or find an article to start building!
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== Places to go near Portland ==
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[[File:Largest-frying-pan.JPG‎|thumb|Long Beach, Washington: Convenient Portland getaway and home to the "[[world's largest frying pan]]."]]
As long as it's related to Portland somehow! Nobody decides what is "notable enough" here.
* Visit beautiful [[Timberline Lodge]], a National Historic Landmark. The lodge was constructed in the late '30s as a [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA) project during the Great Depression.
* Ski at [[Mt. Hood]].
* Explore the active volcano at [[Mt. St. Helens]].
* Meander along the [[Pacific Coast]], less than a two day power walk from Portland.
* During [[Cascadia]]'s wet months, succumb to a weekend bender in [[Bend]], where the sun ''do'' shine most o' the time.
* Spend the July 4th holiday in [[Long Beach]], [[Washington]], a pinnacle of patriotism and home to the [[World's Largest Frying Pan]].
* Find your perfect [[Halloween]] pumpkin at the [[Pumpkin Patch]]!
* And don't forget about [[Oxbow Regional Park]]. According to PortlandWiki News, it's "[[Old_news#Monday_.7C_September_6.2C_2010|a wonderful place to raise your homeless family]]"!
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== Things to see in Portland ==
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[[File:Horse-spotting.JPG‎|thumb|[[Horse_rings|Horse spotting!]] Just one of many fun activities you can do in Portland!]]
* Check out [[Ground Kontrol]], a classic arcade and bar. Ground Kontrol is all-ages from Noon - 5pm daily, and 21+ only after 5pm nightly.
* Drop by the [[Living Room Theater]] to check out a show.
* If you are not into movies and want a cool hangout, drop by [[Backspace]].
* [[Art]]! The first week of the month offers [[First Thursday]]. Browse through the many art galleries throughout gritty [[Old Town]] and the shiny and plasticine [[Pearl District]].
* Meander through the [[Portland Police Historical Museum]].
* Walk through the [[South Park Blocks]], which run through the [[Portland State University]] campus.
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== Featured Articles ==
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There's more to Portland than dry facts referenced by reliable sources. Just be honest.
* [[Swifts]] - A stunning aerial performance visible any September evening in Northwest Portland.
* [[Personal Telco]] - Portland's answer (so far) to "Internet as [[public utility]]."
* [[Yellow Bike Project]] - A community cycling "first."
* [[Powell's Bookstore]] - An entire "City of Books" with a broken PortlandWiki reference list.
* [[Charles Olds]] - Olds shot a man "just to watch him ...uh... succumb from injuries suffered as a result of an act of manslaughter."
* [[CivicApps]] - An open data / open source project sponsored by several Portland-area government agencies.
* [[Portlandia]] - The second largest hammered copper statue in America (the largest is the Statue of Liberty).
* [[East 82nd Avenue]] - A major North-South arterial on Portland's Eastside.
* [[Green industry]] - Portland has become a center for green energy.
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== [[Things to do|Things to do in Portland]] ==
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* Go see the new [[Baby Cougar]] at the [[Oregon Zoo]].
* '''[[PortlandWiki:Monday_Meets|Contribute to PortlandWiki!]]'''
[[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|[[User:Kotra|Kotra]], [[MarkDilley|Mark]] and [[User:WardCunningham|Ward]] wrangle wild wikis at [[Backspace|Backspace Cafe]].]]
* Solitary ad''vice'': [[DIY|Do something yourself]].
* Chug a barrel o' [[beer]].
* Lasso unruly bookworms at [[Powell's Books]].
* Entertain the wildlife in beautiful [[Forest Park]].
* [[Walks|Walk]] around [[Old Town]].
* Bike along [[Waterfront Park]].
* Stage a protest rally at [[Pioneer Square]].
* Skate on thin ice at [[Lloyd Center]]'s [[Ice Rink]].
* Make your way through town riding the [[MAX]].
* [[Bicycling|Ride a bike]]!
* Waive your hands in the air "like you just don't care" at a live [[music|concert]].
* Get religion by becoming a "[[Portland Trail Blazers|Blazer Believer]]."
* Shamelessly show off your naked feet by hiking barefoot with [[Portland Barefoot Hikers]].


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* [[PortlandWiki:About|Learn about PortlandWiki]].
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[[Music scene]]
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[[For sale]]
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=== Government ===
 
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[[Green industry]]
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* [[Occupy Portland]]
[[High tech]]
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[[Walking]]
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[[ODOT]]
 
[[Cars]]
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* [[Vanpooling]]
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* [[Driving in Portland]]
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[[Taxis]]
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* [[Northwest Academy]]
[[Union Station]]
* [[Portland State University]]
 
* [[Reed College]]
[[Portland International Airport]]
* [[Multnomah County Central Library]]
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[[Social structures]]
 
[[Organizations]]
 
[[Canton politics]]
 
[[Schools]]
 
[[Multnomah County Library]]
 
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[[GrowingFood|Growing food]]
 
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[[Catering]]
 
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[[Vegetarian options|Vegetarian]], [[Vegan options|Vegan]], [[All day breakfast|All day breakfast]]
 
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[[Portal:Landmarks|Landmarks]]
 
[[Study spots]]
 
[[Dogs]]
 
[[Volunteer opportunities]]
 
[[Memorials]]
 
[[Gyms]], [[Exercise]]
 
[[Outdoor activities]]
 
[[Art]]
 
[[Shopping centers]]
 
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[[Clothing stores]]
 
[[Singles scene]], [[Date ideas]]
 
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=== History ===
* [[Francis Pettygrove]]
* [[Thomas G. O'Connor]]
* [[John Couch]]
* [[Cable Car Canyon]]
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* [[Green industry]]
* [[Worker-Owned Cooperatives]]
* [[Startup]]
* [[Bridgetown Bucks]]
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Welcome to PortlandWiki!

The community powered knowledge commons for Portland, Oregon.

PortlandWiki is built by you. Just login and click the "Improve" button at the top of any page and share your knowledge.

Articles can be about anything.

As long as it's related to Portland somehow! Nobody decides what is "notable enough" here.

Articles don't have to be neutral.

There's more to Portland than dry facts referenced by reliable sources. Just be honest.

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