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#** PortlandWiki began in September 2009 and is administered by several of its creators. It is a completely volunteer operation. (See [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|An Introduction to PortlandWiki]]). | #** PortlandWiki began in September 2009 and is administered by several of its creators. It is a completely volunteer operation. (See [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|An Introduction to PortlandWiki]]). | ||
#* popular pages | #* popular pages | ||
#** At PortlandWiki, we're proud of the thousands of local resident-generated pages on the site. Among them are many [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]] that attract significant traffic and new content on a regular basis. Several of them are: [[Green industry]], [[Occupy Portland]] and [[Occupy Portland Events]], [[CivicApps]], [[Local blogs]], [[Coffee and Tea Shops]] and [[Photo Contest]]. | |||
#* number of edits ({{NUMBEROFEDITS}}), pages ({{NUMBEROFPAGES}}), editors (registered accounts - {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}; active editors - {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}), visitors () | #* number of edits ({{NUMBEROFEDITS}}), pages ({{NUMBEROFPAGES}}), editors (registered accounts - {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}; active editors - {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}), visitors () | ||
#* [[WikiStatistics]] | #* [[WikiStatistics]] | ||
# | # Possibilities for partnering with library | ||
#* | #* Community-library portal that anyone can update | ||
#** library events (like [[Occupy Portland Events]]) | #** library events (like [[Occupy Portland Events]]) | ||
#** library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc) | #** library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc) | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 30 January 2012
Topics to cover
- What PortlandWiki is / presentation
- Portland Wiki is a repository of knowledge for the Portland Metro area. 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.
- history
- PortlandWiki began in September 2009 and is administered by several of its creators. It is a completely volunteer operation. (See An Introduction to PortlandWiki).
- popular pages
- At PortlandWiki, we're proud of the thousands of local resident-generated pages on the site. Among them are many Popular Pages that attract significant traffic and new content on a regular basis. Several of them are: Green industry, Occupy Portland and Occupy Portland Events, CivicApps, Local blogs, Coffee and Tea Shops and Photo Contest.
- number of edits (25,406), pages (6,071), editors (registered accounts - 491; active editors - 1), visitors ()
- WikiStatistics
- Possibilities for partnering with library
- Community-library portal that anyone can update
- library events (like Occupy Portland Events)
- library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc)
- map/listing of all branches
- etc
- staff and patrons alike could update and edit all content, fostering better communication
- Library could turn to PortlandWiki administrators for any of their wiki questions and needs, we have knowledge and expertise
- Could use PortlandWiki as a platform for collaborative editing as an educational tool
- Could use PortlandWiki as a platform for any documentation or document building that needs to be open to public input
- Community-library portal that anyone can update
- Hosting (if it comes up)
- As a volunteer-driven, open community resource, PortlandWiki would be a great match for being hosted by the library system
- Examples and experiences of other civic wikis that have been hosted by their local library system (ArborWiki & CantonWiki)
- Server requirements