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'''''Public Invited To Help Build Portland's Knowledge Commons''''' | '''''Public Invited To Help Build Portland's Knowledge Commons''''' | ||
February | February 28, 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 living in a particular town, city or region. The wiki serves as a knowledge base or information hub for that community. It is where citizens contribute news and information about their town or neighborhood. Think of a city wiki as the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]</span>" for a particular town or community. | ||
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 | PortlandWiki welcomes participation from all [[Portlandia]]ns, and anyone else interested in building an outstanding community resource for the [[Rose City]]. In fact, so ardently welcomes your participation that you're invited to our... | ||
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| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]!'''</big> | | <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]!'''</big> | ||
PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most | PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br /> | ||
Share your Portland knowledge, and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki! Refreshments happily provided.<br /> | |||
This event is FREE and open to the entire Portland community. | |||
* '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland. | * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland. | ||
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'''Helpful Links''':<br /> | '''Helpful Links''':<br /> | ||
'''[[PortlandWiki:Barnraising|Barnraising Event Page]]''' | | '''[[PortlandWiki:Barnraising|Barnraising Event Page]]''' | | ||
'''[[File:Twitter.png|20px|link=http://twitter.com/portlandwiki/]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://twitter.com/portlandwiki/ Come tweet with us.]</span>''' | | |||
'''[[File:Facebook.png|20px|link=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407 RSVP]</span>''' | | '''[[File:Facebook.png|20px|link=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407 RSVP]</span>''' | | ||
'''[[File:Calendar.png|20px|link=http://calagator.org/events/1250459807]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Calagator]</span>!''' | | '''[[File:Calendar.png|20px|link=http://calagator.org/events/1250459807]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Calagator]</span>!''' | | ||
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=== A Little Bit About PortlandWiki === | === A Little Bit About PortlandWiki === | ||
People contribute to PortlandWiki because it's fun and | People contribute to PortlandWiki because it's fun and lets folks in our community share their knowledge, interests and passions. PortlandWiki is not just another outlet for some public relations flack<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations Public relations]</ref> 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 you do. | ||
PortlandWiki hopes to evolve into the "Swiss army knife" of news, information, community resources | PortlandWiki hopes to evolve 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 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! | 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! | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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 | 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! | ||
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== References == | |||
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Revision as of 16:29, 28 February 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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PORTLANDWIKI BARNRAISING EVENT!
Public Invited To Help Build Portland's Knowledge Commons
February 28, 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 living in a particular town, city or region. The wiki serves as a knowledge base or information hub for that community. It is where citizens contribute news and information about their town or neighborhood. Think of a city wiki as the "Wikipedia" for a particular town or community.
PortlandWiki welcomes participation from all Portlandians, and anyone else interested in building an outstanding community resource for the Rose City. In fact, so ardently welcomes your participation that you're invited to our...
| PortlandWiki Barnraising Event!
PortlandWiki's Barnraising event is where you help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.
Helpful Links: |
|
A Little Bit About PortlandWiki
People contribute to PortlandWiki because it's fun and lets folks in our community share their knowledge, interests and passions. PortlandWiki is not just another outlet for some public relations flack[1] 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 you do.
PortlandWiki hopes to evolve 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 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 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.
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!
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