Wiki best practice
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[edit] General
Try to avoid using "I" and "We". It's rarely obvious who edited a given wikisection last.
[edit] Naming Wiki Pages
Pages names - like GO IDs - should stand the test of time. If you want to make a page for a consortium meeting, don't call it GO_Meeting. Call it GO_Meeting_Sept_2007 or something unambiguous.
Having a grouping page called GO_Meetings is perfectly appropriate however
[edit] Don't be afraid to move pages
If you later realize the name of a page no longer reflects the contents, use the "move" option. It's one of the tabs at the top of the page. It's quite similar (but less extreme than) obsoleting a term and providing replaced_by links. Mediawiki will take care of all the redirection for you.
[edit] Use wiki categories
These can help keep pages automagically organized
See the MediaWiki help on Categories
See for example:
Full list of categories used on this wiki:
[edit] Watching
Watch pages you're interested in - see the tab at the top. You can configure your preferences so that anything you edit you automatically watch
[edit] Linking
[edit] Linking between pages
To make links within the wiki, use wiki syntax with the square brackets, like this:
It's much simpler than embedding a whole URL
