BISC110/F13:Guidelines for editing OpenWetWare

Guidelines for Editing OpenWetWare

Since OpenWetWare is a wiki, anyone with an account can edit any page they want. Additionally, the MediaWiki software keeps track of all the previous versions of a page, so it is easy to roll back unwanted page edits.

However, to keep things organized and to go easy on the instructors, there are a few guidelines for editing OpenWetWare (in the context of BISC209).

Use the "Talk" page not the "Article" page

To keep the protocol pages short and easy to read, please add your comments to the "Talk" page for that protocol instead of to the protocol itself. At the top of every wiki page, you'll see a tab saying "Talk". It is a page automatically created for the purpose of discussing the contents of the associated article. By adding your comments there, the main protocol should remain easy for others to read and use.

Sign your work

Sign your name. It makes it easier for others in the class to know who is saying what. If you are logged in as yourself, you can automatically sign with your name and a time stamp just by typing ~~~~. Try it in the Sandbox to see what happens.

Editing your userpage

To get started on OpenWetWare, try editing your userpage. Type User:Yourusername in the search box on the left hand side of this wiki page to go to your user page to begin editing. Write a sentence or two about yourself so that other OpenWetWare users can see who is making which edits.

Other

Follow the general etiquette guidelines for OpenWetWare.