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| − | The VTLUUG Wiki is a [[w:wiki|wiki]] hosted and moderated by the [[Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech]]. Anyone can [[VTLUUG Wiki:Introduction|add to and edit]] it. Historically, the VTLUUG wiki has been most populated by [[:Category:Howto|howto articles]] such as the [[VT-Wireless]] article. However, there is an ongoing effort to fill the wiki with additional content of interest to the Virginia Tech community, such as [[:Category:History|historical]] and [[:Category:People|biographical]] articles.
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| − | =Purpose=
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| − | The goal of this wiki is to create and disseminate information that is relevant to the Virginia Tech community. Encouraged content include [[:Category:Howto|howto]], [[:Category:History|historical]], and [[:Category:People|biographical]] articles.
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| − | =What the VTLUUG Wiki is Like=
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| − | ==Wikipedia==
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| − | [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] is the premier libre encyclopedia. The VTLUUG Wiki strives to imitate its strengths and is powered by the [[w:MediaWiki|same software]]. The VTLUUG Wiki is meant for articles of interest primarily to the Virginia Tech community. Articles that meet Wikipedia's [[w:WP:Notability|notability standard]] are probably best written there and linked to from the VTLUUG Wiki. You can use redirection and interwiki linking to alert VTLUUG Wiki readers to a Wikipedia article's presence, i.e. <code>#REDIRECT [[w:Wikipedia]]</code>. For example, the history and activities of a national organization are best chronicled on Wikipedia, but the history and activities of a local chapter of a national organization are most fittingly written on the VTLUUG Wiki.
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| − | ==Virginia Tech Knowledge Base==
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| − | The [http://answers.vt.edu/kb/ Virginia Tech Knowledge Base] is copyright Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and generally has poor support for [[Free Software]] like [[Linux]]. The VTLUUG wiki is [[copyleft]] and aims to have excellent support for Free Software. Other than that, the technical content—primarily [[:Category:Howto|howtos]]—is quite similar.
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| − | =What the VTLUUG Wiki is Not=
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| − | ==Rate VT Teachers, Koofers==
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| − | While writing biographical information about faculty, staff, administrators is encouraged, individual evaluations and ratings are best left to sites like [http://www.ratevtteachers.com/ Rate VT Teachers] and [http://www.koofers.com/ Koofers], or a suitable libre equivalent. If the [[VTLUUG Wiki:License|licensing]] allows it, displaying the overall ratings for teachers from these sites or writing about the average response is helpful and recommended. If you really want to write a personal comment about a teacher, feel free to use the discussion page.
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| − | =VTLUUG Namespace=
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| − | Some articles that pertain mostly to the Linux and Unix Users Group, but not the greater Virginia Tech community, are kept in the VTLUUG namespace. An example is the [[VTLUUG:Roadmap|VTLUUG Roadmap]]. If other organizations are interested in following suit, they are welcome. Note that [[Scholar]] also has wiki functionality which is better integrated with its other online tools, but has a more limited and lesser-known syntax.
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| − | =See Also=
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| − | * [[VTLUUG Wiki:Introduction|Editing the VTLUUG Wiki]]
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| − | [[Category:Campus computing resources]]
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| − | [[Category:Free cultural works on campus]]
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