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<div style="font-size:190%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''Welcome to NewgonWiki's ''Editing Portal!'''''</div>


We host lots of things. Here are some examples of ongoing work:
Newgon's aim is to '''provide concise and easy-to-deploy material for activists''' roughly aligned with our [[Ethos of Newgon|ethos]]. In other words,  we are seeking to compile only the '''useful''' and '''accessible''' information, making it easy to retrieve and re-use in online guerilla activism/the real world. We will avoid excessive self-reference and jargon, aiming to make ourselves accessible to both the public and sympathetic individuals who wish to act as public educators.
'''Quicklinks for Editors: '''[[NewgonWiki talk:Noticeboard|Noticeboard]] (discussion) | [[Help:Categories|Catlist]] | [[NewgonWiki:To-do list|To-do list]].
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''Non-encyclopedic'' topics such as - [[Debate Guide|Debate]], [[Research]], [[Accounts and Testimonies|Testimony]], [[Legal Information]] (much of this doubles as encyclopedic), [[Archive|Important texts (archives)]] and [[Pamphlets & Promotional Media|materials used to promote this site]].
==What does NewgonWiki do?==
[[File:NewgonOrg.png|thumb|Our [[Newgon|organization]] has a long history]]


[[:Category:Official Encyclopedia|''Encyclopedic'']] topics such as [[People and Organisations|Personal Biographies and Profiles of groups]], [[:Category:Terminology|Terminology]], [[:Category:Publications & Documents|Important texts (about)]] and much more.
We host lots of things. Here are some examples of ongoing work:


''We plan to expand into the following areas'', when we have enough editors to maintain the increased level of content:
*'''Project''' topics such as - [[Debate Guide|Debate]], [[Research]], [[Accounts and Testimonies|Testimony]], [[Legal Information]] (much of this doubles as encyclopedic - just look at the articles/categories to see how), [[Archive|Important texts (archives)]] and [[Memes and Graphics|materials used on social media, even pamphlets]].


Profiles of countries, Book reviews (see "potential project content").
*[[:Category:Official Encyclopedia|'''Encyclopedic''']] topics such as Personal/Organizational Profiles, [[:Category:Terminology|Terminology]], [[:Category:Publications & Documents|Important texts (about)]] and much more.


''Personal experimental/essay content''. Essay/Experimental/Creative writing are other potential uses of NewgonWiki, and are openly encouraged. It won't necessarily get you a link on the front page (this will be determined by editorial consensus), but all content should be added to [[:Category:Essays]]
'''You are also free''', to provide the following:


'''How does NewgonWiki organise this material?'''
*Relevant '''book reviews''' - within a categorized, encyclopedic/stub-encyclopedic article on the topic (please).


All public material barring personal essay and user-page content is classified as Encyclopedia and/or Project - oriented. Project material such as Research and Debate Guide can be accessed via the navigation panel. Encyclopedia material is put into encyclopedia categories, and therefore appears as part of the encyclopedia. All public material barring user-page content is categorised in some way, so not all categories form part of the encyclopedia. Some material may double as project and encyclopedia content, if appropriate.
*'''Personal experimental/essay content'''. Essay/Experimental/Creative writing are other potential uses of NewgonWiki, and are openly encouraged. It won't get you a link on the front page, but all content should be added to [[:Category:Essays]] and a name-linked subcat, so it can be read by those casting around for new ideas.


For help categorising material (vital for new encyclopedia content, see [[Help:Categories]].
===How does NewgonWiki organize this material?===


==Working standards==
All public material barring personal essay and user-page content is classified as Encyclopedia '''and/or''' Project - oriented. Some project material such as '''Research''' and '''Debate Guide''' can be accessed via the navigation panel/homepage, but ''also'' enters a limited number of Encyclopedia categories. Pure Encyclopedia material (e.g. People, Organizations, Historical Events) is put into multiple encyclopedia categories as demanded by [[Help:Categories]]. All public material barring user-page content is categorized in some way, even if it is an essay in a non-encyclopedia author category as above.


Do not feel afraid to ask about working standards. Many of the accepted standards may not be written into this document.
For help categorizing material (vital for new encyclopedia content), see [[Help:Categories]].


* NewgonWiki avoids unnecessary capitalisation in titles and subsections. For example, titles may read "National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children" for the NSPCC, and "List of organisations supporting child advocacy" for a list article. Some of our material still uses unnecessary capitalisation.
==Working standards and technical guidance==


* Project page formats are decided on a per-project basis, and can be observed in the uniformity of project content concerned. Open an edit window to see how the wiki-code translates to this formatted style, using (if required), the highlight-rightclick-copy function to clipboard the material and the rightclick-paste function to place it in the edit window, ready for modification.
Please see our [[NewgonWiki:Working Standards and Technical Advice|dedicated article]] for more guidance.


* Encyclopedia article formats are almost identical to Wikipedia's, but with extra checks in place to avoid the ugliness associated with some Wikipedia articles. For an example article, see [[Jack McClellan]], and click "edit" (or "view source" if you have no account) to see the wikitext.
Do not feel afraid to ask about working standards on the PCMA chat, [[NewgonWiki talk:Noticeboard|the noticeboard]], or on any relevant talk page. Many of the accepted standards are cultural, and not explained here.


:*Order of content: Introductory sections (and if required, the disclaimers or hatnotes before them) should have no heading, and should mention the name of the article in bold, somewhere near the start of the passage. They should avoid using references, and should, in the case of larger articles, simply sum up the topic and what the rest of the article elaborates. The order of the following, headed sections may then progress roughly in the following fashion: 1. Any historical information 2. Any organisational, personal, conceptual features. The meat of the article. 3. Any scrutiny, praise or criticism. 4. Any commentaries, quoted for convenience. 5. Any "see also" list. 6. Any references (see below) 7. Any internal links list, and then external links list if either is required. 8. List of categories (trivial, as categories always migrate to the end, but best kept in one place).
==What do we have planned?==


:*Basic aesthetic/format controls: Do not let Tables of Contents act as pillars for wasteful and ugly white space at the head of articles. For example, to remove a ToC, insert <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> at the start of an article. To wrap text around a left-floating ToC, for example, insert <nowiki><div style="margin-right: 25px; float: left;">__TOC__</div></nowiki>. Illustrate articles by uploading and then formatting images left or right with captions, for example, inserting <nowiki>[[Image:Imagename.fileextension|thumb|Caption for image]]</nowiki>, replacing "thumb" with "frame" for the fullsize image. Reference lists are made easy by wrapping the material (URLs, Book refs, etc) in ref tags, i.e. <nowiki><ref>Full book ref</ref></nowiki>. Then place a references list at the end of the article, but before any internal or external link lists by inserting the following below the full title "References": <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki>. Other useful formatting codes include <nowiki>:text goes here</nowiki> to indent a paragraph, and <nowiki>*text goes here</nowiki> to bullet a paragraph.  
See our [[NewgonWiki:To-do list|To-do list]], [[NewgonWiki:Mirror Project|Mirror Project]] or [[Help:Research Resources|Research Resources]] below for any number of interesting literature review and article writing opportunities.


Remember to make use of the formatting buttons above the edit window, hovering to reveal each button's function.
===ROC/SA classification project (not yet active)===


==Where to start==
'''Ask yourself''' - "on a scale of 1-5", what is the '''risk of censorship''' for this information? Censorship can be erasure ''or'' distortion on a resource such as [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics|Wikipedia]]. If it's a 4 or 5, let's write a nice, clean article about it. If it's 1 or 2, let's write a stub if it's important to us, and link to Wikipedia, etc. Also ask yourself - '''on a scale of 1-5''' what is the '''strategic alignment''' of a '''person or organization''' with our ethos? 1s and 5s are important topics, as are many 2s and 4s.


Here are some user-generated projects and "special pages" for aiding the development of NewgonWiki:
Let's get '''ROC''' and '''SA''' scores uploaded to the articles in a pretty template!


===[[Help:Articles in progress|Articles in progress]]===
==Toolbox==


A list of incomplete articles that cannot yet be categorised (added to the encyclopedia).
Here is a full list of help pages and projects that will help you build the wiki.
 
===[[NewgonWiki:Mirror Project|Mirror Project]]===
 
Using other wikis to duplicate content and add to ours (with some cautions).
 
===[[Help:Potential project content|Potential project content]]===
 
Details articles that may be developed into project portals.
 
===[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]===
 
[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] is a list of articles proposed, but not yet created on NewgonWiki.
 
Develop one of these or generate a listing by editing [[NewgonWiki:Wanted Page|this page]] or an encyclopedia article (lists are particularly useful), making sure to <nowiki>[[wikilink]]</nowiki>.
 
===[[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]]===


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Here are some user-generated projects and "special pages" for aiding the development of the Wiki:
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[NewgonWiki talk:Noticeboard|Noticeboard (NW GD)]]'''''</div>
In-house '''general discussion''' about the Wiki.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[NewgonWiki:Working standards and technical advice|Working standards and technical advice]]'''''</div>
Our own cultural standards, and some general advice re. Wikitext.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[Help:Categories]]'''''</div>
Some useful category advice and templates.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[NewgonWiki:To-do list|To-do list]]'''''</div>
Find something on our to-do list, or request action if you have not got the time. Long-term, ongoing and future tasks.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[NewgonWiki:Mirror Project|Mirror Project]]'''''</div>
Using other wikis/resources to duplicate content and add to ours (with some cautions).
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[Help:Research Resources|Research Resources]]'''''</div>
Research lists we can use as the starting point for literature reviews. Please add a note to signify how much, and when each link was checked.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[NewgonWiki:Linkblog|Linkblog]]'''''</div>
For permanent listing links of interest to NewgonWiki editors. May be used to do an archive search.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]]'''''</div>
Browse this index for novel stuff that will help build the wiki.
Browse this index for novel stuff that will help build the wiki.
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<div style="font-size:140%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]'''''</div>
One such special page. An autogen list of requested pages (using wikilink frequency).
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===[[NewgonWiki:To-do list|To-do list]]===
[[fr:Aide:Redaction]]
 
Find something on our to-do list.
 
==Resources==
 
These may be used to supplement new content and expand reading.
 
===[[Help:Research Resources|Research Resources]]===
 
Literature reviews.
 
===[[NewgonWiki:Linkblog|Linkblog]]===
 
For listing links of interest to Newgon.com editors.

Latest revision as of 18:47, 9 August 2023

Welcome to NewgonWiki's Editing Portal!

Newgon's aim is to provide concise and easy-to-deploy material for activists roughly aligned with our ethos. In other words, we are seeking to compile only the useful and accessible information, making it easy to retrieve and re-use in online guerilla activism/the real world. We will avoid excessive self-reference and jargon, aiming to make ourselves accessible to both the public and sympathetic individuals who wish to act as public educators.

Quicklinks for Editors: Noticeboard (discussion) | Catlist | To-do list.

What does NewgonWiki do?

Our organization has a long history

We host lots of things. Here are some examples of ongoing work:

You are also free, to provide the following:

  • Relevant book reviews - within a categorized, encyclopedic/stub-encyclopedic article on the topic (please).
  • Personal experimental/essay content. Essay/Experimental/Creative writing are other potential uses of NewgonWiki, and are openly encouraged. It won't get you a link on the front page, but all content should be added to Category:Essays and a name-linked subcat, so it can be read by those casting around for new ideas.

How does NewgonWiki organize this material?

All public material barring personal essay and user-page content is classified as Encyclopedia and/or Project - oriented. Some project material such as Research and Debate Guide can be accessed via the navigation panel/homepage, but also enters a limited number of Encyclopedia categories. Pure Encyclopedia material (e.g. People, Organizations, Historical Events) is put into multiple encyclopedia categories as demanded by Help:Categories. All public material barring user-page content is categorized in some way, even if it is an essay in a non-encyclopedia author category as above.

For help categorizing material (vital for new encyclopedia content), see Help:Categories.

Working standards and technical guidance

Please see our dedicated article for more guidance.

Do not feel afraid to ask about working standards on the PCMA chat, the noticeboard, or on any relevant talk page. Many of the accepted standards are cultural, and not explained here.

What do we have planned?

See our To-do list, Mirror Project or Research Resources below for any number of interesting literature review and article writing opportunities.

ROC/SA classification project (not yet active)

Ask yourself - "on a scale of 1-5", what is the risk of censorship for this information? Censorship can be erasure or distortion on a resource such as Wikipedia. If it's a 4 or 5, let's write a nice, clean article about it. If it's 1 or 2, let's write a stub if it's important to us, and link to Wikipedia, etc. Also ask yourself - on a scale of 1-5 what is the strategic alignment of a person or organization with our ethos? 1s and 5s are important topics, as are many 2s and 4s.

Let's get ROC and SA scores uploaded to the articles in a pretty template!

Toolbox

Here is a full list of help pages and projects that will help you build the wiki.

Toolbox

Here are some user-generated projects and "special pages" for aiding the development of the Wiki:

In-house general discussion about the Wiki.

Our own cultural standards, and some general advice re. Wikitext.

Some useful category advice and templates.

Find something on our to-do list, or request action if you have not got the time. Long-term, ongoing and future tasks.

Using other wikis/resources to duplicate content and add to ours (with some cautions).

Research lists we can use as the starting point for literature reviews. Please add a note to signify how much, and when each link was checked.

For permanent listing links of interest to NewgonWiki editors. May be used to do an archive search.

Browse this index for novel stuff that will help build the wiki.

One such special page. An autogen list of requested pages (using wikilink frequency).

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