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===Meeting Minutes===


== Design ==
[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_June_8,_2012 Meeting June 8 2012]
<br>The "event box" template may not be as necessary as an "infobox" style (see attached). How can we make the formatting similar to the typical wikipedia articles?
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_June_23,_2012 Meeting June 23 2012]
<br>Could we add an About section? In my opinion (only mine-anyone else can feel free to jump in), I think people would respond to categories as follows:
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_July_20,_2012 Meeting July 20 2012]
*<br><b>Main page
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_August_8,_2012 Meeting August 8 2012]
*<br>About</b> (this could include that first paragraph on the main page, plus some history of the people who first started it (yourself, Janet, Rob, etc) and a few pictures of the team. I could draft the text for this)
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_August_13,_2012 Meeting August 13 2012]
*<br><b>Contribute!
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_August_16,_2012 Meeting August 16 2012]
*<br>Community portal</b> (I think to us, the purpose of this section is clear, however to others, it may not be so clear. Should we add some more examples, or perhaps add an explanatory paragraph?)
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_August_20,_2012 Meeting August 20 2012]
*<br><b>Facet map</b> (I personally love the facet map-I think this is pretty accessible. I'll have to think about how to showcase it more)
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_August_20,_2012 Meeting August 27 2012]
*<br><b>Recent changes
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_September_3,_2012 Meeting September 3 2012]
*<br>Français</b>
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_September_17,_2012 Meeting September 17 2012]
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_September_24,_2012 Meeting September 24 2012]
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_May_23,_2012 Meeting May 23 2013]
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_July_14,_2013 Meeting July 14 2013]
<br>[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Meeting_August_24,_2014 Meeting August 24 2014]


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== Usability ==
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J: Contributing using the "edit with form" box easier than with no template.
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<br>R: In terms of website infrastructure, I find the way to create new wikis (via the template) is too burdensome for the general user.  Currently, they need to do a search on the wiki to see if there is an entry already created.  If not, they have to navigate back to the front page, click on Contribute on the side navigation bar, then scroll down to the area to enter the name of the wiki they want to enter, and then gain access to the wiki template.
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By far this has been the hardest part for people when I’ve encouraged them to use the wiki, and often times I have to give them a tutorial on how to contribute to the wiki, with them rapidly losing interest.
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As a suggestion, would it be possible to retain the template but cut out a few of the middle steps?  In my mind, when a users visits the page and does a search for a wiki that doesn’t exist on ACW (e.g. Han Solo) the page automatically brings them to a page that reads:
 
There were no results matching the query.
 
Create the page "Han Solo" on this wiki!
 
When a user clicks on the link for Han Solo, it brings them to a blank wiki page (not the template) where the user would have to have a basic knowledge of wiki coding to create the new Han Solo wiki page. Would it be possible to have the above link to the template instead?  Its very user friendly.  I think if we can do this, a user with no wiki experience can search a topic, see that the page is missing, and quickly create it using the template that is readily presented to them.
 
== Content ==
 
== Server==
 
== Process ==
 
== Support ==
 
== Outreach ==
 
<nowiki> Mon. Aug. 27th: email soft launch announcement of the wiki. </nowiki>
 
<nowiki> Mon. Sept. 24th :  2nd public press release launch announcement of the wiki. </nowiki>
 
== Communications ==
 
[June 23 2012 http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Meeting_June_23,_2012]


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Latest revision as of 03:45, 5 September 2014

Meeting Minutes[edit]

Meeting June 8 2012
Meeting June 23 2012
Meeting July 20 2012
Meeting August 8 2012
Meeting August 13 2012
Meeting August 16 2012
Meeting August 20 2012
Meeting August 27 2012
Meeting September 3 2012
Meeting September 17 2012
Meeting September 24 2012
Meeting May 23 2013
Meeting July 14 2013
Meeting August 24 2014

Upcoming Meetings
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