Caving Wiki

[bubba]

That's strange Paul - apart from me, there are currently 8 other users. Usernames are case-sensitive, but I guess you've thought of that.

Is anyone else having the signup problem?

 

[Dave H]

That's strange Paul - apart from me, there are currently 8 other users. Usernames are case-sensitive, but I guess you've thought of that.

Is anyone else having the signup problem?

I've just tried and had the same problem.

 

[bubba]

Are either of you blocking the cookie?

 

[Cave_Troll]

i don't block cookies and i get
"There is no user by the name "Cave Troll""

notice the space, when my username has an "_" in the middle  .

History
Equipment
Technique
    SRT
    Photography
guidebook
    country
        region
              area
                  cave

etc
and then get people to remember that this is a book and not a discussion forum.

 

[bubba]

Ok, I'll keep looking into the problem - it's all new to me mind...

 

[bubba]

Apparantly you can't have spaces your username, and I'm guessing the system doesn't allow underscores either, or converts them to a space.

Can you register as CaveTroll ?

This doesn't explain Paul's p[roblem though.

 

[Cave_Troll]

OK thats me in cas "CaveTroll" (man thats hard to type without a "_")
never having added to a wiki before,
how do we add new topics and sub topics.
what structure can we agree on?

 

[bubba]

You should be able to see "edit" links and tabs - those enable you to make edits.

To add a new topic, you just create a link to it - see what I've done with the "FAQ" link.

Beyond that, I'm also a wiki virgin so I don't know much about it myself.

Here's a link to the user guide: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide

 

[Cookie]

Are either of you blocking the cookie?

The very idea 

Bubba my login seems to be working fine.

I've been generally having a play with the Wiki. Once you get the idea of how to create a new page its a doddle. I can see this turning into a great consumer of time. 

Oh, has anyone got a picture for the page on the Hunter's?

 

[Sewer Rat]

Dooh!  What the hell is a Wiki. ?????


God I feel so old now!

 

[bubba]

Are either of you blocking the cookie?

The very idea 

Dooh!  What the hell is a Wiki. ?????

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

It's basically a collaborative web site - a website that everyone can edit/add to. The idea is that you end up with a peer-reviewed site that can constanty grow and has no firmly defined structure.

 

[paul]

Are either of you blocking the cookie?

Nope.

 

[Dave H]

Are either of you blocking the cookie?

Nope.

Me neither, but I do have a space in my name.

 

[Cave_Troll]

I'm in, getting the hang of it and writing away when i should be working

 

[Rhys]

We use wiki's at work for disseminating information and it is quite fun and easy to do. I'd love to do a bit on the caving one if I can find time...

Rhys

 

[Cave_Troll]

I'm having a few problems with references
trying to use <ref>example reference</ref> following examples at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_reference

any ideas?

 

[Cave_Troll]

also i want to include a photo on a page . Can i either show a photo that is held on an external webpage, or upload a piccie to the server.
i've tired using [[image:http://blah.com.blah.jpg]] also <img src= and even <nowiki><img src="http

 

[andymorgan]

I had a play for 10mins, I added Forest of Dean as a caving area. Why does everyone forget it? :spank: I have added some sections to Mendip as layed out in Barrington and Stanton.

  I have copyright worries: if I add a list of caves from Barrington and Stanton and/or Mendip Underground, and/or CSCC web page, am I breaking copyright? Indeed I thought I read that CSCC list is derived from Barrington and Stanton book, although I can't find that credit on their site now. I presume adding a reference that is from their work will make it ok?

 

[Cave_Troll]

possibly not.
idealy it should be new work.

 

[andymorgan]

So if it is new work, we can't write the locations or names of any caves described? Knowledge is based upon other knowledge. :-\