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Torley Linden: Redirecting to Wiki myths busted

2008-07-31T00:00:08Z

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	Some Residents fear the '''Second Life Wiki''' when, in fact, they could embrace and benefit from it! If mindjunk is cluttering your head and preventing you from using our wiki more, here are some facts to set ''you'' free!		#REDIRECT [[Wiki myths busted]]

	~~== Myth: The wiki is only for power users ==~~
	Myth... ''busted!'' This is absolutely not true. While the roots of the Second Life Wiki are in technical areas such as [[Open Source]] and [[LSL]] (they were among the first portals), the same can be said for many other tools that started off adopted by a few, then spread to the masses. Nowadays, we can find all sorts of newcomer-friendly pages on the wiki, and our [[Volunteer_Portal\|Volunteer Mentors]] — fellow Residents — have taken to expanding content and making it more accessible.

	Also, ever thought to yourself: how does someone become a Second Life power user in the first place? They must ''learn'', and since the wiki is an educational resource of many sorts, novices are encouraged to "ascend the steps", learn, and contribute their knowledge in turn.

	~~The wiki is an open and welcome resource for ''any'' and ''every'' Second Life Resident, and that includes ''you''.~~

	~~== Myth: You have to know how to edit the wiki to use it ==~~
	~~Heck no. If you want to simply read pages, that's fine.~~

	~~And [[Help:Contents\|learning how to edit wiki pages]] can happen in just a few minutes — it's up to you and your needs. Don't force yourself, but feel comfortable to explore.~~

	While we'd benefit from having a more visual, WYSIWYG-eque way to edit pages, in the meantime, you can use some tools out there, like the [http://mediawiki.fckeditor.net/index.php?title=Sandbox&action=edit MediaWiki+FCKEditor Sandbox], to compose and edit pages in a rich-text environment, then paste the wikicode results back here.

	~~== Myth: The wiki is hard to search ==~~
	~~All right, ''all right''. This isn't a total myth, since the built-in search does kinda suck. But you know what? You can search the wiki via Google. For example:~~

	~~: <font size="2"><tt>site:wiki.secondlife.com~~ [~~YOUR QUERY HERE]</tt></font>~~

	~~Like if you wanted to search for articles on linking prims:~~

	~~: <font size="2"><tt>~~[~~http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awiki.secondlife.com+linking+prims site:wiki.secondlife.com linking prims]</tt></font>~~

	~~Easy, see?~~

	~~What's more, you can search the wiki from within the viewer. Go to Search > All tab (the one on the far left) and select "~~Wiki~~" from the dropdown. Here's what it looks like:~~

	~~<font color="red">[DUDE, TORLEY, PUT IN ME A PICTURE]</font>~~

	~~Then, you can browse wiki pages without having to exit Second Life!~~

	~~== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==~~
	While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!

	~~== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==~~
	~~See the above! At the very least, [[Main_Page\|start at the front page]] and go link-surfing.~~

	And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]], [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]]~~, and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.~~

	~~All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.~~

Torley Linden: /* Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki */

2008-07-30T23:56:07Z

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	== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==		== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==
	See the above! And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]], [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]], and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.		See the above! At the very least, [[Main_Page\|start at the front page]] and go link-surfing.

			And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]], [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]], and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.

	All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.		All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.

Torley Linden: /* Myth: The wiki is hard to search */

2008-07-30T23:55:12Z

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	All right, ''all right''. This isn't a total myth, since the built-in search does kinda suck. But you know what? You can search the wiki via Google. For example:		All right, ''all right''. This isn't a total myth, since the built-in search does kinda suck. But you know what? You can search the wiki via Google. For example:

	<font size="2"><tt>site:wiki.secondlife.com [~~YOURQUERYHERE~~]</tt></font>		: <font size="2"><tt>site:wiki.secondlife.com [YOUR QUERY HERE]</tt></font>

	Like if you wanted to search for articles on linking prims:		Like if you wanted to search for articles on linking prims:

	<font size="2"><tt>[http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awiki.secondlife.com+linking+prims site:wiki.secondlife.com linking prims]</tt></font>		: <font size="2"><tt>[http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awiki.secondlife.com+linking+prims site:wiki.secondlife.com linking prims]</tt></font>

	Easy, see?		Easy, see?

Torley Linden: /* Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki */

2008-07-30T23:53:46Z

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	== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==		== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==
	See the above! And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]] [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]], and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.		See the above! And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]], [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]], and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.

	All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.		All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.

Torley Linden: /* Myth: No one visits the wiki */

2008-07-30T23:51:57Z

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	== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==		== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==
	~~What a lame generalization!~~ While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!		While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!

			== Myth: There's nothing useful on the wiki ==
			See the above! And if you can't find what you seek, consider contributing. It could take the form of a themed page that no one's thought to do before — for example, Torley started the [[Video Tutorials]] [[Snapshots Guide]], [[Texture Tools]], [[Limits]], and many others which've profoundly affected 1000s of Residents.

			All it takes is one person to make a big positive difference which facilitates entry for many more people. Will you be that person? I hope so.

Torley Linden at 23:45, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T23:45:54Z

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	Some Residents fear the Second Life ~~wiki~~ when, in fact, they could embrace and benefit from it! If mindjunk is cluttering your head and preventing you from using our wiki more, here are some facts to set ''you'' free!		Some Residents fear the '''Second Life Wiki''' when, in fact, they could embrace and benefit from it! If mindjunk is cluttering your head and preventing you from using our wiki more, here are some facts to set ''you'' free!

	== Myth: The wiki is only for power users ==		== Myth: The wiki is only for power users ==

Torley Linden: /* Myth: You have to know how to edit the wiki to use it */

2008-07-30T23:45:22Z

Myth: You have to know how to edit the wiki to use it

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	And [[Help:Contents\|learning how to edit wiki pages]] can happen in just a few minutes — it's up to you and your needs. Don't force yourself, but feel comfortable to explore.		And [[Help:Contents\|learning how to edit wiki pages]] can happen in just a few minutes — it's up to you and your needs. Don't force yourself, but feel comfortable to explore.

			While we'd benefit from having a more visual, WYSIWYG-eque way to edit pages, in the meantime, you can use some tools out there, like the [http://mediawiki.fckeditor.net/index.php?title=Sandbox&action=edit MediaWiki+FCKEditor Sandbox], to compose and edit pages in a rich-text environment, then paste the wikicode results back here.

	== Myth: The wiki is hard to search ==		== Myth: The wiki is hard to search ==

Torley Linden: /* Myth: No one visits the wiki */

2008-07-30T23:41:28Z

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	== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==		== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==
	While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!		What a lame generalization! While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!

Torley Linden: /* Myth: The wiki is hard to search */

2008-07-30T23:41:09Z

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	What's more, you can search the wiki from within the viewer. Go to Search > All tab (the one on the far left) and select "Wiki" from the dropdown. Here's what it looks like:		What's more, you can search the wiki from within the viewer. Go to Search > All tab (the one on the far left) and select "Wiki" from the dropdown. Here's what it looks like:

			<font color="red">[DUDE, TORLEY, PUT IN ME A PICTURE]</font>

	Then, you can browse wiki pages without having to exit Second Life!		Then, you can browse wiki pages without having to exit Second Life!

Torley Linden: /* Myth: No one visits the wiki */

2008-07-30T23:39:48Z

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	== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==		== Myth: No one visits the wiki ==
	While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get.		While it's true the wiki could stand to benefit from more exposure and publicity, it's received tens of millions of views. A quick sampling can be seen on the [[Special:Popularpages\|popular pages list]]. And the more Resis find it useful, the more hits it'll get. It builds on itself because of our communities that build it!