the change wiki:About: Difference between revisions

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This is a platform for social activists to build a clear, coherent picture of the changes the world needs. To build consensus and create written resources that we can all refer back to, for better solidarity and coordinated action.

Under construction

This website isn't quite ready yet. For now, it's still just a one man show.

The main content pages aren't open to public editing yet, but the talk pages are.
Some pages are presentable - other pages are unfinished. This is necessary to get the ball rolling on various topics. Sorry if it seems a bit jarring for now.
Some pages are very short, other pages are long & detailed. This is by design: On one hand, different readers have different interests & needs; On the other hand, simple things and complex things have to be able to link to each other. I'm still trying to find the best way to organize a diversity of writing styles.

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-This is a wiki to analyze what it really takes to build a better world. I believe that revolutionary change is possible & necessary - but first we need a clear picture of what it is that we want & need - not just politically, but also physically. This is a platform for that.
+<!--OLD: {{minor|'''Don't just ''be'' the change - ''document'' the change!'''}}-->
+This is a platform for social activists to build a clear, coherent picture of the changes the world needs. To build consensus and create written resources that we can all refer back to, for better solidarity and coordinated action.
-==This is not Wikipedia==
+==Under construction==
-This is not an encyclopedia, but it '''is''' a wiki. Our style is slightly different:
+This website isn't quite ready yet. For now, it's still just a [[User:Elie|one man show]].
-* Shorter pages
+* The main content pages aren't open to public editing yet, but the [[Help:talk pages|talk pages]] are.
-* Action-oriented page titles
+* Some pages are presentable - other pages are unfinished. This is necessary to get the ball rolling on various topics. Sorry if it seems a bit jarring for now.
-* Less formality
+* Some pages are very short, other pages are long & detailed. This is by design: On one hand, different readers have different interests & needs; On the other hand, simple things and complex things have to be able to link to each other. I'm still trying to find the best way to organize a diversity of writing styles.
-* Varying levels of detail
-The content currently has a lot of [[red links]] (links to pages that don't exist yet). Please bear with it for the timebeing &#x1F64F; &#x1F60A;
+==Comments==
+To leave a comment on any page, click that page's "'''Discussion'''" tab.
-==Editing==
+'''You can''' participate without logging into an account.
-I had to disable editing, due to spammers. So for now, it's just a [[User:Elie|one-man show]]. I hope to open it again soon, after I build more of a foundation of content.
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+==Under construction==
+There isn't a whole lot you can do to participate '''yet.'''
-Ultimately this will be an open wiki.
+[[User:Elie|I'm]] still working on how to structure & organize the website, to make room for everything - both the discussions and the consensus that comes of them; both the certain and the uncertain; both the concepts and the details. There needs to be room for [[Project:original research|original research]] to make sure that ideas are viable with hard science. There needs to be pipeline all the way from discourse to ideas to specific actions & projects. If you'd like to give some feedback about how to fit all of these things together, leave a comment below!
+-->
-'''For now, if you have something to say, you can still post a comment on any ''talk page'':''' click the "discussion" tab on any wiki page.
-==Domain name==
-'''olam.wiki''' comes from the word "olam" which just means "world" in hebrew. I tried other domain names but they were too expensive: ''world.wiki'', ''earth.wiki'', ''wiki.earth''. Another good one would have been ''solve.org'', but that's taken. Same with ''change.wiki''.
-We are ''not'' affiliated with any organization/corporation that happens to have "olam" in its name.
-==See also==
-* [[Project:Style guide|Style guide]]
-* [[Project:Purpose|Purpose]]
-* [[Project:Bias|Bias]]
-* [[Project:Related|Related]]