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**Imagine my user name is '''Bio Engineer''' and therefore my user page URI is:<br /><span class="mygreycomments">(Please assume http://openwetware.org/wiki/ as a prefix to all the following URIs)</span> | **Imagine my user name is '''Bio Engineer''' and therefore my user page URI is:<br /><span class="mygreycomments">(Please assume http://openwetware.org/wiki/ as a prefix to all the following URIs)</span> | ||
:<pre>User:Bio_Engineer</pre>This address is my User Page where I'll place all my up-to-date information and also all the links to pages that I create or that I think others might find interesting related to me and my work (in or outside the wiki). | :<pre>User:Bio_Engineer</pre>This address is my User Page where I'll place all my up-to-date information and also all the links to pages that I create or that I think others might find interesting related to me and my work (in or outside the wiki). | ||
| - | ** Pages that I create should remain within my namespace and not elsewhere (unless they belong to another namespace like a lab or a group. So, I create | + | ** Pages that I create should remain within my namespace and not elsewhere (unless they belong to another namespace like a lab or a group). So, I want to create a page for this cool new idea I have and therefore I edit my User page by clicking on the edit tab (at the top of the page) and inserting the following: |
| + | :<pre>[[/Cool idea|My cool idea]]</pre> | ||
| + | :Note the '''/'''. This will create a link to your new Cool idea page within your current page and it will be | ||
:<pre>User:Bio_Engineer/Cool_idea</pre> | :<pre>User:Bio_Engineer/Cool_idea</pre> | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 13 March 2008
Keeping things tidy (hierarchical structured pages)
- Aside from the necessary etiquette, users should try keep their pages as tidy as possible. Not only the content within the pages, but also the location of said pages.
- Here's an example:
- Imagine my user name is Bio Engineer and therefore my user page URI is:
(Please assume http://openwetware.org/wiki/ as a prefix to all the following URIs)
- Imagine my user name is Bio Engineer and therefore my user page URI is:
User:Bio_Engineer
This address is my User Page where I'll place all my up-to-date information and also all the links to pages that I create or that I think others might find interesting related to me and my work (in or outside the wiki).
- Pages that I create should remain within my namespace and not elsewhere (unless they belong to another namespace like a lab or a group). So, I want to create a page for this cool new idea I have and therefore I edit my User page by clicking on the edit tab (at the top of the page) and inserting the following:
[[/Cool idea|My cool idea]]
- Note the /. This will create a link to your new Cool idea page within your current page and it will be
User:Bio_Engineer/Cool_idea
- In a nutshell, you end up with something similar to this:
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User:Bio_Engineer |- User:Bio_Engineer/Page_1 |- User:Bio_Engineer/Page_1/Subpage_1a |- User:Bio_Engineer/Page_2 |- User:Bio_Engineer/Page_2/Subpage_2a |- User:Bio_Engineer/Page_2/Subpage_2b
Why use such a hierarchical scheme?
- There are a few good reasons to use such a scheme.
- Your URL becomes easier to remember and is directly related to you and/or your lab
- You will be able to search for information contained within your hierarchical ladder of pages
- A proper breadcrumb navigation is automatically created which allows better navigation within your namespace.
- Your URL becomes easier to remember and is directly related to you and/or your lab
