OpenWetWare:Tidy: Difference between revisions

From OpenWetWare
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
==Keeping things tidy==
==Keeping things tidy (hierarchical structured pages)==
* Aside from the necessary [[Etiquette|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.
* Aside from the necessary [[Etiquette|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.



Revision as of 14:14, 12 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)
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 create this page for this cool new idea I have and I place it within my namespace, like so:
User:Bio_Engineer/Cool_idea
  • In a nutshell, you end up with something similar to this:
<html><pre>

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 </pre>

</html>

Why use such a hierarchical scheme?

  • There are a few good reasons to use such a scheme.
    1. Your URL becomes easier to remember and is directly related to you and/or your lab
    2. You will be able to search for information contained within your hierarchical ladder of pages
    3. A proper breadcrumb navigation is automatically created which allows better navigation within your namespace.