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*'''History''': Hal Miller started this site about 5 years. It was TOO successful and became impossible to manage. In a perfect storm of unfortunate events, the old site developed unrecoverable technical problems. This new version of the site will eventually contain the data of the original site, but spread it over 6 independent MediaWikis which will be easier to maintain.
 
*'''History''': Hal Miller started this site about 5 years. It was TOO successful and became impossible to manage. In a perfect storm of unfortunate events, the old site developed unrecoverable technical problems. This new version of the site will eventually contain the data of the original site, but spread it over 6 independent MediaWikis which will be easier to maintain.
  
'''Contributions''': You are encouraged to add information to the site. To prevent vandalism, you must email John Elberfeld at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]], who will create your account. Send him your preferred user name and password, and he will sign you up on all six sites. You will receive six emails, one for each site. '''Please reply to each email.'''  
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*'''Contributions''': You are encouraged to add information to the site. To prevent vandalism, you must email John Elberfeld at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]], who will create your account. Send him your preferred user name and password, and he will sign you up on all six sites. You will receive six emails, one for each site. '''Please reply to each email.'''  
  
'''Organization''': The six wikis cover the Hilltowns, Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, and Biographies. You can link among the wikis, but you need to indicate where to look for the file. If your reference the "Berne Town Hall" in a biography or in a article in Knox, the coded reference is <NOWIKI>'''[[b:Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]]'''.</NOWIKI> Try it: [[b:Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]].
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*'''Organization''': The six wikis cover the Hilltowns, Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, and Biographies. At the top of the page you can see a "Bread Crumb" trail showing the path you have followed through the site. The tabs at the top of your screen will have icons [[File:NavigationTabs.gif]] that indicate which site you are current on.
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*'''Coding Changes''': You can link among the wikis, but you need to indicate where to look for the file. If your reference the "Berne Town Hall" in a biography or in a article in Knox, the coded reference is <NOWIKI>'''[[b:Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]]'''.</NOWIKI> Try it: [[b:Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]].

Revision as of 12:33, 1 October 2012

  • History: Hal Miller started this site about 5 years. It was TOO successful and became impossible to manage. In a perfect storm of unfortunate events, the old site developed unrecoverable technical problems. This new version of the site will eventually contain the data of the original site, but spread it over 6 independent MediaWikis which will be easier to maintain.
  • Contributions: You are encouraged to add information to the site. To prevent vandalism, you must email John Elberfeld at [email protected], who will create your account. Send him your preferred user name and password, and he will sign you up on all six sites. You will receive six emails, one for each site. Please reply to each email.
  • Organization: The six wikis cover the Hilltowns, Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, and Biographies. At the top of the page you can see a "Bread Crumb" trail showing the path you have followed through the site. The tabs at the top of your screen will have icons NavigationTabs.gif that indicate which site you are current on.
  • Coding Changes: You can link among the wikis, but you need to indicate where to look for the file. If your reference the "Berne Town Hall" in a biography or in a article in Knox, the coded reference is '''[[b:Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]]'''. Try it: Berne Town Hall.