Date:         Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:48:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wiki confusion ??
Comments: To: Warren Chapman <vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM>
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At 01:27 PM 10/4/2007, Warren Chapman wrote...
>Guess I'm really confused about how the Wiki works.   I thought
>additions
>or edits to original postings were somehow indicated....so the reader
>would know that what he's reading is one posters opinions or someone
>who
>added or disagreed.

Wikis are intended to represent community opinion, and articles should
never be thought of as being from, or belonging to, one person. To
determine the edits made by individual users, you can click on the
"history" tab near the top, then compare different revisions.

Wiki entries should be written in the third person, avoid phrases like
"this is what you're after" (2nd person, and subjective opinion) and "I
am in no way associated" (1st person, and unsuited for a community
created article).

In general, if you find something which is incorrect, just correct it.
If there seems to be a real disagreement, then link to an authoritative
source to back up your statements.

Wikipedia has a good Manual of Style and Ruleset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Ruleset