User talk:Tlin

Hi, I've noticed a number of pages being added to the wiki as part of a hypertext project that you are helping to create. I just wanted to let you know that, for now, I'm moving these pages to the Sandbox. The UBC Wiki is a university wide wiki and thus it needs to be organized in a manner that promotes university wide collaboration while preserving the ability for projects such as this. It seems that the hypertext projects are ending up in the root, or Main Space, of the wiki. This namespace is primarily a shared community space and articles in this section should be encyclopedic in nature, appeal to a broad audience, and be reflective of UBC. Articles in the main space should start with an introductory sentence describing what the page is about as this space is syndicated. Creating a page with a title such as "Adventure" or "My reflection" is to vague because it is not easy to understand what the page is about and how to add other users can add information to it. For instance, in the adventure page, can other users add information about UBC sponsored trips, etc? In the mainspace, everyone would be encouraged to edit the adventure page.

To avoid this confusion, I recommend using either the Sandbox space or the Course space (if this is a course related project) and organizing your hypertext with subpages. For example , if the adventure page was called Sandbox:Hypertext 541/Adventure, it would be easy to understand that the adventure page was part of a hypertext project. Furthermore, pages in the Sandbox or Course space (but not the Mainspace) can be structured hierarchically using subpages. The wiki will automatically add navigation links between child and parent pages which will make it easier for your readers to navigate.

A couple of help pages you might find useful are:

• Wiki Organization Help
• Examples of what type of content goes where
• Moving or renaming pages
• Subpages

Please let me know if this makes sense or if I can provide further info or help out with anything.

Cheers,

Thanks for using the UBC Wiki. As part of an effort to better organize the UBC Wiki, we're moving pages to the appropriate section of the wiki. The goal of this process is to make information on the UBC Wiki easier to find. I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know I moved your recently created pages to:Sandbox:Lled541 Tlin and Sandbox:Lled541 Tlin/Samplelink.

Your pages were in the the root, or Main Space, of the wiki. This namespace is primarily a shared community space and articles in this section should be encyclopedic in nature, appeal to a broad audience, and be reflective of UBC. Articles in the main space should start with an introductory sentence describing what the page is about as this space is syndicated. Finally, pages in the mainspace belong to the wiki community and we encourage anyone edit them.

I've moved the pages to the Sandbox section of the wiki. The Sandbox can be thought of as a notebook/workspace and it's a great space for personal or group projects. Outside editing of articles or pages in sandbox space less encouraged. Finally, pages in the Sandbox or Documentation space can be structured hierarchically using subpages.

Please see Help:Moving a page for more information on how to move or rename a page and UBC_Wiki:Community_Policies#Organization_Policies for more info about how the wiki is organized. Please let me know if I can provide further info or help out with anything.

Cheers,