VOC Wiki:Tip

Archive of Wiki Tip of the Moment

A list of tips having appeared on the front page will appear here. Hopefully these tips will make VOCers more Wiki-savy! When you change the tip on the front page (which you should do every few days) make sure to add the tip here, and date it.

March 29 2004

Using the Recent Changes link (always available on the left toolbar) is a great way to find out what's new on the VOCWiki.

April 1 2004

You can create yourself an account from the Log in link which is always available at the top right of the page. Having an account allows us to keep track of who's making what changes. It also gives you access to additional features, like uploading files.

April 15 2004

Discussion about the content of a page can take place on the Talk pages. Simply click on Discuss this page on the left toolbar and you will automatically be taken to the Talk page for the article you are viewing. When editing a talk page, it is often useful to sign your name, if you are logged in simply type 4 tildens (~) in a row and your name and a date stamp will automatically be affixed.

June 24 2004

There are many ways to make contributions to the Wiki. You don't need to be an outdoors hard-person or a computer geek. If you're new to the outdoors but want to help out, you could spend a bit of time fixing the formating, spelling, and grammar of some of the existing articles.

February 6 2005

The wiki software has recently been upgrade. You can now upload images again (you need to create an account for this to work). If you have any technical problems with the site, contact Chris (webmaster at ubc-voc dot com).