Wiki functionality will be upgraded as the community grows and demands it.  If you don't know what a Wiki is then look it up on Wikipedia.

This page is part of the Wiki, therefore you can edit it accordingly.

Please ask technical question in the appropriate Forum section

When ever you view a Wikipage the left hand column of your browser will be populated with a Wiki Tools menu and a menu showing the existing Wiki structure.  Use these menus.

Basics

Text formatting

Pretty content can be created using the WYSIWYG editor.  Click the link below the text entry box to activate.  All headings within the Wiki page should not be higher than Heading 3.  That is, Your main headings should be Heading 3, then sub heading Heading 4 and sub-sub-headings Heading 5.  To change a Block Type of some text that has the wrong type assigned by mistake:  select the text, select the correct Block Type.  By default all text is entered as Paragraph, ie, plain text.

Photos

You are encouraged to add photos to the Wiki but they should not be any bigger than 640px wide

Wiki Page Tabs

At the top of every Wiki page are tabs that let you contribute to the Wiki.  They should be self explanatory.  You can discuss the contents of a Wiki page with other users, just like on Wikipedia.  If there is no discussion, the Talk tab will be empty.  To start a discussion ("I think this page should be moved/deleted/renamed" etc), see the Add a New Comment link at the bottom of the page you wish to discuss.

The Revisions tab is powerful, do not revert carelessly.

At the bottom of every Wiki page is a Tag describing the content of that page.  When you create a page you are required to choose an appropriate Tag.  These are like Blog categories. Clicking the Tag will take you too a list of other Wiki pages that are of the same category.  So clicking a Tag Park will list all Wiki pages describing parks.

Freelinking

Freelinking is currently quite basic, unlike Wikipedia.  If you are authoring a Wiki page and want to automatically link to an existing page then simply type that page name in double square brackets and an embedded link will be automatically created. Note, you do not need to type the page url in the square brackets, just the exact page name.  See Input Formats below the text entry box for more info. If you enter a page title that does not exits, the link will prompt for that page to be created within the Wiki, so make sure you spell the linked page title correctly (you can get that from the Resort Wiki menu).

Who can edit the Wiki?

As user contribute content to poachninja.com they earn Points.  Blogging, Forum and Album contributions all help.  So does a recommendation from an existing member.  100 points are needed before a user can edit the Wiki.  Eligible members re responsible for checking Wiki edits and participating in Wiki Talk.

Tips

• Keep Wiki page titles short and meaningful.
• If you are unsure of a page should be created in a certain section then discus it in the Talk tab for that section, not in the Forum (that's for technical help)
• Respect the structure of the Wiki.  If you think it should be changed, suggest it in Talk.
• Don't cry when someone edits you content in a way that makes your contribution look lame.  Small pages light on content are encouraged to begin with, then other users can fill them out over time.

How to add a Table of Contents

You don't have to use headings in your page nor add a Table of Contents.  If you don't someone may ad them for you (that is, someone who cares more).  If you want to add them yourself, it is easy:

1. Create all your new page content using the WYSIWYG editor as described above in Basics (you don't have to but it means you can avoid using HTML tags)
2. Keep it simple and use Heading 3 and Heading 4 for all bold headings.
3. Before you publish the page switch to Source mode by clicking the magnifying glass icon at the top of the text entry box.  Its on the right.  If you don't know HTML, then don't get concerned about what you see next. Just go to the next step.
4. Put your cursor at the very front of all the content, before the <p> and paste the following <!--tableofcontents minlevel: 3; maxlevel: 5;-->.  Then deselect Source mode and publish your new page. Check that the ToC appears and works and looks ok (there may be issues if you are using IE 6)
5. When entering text in the content creation page you will see an expandable links labelled Input Format below the text entry box.  Click it and note the first bullet point which contains the required Table of Content entry that you can copy and then paste. But don't forget to include minlevel: 3; maxlevel: 5; otherwise the ToC will look a little odd with all entries deeply indented.

Wiki Structure

The Wiki is structured like a hierarchical book with a cover (top Wiki page), Chapters (various regions), Sub-chapters (resorts) and Pages (Pages on side country poaching, backcountry, park, food and drinking, valley resources etc)

We discourage content listing the number of lifts and ratio of advanced to beginner runs.  That's everywhere.  We encourage descriptive information about the poaching potential, difficulty and safety at various resorts along with route descriptions and approach beta.  Good Wiki content describes the mountain/resort from a  poaching perspective: does it have good vert? Is there a good variation in aspect?  Is it steep?  What are patrol like?  Freeriders wont have any difficulty thinking in these terms.

How to add content to the Wiki

Two methods:

1. At the bottom of each Wiki page is the link Add a page the the Resort Wiki.  Click this to add a child page the the page that you are reading.  If you decide your new page belongs in another section, you can select that Parent section in the pulldown menu on the content creation page.
2. In your personalised Navigation menu on the right of every page: My Stuff  > Tools > Create Content > Wiki.  This will take you to the same content creation page.  You will have to select the chapter or sub-section for your new page.

If the appropriate Region or Resort doesn't exist for your new page (example: a page about poaching at a certain resort), then you will have to create that parent page first.  Don't be lazy and just shove a page into any available parent category if it logically doesn't belong there or if it breaks with the Wiki structure.

Tracking the Wiki

You can keep track of new and edited Wiki content by regularly viewing the Change Login the Wiki Tools menu.  There is also a block on your default My Site page that lists recent edits.

You can also Subscribe to all Wiki content or individual Wiki pages by clicking Subscribe below each Wiki page.  This will result in email notification according to your settings.

Respect

Respect the Wiki, there are many Poach Ninjas who take it quite seriously.  Contribute to the Wiki and your Points will soar.    Show respect to those Poach Ninjas who have accumulated a lot of Points via Wiki content creation. 

Wiki vs Forum

The Forum is great for rolling discussions about stoke and off-topic communication.  But the best content in Forums eventually gets buried along worth the noise.  Feel free to post resort discussion in the Forum, but perhaps also edit it into the Wiki as well.  If you see something in the Forum worth adding to the Wiki then do it.