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| − | + | This wiki was created as a repository for information about amateur astronomy and astrophotography. Everyone is welcome to look around and make use of the information here. | |
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| + | Unfortunately, due to severe spam and cyber-vandalism issues, I was forced to disable editing ability for un-approved users. If you would like the ability to add or edit content, please e-mail me [mailto:JohnHaynes@jmhastronomy.com?Subject=AstroWiki%20Account%20Upgrade%20Request here]. As long as I know you're a real human being and actually want to contribute, I'd be happy to elevate your account. | ||
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| + | I'd really like to have more contributors and get more utilization from this site. As such, I encourage people to share the site and help develop it further (with elevated credentials as mentioned above). The more people contributing, the better this site will be. | ||
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Here is a [[Main Topic Index]] | Here is a [[Main Topic Index]] | ||
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| + | ==More Info== | ||
| + | This Wiki works very much like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]. It is a collaborative effort. The Wikipedia didn't get to its current point of almost 7 million articles (in English alone, there's millions also in other languages) through the work of a single person. People contribute to a wiki because they have information or experience in a topic and a desire to share what they have. | ||
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| + | I'd also like to add a couple people with higher-level access who can help improve the site. In particular, people with experience with PHP development and especially those with experience configuring and maintaining a Media Wiki site are welcome to contact me if they're interested in helping manage the site. | ||
| + | ==Wiki Stuff== | ||
| − | This site uses MediaWiki, the same software used for the Wikipedia. | + | This site uses MediaWiki, the same software used for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]. |
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | ||
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] | * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] | ||
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 28 January 2025
Contents
[hide]Welcome to John's Astronomy and Astrophotography Wiki
This wiki was created as a repository for information about amateur astronomy and astrophotography. Everyone is welcome to look around and make use of the information here.
Unfortunately, due to severe spam and cyber-vandalism issues, I was forced to disable editing ability for un-approved users. If you would like the ability to add or edit content, please e-mail me here. As long as I know you're a real human being and actually want to contribute, I'd be happy to elevate your account.
I'd really like to have more contributors and get more utilization from this site. As such, I encourage people to share the site and help develop it further (with elevated credentials as mentioned above). The more people contributing, the better this site will be.
Helpful Starting Points
Here is a Main Topic Index
And here is a List of topics that probably need to be discussed
More Info
This Wiki works very much like the Wikipedia. It is a collaborative effort. The Wikipedia didn't get to its current point of almost 7 million articles (in English alone, there's millions also in other languages) through the work of a single person. People contribute to a wiki because they have information or experience in a topic and a desire to share what they have.
I'd also like to add a couple people with higher-level access who can help improve the site. In particular, people with experience with PHP development and especially those with experience configuring and maintaining a Media Wiki site are welcome to contact me if they're interested in helping manage the site.
Wiki Stuff
This site uses MediaWiki, the same software used for the Wikipedia.
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
There are a lot of tutorials online for using MediaWiki. Here's a great start to the basics of creating and editing wiki pages.
