PhilanthropyWiki:Frequently Asked Questions
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Administration
Who runs the PhilanthropyWiki?
The PhilanthropyWiki is administrated by Philanthropy Australia. The Administrators are staff within the Philanthropy Australia Resource Centre. Technically, the PhilanthropyWiki is hosted on Philanthropy Australia's servers.
Are contributions monitored, screened or moderated?
Contributions and changes to the PhilanthropyWiki may only be made by Members and those granted specific editorial permissions by Philanthropy Australia.
The Administrators constantly monitor the changes that have been made using the Recent Changes tool, working to ensure that all content placed on the PhilanthropyWiki remains clear, up-to-date and relevant. Erroneous changes are easily re-edited or rolled-back.
Only Administrators have the ability to move or delete pages.
The individual user logins for Members ensure that changes are automatically attributed to the contributor (see for example on the Recent Changes page).
Searching
How do I go directly to the page I type into the Search box?
- Type the name of the page into the Search box.
- Click Go or hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
- You should be automatically directed to the page you wish to access.
If you are taken to a page of search results instead, it is probably because there is no page titled exactly what you put in the Search box. Check the search results to find the page you're looking for.
How to I search for a keyword or phrase?
- Type the phrase or keyword into the Search box
- Click Search
- The following Search Results page will list pages in which your keyword or term appears (either in the title or body of the page)
If you cannot locate what you're after in the search results, try browsing our Sitemap.
What if there are no results for my search term?
- Broaden your keywords - e.g. instead of searching for "who funds dual diagnosis?" just search for "dual diagnosis"
- Try different spelling/phrasing - e.g. "nonprofit" instead of "not-for-profit"
- Try browsing our category structure instead - see to the left under the "Browse" heading
Is there a way for me to get more detailed results?
The future KnowledgeBank Search will provide a flexible platform within which you can search the PhilanthropyWiki as a component of the entire Philanthropy Australia KnowledgeBank.
In the meantime, we have created a temporary Advanced Search Engine, based on Google's search engine, to provide you with a form of search results that you are more familiar with.
Beta testers please note: the Advanced Search Engine will become functional once the PhilanthropyWiki has been made live.</noinclude>
Editing
Who can edit & create pages on the PhilanthropyWiki?
Unlike many other wikis, the PhilanthropyWiki is not open for editing by the public.
The ability to create new pages and edit existing pages is reserved for Members of Philanthropy Australia, who may use the username and password provided to them in their Membership Kit.
Editing access may also be granted to other parties upon request, such as academics or researchers who have relevant material to contribute.
If you have a query about editing permissions contact the PhilanthropyWiki Administrators.
How do I create a new page?
Before creating a new page, you may wish to consult the PhilanthropyWiki Administrators to ensure the page is relevant and not repetition of existing content.
You may also wish to read up on our Titling Protocol which we have established to better organise the body of information contained within the wiki.
If you are not confident with creating a new page feel free to get in contact with the Administrators, who will be able to walk you through it with ease.
- Type the title of the page you want to create in the search box and hit ENTER. Make sure you use the appropriate case/grammar you want for the page title (see also: Titling Protocol).
- At the top of the next page it will say: Editors: If you would like to create a page called "_____", click here. Click on the red "click here".
- This will take you to a page titled "Editing _____". Enter the page content in the large text field there. (See Help:Formatting for help with formatting that text)
- Click "Show Preview" to see a preview of the page you've just created, then scroll back to the bottom and click "Save Page" if you're happy with it.
How do I categorise a new page?
We have developed a specific category structure to ensure all content in the PhilanthropyWiki is effectively accessible and browseable.
There is no need for you to categorise your own page, should you create a new one. The Administrators monitor all new pages created, and will categorise it appropriately for you shortly after its creation.
If you have any queries about categorisation, please don't hesitate to contact the Administrators. Alternatively, you can find out more at our page on our admin page for Categorisation Protocol
How do I edit a page?
- If you are a Member or have been otherwise granted editing access, Log in.
- Go to the page you wish to edit.
- Under the Page Toolbox heading in the left navigation menu, click Edit this Page
- The following page will have a text field within which is the page content. Modify or add the information you wish. You may wish to consult this cheatsheet to format your text, or use the formatting buttons along the top of the editing window.
- Enter a brief 'summary of changes made' in the smaller text box toward the bottom of the page. E.g. Added dates of employment with ANZ or Fixed link to download.
- Click the Show preview button. This will take you to a preview page that displays the page as it will look with the changes you have just made.
- The editing fields are still present below this preview. Scroll down to continue editing, or scroll right to the bottom of the page and click Save page to confirm and publish your changes.
- You have now successfully edited the page!
How do I include formatting in a page?
Wiki software has its own set of simple codes for doing basic formatting of text.
Wikipedia has a table of commonly used formatting here.
Alternatively, you may use the text formatting buttons along the top of the editing window. Mouse over them to find out what they are.
Please remember to use the Show preview button to check that your formatting has worked as planned before saving the page you are working on.
How do I create a link?
To link to another page on the PhilanthropyWiki, simply enclose the title of the page in two sets of square brackets.
For example:
[[Philanthropy Australia]]
Looks like: Philanthropy Australia
You may wish to link to a PhilanthropyWiki page, but have text other than the page's title as the link. To do so, you may use what in wiki-formatting is called a "Pipe": |
For example:
[[Philanthropy Australia|Click here to go to the Philanthropy Australia page on the PhilanthropyWiki]]
Looks like: Click here to go to the Philanthropy Australia page on the PhilanthropyWiki
To link to a page outside of the PhilanthropyWiki, enclose the address of the page and the text you want to be the link in a set of square brackets.
For example:
[http://www.philanthropy.org.au Click here to go to the Philanthropy Australia Website]
Looks like: Click here to go to the Philanthropy Australia Website
Alternatively, you can simply put in the address with no formatting around it and it will appear as a link.
For example:
http://www.philanthropy.org.au
Looks like: http://www.philanthropy.org.au
(note: don't forget to include the http://)
If you want to link to a file on your own website, or on any website outside the PhilanthropyWiki, the same principles apply as above.
For example:
[http://www.philanthropy.org.au/filename.pdf Click here to download the file] (PDF)
Looks like: Click here to download the file (PDF)
How do I add a document for download?
Files can be uploaded via the "Upload File" link, which you will see in the Wiki Toolbox at the bottom of the navigation. This link will only be visible to users who are logged in.
On the Upload File page, browse for the file you wish to upload in the "Source filename" field.
In the "Destination filename" field, you may specify a new filename if you wish. We recommend you use a filename as close to the name of the document as you can. Don't worry about spaces or upper/lowercase - the Wiki can handle this. Just ensure that the end of that "Destination filename" retains the appropriate filetype suffix - eg .pdf if it's a portable document format, .doc if it's a Word document, etc.
In the Summary field you may wish to put a link to the page that this document is for, and a short description of why the file is there. For example, if I were uploading an electronic version of an article that appeared in the Australian Philanthropy Journal, the Summary might look like this:
Article by [[Emily Turner]] that appeared in [[Australian Philanthropy - Issue 67: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Celebrating 30 Years of Philanthropy Australia]].
Once you've filled out the fields, click "Upload File". It may come up with an warning message if the file is quite large, but you may simply click "continue anyway" if that is the case.
After uploading the document, you'll be taken to a page with the heading: Image:Title of Filename.pdf - Don't be put off by the "Image" prefix, it is side-effect of the software that any file uploaded will be assigned to the "Image" namespace (i.e. given an "Image:" prefix). We're working on adjusting this to make it less confusing!
To link to download the file you've just uploaded, copy & paste the entireity of that heading onto the page you wish to link to the dowload, and surround it with two sets of square brackets. For example:
[[Image:A Short Tour of Not-for-Profit Investing.pdf]]
This will show up a link thus: Image:A Short Tour of Not-for-Profit Investing.pdf
To specify your own text (namely, one without the "Image" prefix) to link to download the file, use a colon and a pipe:
[[:Image:A Short Tour of Not-for-Profit Investing.pdf|Click here to download the file]]
which will result in: Click here to download the file
How do I add a file that can be downloaded by Members only?
Documents for Members only must be uploaded by the Administrators.
If you have a document that you wish to share only with other Philanthropy Australia Members, please indicate this to the Administrators when you send them the document. We will upload it to a location on our server that can only be accessed by a Member username & password.
As with above, we will provide you with the link to the file that you can include on the PhilanthropyWiki page for your document. This page will be viewable by the public, but users will be prompted for a username and password when attempting to download the document in question.
A key icon indicating its protected state will automatically appear next to the document download link.
How do I put an image on a page?
To put an image on a page you are editing, first you must upload the image file to the wiki.
- Go to Special:Upload and click the Browse button. Locate the image file on your computer.
- The Destination Filename will automatically fill in. Click Upload file.
- The following page should confirm the upload successful, and have a title: Image:Filename.jpg
Next you will need to use the image tag to put the image into the page you are editing.
Open the Edit this Page window for the page you want to put the image in.
Where you want the image to go, put the following tag in:
[[Image:Filename.jpg]]
It is the title of the image page you just uploaded within 2 sets of square brackets around it.
If you wish make the image a thumbnail smaller than the actual image size, specify it thus:
[[Image:Filename.jpg|150px]]
(which makes it 150 pixels wide).
You may also wish to make the image a thumbnail with a frame:
[[Image:Filename.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Note: a thumbnail image will always be aligned to the right of the page.
If you wish to add a caption to the thumbnail, simply use another "Pipe":
[[Image:Filename.jpg|thumb|150px|This is the caption]]