Citroen-SM-wiki:Community Portal

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Welcome to the Citroen SM Wiki

(I'll be replacing this with a more useful page in a month or so)

Contents

[edit] Mission

To provide a community-editable repository of history, notes, recommendations, and sources for Citroen SM enthusiasts and their vehicles.

[edit] Background

There have been many SM sites on the net. Some, like citroensm.net, have gone dark. There are excellent ones that are still active. The Sport-Maserati Yahoo! Group [[1]] is very active, and supports uploads of files and photos.

But I can't recall seeing a single one that supports and encourages your direct participation via a wiki.

(I've run a small wiki for years under doublepup.com that has some SM content but that's been a more modest and personal archive)

So this is a long-term project. It uses industry-standard MediaWiki software (the software that runs Wikipedia) and is professionally hosted. In addition, I'm a software professional so I'm not scared off by web-technical issues.

This site is not affiliated with any club or commercial firm.

[edit] Request for Contributions

I plan to start migrating my notes (mostly culled from Sport-Maserati-L) onto this as I embark on two projects -- getting my white SM back together after an engine rebuild, and bringing a Euro SM into the family.

[edit] Wiki Technology

  • This wiki software (Mediawiki) provides a number of tools to maintain the integrity of the information.
    • All changes are logged and can be reviewed. This includes deleted pages. Only system operators can permanently expunge things.
    • On any page, click "History" to see the list of changes and their sources
    • From History, you can identify the changes between two versions.
    • All changes are logged and tagged with the user name or IP address who made them.
    • (I can turn on "must be registered to edit pages" if appropriate)
    • Pages can be protected from editing.
    • The wiki provides a tool to patrol edits (i.e. verify them) See http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Administrator%27s_Handbook8/Recent_Changes_Patrol
    • There are user groups and permission levels. Sysops (system operators) can block users if need be.

[edit] Intellectual Property and Security

  • Copyrighted information will not be permitted. Notify me (brucem) if you detect any.

[edit] Getting started

  • Create a login with an email address. Don't use a password that you use elsewhere.
  • Log in and visit your User page (click the "My page" link to the left) -- add some notes, photos, whatever
  • Check out Recent Changes [[2]]
  • Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
  • Shoot me an email with your thoughts, ideas, and requests!

Cheers, and Welcome Aboard! Brucem 02:13, 21 July 2008 (EDT)

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