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| - | ===== Gate ===== | + | ====== Gate ====== |
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| - | ==== What is it? ==== | + | |
| The gate anti-pattern involves putting up too many barriers to participation on the wiki. Gates are present when people have to go through a difficult account creation process that's not straightforward, | The gate anti-pattern involves putting up too many barriers to participation on the wiki. Gates are present when people have to go through a difficult account creation process that's not straightforward, | ||
| - | ==== How do I notice it? ==== | + | ===== How do I notice it? ===== |
| If users have to fill out forms, or request permission, or get approval before being allowed to edit the wiki, then you've definitely set up too many gates. | If users have to fill out forms, or request permission, or get approval before being allowed to edit the wiki, then you've definitely set up too many gates. | ||
| - | ==== How do I fix it? ==== | + | ===== How do I fix it? ===== |
| Give every employee a wiki account by default. Make sure they have the most liberal permissions that you possibly can, and encourage the users to create a new wiki page or make an edit their very first day on the job. This will help them become comfortable with the using the wiki in their every-day work. | Give every employee a wiki account by default. Make sure they have the most liberal permissions that you possibly can, and encourage the users to create a new wiki page or make an edit their very first day on the job. This will help them become comfortable with the using the wiki in their every-day work. | ||
| - | ==== Related Patterns ==== | + | ===== Related Patterns |
| - | * [[Too+much+structure|Too much structure]] - creating too much structure can be a barrier to participation. | + | * [[Too much structure]] - creating too much structure can be a barrier to participation. |
| - | * [[Sandbox|Sandbox]] - Limiting users' permissions at the beginning discourages participation. | + | * [[Sandbox]] - Limiting users' permissions at the beginning discourages participation. |
| - | * [[EmptyPages|EmptyPages]] - too many gates can result in empty pages on the wiki. | + | * [[EmptyPages]] - too many gates can result in empty pages on the wiki. |
| - | ==== Further Reading ==== | + | ===== Further Reading |
| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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| + | classification.type | ||
| + | classification.focus : People | ||
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