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- | ===== Invitation ===== | + | ====== Invitation |
+ | One of the easiest patterns, simply invite users to interact with the wiki. | ||
- | ==== What is it? ==== | + | Inviting people to use a wiki is a good way to guide their first interaction with it. Early adopters are by nature eager to try new tools, but most people don't for a variety of reasons. Some are risk-averse, |
- | One of the easiest patterns, simply invite users to interact with the wiki.\\ | ||
- | Inviting people to use a wiki is a good way to guide their first interaction with it. Early adopters are by nature eager to try new tools, but most people don't for a variety of reasons. Some are risk-averse, | ||
- | + | ===== Usage ===== | |
- | ==== Usage ==== | + | |
When you invite people, you could: | When you invite people, you could: | ||
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* Specify briefly what is needed in the wiki, and which valuable information can the newcomer add or modify better than you, if that is the case. | * Specify briefly what is needed in the wiki, and which valuable information can the newcomer add or modify better than you, if that is the case. | ||
- | ==== Examples ==== | + | ===== Examples ===== |
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- | * Wikipedia: Larry Sanger, co-founder, asks the firsts subscribers of the Wikipedia-1 list to have a look at the "How to edit a page" page. [[http:// | + | |
- | ==== Related Patterns ==== | + | * Wikipedia: Larry Sanger, co-founder, asks the firsts subscribers of the Wikipedia-1 list to have a look at the "How to edit a page" page. [[http:// |
- | * [[Seed+it+with+content|Seed it with content]] (adoption pattern) - Since modifying initial content can be more easily done by early adopters of a wiki than facing a blank page, and also a better way to learn how to edit (like when editing in a sandbox). | + | ===== Related Patterns ===== |
- | * StartingPoint | + | |
- | ==== Further Reading ==== | + | * [[Seed it with content]] (adoption pattern) - Since modifying initial content can be more easily done by early adopters of a wiki than facing a blank page, and also a better way to learn how to edit (like when editing in a sandbox). |
+ | * [[StartingPoint]] | ||