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-===== Wiki Charter ===== +====== Wiki Charter ======
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-==== What is it? ====+
  
 A Wiki Charter is a document that sets guidelines for community collaboration and respectful, productive activity on the wiki. The charter should be created at the start of a new wiki so that new members have the benefit of community guidelines as soon as they begin to collaborate. A Wiki Charter is a document that sets guidelines for community collaboration and respectful, productive activity on the wiki. The charter should be created at the start of a new wiki so that new members have the benefit of community guidelines as soon as they begin to collaborate.
  
-==== Usage ====+===== Usage =====
  
 The charter is a good way to [[Invitation|introduce]] people to the wiki so that they can become exemplars of good wiki practice right from the start. The charter is a good way to [[Invitation|introduce]] people to the wiki so that they can become exemplars of good wiki practice right from the start.
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 In communities where the membership is mostly or all virtual, the charter is especially important because people only know each other online. Groups where there is some element of physical interaction typically have fewer problems with online collaboration because the basic structure of community is already in place. In communities where the membership is mostly or all virtual, the charter is especially important because people only know each other online. Groups where there is some element of physical interaction typically have fewer problems with online collaboration because the basic structure of community is already in place.
  
-==== Example ====+===== Example =====
  
-<del>The</del> <del> [[http://btecnationalsinsport.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Charter|<del>BTECNationalsinSport Wiki</del>]] </del> <del>has a charter that emphasizes collaboration, accountability and respect. Since the wiki is also used by students, the Charter contains a classroom specific charter that emphasizes preparation and attitude, in addition to the characteristics above.</del> This link is dead (2009-03-16)+FIXME
  
-==== Related Patterns ====+===== Related Patterns =====
  
   * [[Champion|Champion]] - A wiki Champion often models the behavior described in the charter, and encourages other community members to do so as well.   * [[Champion|Champion]] - A wiki Champion often models the behavior described in the charter, and encourages other community members to do so as well.
   * [[Invitation|Invitation]] - When inviting people to collaborate on a wiki, make the Charter one of their first stops when they first visit the wiki, so they understand the guidelines from the start.   * [[Invitation|Invitation]] - When inviting people to collaborate on a wiki, make the Charter one of their first stops when they first visit the wiki, so they understand the guidelines from the start.
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-==== Further Reading ==== 
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-  *  [[http://btecnationalsinsport.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Charter|<del>Wiki Charter @ BTECNationalsinSport Wiki</del>]]  This link is dead (2009-03-16) 
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