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--- wikignome [2018/11/14 21:14] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ wikignome [2019/01/03 09:00] (current) – made same cosmetic improvements ;-) magnusrode
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-===== WikiGnome =====
+====== WikiGnome or WikiGardener======
+A WikiGnome is a person who performs small edits on a wiki to continually improve its overall quality.
-==== What is it? ====
+(A WikiGnome is also often known as a WikiGardener.)
-A WikiGnome is a person who performs small edits on a wiki to continually improve its overall quality .
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-(A WikiGnome is also often known as a WikiGardener)
 WikiGnomes are important to the success of a wiki because their edits increase the value of everyone else's content, such as:
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   * **Setting an example** for other users of how and when to use the wiki
-==== Usage ====
+===== Usage =====
-WikiGnomes tend to be **self-selecting** . They're people who care about attention to detail, are offended by messiness and will make the small edits that are required to continually improve the quality of your wiki.
+WikiGnomes tend to be **self-selecting**. They're people who care about attention to detail, are offended by messiness and will make the small edits that are required to continually improve the quality of your wiki.
 So if you can't select them, how do you increase gnome-like behaviour?
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   * If someone emails you to tell you about a small mistake - show them how to fix it themselves.
   * Make sure that your wiki makes it obvious how to edit a page.
-  * Ensure that your people understand there are no barriers to anyone editing (improving) any page. (exemplified by wikipedia's "Be Bold" mantra)
+  * Ensure that your people understand there are no barriers to anyone editing (improving) any page. (exemplified by Wikipedia's "Be Bold" mantra)
-They are the //opposite// of [[WikiTroll|WikiTrolls]] , who generally try to get a reaction from the community by posting strongly controversial content or doing disruptive things, like deleting someone else's edits. This rarely happens in environments where users are not anonymous and are associated with their edits.
+They are the //opposite// of [[WikiTroll]], who generally try to get a reaction from the community by posting strongly controversial content or doing disruptive things, like deleting someone else's edits. This rarely happens in environments where users are not anonymous and are associated with their edits.
-==== Example ====
+===== Example =====
-Let's say you're the [[Champion|Champion]] in your organization and someone from one of the groups you've introduced to the wiki asks:
+Let's say you're the [[Champion]] in your organization and someone from one of the groups you've introduced to the wiki asks:
 > "Our wiki is used frequently. After a while it gets disorganized and needs a big cleanup - how can I improve this?"
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 ==== Related Patterns ====
-  * [[Champion|Champion]] - the WikiGnome can be a Champion, but most often they are separate roles. Champions bring wikis into an organisation, Gnomes help improve it once it's in.
+  * [[Champion]] - the WikiGnome can be a Champion, but most often they are separate roles. Champions bring wikis into an organisation, Gnomes help improve it once it's in.
-  * [[WikiTroll|WikiTroll]] (anti-pattern) - WikiTrolls are destructive while WikiGnomes are constructive.
+  * [[WikiTroll]] (anti-pattern) - WikiTrolls are destructive while WikiGnomes are constructive.
-  * [[Maintainer|Maintainer]] - is a person dedicated to maintaining a certain level of quality on a section, page or space by acting as a secretary, refactorer, or solicitor.
+  * [[Maintainer]] - is a person dedicated to maintaining a certain level of quality on a section, page or space by acting as a secretary, refactorer, or solicitor.
 ==== Further Reading ====
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+classification.type  : Pattern
+classification.focus : People
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