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Wiki Blog

In lieu of attempting to solicit outside opinions from users regarding the wiki, one idea is to create a blog. The blog will be an outlet for administrators and users to bring up topics pertaining to the wiki, such as announcements on changes within the wiki (updates, new policies, new Think Tank proposals, etc.). Through the blog people will be able to voice their opinions through another venue. Basically, this is for people who may not be comfortable in using the MediaWiki software or don't know how to use it, it's similar to a message board, except the subject of discussion can be more tightly controlled.

Obviously, the Wiki Blog is not meant for personal blogging, but for discussing the wiki itself. Through the blog, we can also add a survey feature for people to fill out to give us feedback on what we're doing good and what we need to improve upon.

The software to be used, unless otherwise decided, will be the WordPress blogging software, which is free and easy to set up, as well as to moderate.

See also

MSDN Wiki Blog

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-This is the overview. Basically, a ''summary'' of what the idea is about. You can get into the details later on.
 === Wiki Blog ===
-The details of your proposal will go here. Be as detailed as you'd like or believe necessary. It is recommended that you find that balance between ''downloading'' information and merely ''telling'' what your idea is.
+In lieu of attempting to solicit outside opinions from users regarding the wiki, one idea is to create a blog. The blog will be an outlet for administrators and users to bring up topics pertaining to the wiki, such as announcements on changes within the wiki (updates, new policies, new Think Tank proposals, etc.). Through the blog people will be able to voice their opinions through another venue. Basically, this is for people who may not be comfortable in using the MediaWiki software or don't know how to use it, it's similar to a message board, except the subject of discussion can be more tightly controlled.
-The proposal should strive to answer some of the common questions, such as:
-# What is the benefit of this proposal to the wiki?
+Obviously, the Wiki Blog is not meant for personal blogging, but for discussing the wiki itself. Through the blog, we can also add a survey feature for people to fill out to give us feedback on what we're doing good and what we need to improve upon.
-# What is involved in implementing this idea?
-# Who is going to do it?
-# Why should we do it at all?
-# How will we use the idea?
-# Should the proposal pass, when will work start on this idea?
-# Where will this idea be implemented? (e.g. Will it be on certain types of pages or the entire Wiki in general?)
-Do note that the answers to the above questions should be in paragraph form, particularly for proposals of a larger scale.
+The software to be used, unless otherwise decided, will be [http://www.wordpress.com the WordPress blogging software], which is free and easy to set up, as well as to moderate.
 '''See also'''
-*You may reference any talk pages or pages from our beta-testing wiki, [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/hangarbay The "Hangar Bay"].
+* [http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnwiki/ MSDN Wiki Blog]
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