{{attention}} To discuss the structure, appearance, etc. of the [[Main Page]], go to the [[main page learning project]] and the [[Talk:main page learning project|talk page for the main page learning project]].<br>
{{attention}} To raise general topics about [[Wikiversity]], make general suggestions about Wikiversity, to ask questions, or to talk about anything else of a general nature, use the [[Wikiversity:Colloquium|Colloquium]].
Can you please add the '''korean wikiversity''' to '''"In other languages"'''. It was already approved.
Nice to see the varied "schools," but where's the school of business? [[User:Legend78|Legend78]] 14:18, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
==The [[main page learning project]]==
==Unlock the Main page==
The [[main page learning project]] was launched after the redesign of the main page in December 2007. The [[main page learning project]] has as its goal "the promotion of responsible involvement of the Wikiversity community in an efficient, productive, open and inclusive maintenance of the Wikiversity main page as a flagship of the activity and values of the Wikiversity community". If you would like to get involved in the design of the main page, this is where to go.
Greetings all! I think we need to make the Main page more immediately visually accessible - in other words, '''what Wikiversity is''' and '''what you can do there'''. I'm not such a whizz at Mediawiki design, so I'd appreciate any help in making a better page layout. I can then help with adding and creating links.. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 12:30, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
eering... why is it the only school there and why isn't it pointing to Portal:Engineering and Technology? [[User:DamienBlack|Damien Black]] 23:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
:Well, It might of been because of the main page switch over, though if not, there probably is a good reason for it. Math also has a school on the main page.--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 03:26, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
== Main Page picture ==
If you have general comments about the main page, but you don't especially want to get involved in the main page project, then you can also leave comments on the [[Talk:main page learning project|talk page for the main page learning project]].
This new picture on the Main Page is certainly looking better than the previous one, and it associates on school and learning more efficiently, but its big problem is that there are no people in it at all. And since this aspect is very important, if I had to choose between them, I'd choose the old happy corridor instead of this sad abandoned lonely classroom. The old picture reflects the Wikiversity's openness and community way better than this looking-good, but wrong-message-sending one. --[[User:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|George D. Bozovic]] <sup>[[User talk:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|talk]]</sup> 23:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I see, the pictures are changing daily. Good idea! --[[User:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|George D. Bozovic]] <sup>[[User talk:Ђорђе Д. Божовић|talk]]</sup> 01:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
An empty lecture hall isn't very wiki-ish, in my view, but I understand what "beta" means and will be back to see the steady improvements. Thanksss babe for all the efforts. [http://www.gardnercampbell.net/blog1 | Gardner Campbell] 18:02 24 September 2006 (UTC)
== Main Page: New Design ==
Nice design. Congratulations to the designers. {{User:205.189.97.202/Sig}}
:'''Yes, thank you very much to [[User:Trevor MacInnis|Trevor MacInnis]] and [[User:David Levy|David Levy]] for their talented and extensive work''' in creating and refining the new main page design. Thank you also to everyone who shared input and comments. :) --[[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 01:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
== Motto for Wikipedia? ==
"Help create a motto and a slogan for Wikipedia." It should be Wikiversity, shouldn't it? –[[User:Dilaudid|Dilaudid]] 21:47, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the hint, I've changed it. How embarrassing...-- [[User:sebmol|sebmol]] [[User talk:sebmol|<sup>?</sup>]] 21:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::That makes me laugh. <chuckle> [[User:205.189.97.202|205.189.97.202]] 02:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
== Talk archive ==
Done talk needes to be deleted or archived to give focus to current talk. Archiving done talk for a month on a separate page provides users a place to check up on done talk they initiated, more graceful than deleting directly. If you can improve this, please do. Ideas? Thanks! :-) [[User:Rogerhc|Rogerhc]] 04:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:I don't understand what you mean by this. Most of the time I just make a page like [[Wikiversity talk:Main Page/Archive 1]] and place all of the non-current talk on there. You shouldn't ever completely delete anything. --[[User:Mateo|Mateo]] 18:05, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::I'll see if I can write a bot to auto archive the talk page, or better yet, find a bot that's already been written. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 23:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:::[[w:User:Werdnabot]] might be useful, operated by [[w:User:Werdna]] – [[User:86.138.33.165|86.138.33.165]] 22:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
::::If somebody is willing to give me approval and operate as a liason, then I can activate Werdnabot here. [[User:Werdna|Werdna]] 09:09, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Currrently I'm the only person authorised to give bot status on Wikiversity - the only unfortunate thing is that, when it comes to all things technical, I haven't a clue :-). But you could liaise with [[User:Sebmol]] (who, as far as I know, is working on a similar bot). [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 10:10, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
==relation to wikipedia?==
Does participation in this project require participation in wikipedia? I don't support wikipedia for a variety of reasons, but would like to edit here. What is the nature of the relationship between the two, beyond that they are owned by the same people. thanks. --[[User:Mateo|Mateo]] 18:05, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:Well, a number of editors here, including myself also edit Wikipedia, so that's a definite connection. Also, many policies, and indeed articles are adapated from Wikipedia as the project gets started. This project requires no participation in Wikipedia, so you shouldn't have to worry about that.--<b><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:Digitalme|<span style="color:gray;">digital</span>]]<span style="color:gray;">_</span>[[User_talk:Digitalme|<span style="color:red;">me</span>]]</span></b> 01:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
== UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video ==
[http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id=5947 UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video].
Should each Wikiversity course link to the relevant videos, if any are available?
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 05:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
:I don't see why not. We encourage the use of learning materials, including those which cannot (due to technical or legal restrictions) be offered directly through Wikiversity. I'm not sure how many videos we'll actually have, however. --[[User:Draicone|<b>Draicone</b>]] [[User_talk:Draicone|<sup><span style="color: #FF9933;">(talk)</span></sup>]] 09:22, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
== General layout suggestions ==
I would like to suggest the following:<BR>
I think Wikiversity should, as a general layout devide in accordence
to the following hierarchy : ( the arrows are directed from high to low hierarchy.)
general schools(e.g chemistry, psychology --> more specific schools(analytical chemistry or
Under that hierarchy I think each lesson/lecture page should have side pages (like "edit this
page" and "discussion" ) in which a Q&A page from actual students and proffesors would be held.
I'm only suggesting a discussion on "the general layout" and not making a pinpointed suggestion.
If there is already a discussion on General layout somewhere then I'm truly sorry for I did
not find it anywhere. in that case, please move my suggestions to the right place.
--(User: Eshy, Israel - unregisterd Wikimediaist.)
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'''''If you wish to post something below, go ahead. It's a talk page. But you are more likely to get a response by going to the [[Wikiversity:Colloquium|Colloquium]], which is where the main talking at Wikiversity goes on! See you there.'''''
:A way of using "schools" was developed during the period of time that Wikiversity existed at Wikibooks (see [[b:Wikiversity:Wikiversity Schools]]). In that system, one school does not contain other schools. The curent system for a hierarchy of academic subjects is described at [[Wikiversity:Namespaces]] and [[Wikiversity:Naming conventions]].
== News or no news? ==
:"each lesson/lecture page should have side pages (like "edit this page" and "discussion" ) in which a Q&A page from actual students and proffesors would be held" <-- I agree that Wikiversity needs to find good ways to promote discussions, question and answer sessions, debate, etc among participants. It is easy to make links to subpages that can hold discussions. Hopefully the wiki software will be improved so as to provide additional features such as threaded discussions that are easily searchable. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 22:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
If there isn't a steady stream of news, that section might be better off away from the main page. And some other sort of content rotation would be welcome. [[User:Sj|Sj]] 05:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
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== +iw ==
==Where are announcements about Content?==
+[[:sv:]] - Thanx! -- [[User:Lavallen|Lavallen]] 14:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Good News! The first '''[[WikiFilmSchool_Thumbnail_Storyboard_by_Robert_Elliott | Motion Picture Storyboard]]''' has been created for the '''WikiU Film School's''' short movie called '''''Seduced by the Dark Side!'''''
== Page layout problem (Safari for mac) ==
Where do I tell people about it? All the news and announcement pages that I can find are only about the site itself, not about the new and great lessons inside. [[User:Robert Elliott|Robert Elliott]] 16:04, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Hey, I'm using Safari and there is a problem with the layout of the page. The "Help" section overlaps with the footer of the page where we see the wiki sister projects. That's probably a css error (something like a "clear:both" missing somewhere). If someone has the permission to fix this, please do so. Thanks!
:That's great! I've added it to the featured content of [[Portal:Media]] for now. There's no place as of yet to make general announcements about content (apart from [[Wikiversity:Colloquium]]) - though I've also been trying to get [[Wikiversity:Examples]] going as an indication of the breadth of various types and levels of content on Wikiversity - it could be added there too (in an appropriate - ie probably new - section). Nice one! [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 16:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
I tested the page on firefox for mac and it loads correctly. [[User:Leadtimpani|Leadtimpani]] 15:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
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Is this an online school here . --[[User:JabocJacobOhYeah|JabocJacobOhYeah]] 23:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)__ __
== Major problem! ==
== Online School .. ==
Coming to this front page, no one understands (certainly not immediately) what the hell this wiki is for/about!? I still don't really get it!
Hi Is THis An Online School Here .[[Special:Contributions/173.178.93.250|173.178.93.250]] 22:43, 4 March 2011 (UTC)__ __
: This is an [[educational wiki]] - see [[What is Wikiversity]] -- [[User:Jtneill|Jtneill]] - <small>[[User talk:Jtneill|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Jtneill|c]]</small> 00:07, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
The Main Page needs to state '''''CLEARLY AND SUCCINTYLY''''' <U>exactly</U> what this wiki is about: what kind of information is in the Main namespace. --[[User:131.111.8.98|131.111.8.98]] 02:50, 12 October 2006 (UTC) ([[w:User:Alfakim]])
== Other languages ==
Can you add '''arab language''' of Wikiuniversity in '''(In other languages)''' ? Greetings. -- [[User:Faycal.09|Faycal.09]] <small>([[User talk:Faycal.09|talk]]) </small> 08:46, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
: This is the arab language version ([http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9 wikiversity - الصفحة الرئيسية]). Greetings. -- [[User:Faycal.09|Faycal.09]] <small>([[User talk:Faycal.09|talk]]) </small> 08:34, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
:: Nice idea, that beta project is getting pretty good. I don't see a reason not to link to it. <span style="padding:0 2px 0 2px;background-color:white;color:#bbb;">–[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:07, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:You might be able to help make the main page more user friendly by helping at [[User:Morley/Sandbox]]. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 04:46, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
:: I've added it, now that arab wikiversity has its own site. --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 17:54, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
i think that wiki is a great source of help for all persons <small>(Unsigned comment by [[User:216.240.107.1]] 14:42, 24 October 2006 (UTC))</small>
==What about Wiki tutors?==
== Operation system for phones. '''Wikiversity Building Tools:''' Smart phones/Touch screens--[[User:Gaon Yincang Abhinava|Gaon Abhinava]] 04:08, 29 July 2011 (UTC) ==
For students learning to write, what about Wiki tutors to give pointers and praise. Pointers could be to subject areas / writing advice subheadings the tutors may be familiar with, but the new learning students might not.--[[User:68.4.98.20|68.4.98.20]] 01:31, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:Maybe Wikiversity needs its own version of [http://www.umsl.edu/~klein/WAC_links.html Writing Across the Curriculum]. The basic unit of writing in a wiki is the page edit and everything we write is subject to correction by others. There could also be a more formal system in which Wikiversity participants could be encouraged to write essays that would be moved to subpages and subjected to corrections by "tutors" and re-writes by the student. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 02:03, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
== A Friendly Observation ==
In my opinion, iOS is the best smart phone operating system because it offers elegance and simple lifestyle.
There have been comments on the Main Page being inadequate to describe what this wiki is/does. I'd like to second these comments and provide a couple observations. There are two groups of people on this wiki, those from the original project at Wikibooks, and those who have joined since the split. I am noting a severe disconnect bewteen these groups regarding the impression of what the wiki is/does. I've noted, for example, that any attempt to mention "online courses" or anything thereto related has met with polite opposition from the old hands. The statement is that courses belong in Wikibooks, whereas learning projects belong here. I feel that this can be explained, in part, by the ambiguity and confusion with which the Wikiversity mission statement is articulated. The other major part of the problem is the ''name''. Who would imagine that courses, not simply books, should be on Wikibooks? Who would imagine that courses should not be on Wikiversity? If the mission of this wiki is to do other than provide courses and learning materials and curricula, its name ought to be changed.
I will keep doing what I am doing. I forsee that, unless something is done to hone the message being given to newbs, the newer members of this commuunity will think more and more like me and less and less like the originators of this site had intended. Part of it is the genuine lack of direction (save the polite requests to "stop it and go to Wikibooks"), and the issue of nomenclature. If the previous culture is fine with mission creep and a change of focus, just leave things as they are. If the old guard wants to preserve the mission statement, it would be best to elucidate it clearly, and change the name of this wiki.--[[User:Dnjkirk|Dnjkirk]] 07:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
:Please provide links to examples of, "the statement is that courses belong in Wikibooks". "Who would imagine that courses should not be on Wikiversity?" <-- In November 2005 the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] Board of Trustees [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings/November_13%2C_2005 rejected] the first [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiversity Wikiversity project proposal] and [[Wikiversity:Original proposal#Evaluation of the old proposal|instructed]] the Wikiversity community to modify the proposal to "exclude online-courses". As far as I can tell, the Board was encouraging the Wikiversity community to think about learning activities that are suited for the wiki user interface rather than try to cram conventional course structures into wiki pages. Wiki technology facilitates online collaborative authoring of webpages. An interesting question is: can the Wikiversity community discover new, non-traditional structures for "wiki-courses" that build on the power of collaborative learning? About the name of this wiki.....why should it be changed? --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 04:25, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::"any type of material on here in Wikiversity which could (or should) belong in a book belongs on Wikibooks, including book-style self-teaching courses." ([[User_talk:Dnjkirk]]), "The one thing I think we want to avoid are self-teaching courses. These are the sort which are found in Wikibooks and belong in Wikibooks." ([[School_talk:History]]). As for the question of changing the name, that is not the statement I made. It was to either tighten the definition of what is done here, or change the name to discourage people from imagining this to be a place that is for University-style learning. Basically, if it isn't for courses and university-style learning, should it be called Wikiversity? And if it is, and this is all just a misunderstanding... then perhaps the Main Page should be rendered more clear? Where I work right now, education is very inaccessible to the bulk of the citizens and when it can be paid for it is not of the highest quality. My hope for Wikiversity is that it will be useful in spreading more accessible and free learning materials to people who live in places like this. I've been developing whatever pages I've been developing with this in mind, and in the hopes communities would form around these pages to create a more community-style approach to learning. In this, I feel I'm embracing the mission statement at least in spirit if not in nomenclature. What seems to be the problem is that my misuse (reinterpretation?) of your nomenclature seems to have sparked some belief that it shouldn't be here.--[[User:Dnjkirk|Dnjkirk]] 15:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Wikibooks is the place for all textbooks that meet [[b:Wikibooks:What is Wikibooks|the requirements of that project]], in particular, "A textbook is a book which is actually usable in an existing class." Wikiversity is a place that is open to other types of learning materials that do not fit the definition of a Wikibooks textbook. In addition, Wikiversity encourages participants to form [[Wikiversity:Learning#Learning groups|Learning groups]] and engage in collaborative learning activities here at the Wikiversity website. In other words, Wikiversity is not just a collection of static learning materials for use at conventional educational institutions. I think we need to get creative with respect to the relationship between Wikiversity and Wikibooks. I think a good habit for Wikiversity participants is to be aware of what Wikibooks textbooks exist. Wikiversity participants should make use of Wikibooks textbooks and participate in the creation and improvement of Wikibooks textbooks. Participants in Wikiversity learning projects should be encouraged to develop Wikibooks textbooks; working to improve a textbook is a great way to learn. As for the name issue, it is true that many people will see the word "wikiversity" and think, "hmm, that must mean it is a university like other universities I am familiar with." The [[m:Wikiversity/What Wikiversity is not|Wikiversity project proposal]] says, "What Wikiversity is not: A place to confer titles, A degree-granting institution, A library, '''A university'''." When the Wikiversity project website was launched, there were some people who thought they could re-write the proposal and [http://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiversity%3AWhat_Wikiversity_is_not&diff=11888&oldid=8362 make the claim that Wikiversity is a university]. This made it very difficult to provide a coherent description of the project for new participants. In my view, a good starting point would be to encourage Wikiversity participants to actually read the approved project proposal. This might be a good time to re-do the main page to provide a clearer description of the project. There are similar on-going efforts at pages such as [[Wikiversity:Welcome, newcomers]]. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 16:27, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
::::There will continue to be contention on this issue, as there is more than adequate volition but inadequate definition. I read the documents you are pointing to above, I read them a while ago. An examination of what I've been putting together at Strategic Studies should allay any fears you have of my acting contrary to the Mission Statement. For example, I have been starting up Wikibooks textbooks for use in (and development by) students at the [[School:Strategic Studies|School of Strategic Studies]]. Courses are geared to learning around a Project that typically involves the creation, critique, or editing of Wikimedia articles. What is not settled is definition, and you are perfectly right in the assessment that the Main Page needs a re-vamp. I understand this is a beta, as Cormaggio mentioned, but the mission should be as clear as the light of day on the front page or there may be further confusion. Better to act sooner rather than later.--[[User:Dnjkirk|Dnjkirk]] 17:16, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the input Dnjkirk. I'm firstly disappointed you perceive some sort of split between "old hands" and newbies - that's absolutely not the way it should be - nor how I perceive it. I think the issues you outline, however, are down to the fact that Wikiversity has had such a long (and often painful) birth. The issue of "courses" is, as John points out, down to the original rejection of the proposal by the board in November 2005 - based, in part, on a nervousness about "online courses". However, this matter is still unresolved, in my eyes at least, and I think I will take it upon myself to respark this discussion within the whole Wikimedia community to see if we can find any clarity as to the ''exact reasoning'' behind the original rejection. (On second thoughts, I think I might leave it a week, seeing as the board are currently on a retreat in Frankfurt.) Overall, on the identity of the project and your work within it, I think it is perfectly ok to continue as you are, and to try to feed back to the wider community about what ''you'' are finding about your pedagogical style as you go. That's a key ingredient towards becoming a meta-learning community about learning - one of my personal goals for Wikiversity. :-) But I think there's absolutely no point in having to change the name - we are a community of teachers and learners in the classical sense of the word "universitas" - though we are defining ourselves as we go along. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 10:40, 20 October 2006 (UTC) I should also note that we are in "beta phase" - in which the [[Wikiversity:Approved Wikiversity project proposal|proposal]] that we put together over the last year is to be consolidated. I would urge that we work within that (very broad) format - which should not prevent you from working as you are doing - so that, if we have presented a sustainable project base at the six month mark, we should become a fully-fledged Wikimedia project. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 10:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks Cormaggio, your comments have always been positive and encouraging and a testament to your patience. I also believe you understood my use of a rhetorical device to discuss the issue of definition rather than the silly suggestion of name changes for the site. I don't have much time in the day, but I do spend a lot of my spare time thinking, writing, and developing ideas for Wikiversity. I've become quite passionate. It's easy to be so when you see how much something like this is needed. Thanks for the understanding.--[[User:Dnjkirk|Dnjkirk]] 15:29, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
*''rough work sheets''<math> \in </math> wikiversity; ''research paper'' <math> \in </math> Established Journals for the moment, <math> \in </math> wikiversity ultimately; ''Schaum outline'' <math>\in</math> wikibook or wikipaedia--[[User:Hillgentleman|Hillgentleman]] 11:09, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Use the Tools, Learn anywhere as long as you have a phone, grow your mind.... and help build ''Wikiversity''.--[[User:Gaon Yincang Abhinava|Gaon Abhinava]] 04:08, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
:I lecture part time at a local college. At present I am entering post-graduate material, but I have found that my (undergraduate) students don't take notes and rarely read their textbooks.
== sec link auto ==
*Wikiversity is an ideal place to put a synopsys of lectures.
*It has an advantage over conventional textbooks in that it can be updated immediately.
*Academia is not accessable to all and I personally believe in the widest possible distribution of knowlege. If my notes help a student at a correspondent university, I would welcome that.
*It will allow shy students to ask questions anonomously.
*It allows Q & A sessions outside of class - particularly in study week when students are panicking.
*I am intending to use it as a resource for real life teaching at a recognised college.
*If it is not policy to promote recognised university courses, then I really believe that the policy should be reviewed to take cogniscence of these issues. If not, what is the point?
*If I am at the wrong place, then does the Wiki system have a home for what I want to do?
*In the mean time, I think it is a wonderful home, and fuly intend to continue to "lecture" here until I am told otherwise. [[User:Andrew massyn|Andrew massyn]] 03:33, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
:"promote recognised university courses" <-- I have no idea what you mean by "promote". You are welcome to add content to Wikiversity that comes from conventional courses as long as that content can be placed under the [[Wikiversity:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. "does the Wiki system have a home for what I want to do?" <-- If your educational content is in the form of a textbook then it should be placed in [[b:|Wikibooks]]. Most other educational content is welcome here at Wikiversity. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 04:36, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
i've noticed that (at least) the icon links to other wikimedia projects at the bottom of the Wikiversity main page are not <nowiki>{{sec link auto|...}}</nowiki> type links, so someone using the https version of the projects gets directed back to the http version. This is a bug IMHO. <strike>The [[:w:Template:sec link auto]] and its subtemplates should be copied here - there should hopefully be some efficient sysadmin way of doing that instead of requiring editors to do it by hand - i hope... i seem to remember copying these by hand for Wikibooks...</strike> [[User:Boud|Boud]] 08:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
::* See also:[[Computer Architecture Lab]]------[[User:Hillgentleman|Hillgentleman]]|[[User talk:hillgentleman]] 10:47, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
:It seems to be me who already ''did'' copy the template and its dependencies here :P. E.g. {{sec link auto|w|Minkowski space|Minkowski space}} links to the Wikipedia Minkowski space article. What is missing is to actually use these... [[User:Boud|Boud]] 18:57, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
== Newest Additions ==
== main page layout borked ==
The layout of the main page seems to have broken - there is extra whitespace at the top, the text of 'welcome to wikiversity' is wrapping, and the lower-right side of the there-column layout is overflowing onto the bottommost div. A recent change perhaps? viewed in chrome. <span style="padding:0 2px 0 2px;background-color:white;color:#bbb;">–[[User:Sj|SJ]][[User Talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f90;">+</font>]]</span> 21:06, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
*What about something like a "Newest Additions" section on the main page? It could show a newly founded school, department, course (whichever was founded latest). [[User:Mehmetaergun|mehmetaergun]] 16:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
: Looks fine here, but I do believe the layout is fragile and can easily break across web browsers and window widths. I think the main page should be redesigned. --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 12:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
:That would be nice, perhaps. Something like Wikipedia's "newest articles"? [[User:Jade Knight|The Jade Knight]] 02:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::There's always [[Special:Newpages]]. I was thinking this could be done somehow automatically (possibly even from Recent changes), just as it is done on many user-created sites. If someone was to write that script and implement it, I would have no problem with that. The only thing for me would be - isn't newest pages likely to show educational material in barely sketched stage, rather than other pages/materials which are more developed? (This is what I set up [[Wikiversity:Examples]] to show, btw.) But perhaps this could be done cleverly - so I'll leave it to the clever technical people to figure out. ;-) [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 11:03, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
== Other languages ==
== Youtube ==
Should people start building Wikiversity in other languages? <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;">AQu01rius</font> <small>([[User:AQu01rius|User]] | [[User_talk:AQu01rius|Talk]] | [[en:User:AQu01rius/Websites|Websites]])</small> 21:45, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to add a link to a Youtube-movie? Which code should you use? [[User:Timboliu|Timboliu]] 11:50, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
:You need to make [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages#Requests_for_Wikiversity_Languages a request] for a Wikiversity in another language. Also, you can use [http://beta.wikiversity.org this site] to start making Wikiversity pages for another language. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 00:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:You may add a link to any external page, as long as it is not globally blacklisted. (If it's blacklisted, the link may be whitelisted here, any custodian can help with that.) As to the kind of Youtube links that display a video image, I don't know. To add a link to a page, you may copy the URL from your browser bar and place it. It will automatically display as a link, using the full URL. However, if you want it to display instead with some text, place it after an open bracket ("["), then add a space, the text you want, and then a close bracket. ("]"). For example,
:Wikiversity already exists in some other languages. Are you looking for a specific language? [[User:Jade Knight|The Jade Knight]] 05:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:displays as [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page]
:*<nowiki>[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page Our Main Page]</nowiki>
:displays as [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page Our Main Page]
:--[[User:Abd|Abd]] 12:26, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
:: Thanks for the info. Does anyone know how to add a video image? [[User:Timboliu|Timboliu]] ([[User talk:Timboliu|talk]]) 19:56, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
:: Perhaps the Main Page should include a list of Wikiversity in other languages similar to some of the other Wikis. [[User:Talonhawk|Talonhawk]] 22:41, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
== Edit request from BrandonSkyHTFFan04, 13 March 2012 ==
:::Look down near the bottom, "Wikiversity in other languages". --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 22:50, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Change "To learn more, try a guided tour or start editing now" to "To learn more about Wikiversity, try a guided tour or start editing now".
::::Yeah, I just saw that and realized my mistake. So then this question seems to be well answered. [[User:Talonhawk|Talonhawk]] 18:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
[[User:BrandonSkyHTFFan04|BrandonSkyHTFFan04]] ([[User talk:BrandonSkyHTFFan04|talk]]) 13:45, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
== "where teachers learn, and learners teach" ==
:So sorry the change took until now to implement. It's done. --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] ([[User talk:HappyCamper|talk]]) 05:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Cringe... sounds like Wikiversity is embracing the worst criticisms of Wikipedia, where history is determined by who can stick at an edit war the longest. [[User:128.250.37.103|128.250.37.103]] 02:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
== Suggestion for additional school ==
:Actually, seven slogans are rotated currently, one for each day of the week, in the subtitle at the top of the main page. These are based on on suggestions made in a previous round of the motto and slogan contest. When this round is finished, those selections will be changed to the final selection(s). (Btw, based on greater support for other options in the last round, my guess is the "where teachers learn..." option probably won't be a final selection.) Please feel free to comment and select options in the [[Wikiversity:Motto contest|motto and slogan contest]]. :) --[[User:Reswik|Reswik]] 02:55, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I am Aries Eroles. I am a seafarer by profession. I noticed that there is no school for Maritime studies. Would I add a new page of it? Or is it included in other schools?
: Hi Aries - Welcome. I think you should feel to go ahead and create [[Maritime studies]] and/or [[School:Maritime studies]] and/or [[Topic:Maritime studies]] - start wherever you like. Sincerely, James -- [[User:Jtneill|Jtneill]] - <small>[[User talk:Jtneill|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Jtneill|c]]</small> 15:18, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
: You may want to have a look into [[Topic:Maritime strategy]], [[School:Strategic studies]], [[Topic:War]], and [[Topic:Peace studies]] --[[User:Darklama|<span style="background:DarkSlateBlue;color:white;padding:2px;"> dark</span>]][[User talk:Darklama|<span style="background:darkslategray;color:white;padding:2px;">lama </span>]] 16:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
== Create and host free content, multimedia learning materials, resources, and curricula for all age groups in all languages ==
== Picture of the day ==
Oh great, but how I can host my free website on wikiversity?
:Well, Wikiversity isn't about "hosting your free website", but you're free to upload or develop your resources on Wikiversity. You might find this page at [[Wikiversity:Adding content]] useful, or perhaps on [[Wikiversity:Welcome, newcomers]]. Cheers! [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 20:51, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
The picture of major scales is not comprehensive. It should also have the "flat" keys like F major.--[[User:Jasper Deng|Jasper Deng]] ([[User talk:Jasper Deng|talk]]) 03:30, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
::You might find wikia.com (formerly wikicities) useful in hosting a free web site if you meet their criteria. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 05:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
--[[User:Marie92|Marie92]] ([[User talk:Marie92|talk]]) 22:35, 2 August 2012 (UTC)In this course we will be studying from the book: “Social Psychology – 11th Edition; by: Robert A Baron, Donn Byrne, and Nyla R. Branscombe.
== Add School of Business ==
== Probable typo on the main page ==
I think the wikiversity should include the school of business.
Under the community section, it says "you can join our Wikiversity's IRC channel" --- should it be "...join ''Wikiversity's'' IRC channel" or "...join ''our'' IRC channel" ? [[User:Kierkkadon|Kierkkadon]] ([[User talk:Kierkkadon|talk]]) 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
:*[[Portal:Professions]]>[[School:business]]
==Wik Bullies, Thugs and Ferals==
Howcome the Australian editors with the help of some offshore admins are being totally rude and ignorant to new editors and claiming they are using 'sockpuppets' when I had to look up what that was, and am not etc?
Registered user 'Gretaw' has been blocked along with my block when Gretaw is totally absolutely nil to do with me. The admins who did this are either Gretaw or they have attacked a totally not involved reg wik user.
== Wikiversity in korean ==
Can you please add the '''korean wikiversity''' interwiki to '''"In other languages"'''. It was already approved.--[[User:Biólogo conservacionista|Biólogo conservacionista]] ([[User talk:Biólogo conservacionista|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Biólogo conservacionista|contribs]]) 02:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
Whatever, the go at me on wikipedia has been pretty disgusting and bad form wik that you allow this bully stuff to happen on your site. Check out that Gretaw stuff and what Thatcher131, Golden Wattle, Longhair/Durova, and any other whinney ones - oh I forgot the pompous Sarah Uhart. There was the spree slope Grahame something also.
== Blocked ==
Bad show wik. Poor form and disgusting org. {{unsigned|203.54.9.127}}
<div class="user-block">[[Image:Stop_x_nuvola.svg|left|35px|alt=|link=]]<span style="font-size: 105%;">Your account has been '''[[WP:Block|blocked]] indefinitely''' from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you ''may'' be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.</span>
:Um, there isn't any user Gretaw... Are you sure that this didn't happen in wikipedia?--[[User:Rayc|Rayc]] 19:12, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
<div style="clear:both; margin-top:15px">
;Why can't I edit Wikipedia?
[[Special:MyContributions|Your account's edits]] and/or [[Special:MyPage|username]] indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: [[WP:LINKSPAM|adding inappropriate external links]], [[WP:Spam|posting advertisements]] and [[WP:PROMOTION|using Wikipedia for promotion]]. Wikipedia has many articles on [[:Category:Companies|companies]], groups, and [[:Category:Organizations|organizations]], but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. ''In addition'', usernames like yours are disallowed under our [[WP:ORGNAME|username policy]].
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::Just to clarify Rayc's comment: the administrators on wikiversity aren't the same people as the administrators on wikiversity (or wikibooks, commons, etc.). --[[User:SB_Johnny|<font color="green">'''SB_Johnny'''</font>]] | <sup>[[User talk:SB_Johnny|<font color="green">talk</font>]]</sup> 21:53, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
;Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our [[Wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] policy, you ''may'' be granted this right. See [[WP:FAQ/Organizations|Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations]] for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the [[WP:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest guidance]] to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again.
:::Hmm, presume Johnny means that the admins on Wikiversity aren't the same as those on Wiki''pedia'' ... :-) [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Cormaggio|talk]]</small></sup> 10:59, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
;What can I do now?
== Protection ==
If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using [[WP:Alternative outlets|one of the many websites]] that allow this instead.
Can we get an admin to please move-protect the Main Page? No reason for anyone but an admin to ever move it, and having that move tab up there makes it rather prone to be put on wheels. (Btw, "move=autoconfirmed" protection does nothing, since non-autoconfirmeds can't move pages any way.) [[User:AmiDaniel|AmiDaniel]] ([[User talk:AmiDaniel|talk]])
If you ''do'' intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a [[WP:ADMIN|Wikipedia administrator]] that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
:Done - thanks for the heads up, and help. :-) [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Cormaggio|talk]]</small></sup> 10:57, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
== Modifications to the main page ==
It is time again to discuss redesign of the main page. Two proposed (at freenode #wikiversity-en) ideas for the redesign are:
*Add the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include "tlx or the first | character". -->{{tlx|unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} on [[Special:MyTalk|your user talk page]].
*Most visitors to the Wikiversity main page are new to wiki and need help to understand what is going on at Wikiversity. The main page needs to be a resource for these new visitors.
*Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See [[Special:Listusers]] to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our [[WP:U|username policy]].
*It is time to have [[Wikiversity:Featured|featured content]] on the main page with good examples that show what Wikiversity is about.
*Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
**Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
**Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.
You can help at [[Wikiversity:Main page design changes]]. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 17:52, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
If you believe this block was made in error, you may [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|appeal this block]] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read the [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|guide to appealing blocks]] first. — [[User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] ([[User talk:RHaworth|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/RHaworth|contribs]]) 22:24, 30 April 2013 (UTC)</div>[[Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for promotional user names|{{PAGENAME}}]]{{z17}}<!-- Template:Uw-spamublock -->
The main page learning project was launched after the redesign of the main page in December 2007. The main page learning project has as its goal "the promotion of responsible involvement of the Wikiversity community in an efficient, productive, open and inclusive maintenance of the Wikiversity main page as a flagship of the activity and values of the Wikiversity community". If you would like to get involved in the design of the main page, this is where to go.
If you have general comments about the main page, but you don't especially want to get involved in the main page project, then you can also leave comments on the talk page for the main page learning project.
If you wish to post something below, go ahead. It's a talk page. But you are more likely to get a response by going to the Colloquium, which is where the main talking at Wikiversity goes on! See you there.
If there isn't a steady stream of news, that section might be better off away from the main page. And some other sort of content rotation would be welcome. Sj 05:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I'm using Safari and there is a problem with the layout of the page. The "Help" section overlaps with the footer of the page where we see the wiki sister projects. That's probably a css error (something like a "clear:both" missing somewhere). If someone has the permission to fix this, please do so. Thanks!
I tested the page on firefox for mac and it loads correctly. Leadtimpani 15:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Is this an online school here . --JabocJacobOhYeah 23:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)__ __
i've noticed that (at least) the icon links to other wikimedia projects at the bottom of the Wikiversity main page are not {{sec link auto|...}} type links, so someone using the https version of the projects gets directed back to the http version. This is a bug IMHO. The w:Template:sec link auto and its subtemplates should be copied here - there should hopefully be some efficient sysadmin way of doing that instead of requiring editors to do it by hand - i hope... i seem to remember copying these by hand for Wikibooks...Boud 08:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
It seems to be me who already did copy the template and its dependencies here :P. E.g. Template:Sec link auto links to the Wikipedia Minkowski space article. What is missing is to actually use these... Boud 18:57, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
The layout of the main page seems to have broken - there is extra whitespace at the top, the text of 'welcome to wikiversity' is wrapping, and the lower-right side of the there-column layout is overflowing onto the bottommost div. A recent change perhaps? viewed in chrome. –SJ+ 21:06, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Looks fine here, but I do believe the layout is fragile and can easily break across web browsers and window widths. I think the main page should be redesigned. -- darklama 12:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Is it possible to add a link to a Youtube-movie? Which code should you use? Timboliu 11:50, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
You may add a link to any external page, as long as it is not globally blacklisted. (If it's blacklisted, the link may be whitelisted here, any custodian can help with that.) As to the kind of Youtube links that display a video image, I don't know. To add a link to a page, you may copy the URL from your browser bar and place it. It will automatically display as a link, using the full URL. However, if you want it to display instead with some text, place it after an open bracket ("["), then add a space, the text you want, and then a close bracket. ("]"). For example,
Change "To learn more, try a guided tour or start editing now" to "To learn more about Wikiversity, try a guided tour or start editing now".
BrandonSkyHTFFan04 (talk) 13:45, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
So sorry the change took until now to implement. It's done. --HappyCamper (talk) 05:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I am Aries Eroles. I am a seafarer by profession. I noticed that there is no school for Maritime studies. Would I add a new page of it? Or is it included in other schools?
Aries Eroles (talk) 14:48, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
The picture of major scales is not comprehensive. It should also have the "flat" keys like F major.--Jasper Deng (talk) 03:30, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
--Marie92 (talk) 22:35, 2 August 2012 (UTC)In this course we will be studying from the book: “Social Psychology – 11th Edition; by: Robert A Baron, Donn Byrne, and Nyla R. Branscombe.
Under the community section, it says "you can join our Wikiversity's IRC channel" --- should it be "...join Wikiversity's IRC channel" or "...join our IRC channel" ? Kierkkadon (talk) 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Can you please add the korean wikiversity interwiki to "In other languages". It was already approved.--Biólogo conservacionista (discuss • contribs) 02:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Stop x nuvola.svgYour account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.
Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again.
What can I do now?
If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
If you do intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.
