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Wiki How-To
From 2014.igem.org
Wiki Freeze - October 17th (11:59 PM - EDT)
Your team's project must be documented on the iGEM 2014 wiki, the parts used in your project must be documented on the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. You have the freedom to be creative, but a few specific rules apply:
Wiki Templates
This year we have created a set of template pages that you may for your wiki!
Feel free to edit them as much as you want
Wiki Dos and Don'ts
| Do | Don't | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| Make sure all wiki content, from pages to files, is hosted on 2014.igem.org | Don't host your wiki or parts of your wiki elsewhere | iGEM content is preserved on our servers so future teams can learn from what you've done. When content is stored on other sites/servers, links may become broken, sites may go down, and information will be lost. |
| Work on your wiki throughout the year and save small edits for last | Don't wait to add/edit large portions of wiki content the day of the Wiki Freeze | Just before the Wiki Freeze, iGEM websites experience increased traffic and server loads. This can be a difficult time to make larger changes or additions to your wiki. Don't wait till the last minute! |
| Name uploaded files clearly and uniquely (TeamName_Header.png) | Don't use generic names for you files (Header.png) | Using unique names makes searching/identification of uploaded files easier, and helps prevent files from being overwritten. |
Perspectives from an iGEM veteran.
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Hello iGEMers!
I was also part of an iGEM team! In 2011 and 2012 my role was to design and create our team’s wiki. So wiki freeze was my major deadline. I am by no means an expert but let me share with you some of the things I learned with two wiki freezes under my belt. 1.- Test your webpage layout: is information easy to find? I made the terrible mistake of not asking for a third party’s opinion about the layout of information on our site. It was obvious for me how things were laid out and organized. It wasn’t for the people evaluating us. 2.- Look at other teams’ code, see how they documented and what resources they used. It is always good to get inspiration from other iGEM teams. See what you liked that they did and strive to improve! 3.- Start working on your documentation early on. This was a good thing that we did; we created a common file that more than one person can edit at a time. Divide the documentation into smaller files and assign a team member to fully document that topic. In the end you will have a printable version of your project that you can share as a pdf file with other people! |
4.- Name your images according to the project and keep them all in a folder on your computer. Sometimes naming your gel image “gelthingy_whyiamworkingat3am” sounds perfect at 3AM but later it may not be easy to know what or when that photograph was taken or that image created. 5.- Do not leave everything to the last minute! Plan ahead. The last thing you want to be doing at 11:30PM the night of wiki freeze is uploading images. It is very stressful to be looking at the clock and hoping some kind of coding miracle helps you fix bugs faster. Plan to have everything online at least one week ahead so you can go enjoy a nice dinner with your team that night! I hope this helps and if you have any questions, feel free to email me or send me a tweet! ana at igem dot org@anita_sifuentes |
