Starting Points

Where to begin here on Wiki? Below you will find good places to start, laid out in a logical way. So jump in with "Introductions", and learn a little, then go where the links, and your interests, lead you.

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Introductions

• WelcomeVisitors -- for new visitors.
• OneMinuteWiki -- Okay, it's a bit longer than a minute, but still very helpful
• TextFormattingRules -- how to format your wiki text.
• NewUserPages -- a trimmed-down version of this page for new users.
• FrontPage -- was supposed to be analogous with the front page of a newspaper, but this isn't a newspaper.
• WikiWikiWeb -- describes this site.
• TipsForBeginners -- all mysteries revealed.
• WikiWikiSandbox -- the place to experiment editing Wiki.
• RecentVisitors -- is the who's new of wikiville.
• UserName and WikiHomePage -- identify yourself.
• WikiSocialNorms -- norms that have evolved here.
• WikiWikiWebFaq -- add any question about Wiki here.
• WikiWikiBugs -- to report bugs in working with WikiWiki.

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Changes

• RecentChanges -- a list of what's new here.
• QuickChanges -- for those who check frequently.
• AncientChanges -- oldies (but goodies) that change too infrequently to make it into RecentChanges.
• RecentChangesRss Another way to keep up with what's new
  • http://c2.com/cgi/wikiRss?min=200&days=2 -- casual reader
  • http://c2.com/cgi/wikiRss?min=0&days=.2 -- RecentChangesJunkie

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Other Page Collections

• RandomPages -- ignores RecentChanges in the search for greater quality.
• ThingsToThinkAbout -- what's on Wiki's collective mind.
• TopTen -- what people are reading, auto-generated by script.
• ManualTopTen -- what people are reading, maintained by you.
• RoadMaps -- guides to browsing on various subjects.
• WikiCategories -- classify many of our pages.
• CategoryWiki -- list of pages about the Wiki (search for HowTo).
• BookList -- printed works recommended by visitors.

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Search

• FindPage -- title and full text search.

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People Projects And Patterns (This wiki is primarily about PeopleProjectsAndPatterns.)

• PeopleIndex
• ProjectIndex
• PatternIndex
• WikiPagesAboutWhatArePatterns -- good starting point.
• CategoryPatternsGroup -- list of reading groups around the world.
• InformalHistoryOfProgrammingIdeas -- Wiki Theme.

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