Policy and Structure Class

In this class you will learn about Free Geek Policy and Structure by documenting some of it your self.

1. Describe Free Geek Structure.
2. Describe how policies are made (with a bit of history).
3. Show tricks for searching the mailing lists.
4. Explain the wiki format of the policy pages.
5. Research policy decisions and create pages or edit existing ones.
6. Does every one have wiki logons? if no then:
   • Give short explanations of tabs, sidebar, categories.
   • Searching and how it works.
   • Page elements (wiki markup).
7. To create a new page:
   • Create a "red link" so we can create a page.
   • Cut and past into the new page a basic page layout.
   • Fill our the page with your info (what's the difference between "Save page" and "Show preview"?)
   • Have every one check out history, and explain why comments are a good thing.
8. To edit an existing page.
   • Look thorugh the pages that have been created to find one that isn't in the proper format.
   • Adjust the page to make it more like the others.