All
I've noticed a few people putting information about various gliders onto
the Wikiglide wiki site - most probably ones from their club fleet or their
personal aircraft.
Can I suggest the following "etiquette" for doing so:
1. Upload any photos of gliders using filenames that reflect the
registration e.g. for my club ASK 13, with registration GIQ, I'd recommend
uploading it as "VH-GIQ.JPG". By keeping the VH- prefix, this avoids
overlaying specific three-letter acronyms (TLAs) such as GPS, or STF which
have other meanings. If you want to upload a series of photos, how about
giving them some description after the registration details. e.g. "VH-GIQ
at Camden.JPG"
2. If you create an article about a glider model then please try to use the
manufacturer's full name as a prefix. In the case of the trusty ASK 13, it
would be "Alexander Schleicher ASK 13". With the Mediawiki software, it is
possible to create a "redirect" from an abbreviated type designation to the
fully qualified article name e.g. for article #REDIRECT [[Alexander
Schleicher ASK 13]]. In fact, that's exactly what I've done for both
ASK-13 and "ASK 13" article names. In effect, the user will get redirected
to the fully qualified article name.
Another advantage of # 2 is that it keeps us in line with the way the
Wikipedia site is organised, allowing us to copy or refer to articles on
that site more easily.
Cheers
Jason
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