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• 14:12, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Socializing (Created page with "Although this project will have some elements that are most often associated with social media platforms, we want to avoid being categorized as one. === Differences from Social Media === * Social media is optimized for broadcasting information. A wiki is optimized for organizing information. * Social media asks, "What do you want to share today?" WikiFam asks, "What do you want to remember five years from now?" * There will not be a "feed"; there are no automatic not...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:04, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Projects (Created page with "Projects are just like organizations, but they have a planned date or milestone when they will end. Any user could create a project in their own wiki and share it, but a separate project wiki could be jointly owned by multiple people. For any project or organization page, you can click a toggle switch on any wiki page to see a per-user color coding on all of the text, so you can see right away who is writing most of your wiki content.") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:04, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Organizations (Created page with "Can either be owned and governed by an individual or a board of directors. It has its own wiki, can add contacts, and can be added to other's contacts. Each contact can have either read only or read-write access to each page - maybe even within a section header. Or maybe you can keep one section private on a page that is otherwise public.") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:02, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Sharing & Collaborating (Created page with "This page contains information on making a page or a section of a page on one user's wiki viewable or editable by another community member. === Sharing Levels === * Private: the default for all content * Select Contacts: you can specify which contacts or groups of contacts * All Contacts * All Community Members * Public") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:56, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Contacts (Created page with "This page contains information pertaining to Contacts and how they are used. Add a Contact * One user sends a request * The other user accepts Question * Should contacts always be a bi-directional relationship? * Should it automatically create a page for each of your contacts that you can both edit? If so, would that page exist only in one of the users' wikis or would both have a page? Features Related to Contacts * You can group your contacts * You can share page...") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:02, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Board Candidates (Created page with "If you would like to be considered for board membership, please provide your name, social media profiles, and any information about yourself that you would like to share. ==== Matthew Shell ==== [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewshell1/ LinkedIn]. Founder and creator. Project manager by day… Wiki farmer by night…") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:02, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Board of Directors (Created page with "This page contains information about the Board of Directors for the nonprofit organization. Anyone interested in serving should add their name to the Board Candidates page. Board members are responsible for ensuring that to organization: * Remains mission-focused * Operates effectively and ethically * Maintains financial integrity * Complies with all legal and regulatory obligations * Implements effective advocacy and public-outreach strategies ==== Key Responsib...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:10, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page FreeCodeCamp (Created page with "This page contains information about a potential partnership with FreeCodeCamp.org - a nonprofit that provides learning resources related to software and application development. This partnership seems ideal because: * Similar nonprofit mission * Strong focus on learning (which often involves note taking) * Users frequently work on projects (another need for an organized note taking system) * Potential pool of volunteer developers") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:46, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page User Profiles (Created page with "This page contains info related to the user profiles. When users create an account, during the setup wizard, we ask first name and email address. On the default home wiki page, there is a link Click here to setup your profile. Users can upload an image or create an avatar, it prompts you to enter information about yourself - this is your personalized note taking system so the more it knows about you, the more helpful it is. Information like: name, address, hobbies, cont...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:54, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Volunteer (Created page with "This page contains information related to staffing. * Initially, we will request board members, developers, and other contributors volunteer their time * The Board of Directors will establish guidelines that will be executed by managers * All expenses (including staff related) will be made public to the community") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:49, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Fundraising (Created page with "This page contains notes related to fundraising. * One option is to remain “community funded”; donations are not solicited from non-members * Grants ** AWS for Nonprofits ** Google for Nonprofits ** Microsoft for Nonprofits ** Wikimedia Foundation ** Mozilla Foundation") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:28, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Vote on Future Projects (Created page with "This page contains information on a system that would allow community members to indicate which new features they think are the most important. Illustrative Example * If there are 10 projects being voted on, each user get 20 points (projects * 2 = points) * Users can allocate their points among each project; allocating a max of 5 points to any project * Votes will be tallied on the first of every month and a dashboard will show graphs of points per project * Once users...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:21, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Privacy and Security (Created page with "Every aspect of the project will follow generally accepted best practices for security. I have a background in information security and from the beginning I designed the infrastructure, database, and application, to adhere to generally accepted best practices for security. I like the idea of making any customized code we write as open source. We might fork off MediaWiki The entire architecture will be build with the following goals * Each user owns their own data and...") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:55, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Timeline (Created page with "This page contains information about the timeline of future project activities. June 2026 * Build Proof of Concept environment * Create list of potential future features * Discuss it on Between the Brackets Podcast July through September 2026 * Identify board members * Submit paperwork to form nonprofit * Onboard a few dozen users from the MediaWiki community * Build production environment * Identify people interested in helping with development * Develop potential f...") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:52, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Podcast Request to Create a Wiki (Created page with "This page contains information about our planned rollout. *") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:10, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Proof of Concept (Created page with "This page contains information about the pilot wiki farm created in June of 2026. Features Working * Google authentication * Auto-creates a new wiki upon first login * All community members can view this wiki * Edit access to this wiki can be granted to other users Architecture * Web server and applicaiton ** AWS EC2 *** Instance *** Storage ** MediaWiki (version?) * Database ** Engine * Image Storage ** EC2 local storage; may be moved to S3 soon CI/CD Pipeline * G...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:38, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Improvement to Home Page (Created page with "This page contains info about potential enhancements to the home page. Current Stats * Total number of users, wikis * Logins in the past 24 hours * Estimated weekly infrastructure costs * Total donations received in the past week") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:23, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Financial Transparency (Created page with "This page contains information on the transparency policy for financial information. The nonprofit will disclose to all community members: * All Expenses * All Donations * All Bank Statements * Estimates for any cost involved in future projects") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:10, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Production Architecture (Created page with "This page contains notes on the architecture that will one day support hundreds of thousands of users in a wiki community. Register Domain Once we decide on a name. DNS Hosting I will host in my personal AWS account and transfer to the nonprofit once it exists. Database * Platform: AWS RDS * Engine: MariaDB (MySQL) Upload Storage * Platform: AWS S3 Web and Application * Platform: AWS Fargate / ECS * Container image: MediaWiki Docker * Instance class: * Storage...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:39, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Formation of NonProfit (Created page with "This page contains") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:08, 22 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page New Authentication Providers (Created page with "This page contains content related to one of the New Features being proposed to enhance our community. === Google === Offers an API for easy integration with Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and their entire Office suite. === Microsoft === Not as easy as Google, but at a minimum we can integrate Contacts and Calendar. === Local Authentication === Enabling this would require we create a procedure to handle user support requests.") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:57, 21 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Possible Names (Created page with "I built this proof-of-concept design using the name goalstriving.org, because I already owned that domain. Before I build the production system, we need to pick a name, register the domain, and form the nonprofit. Realistically, that could all happen within two or three months. I am open to name suggestions. Here are a few of mine: * myknowledgetree.org * everknowledge.org * goalstriving.org * KnowledgeGarden.net * knowledgetree.wiki * gardenofknowledge.net, gardenofkn...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:55, 21 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Why MediaWiki (Created page with "I used Microsoft OneNote as my primary note-taking app for over ten years. When I decided to switch to a wiki-based system, I looked at Confluence, Notion, Obsidian, and others. Ideal Criteria * Widely adopted * Open source * Not owned by a commercial vendor * A platform that could be deployed to a scalable infrastructure * No advertisement or selling/sharing of user data * Minimal formatting options: the goal is to capture and organize ideas - not to make them look p...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:46, 21 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page Why a wiki (Created page with "This page describes why a wiki is the ideal platform for personal note-taking and idea cultivation. === Common Uses of a Personal Wiki === # Learning ## Taking notes while taking a course or seminar ## Taking notes when reading a book, article, etc. # Projects ## Event planning ## Job search # Life Notes ## Vacations: bucket list, planning details, journal ## Entertainment: notes on books, movies, shows, concerts you have seen or would like to see ## Hobbies: ## House...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:02, 21 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page File:GSwikiLogo.png
• 19:02, 21 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs uploaded File:GSwikiLogo.png
• 13:01, 6 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page File:H2.png
• 13:01, 6 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs uploaded File:H2.png
• 12:59, 6 June 2026 Mshell talk contribs created page New page (Created page with "This is a new page.") Tag: Visual edit