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'''<span style="font-size:x-large; padding-top: 0.3em; display: block;">What is Wardleypedia?</span>'''
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Wardleypedia is a free, special-purpose encyclopedia focused on the strategy mapping technique invented by [[Simon Wardley]], and written [[Collaborative editing|collaboratively]] by the people who use it. It is a special type of website designed to make collaboration easy, called a [[wiki]], and built in the style of [http://en.Wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. Many people are constantly improving Wardleypedia, making many changes every day. All of these changes are recorded in [[Help:Page history|article histories]] and [[Help:Recent changes|recent changes]]. For a more detailed account of the project, see '''[[Project:About|About Wardleypedia]]'''.<br /><br />
Wikipedia is a free [[encyclopedia]], written [[Collaborative editing|collaboratively]] by [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|the people who use it]]. It is a special type of website designed to make collaboration easy, called a [[wiki]]. Many people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes per hour. All of these changes are recorded in [[Help:Page history|article histories]] and [[Help:Recent changes|recent changes]]. For a more detailed account of the project, see '''[[Wikipedia:About|About Wikipedia]]'''.<br /><br />
 
 
<big>'''How you can contribute'''</big><br />
 
<big>'''How you can contribute'''</big><br />
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'''Don't be afraid to edit''' – ''anyone'' can edit almost every page, and we are encouraged to '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]'''! Find something that can be improved and make it better—for example, spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide [[Help:Introduction to referencing/1|references]] so they may be [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verified]], or suggest them on the article's [[Help:Introduction to talk pages|discussion page]]. Changes to controversial topics and Wardleypedia's main pages should usually be discussed first. '''[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing to Wikipedia]]''' will provide you with resources on all the basics needed to use, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia.  
'''Don't be afraid to edit''' – ''anyone'' can edit almost every page, and we are encouraged to '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]'''! Find something that can be improved and make it better—for example, spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide [[Help:Introduction to referencing/1|references]] so they may be [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verified]], or suggest them on the article's [[Help:Introduction to talk pages|discussion page]]. Changes to controversial topics and Wikipedia's main pages should usually be discussed first. '''[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing to Wikipedia]]''' will provide you with resources on all the basics needed to use, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia.  
 
  
Remember – you can't break Wikipedia; all edits can be reversed, fixed or improved later. Wikipedia is [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|allowed to be imperfect]]. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wikipedia the best information source on the Internet!   
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Remember – you can't break Wardleypedia; all edits can be reversed, fixed or improved later. Wardleypedia is [[Project:Editing policy|allowed to be imperfect]]. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wardleypedia the best information source about Wardley strategy mapping on the Internet!   
  
'''Donate''' – Wikipedia is free to use, but relies on donations and grants to do so. Please consider donating using the '''Donate to Wikipedia''' link on the left to help with the project's running costs and expansion.
 
 
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<big>'''Why not try out the editor right now?'''</big>
 
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# <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=edit Click here]'''</span> to edit the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]], a place to make test edits. (If there is already some text there, add to the end of the text<!-- or click [http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~jylee/cgi-bin/sandbot/Wikipedia/Sandbox.cgi here] to clear the sandbox out from previous edits -->.)
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# <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://wardleypedia.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Project:Sandbox&action=edit Click here]'''</span> to edit the [[Project:Sandbox|sandbox]], a place to make test edits. (If there is already some text there, add to the end of the text.)
 
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What is Wardleypedia? Wardleypedia is a free, special-purpose encyclopedia focused on the strategy mapping technique invented by Simon Wardley, and written collaboratively by the people who use it. It is a special type of website designed to make collaboration easy, called a wiki, and built in the style of Wikipedia. Many people are constantly improving Wardleypedia, making many changes every day. All of these changes are recorded in article histories and recent changes. For a more detailed account of the project, see About Wardleypedia.

How you can contribute

Image showing the edit link above the page title.
Click "Edit" to change an article

Don't be afraid to editanyone can edit almost every page, and we are encouraged to be bold! Find something that can be improved and make it better—for example, spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide references so they may be verified, or suggest them on the article's discussion page. Changes to controversial topics and Wardleypedia's main pages should usually be discussed first. Contributing to Wikipedia will provide you with resources on all the basics needed to use, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia.

Remember – you can't break Wardleypedia; all edits can be reversed, fixed or improved later. Wardleypedia is allowed to be imperfect. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wardleypedia the best information source about Wardley strategy mapping on the Internet!



Why not try out the editor right now?

  1. Click here to edit the sandbox, a place to make test edits. (If there is already some text there, add to the end of the text.)
  2. Type some text.
  3. Click Show preview to test your changes, or Save page when you're happy with the way it looks.
Next: Learn more about editing