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| - | The [[CFD-Wiki:Goals|goal of the CFD-Wiki]] is to create the ultimate | + | The [[CFD-Wiki:Goals|goal of the CFD-Wiki]] is to create the ultimate Computational Fluid Dynamics reference. To reach this goal [[CFD-Wiki:We need your help|we need your help]]. So please don't hesitate, '''[[CFD-Wiki:Contribute something today|contribute something today]]'''! The CFD-Wiki is written collaboratively by the visitors of CFD Online. Hundreds of [[Special:Listusers|authors]] are constantly improving the [[Special:Allpages|content]]. The CFD-Wiki was launched publicly on Nov 20, 2005. Already the Wiki contains more than [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles. If you have any questions or comments about the CFD-Wiki please feel free to post a message on the [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forum/wiki.cgi Wiki discussion forum]. |
== What is a Wiki? == | == What is a Wiki? == | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 5 December 2005
The goal of the CFD-Wiki is to create the ultimate Computational Fluid Dynamics reference. To reach this goal we need your help. So please don't hesitate, contribute something today! The CFD-Wiki is written collaboratively by the visitors of CFD Online. Hundreds of authors are constantly improving the content. The CFD-Wiki was launched publicly on Nov 20, 2005. Already the Wiki contains more than 571 articles. If you have any questions or comments about the CFD-Wiki please feel free to post a message on the Wiki discussion forum.
What is a Wiki?
A Wiki is a web-site which allows anyone to edit and expand its content. The Wiki process, allowing everyone to modifify everything, might seem chaotic and unreliable, but it has proved very successfull. The most well-known and pioneering Wiki, Wikipedia, has quickly become the largest encyclopedia in the world.
A Wiki community can quickly create something which is larger and better than any single author would be able to write on his own. The Wiki software MediaWiki, used in the CFD-Wiki, has many features to control and facilitate the collaboration. All articles have full revision control and incorrect or malicious edits can easily be reverted by others. The content of CFD-Wiki is free and belongs to the worldwide CFD community by which it was created. For more information about copyrights see the copyrights page.
