Template:New on the wiki

news archive What's new on the wiki 2009-06-20 The default graticule map template has changed. 2009-06-24 The current events page is now updated by a bot. 2009-06-11 Check out the New Achievements available.

discussion archive Now discussing - please join in 2009-06-15 Hobbit and Travelling hashman, the latest Proposed achievements 2009-06-12 Discussion of bot to convert Current events page to a better purpose.

About the New on the wiki announcements template

This template is designed to be displayed on the Main Page to highlight new developments on the wiki. It has two sections, one mainly to tell and one mainly to ask. These announcements should stay up for about a week, unless their relevance passes sooner.

The template can be added to a user or graticule page if you use that over the Main Page. Simply add {{New on the wiki}} to the desired page.

What's new on the wiki

This section includes new ways to waste time and to save time on the wiki. There's more to the wiki than posting pictures on the main page, and this is intended to be a more efficient way for users to find out what's new than hitting the "Recent changes" button every thirty minutes. Announcements include new tools for planning geohashes, monthly Most Active Graticule records, special events and wiki policy. Announcements about remarkable expeditions should generally go in the Hall of Amazingness, not here.

Now discussing

This section gives all users, not just those who happen to be on the geohashing IRC channel at the right moment, a chance to have their say on developing geowiki standards, qualifying for achievements, and planning special events. Particularly active discussion about a single expedition or geohasher might be linked here if the result of the discussion is likely to affect geohashers as a whole.

Upcoming Announcements

Announcements here are formatted, linked to pages that explain them, and ready to be placed in the template. Place suggestions that aren't yet fleshed out on the Talk page.

Past Announcements

Old announcements can be browsed here after they have been deleted from the Main Page. Most recent are at the top.

• 2009-06-10 Photo size limits have been removed.
• 2009-05-31 Donate your unused GPS hardware!
• Read Mouse Over Day expedition reports.
• Read Geohashing Day expedition reports.
• See how Revisited places change over time.
• Add Template:Maintained to pages that bots shouldn't update.
• Geohashing Day ribbons for expeditions on May 21st.
• Get e-mail when a geohash is near a point you like.
• Most active graticules records now updated for March.
• The Meetup Graph shows who has met whom.
• See how gallery categories work like photo tags.
• A wikibot is renaming pages to comply with Naming conventions.
• We can now make announcements here.

Past Discussions

These topics have been discussed recently but the matters have been settled or the discussion has died down. Most recent are at the top.

• 2009-06-20 The default graticule map template will change (on Wednesday).
• Discuss proposed changes to the default graticule map template
• Talk about the feasibility of Geohashing General Meetings
• We still want your opinion on Proposed achievements.
• We need geohashing T-shirts.
• What should we do for the anniversary of the algorithm comic?

This page is maintained by Robyn. Automatic updates are not desired.