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“I have told you I frequently meet you in a kind of library without books. It's very interesting. It is open on top, below too, and no walls; it is extremely spacious, certainly almost as vast as the earth. And there are pigeonholes that seem to hang in the air, with all kinds of things filed in them. We are often sorting through these pigeonholes to find certain texts — ideas, I mean. Ideas, explanations, sometimes memories, all kinds of things. This world is mental but very luminous and clear; full of clarity, perfectly ordered, without confusion, and all open. Wide open.” | |||
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''[[Mother's Agenda]]'', 17 February 1962 | |||
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===What is a wiki?=== | |||
A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize content. The best known wiki is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia], an online encyclopedia created by volunteers from all over the world. Wiki software is freely available. There are wikis for specific places, subjects, collaborations, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis and more]. The Auroville Wiki is a collaborative website for information relating to Auroville. | A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize content. The best known wiki is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia], an online encyclopedia created by volunteers from all over the world. Wiki software is freely available. There are wikis for specific places, subjects, collaborations, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis and more]. The Auroville Wiki is a collaborative website for information relating to Auroville. | ||
Content on a wiki is created collectively and belongs to nobody in particular. Additions and revisions are automatically documented, so it is possible to learn who contributed what, but the spirit of a wiki is collaborative and co-creative. | Content on a wiki is created collectively and belongs to nobody in particular. Additions and revisions are automatically documented, so it is possible to learn who contributed what, but the spirit of a wiki is collaborative and co-creative. | ||
==How to create an account== | ===How to create an account=== | ||
This wiki can be edited by registered members only. Please write to [mailto:kristen@auroville.org.in kristen@auroville.org.in] to request registration. | This wiki can be edited by registered members only. Please write to [mailto:kristen@auroville.org.in kristen@auroville.org.in] to request registration. | ||
==About the Auroville wiki== | ===About the Auroville wiki=== | ||
The Auroville Wiki was launched on 24th of April 2008. It was set up by [[Auronet|Auronet]] for the use of Auroville community. | The Auroville Wiki was launched on 24th of April 2008. It was set up by [[Auronet|Auronet]] for the use of Auroville community. | ||
The wiki server is located in Germany, provided by Martin of [http://www.vedicsociety.org Vedic Society] | The wiki server is located in Germany, provided by Martin of [http://www.vedicsociety.org Vedic Society] | ||
==Learning how to use the wiki== | ===Learning how to use the wiki=== | ||
See ''[[Help:Contents|Help]]'' | See ''[[Help:Contents|Help]]'' | ||
==Statistics== | ===Statistics=== | ||
[[Special:Statistics|Current wiki statistics]] | [[Special:Statistics|Current wiki statistics]] | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki www.mediawiki.org] | |||
Revision as of 12:21, 9 June 2018
“I have told you I frequently meet you in a kind of library without books. It's very interesting. It is open on top, below too, and no walls; it is extremely spacious, certainly almost as vast as the earth. And there are pigeonholes that seem to hang in the air, with all kinds of things filed in them. We are often sorting through these pigeonholes to find certain texts — ideas, I mean. Ideas, explanations, sometimes memories, all kinds of things. This world is mental but very luminous and clear; full of clarity, perfectly ordered, without confusion, and all open. Wide open.”
Mother's Agenda, 17 February 1962
What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize content. The best known wiki is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia created by volunteers from all over the world. Wiki software is freely available. There are wikis for specific places, subjects, collaborations, and more. The Auroville Wiki is a collaborative website for information relating to Auroville.
Content on a wiki is created collectively and belongs to nobody in particular. Additions and revisions are automatically documented, so it is possible to learn who contributed what, but the spirit of a wiki is collaborative and co-creative.
How to create an account
This wiki can be edited by registered members only. Please write to kristen@auroville.org.in to request registration.
About the Auroville wiki
The Auroville Wiki was launched on 24th of April 2008. It was set up by Auronet for the use of Auroville community.
The wiki server is located in Germany, provided by Martin of Vedic Society
Learning how to use the wiki
See Help
Statistics