Help:WikiAnimal spaces explained

Welcome to WikiAnimal, your comprehensive resource for everything animal!

To ensure organised and efficient collaboration, WikiAnimal utilises both MediaWiki and HumHub platforms, each with distinct spaces tailored for specific purposes. Understanding the purpose of each space and how content should be curated within them is crucial for maintaining the coherence and effectiveness of the WikiAnimal platform.

First and foremost, it's imperative to understand the concept of a namespace in MediaWiki (referred to simply as a space in HumHub).

What is a namespace?

A namespace is a logical container or category within a software system, typically used to organise and manage related items.

Put simply:

Imagine you have a big box where you keep all your stuff. To keep things organised, you might have separate sections or compartments in the box for different types of items - like one section for books, another for toys, and another for clothes.

Similarly a namespace on WikiAnimal is like those sections or compartments. It helps categorise different types of pages or content.

Why is it important to have namespaces?

Namespaces are important for several reasons:

• Organisation: They help organise content within WikiAnimal. By categorising pages into different namespaces, people can easily find relevant information and distinguish between different types of content.

• Clarity: Namespace prefixes provide clarity about the type or purpose of a page.

• Navigation: Namespaces facilitate navigation within WikiAnimal. People can use namespace-specific searches or filters to find relevant pages more quickly. For instance, they can search specifically within the "Interview:" namespace to find interviews with animal enthusiast.

• Permission Control: Namespaces can be used to control access and permissions.

What namespaces are used on WikiAnimal?

• Main namespace: The main namespace is where you'll find most of the core content of WikiAnimal, for example, the elephant. The main namespace has no prefix.

• Headlines: The Headlines namespace is a section of WikiAnimal where users can contribute news articles based on recent events, discoveries, and developments involving animals worldwide. This space serves as a platform for sharing timely and relevant information, keeping users informed about the latest happenings in the animal kingdom.

• Library: