Keep Your Wiki Trimmed and Burning

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

This thread will be for the discussion of Casebook Wiki related items, specifically suggestions for updates, new posts, and help needed or help wanted.

I have been very gratified by the initial response. Some changes should start rolling this coming week. Keep the cards and letters coming to Wiki@casebook.org.

Thanks!

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Wiki 101

If you want to become a Wiki contributor, there are a few steps to follow.

1) Create a Wiki account.

http://wiki.casebook.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup&returnto=Ten_Bells

2) The Wiki software doesn’t email me when a new user registers, so you then need to tell me you have registered and what user name you are using.

3)I can then give you “Bureaucrat” rights (!!) and you will be able to edit the Wiki or create new articles.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Before diving in and editing, you'll probably want to give this a gander:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Most_frequent_wiki_markup_explained

and then you can explain it to me.....

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Mr. Jack Keith was kind enough to update/edit the Wiki article on Frances Coles yesterday.

You can find it here :

http://wiki.casebook.org/index.php/Frances_Coles

If anyone wants to make further additions, please chime in. I can be reached here at the Casebook at Wiki@casebook.org or via the Forums if you need access.

One thing we'll also be wanting is a review/reviewers of Carrotty Nell as well. Jack has informed me an updated edition is due out early next year.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Mr. Jack Keith was kind enough to update/edit the Wiki article on Frances Coles yesterday.

It would of course be helpful if I spelled Mr. Keefe's name correctly.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Courtesy of Trevor Bond , the Casebook Wiki Book Review section is now open for business.

http://wiki.casebook.org/index.php/Book_Reviews

Submissions and content are sought for three categories:

Non-Fiction Books

Fiction Books

Periodicals

[eclectic browser]

Section "Previous misconceptions" for wiki articles

A non-expert's proposal: some wiki articles such as those about suspects and victims could feature a section titled "Previous misconceptions", so that Ripper-students can find at a glance the information that has been superseded by research but which can be found in otherwise reputable older publications. This section would indicate such publications and also the pieces of research which have rectified the misconceptions.

Even an article titled "Common misconceptions" which collects the most widespread misconceptions about all the aspects of the case might be useful.

[John Bennett]

Just a heads-up: the wiki entry for John Sunders Reeves has been updated with new biographical information. Not much, but it corrects his date of birth for starters.

JB