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YIMBYwikiHousingWiki is a wikiopen / knowledgebaseresource for [[YIMBY_concept|YIMBY]]gathering, (Yesdeveloping, Inand Mydiscussing Backyard)housing &and housingland-use issues. That isParticularly, to gather ideas, research, and strategies for creating more inclusive, affordable, equitable housing and communities. WeIt was formerly YIMBYwiki, and began as an affiliate project of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action], which is a member of the [http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY] coalition, San Francisco. 
 
 
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== Background ==
 
This project grew out of a October 2016 discussion on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/yimbytown YIMBY Town] mailing list (US national YIMBY email list/forum): "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/qUBbHOczybk The Opposition in Portland has Arrived]" (subsequently moved to "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/71H8zBXFnI0 YIMBY knowledgebase/wiki (was The Opposition in Portland..)]. in October 2016.
 
However, asAs noted in thread, there have been various previous discussions about idea, and prior related efforts such as the YIMBY Sweden's [http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki YIMBY Wiki] (see also [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki&edit-text=&act=url English version via Google Translate]), and the [https://www.reddit.com/r/SFBARF/wiki/faq SFBARF FAQ] created by San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation) on Reddit. In 2014, San Francisco housing-finance expert (and SFYIMBY friend!) Fay Darmawi suggested a "HousingWiki" in her article [http://www.housingfinance.com/policy-legislation/how-affordable-housing-can-make-a-name-for-itself-and-why_o "How Affordable Housing Can Make a Name for Itself (and Why)]” (''Affordable Housing Finance'', March 19, 2014).
 
On YIMBY Town list, Mike Schiraldi (San Francisco) wrote:&nbsp;<br/> ''"I don't want to get off on too much of a tangent, but one of the reasons it's so exciting to see nationwide YIMBY collaboration is that&nbsp;we can jointly build up a body of answers to frequent objections (both&nbsp;good-faith and bad-faith)....Any suggestions as to what sort of storage system might work for such&nbsp;a knowledgebase?"''
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Following on these conversation, SFYIMBY member [[User:Tmccormick|Tim McCormick]] proposed and launched YIMBY.wiki, and continues to lead its development.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
In the 2016 mailing-list discussion about starting this project, we debated between branding it with YIMBY vs leaving it more general such as Housing Wiki. The conclusion was to go with YIMBYwiki at least initially, on the idea of orienting to an inside/core community first and perhaps broadening later. So, the late 2019 decision to transition YIMBY.wiki into Housing.Wiki was sort of fulfilling an idea there from start.
'''Please [[Support_YIMBYwiki|support YIMBYwiki]].'''
 
 
 
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== Admin/editors: &nbsp; ==
 
Editor-in-chief / Admin:<br/> Tim McCormick, Portland. (on site:&nbsp;[[User:Admin|Admin]]&nbsp;/ [[User:Tmccormick|Tmccormick]] )<br/> Email: editor (at) yimbyhousing.wiki.&nbsp;
 
Contributing Editor:&nbsp;<br/> [[User:Eaymer|Elise Aymer]], Toronto.<br/> + You.&nbsp;
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== Editing/Creating pages ==
 
This is the legacy site, built with MediaWiki software (like Wikipedia uses). Experimentally, ''new pages are now being started as, and key older pages converted to, Google Docs'' instead: formatted in a common way and with common navigation headers tying them together, reached by subdomain URLs, i.e. links in the form '''https://[ArticleTitle].housing.wiki''', where [ArticleTitle] is the article title, with spaces removed, case insensitive. For example: https://socialhousing.housing.wiki.
open to anyone, requires account with email confirmation.&nbsp;<br/> New content/edits go&nbsp;live immediately, though may be reviewed and changed by editors later. &nbsp;Change logs are reviewed regularly.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
To start or suggest a new page, copy the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13qVF-ftn0dzls-d4_v-ifUm9UB7RkVxxfwx7om62dso/edit?usp=sharing HousingWiki page template GDoc] and rename + edit it. Then contact [http://Mailto:editor@housing.wiki editor@housing.wiki] about how to incorporate it. It could be transferred so the GDoc is owned by HousingWiki, or it could remain owned by you. (so, effectively, this allows a type of decentralized / "federated wiki' -- for decentralized/federated documenting and organizing).
=== Editing tips & tricks ===▼
 
To edit docs here on the MediaWiki site, first create an account by clicking "Create Account" at upper right.
 
▲=== MediaWiki Editing tips & tricks ===
 
To stop text from flowing around an image: edit page in Source view place:
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== Thanks for input & help from:&nbsp; ==
 
[http://Miraheze.org Miraheze], UK-based non-profit "with a mission to provide a free community-centric wiki farm," for excellent support in relaunching and hosting HousingWiki, March/April 2020, and ongoing help.
 
Laura Clark -&nbsp;Executive Director of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action]&nbsp;(member org of&nbsp;[http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY]).&nbsp;<br/> Mike Schiraldi<br/> Jesse Kanson-Benanav -&nbsp;Chairman, [http://www.abettercambridge.org A Better Cambridge].<br/> Laura Loe Bernstein -&nbsp;Founder, YIMBY Seattle.&nbsp;<br/> Ken Hotard -&nbsp;SVP at Boulder Area Realtor Association.<br/> Zane A. Selvans - YIMBY Town,&nbsp;Better Boulder,&nbsp;Boulder Housing Coalition, etc.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
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== Installation details ==
 
To see current complete installation details, see special page: [httphttps://www.yimbyhoussing.wiki/wiki/Special:Version httphttps://www.yimbyhousing.wiki/wiki/Special:Version].
 
Summary:&nbsp;
 
MediaWiki 1.26.31<br/> + [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WYSIWYG WYSIWYG extension] (WYSIWYG-CKeditor 1.27,&nbsp; CKEditor 4.5.9) for visual editor.&nbsp;<br/> + [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL ShortURL] url rewriting set up.&nbsp;<br/> + [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InputBox InputBox] extension to make it easier / more obvious how ot create a new page.&nbsp;<br/> + Duplicator<br/> + Nuke<br/> + EmbedVideo<br/> + GoogleDocTag<br/> + Google Analytics<br/> + Widgets (allows embedding tweets, etc)
 
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