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YIMBYwiki is a wiki / knowledgebase for [[YIMBY_concept|YIMBY]] (Yes In My Backyard) & housing issues. That is, to gather ideas, research,&nbsp;and strategies for creating more inclusive, affordable, equitable housing and communities. We are an affiliate project of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action], which is a member&nbsp;of the [http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY] coalition, San Francisco.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
'''Mission'''&nbsp;<br/> Build the most usable, complete, and open online resource for understanding housing and land-use issues, and for working to&nbsp;create more inclusive and affordable communities.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
'''Sponsorship'''<br/> YIMBYwiki is supported in 2017 by a grant from [http://betterboulder.com/ Better Boulder] and&nbsp;[http://www.baraonline.com/ Boulder Area Realtors Association].&nbsp;
 
'''[[Development_Roadmap|Development Roadmap]]''': to-do items and proposed or planned developments.<br/> &nbsp;▼
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▲'''[[Development_Roadmap|Development Roadmap]]''': to-do items and proposed or planned developments.<br/> &nbsp;
 
'''Background'''<br/> This project grew out of&nbsp;a October 2016 discussion on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/yimbytown YIMBY Town] mailing list (US national YIMBY&nbsp;email list/forum):&nbsp;"[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/qUBbHOczybk The Opposition in Portland has Arrived]"&nbsp;(subsequently moved to&nbsp;"[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/71H8zBXFnI0 YIMBY knowledgebase/wiki (was The Opposition in Portland..)].&nbsp;in October 2016.
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However, as noted in thread, there have been various previous discussions about idea, and&nbsp;prior related efforts such as the YIMBY Sweden's&nbsp;[http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki YIMBY Wiki]&nbsp;(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&nbsp;the&nbsp;[https://www.reddit.com/r/SFBARF/wiki/faq SFBARF&nbsp;FAQ] created by San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation) on&nbsp;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).
 
<br/> onOn 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?"''
 
Following on these conversation, SFYIMBY member [[Tmccormick|Tim McCormick]] proposed and launched YIMBY.wiki, and continues to lead its development.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
'''Please [[Support_YIMBYwiki|support YIMBYwiki]].'''
 
'''Lead admin/editors: &nbsp;'''<br/> Admin:<br/> Tim McCormick, San Francisco / Oakland. (on site:&nbsp;[[User:Admin|Admin]]&nbsp;/ [[Tmccormick|Tmccormick]] )
 
Editors:&nbsp;<br/> [[User:Eaymer|Elise Aymer]], Toronto.<br/> [[User:GrantHenninger|Grant Henninger]], Anaheim.&nbsp;▼
 
▲Editors:&nbsp;<br/> [[User:Eaymer|Elise Aymer]], Toronto.<br/> [[User:GrantHenninger|Grant Henninger]], Anaheim.&nbsp;<br/> + YOU!
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'''Editing/Creating pages: '''<br/> 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;
 
'''Thanks for early input & help from:&nbsp;'''<br/> Laura Clark -&nbsp;President of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action]&nbsp;(member org of&nbsp;[http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY]).&nbsp;<br/> Mike Schiraldi<br/> Diego Aguilar-Canabal -&nbsp;[http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY,] & [http://sfbamo.com/ SFBA Metro Observer].&nbsp;<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;
 
'''Installation details:&nbsp;'''<br/> MediaWiki 1.26.31<br/> + [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WYSIWYG WYSIWYG extension] (WYSIWYG-CKeditor 1.27) 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:MobileFrontend MobileFrontend] extension to improve reading/editing on mobile&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp; (note, this means some pages like site Main page have an alternate mobile version, for example to show logo which would otherwise not appear on Main in mobile view;&nbsp;so changes to that page need to be edited in both the normal place and a second section below, enclosed in tags. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Extension_talk:MobileFrontend/Can_i_hide_some_content_from_the_desktop-view_and_show_it_ONLY_in_mobile_View? note on how].&nbsp;<br/> + [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InputBox InputBox] extension to make it easier / more obvious how ot create a new page.&nbsp;
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