OLPC:About
The wiki of the One Laptop per Child is a facility consisting of various pages, many of which pages can be edited by everyone who visits the http://wiki.laptop.org webspace and some of which pages have been initiated by visitors to the webspace.
Some of the pages are write-protected so that they can only be edited by members of the management team of the One Laptop per Child project. These pages are apparent because instead of an "edit" tab on the page there is a "view source" tab.
The provenance of the write-protected pages is high. Provenance of the information in other pages of this wiki is often of high quality due to the good will of the contributors, yet its provenance cannot be guaranteed. Sometimes provenance is not an issue: for example, if someone provides a link to a code chart which is within the http://www.unicode.org webspace, though readers need to check that any description of such a document made in the wiki is correct.
In some contexts provenance is not an issue: for example, where a person is putting forward an idea which he or she wishes the management team to consider or where he or she is expressing opinions on which way to proceed. Provenance does become an issue if something is stated as fact and a reader could rely upon that information as if it were fact.
Usually information is being provided in good faith by contributors to the wiki: however, it is possible for incorrect information to be posted by mistake, so readers need to check any information upon which they may rely.
Whenever you go to edit a page (by selecting the "edit" tab) you'll see near the bottom of the screen a link to Editing help. You'll find most of the basic markup commands there. Walter 10:30, 28 April 2006 (EDT)
Problems with the wiki itself
Is there a better place for this?
I observe that one can edit without having logged in. Even when one fills in the comment summarizing the import of the edit, there is no clue there that the history will display your internet address rather than your name, if you have not logged in. It would be better if the attribution about to be recorded showed there. More of us would sign in. But even just a question like Have you logged in? would often be enough of a reminder for many of us.
