wikicircles Meta - User contributions [en]

Wiki requests/plants

2026-08-27T17:52:32Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Wiki request |topic=Plants |subdomain=plants |description=Propagating and growing plants! |requester=Admin |status=pending }} Because not everyone is a greenthumb. Cam."

{{Wiki request
|topic=Plants
|subdomain=plants
|description=Propagating and growing plants!
|requester=Admin
|status=pending
}}
Because not everyone is a greenthumb. Cam.

Wiki requests/networking

2026-08-27T09:18:51Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Wiki request |topic=networking |subdomain=networking |description=computers talking |requester=Admin |status=pending }} For folks to learn how computers communicate."

{{Wiki request
|topic=networking
|subdomain=networking
|description=computers talking
|requester=Admin
|status=pending
}}
For folks to learn how computers communicate.

Wiki requests/Illegal Probe Two

2026-08-27T09:02:35Z

Admin: probe

probe content two

Wiki requests/Illegal Probe Name

2026-08-27T09:00:20Z

Admin: probe

probe content

Request a wiki

2026-08-27T08:52:07Z

Admin: Point Browse links at the directory

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, create it here — it takes about a minute, and no one has to approve it.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org/browse.html the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Create your wiki ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in]]. That's the only requirement.

{{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=Create my wiki|link type=button}}

The form asks for your topic, the subdomain you want, and a sentence on what it covers. Subdomains are 2–30 characters of lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens — enter <code>espresso</code> and your wiki lives at <code>espresso.wikicircles.org</code>. A few names are reserved (<code>www</code>, <code>meta</code>, <code>api</code> and similar), and you can create up to three wikis per account.

== What happens next ==

Your wiki is built automatically, usually within about half a minute of saving. When it's ready the subdomain starts working and you're already its administrator — you can edit immediately, with no membership step and no email confirmation.

Seeded with a starter skeleton, it's yours to shape: rewrite the front page, delete what doesn't fit, and start filling in what you know. You keep full editorial control.

Getting started

2026-08-27T08:52:06Z

Admin: Point Browse links at the directory

Everything you need to go from "just visiting" to contributing on any wikicircles wiki.

== 1. Create your account ==

Click '''Log in''' (top right) → '''create an account'''. You only do this once — the same account works on every wiki in the family, and your username is reserved everywhere, so no one can take it on another wiki.

== 2. Read anywhere ==

Signed in or not, you can read every wiki — nothing to join just to look around. [https://wikicircles.org/browse.html Browse the directory] and dive in.

== 3. Join a wiki to edit it ==

Editing is per wiki, on purpose: you opt into the communities you actually want to contribute to. Meta is the one exception — it's the platform hub, so any signed-in account can edit here and file a wiki request without joining anything first. On the wiki you want to edit, use its '''Contribute''' link (or visit '''<nowiki>Special:UserRights</nowiki>''' on that wiki and add yourself to the ''member'' group). That grants you editing '''on that wiki only''' — joining the espresso wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the birding wiki.

== 4. Make your first edit ==

* Click '''Edit''' at the top of any page (or "create" on a red link).
* Wikitext basics: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>, <nowiki>== headings ==</nowiki>, <nowiki>* bullets</nowiki>, and <nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki> to link another page.
* Save — there's no approval queue.

== Why editing is per-wiki ==

Each wiki is its own community with its own norms. Keeping edit rights local means a wiki's contributors are people who chose to be there, which keeps quality up and spam down. See [[Community guidelines]] for the rest.

Main Page

2026-08-27T08:52:05Z

Admin: Point Browse links at the directory

== Welcome to wikicircles Meta ==

'''wikicircles''' is a family of community wikis for hobbies — real gear reviews, recipes, and hard-won know-how from the people who actually do it, free of ads and open for anyone to improve. This is '''Meta''': the hub for the platform itself — accounts, new-wiki requests, and the handful of norms that apply across every wiki.

== How accounts work ==

You have '''one wikicircles account''' that works on every wiki in the family — register once, here or on any wiki, and your username is the same everywhere.

Being signed in lets you '''read''' every wiki. To '''edit''' a particular wiki you join it — one click on that wiki's "Contribute" link. Joining one wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the others; you opt in to each community you actually want to contribute to.

* '''[[Getting started]]''' — register, join a wiki, and make your first edit.

== Get involved ==

* '''[https://wikicircles.org/browse.html Browse the wikis]''' — see what's already here.
* '''[[Request a wiki]]''' — know a hobby inside out? Propose a wiki for it.
* '''[[Community guidelines]]''' — the short version of how we keep things kind and useful.

== Help run the place ==

Meta is itself a wiki, and these pages are meant to be improved. If something here is unclear or out of date, sign in and fix it — unlike the topic wikis, Meta is open to every signed-in account.

Request a wiki

2026-08-27T07:02:45Z

Admin: restore-form

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, create it here — it takes about a minute, and no one has to approve it.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Create your wiki ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in]]. That's the only requirement.

{{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=Create my wiki|link type=button}}

The form asks for your topic, the subdomain you want, and a sentence on what it covers. Subdomains are 2–30 characters of lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens — enter <code>espresso</code> and your wiki lives at <code>espresso.wikicircles.org</code>. A few names are reserved (<code>www</code>, <code>meta</code>, <code>api</code> and similar), and you can create up to three wikis per account.

== What happens next ==

Your wiki is built automatically, usually within about half a minute of saving. When it's ready the subdomain starts working and you're already its administrator — you can edit immediately, with no membership step and no email confirmation.

Seeded with a starter skeleton, it's yours to shape: rewrite the front page, delete what doesn't fit, and start filling in what you know. You keep full editorial control.

Form:Wiki request

2026-08-27T07:02:44Z

Admin: restore-form

Template:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:55:50Z

Admin: self-service-polish

<includeonly>'''Your wiki:''' [https://{{SUBPAGENAME}}.wikicircles.org {{SUBPAGENAME}}.wikicircles.org] — you're its administrator, so you can edit it right away.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Topic
| {{{topic|—}}}
|-
! Requested subdomain
| {{{subdomain|{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}
|-
! Description
| {{{description|—}}}
|-
! Discord / contact
| {{{discord|—}}}
|-
! Requested by
| {{{requester|—}}}
|-
! Status
| {{{status|pending}}}
|}
[[Category:Wiki requests]]</includeonly><noinclude>
Formats a wiki request and files it in [[:Category:Wiki requests]] (the review
queue). The request form on [[Request a wiki]] adds this for you via a preload —
you don't normally place it by hand.
</noinclude>

MediaWiki:Pf autoedit notargetspecified

2026-08-27T04:55:49Z

Admin: self-service-polish

Enter a subdomain first. The box on [[Request a wiki]] is where your wiki's address goes — type something like <code>espresso</code> and you'll get <code>espresso.wikicircles.org</code>, then press '''Create my wiki'''.

Request a wiki

2026-08-27T04:40:10Z

Admin: self-service-wiki-creation

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, create it here — it takes about a minute, and no one has to approve it.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Create your wiki ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in]]. That's the only requirement.

Enter the subdomain you want — 2–30 characters, lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Enter <code>espresso</code> and your wiki lives at <code>espresso.wikicircles.org</code>:

{{#forminput:form=Wiki request|super page=Wiki requests|button text=Create my wiki|placeholder=espresso}}

Fill in the topic and a sentence about what it covers, then save. A few names are reserved (<code>www</code>, <code>meta</code>, <code>api</code> and similar), and you can create up to three wikis per account.

== What happens next ==

Your wiki is built automatically, usually within about half a minute of saving. When it's ready the subdomain starts working and you're already its administrator — you can edit immediately, with no membership step and no email confirmation.

Seeded with a starter skeleton, it's yours to shape: rewrite the front page, delete what doesn't fit, and start filling in what you know. You keep full editorial control.

Template:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:28:01Z

Admin: fix-request-target

<includeonly>{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Topic
| {{{topic|—}}}
|-
! Requested subdomain
| {{{subdomain|{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}
|-
! Description
| {{{description|—}}}
|-
! Discord / contact
| {{{discord|—}}}
|-
! Requested by
| {{{requester|—}}}
|-
! Status
| {{{status|pending}}}
|}
[[Category:Wiki requests]]</includeonly><noinclude>
Formats a wiki request and files it in [[:Category:Wiki requests]] (the review
queue). The request form on [[Request a wiki]] adds this for you via a preload —
you don't normally place it by hand.
</noinclude>

Request a wiki

2026-08-27T04:28:00Z

Admin: fix-request-target

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Start a request ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in]] to file one — that's the only requirement, and it takes a minute. Topic, a proposed subdomain, and a sentence on why:

Enter the subdomain you'd want — lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, e.g. <code>espresso</code> for <code>espresso.wikicircles.org</code>:

{{#forminput:form=Wiki request|super page=Wiki requests|button text=Start a wiki request|placeholder=espresso}}

Your request lands in the [[:Category:Wiki requests|request queue]], where an admin reviews it and — if it's a good fit — creates the wiki and makes you its first editor.

== What happens next ==

New wikis are reviewed and created by hand, so there's a real person in the loop rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your request page or in the relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your wiki.

Form:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:27:59Z

Admin: fix-request-target

<noinclude>
This is the '''Wiki request''' form. Add a request from [[Request a wiki]] or with {{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=this link}}.
</noinclude><includeonly>{{{info|edit title=Request a wiki}}}
{{{for template|Wiki request}}}
{| class="formtable"
! Hobby / topic:
| {{{field|topic|mandatory}}}
|-
! What it's about:
| {{{field|description|input type=textarea|rows=3}}}
|-
! Discord / contact:
| {{{field|discord}}}
|-
! Requested by:
| {{{field|requester|default=current user}}}
|}
{{{field|status|default=pending|hidden}}}
{{{end template}}}

'''Why this wiki, and who would contribute?'''

{{{standard input|free text|rows=5}}}

{{{standard input|save}}} {{{standard input|cancel}}}
</includeonly>

Form:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:24:58Z

Admin: revert-form-markup

Form:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:15:45Z

Admin: fix-escaped-label-markup

<noinclude>
This is the '''Wiki request''' form. Add a request from [[Request a wiki]] or with {{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=this link}}.
</noinclude><includeonly>{{{info|page name=Wiki requests/<subdomain>|edit title=Request a wiki}}}
{{{for template|Wiki request}}}
<div class="wc-form">
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">Hobby or topic</div>
{{{field|topic|mandatory|placeholder=Espresso|size=40}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">Proposed subdomain</div>
<div class="wc-form-subdomain">{{{field|subdomain|mandatory|placeholder=espresso|size=24}}}<span class="wc-form-suffix">.wikicircles.org</span></div>
<p class="wc-form-help">Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. This becomes the wiki's web address.</p>
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">What it's about</div>
{{{field|description|input type=textarea|rows=3|placeholder=A sentence or two on what the wiki would cover.}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">Discord or other contact <span class="wc-form-optional">(optional)</span></div>
{{{field|discord|placeholder=you#1234|size=40}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">Requested by</div>
{{{field|requester|default=current user|size=40}}}
</div>
</div>
{{{field|status|default=pending|hidden}}}
{{{end template}}}
<div class="wc-form">
<div class="wc-form-row">
<div class="wc-form-label">Why this wiki, and who would contribute?</div>
{{{standard input|free text|rows=5}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-actions">{{{standard input|save|label=Submit request}}} {{{standard input|cancel}}}</div>
</div>
</includeonly>

Main Page

2026-08-27T04:12:26Z

Admin: Update skeleton page: open meta editing, restyle request form

== Welcome to wikicircles Meta ==

'''wikicircles''' is a family of community wikis for hobbies — real gear reviews, recipes, and hard-won know-how from the people who actually do it, free of ads and open for anyone to improve. This is '''Meta''': the hub for the platform itself — accounts, new-wiki requests, and the handful of norms that apply across every wiki.

== How accounts work ==

You have '''one wikicircles account''' that works on every wiki in the family — register once, here or on any wiki, and your username is the same everywhere.

Being signed in lets you '''read''' every wiki. To '''edit''' a particular wiki you join it — one click on that wiki's "Contribute" link. Joining one wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the others; you opt in to each community you actually want to contribute to.

* '''[[Getting started]]''' — register, join a wiki, and make your first edit.

== Get involved ==

* '''[https://wikicircles.org Browse the wikis]''' — see what's already here.
* '''[[Request a wiki]]''' — know a hobby inside out? Propose a wiki for it.
* '''[[Community guidelines]]''' — the short version of how we keep things kind and useful.

== Help run the place ==

Meta is itself a wiki, and these pages are meant to be improved. If something here is unclear or out of date, sign in and fix it — unlike the topic wikis, Meta is open to every signed-in account.

Getting started

2026-08-27T04:12:26Z

Admin: Update skeleton page: open meta editing, restyle request form

Everything you need to go from "just visiting" to contributing on any wikicircles wiki.

== 1. Create your account ==

Click '''Log in''' (top right) → '''create an account'''. You only do this once — the same account works on every wiki in the family, and your username is reserved everywhere, so no one can take it on another wiki.

== 2. Read anywhere ==

Signed in or not, you can read every wiki — nothing to join just to look around. [https://wikicircles.org Browse the directory] and dive in.

== 3. Join a wiki to edit it ==

Editing is per wiki, on purpose: you opt into the communities you actually want to contribute to. Meta is the one exception — it's the platform hub, so any signed-in account can edit here and file a wiki request without joining anything first. On the wiki you want to edit, use its '''Contribute''' link (or visit '''<nowiki>Special:UserRights</nowiki>''' on that wiki and add yourself to the ''member'' group). That grants you editing '''on that wiki only''' — joining the espresso wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the birding wiki.

== 4. Make your first edit ==

* Click '''Edit''' at the top of any page (or "create" on a red link).
* Wikitext basics: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>, <nowiki>== headings ==</nowiki>, <nowiki>* bullets</nowiki>, and <nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki> to link another page.
* Save — there's no approval queue.

== Why editing is per-wiki ==

Each wiki is its own community with its own norms. Keeping edit rights local means a wiki's contributors are people who chose to be there, which keeps quality up and spam down. See [[Community guidelines]] for the rest.

Request a wiki

2026-08-27T04:12:25Z

Admin: Update skeleton page: open meta editing, restyle request form

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Start a request ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in]] to file one — that's the only requirement, and it takes a minute. Topic, a proposed subdomain, and a sentence on why:

{{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=Start a wiki request|link type=button}}

Your request lands in the [[:Category:Wiki requests|request queue]], where an admin reviews it and — if it's a good fit — creates the wiki and makes you its first editor.

== What happens next ==

New wikis are reviewed and created by hand, so there's a real person in the loop rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your request page or in the relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your wiki.

Form:Wiki request

2026-08-27T04:12:24Z

Admin: Update skeleton page: open meta editing, restyle request form

<noinclude>
This is the '''Wiki request''' form. Add a request from [[Request a wiki]] or with {{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=this link}}.
</noinclude><includeonly>{{{info|page name=Wiki requests/<subdomain>|edit title=Request a wiki}}}
{{{for template|Wiki request}}}
<div class="wc-form">
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">Hobby or topic</label>
{{{field|topic|mandatory|placeholder=Espresso|size=40}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">Proposed subdomain</label>
<div class="wc-form-subdomain">{{{field|subdomain|mandatory|placeholder=espresso|size=24}}}<span class="wc-form-suffix">.wikicircles.org</span></div>
<p class="wc-form-help">Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. This becomes the wiki's web address.</p>
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">What it's about</label>
{{{field|description|input type=textarea|rows=3|placeholder=A sentence or two on what the wiki would cover.}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">Discord or other contact <span class="wc-form-optional">(optional)</span></label>
{{{field|discord|placeholder=you#1234|size=40}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">Requested by</label>
{{{field|requester|default=current user|size=40}}}
</div>
</div>
{{{field|status|default=pending|hidden}}}
{{{end template}}}
<div class="wc-form">
<div class="wc-form-row">
<label class="wc-form-label">Why this wiki, and who would contribute?</label>
{{{standard input|free text|rows=5}}}
</div>
<div class="wc-form-actions">{{{standard input|save|label=Submit request}}} {{{standard input|cancel}}}</div>
</div>
</includeonly>

Request a wiki

2026-07-27T07:36:57Z

Admin: Use PageForms

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Start a request ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in, email-confirmed, and joined to Meta]] to file one. The form takes a minute — topic, a proposed subdomain, and a sentence on why:

{{#formlink:form=Wiki request|link text=Start a wiki request|link type=button}}

Your request lands in the [[:Category:Wiki requests|request queue]], where an admin reviews it and — if it's a good fit — creates the wiki and makes you its first editor.

== What happens next ==

New wikis are reviewed and created by hand, so there's a real person in the loop rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your request page or in the relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your wiki.

Form:Wiki request

2026-07-27T07:36:56Z

Admin: Add request form

Wiki requests/Bass guitar

2026-07-27T04:23:32Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Wiki request | topic = Wiki request preload | subdomain = bassguitar | description = slappa de beassssS??? | discord = | requester = Admin (talk) | status = pending }} == Why this wiki? == "

{{Wiki request
| topic = Wiki request preload
| subdomain = bassguitar
| description = slappa de beassssS???
| discord =
| requester = [[User:Admin|Admin]] ([[User talk:Admin|talk]])
| status = pending
}}

== Why this wiki? ==

Template:Wiki request

2026-07-27T04:10:49Z

Admin: reseed

<includeonly>{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Topic
| {{{topic|—}}}
|-
! Requested subdomain
| {{{subdomain|—}}}
|-
! Description
| {{{description|—}}}
|-
! Discord / contact
| {{{discord|—}}}
|-
! Requested by
| {{{requester|—}}}
|-
! Status
| {{{status|pending}}}
|}
[[Category:Wiki requests]]</includeonly><noinclude>
Formats a wiki request and files it in [[:Category:Wiki requests]] (the review
queue). The request form on [[Request a wiki]] adds this for you via a preload —
you don't normally place it by hand.
</noinclude>

Request a wiki

2026-07-27T04:10:48Z

Admin: reseed

A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== Start a request ==

You'll need to be [[Getting started|signed in, email-confirmed, and joined to Meta]] to file one. Enter the hobby's name and hit the button — you'll get a short form to fill in and save.

<inputbox>
type=create
prefix=Wiki requests/
preload=Wiki request preload
buttonlabel=Start your wiki request
placeholder=Hobby name, e.g. Mountain Biking
</inputbox>

Your request becomes a page in the [[:Category:Wiki requests|request queue]], where an admin reviews it and — if it's a good fit — creates the wiki and makes you its first editor.

== What happens next ==

New wikis are reviewed and created by hand, so there's a real person in the loop rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your request page or in the relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your wiki.

Community guidelines

2026-07-24T07:51:22Z

Admin: reseed

The short version of how wikicircles works across every wiki. Individual wikis may add their own norms on top; this is the common floor.

== Be useful ==

* Share your '''own experience''' — dial-ins, opinions on gear, what worked for you. First-hand know-how is the whole point, not something to apologize for.
* '''Stubs are welcome.''' A two-sentence page beats no page. Start it; someone will grow it.
* '''Add, don't overwrite.''' If your take differs from someone else's, put yours alongside — different setups behave differently, and that's useful information, not a conflict to resolve.

== Be kind ==

* Assume good faith and be gentle with new editors — everyone's first edit is rough.
* Disagree about content, not people.
* No harassment, no spam, no ads. Affiliate-link farming is exactly what wikicircles exists to be an alternative to.

== Accounts and editing ==

* One account per person, used honestly. Don't create extra accounts to manufacture agreement.
* Editing a wiki means you've [[Getting started|joined]] it — contribute to the communities you're actually part of.

== When something's wrong ==

Found spam, vandalism, or someone being a jerk? Flag it to that wiki's admins, or raise it here on Meta. Serious or cross-wiki issues get handled at the platform level.

Getting started

2026-07-24T07:51:22Z

Admin: reseed

Everything you need to go from "just visiting" to contributing on any wikicircles wiki.

== 1. Create your account ==

Click '''Log in''' (top right) → '''create an account'''. You only do this once — the same account works on every wiki in the family, and your username is reserved everywhere, so no one can take it on another wiki.

== 2. Read anywhere ==

Signed in or not, you can read every wiki — nothing to join just to look around. [https://wikicircles.org Browse the directory] and dive in.

== 3. Join a wiki to edit it ==

Editing is per wiki, on purpose: you opt into the communities you actually want to contribute to. On the wiki you want to edit, use its '''Contribute''' link (or visit '''<nowiki>Special:UserRights</nowiki>''' on that wiki and add yourself to the ''member'' group). That grants you editing '''on that wiki only''' — joining the espresso wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the birding wiki.

== 4. Make your first edit ==

* Click '''Edit''' at the top of any page (or "create" on a red link).
* Wikitext basics: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>, <nowiki>== headings ==</nowiki>, <nowiki>* bullets</nowiki>, and <nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki> to link another page.
* Save — there's no approval queue.

== Why editing is per-wiki ==

Each wiki is its own community with its own norms. Keeping edit rights local means a wiki's contributors are people who chose to be there, which keeps quality up and spam down. See [[Community guidelines]] for the rest.

Request a wiki

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A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory] first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic" is a page, not a wiki.

== How to request ==

# [[Getting started|Sign in and join Meta]] so you can edit this page.
# Add your request to the list below — copy the format of an existing entry.
# A steward will follow up about setting it up and making you its first editor/admin.

== Requested wikis ==

''Add yours below. Keep it to a line or two — the topic, why it deserves a wiki, and your signature (type <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).''

* '''Mountain biking''' — trails, suspension setup, and gear that survives the descent.
* ''(add your request here)''

== What happens next ==

New wikis are set up by hand for now, so there's a real person in the loop rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your talk page or in the relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your wiki.

Main Page

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== Welcome to wikicircles Meta ==

'''wikicircles''' is a family of community wikis for hobbies — real gear reviews, recipes, and hard-won know-how from the people who actually do it, free of ads and open for anyone to improve. This is '''Meta''': the hub for the platform itself — accounts, new-wiki requests, and the handful of norms that apply across every wiki.

== How accounts work ==

You have '''one wikicircles account''' that works on every wiki in the family — register once, here or on any wiki, and your username is the same everywhere.

Being signed in lets you '''read''' every wiki. To '''edit''' a particular wiki you join it — one click on that wiki's "Contribute" link. Joining one wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the others; you opt in to each community you actually want to contribute to.

* '''[[Getting started]]''' — register, join a wiki, and make your first edit.

== Get involved ==

* '''[https://wikicircles.org Browse the wikis]''' — see what's already here.
* '''[[Request a wiki]]''' — know a hobby inside out? Propose a wiki for it.
* '''[[Community guidelines]]''' — the short version of how we keep things kind and useful.

== Help run the place ==

Meta is itself a wiki, and these pages are meant to be improved. If something here is unclear or out of date, [[Getting started|join Meta]] and fix it.

Request a wiki

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A wikicircles wiki starts with one person who knows a hobby well enough to
seed it and cares enough to tend it early on. If that's you, propose it here.

== What makes a good wiki topic ==

* '''A real hobby with practitioners''' — something people buy gear for, argue
about, and get better at over time.
* '''Not already covered''' — check [https://wikicircles.org the directory]
first; if a close wiki already exists, contribute there instead.
* '''Broader than a single product''' — "espresso" works; "the Gaggia Classic"
is a page, not a wiki.

== How to request ==

# [[Getting started|Sign in and join Meta]] so you can edit this page.
# Add your request to the list below — copy the format of an existing entry.
# A steward will follow up about setting it up and making you its first
editor/admin.

== Requested wikis ==

''Add yours below. Keep it to a line or two — the topic, why it deserves a
wiki, and your signature (type <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).''

* '''Mountain biking''' — trails, suspension setup, and gear that survives the
descent.
* ''(add your request here)''

== What happens next ==

New wikis are set up by hand for now, so there's a real person in the loop
rather than instant self-service. Expect a reply on your talk page or in the
relevant community. Once it's live, you keep full editorial control of your
wiki.

Main Page

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Admin: Seed skeleton page

== Welcome to wikicircles Meta ==

'''wikicircles''' is a family of community wikis for hobbies — real gear
reviews, recipes, and hard-won know-how from the people who actually do it,
free of ads and open for anyone to improve. This is '''Meta''': the hub for
the platform itself — accounts, new-wiki requests, and the handful of norms
that apply across every wiki.

== How accounts work ==

You have '''one wikicircles account''' that works on every wiki in the family
— register once, here or on any wiki, and your username is the same
everywhere.

Being signed in lets you '''read''' every wiki. To '''edit''' a particular
wiki you join it — one click on that wiki's "Contribute" link. Joining one
wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the others; you opt in to each community you
actually want to contribute to.

* '''[[Getting started]]''' — register, join a wiki, and make your first edit.

== Get involved ==

* '''[https://wikicircles.org Browse the wikis]''' — see what's already here.
* '''[[Request a wiki]]''' — know a hobby inside out? Propose a wiki for it.
* '''[[Community guidelines]]''' — the short version of how we keep things
kind and useful.

== Help run the place ==

Meta is itself a wiki, and these pages are meant to be improved. If something
here is unclear or out of date, [[Getting started|join Meta]] and fix it.

Getting started

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Everything you need to go from "just visiting" to contributing on any
wikicircles wiki.

== 1. Create your account ==

Click '''Log in''' (top right) → '''create an account'''. You only do this
once — the same account works on every wiki in the family, and your username
is reserved everywhere, so no one can take it on another wiki.

== 2. Read anywhere ==

Signed in or not, you can read every wiki — nothing to join just to look
around. [https://wikicircles.org Browse the directory] and dive in.

== 3. Join a wiki to edit it ==

Editing is per wiki, on purpose: you opt into the communities you actually
want to contribute to. On the wiki you want to edit, use its '''Contribute'''
link (or visit '''<nowiki>Special:UserRights</nowiki>''' on that wiki and add
yourself to the ''member'' group). That grants you editing '''on that wiki
only''' — joining the espresso wiki doesn't sign you up to edit the birding
wiki.

== 4. Make your first edit ==

* Click '''Edit''' at the top of any page (or "create" on a red link).
* Wikitext basics: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>,
<nowiki>== headings ==</nowiki>, <nowiki>* bullets</nowiki>, and
<nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki> to link another page.
* Save — there's no approval queue.

== Why editing is per-wiki ==

Each wiki is its own community with its own norms. Keeping edit rights local
means a wiki's contributors are people who chose to be there, which keeps
quality up and spam down. See [[Community guidelines]] for the rest.

Community guidelines

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The short version of how wikicircles works across every wiki. Individual wikis
may add their own norms on top; this is the common floor.

== Be useful ==

* Share your '''own experience''' — dial-ins, opinions on gear, what worked
for you. First-hand know-how is the whole point, not something to apologize
for.
* '''Stubs are welcome.''' A two-sentence page beats no page. Start it; someone
will grow it.
* '''Add, don't overwrite.''' If your take differs from someone else's, put
yours alongside — different setups behave differently, and that's useful
information, not a conflict to resolve.

== Be kind ==

* Assume good faith and be gentle with new editors — everyone's first edit is
rough.
* Disagree about content, not people.
* No harassment, no spam, no ads. Affiliate-link farming is exactly what
wikicircles exists to be an alternative to.

== Accounts and editing ==

* One account per person, used honestly. Don't create extra accounts to
manufacture agreement.
* Editing a wiki means you've [[Getting started|joined]] it — contribute to
the communities you're actually part of.

== When something's wrong ==

Found spam, vandalism, or someone being a jerk? Flag it to that wiki's admins,
or raise it here on Meta. Serious or cross-wiki issues get handled at the
platform level.