https://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=William&feedformat=atomBOINC Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T11:02:45ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.28.0https://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things_still_to_do&diff=1076Things still to do2016-06-07T13:02:48Z<p>William: edit to my initial questions</p>
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<div>Via this page we can add what there is still to do to get this Wiki the way we want it to. You can add to it, you can sign up to what you want. I propose we add a list of things here, and the person who wants to work on something, adds his name at the end of it. All right? <br />
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@Bowtieguru,<br />
''All the breaks have been removed, resulting in a hairy ball of concatenated phrases. Hmf. It's a paste-fest of <cr>-*-space, it's quickest if you start from the bottom. Other breaks have disappeared, too''<br />
If it helps, I can give you the original FAQ text, I have it in Wikipedia code (with BBCode stripped), but also in UTF-8 code (with BBCode and HTML code), and if you're into it, all of the FAQs, including the ones from the other languages. All the end-of-line and spaces are in their normal places as well. Tell me what you need and I'll email it to you. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:09, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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<strike>Copy all FAQ titles to their indexes - Jord</strike> - done<br />
<strike>Copy all FAQs - Jord (I'm done) and vaxfan (I think I'm done)</strike> - done<br />
Read all FAQs, mark which need rewrites .. hmm, but how? Vaxfan - ?possibly add a wiki entry listing the Wikis that need re-writes, and we can then cross them out and date them once done?<br />
Okay, how does one do that? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
Until then, I'm tracking my progress on my profile page. [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 20:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Splendid idea! Let's do that! [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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'''What's been done'''<br />
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! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || <br />
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|: Client software Q and A || working<br />
|-<br />
|: Acct managers || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc computer terminology || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc client error codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Tips and tricks || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Account trouble || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Project Q and A || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Active projects || open<br />
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! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Project app errors and codes || open<br />
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! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: General Q and A || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: How-To || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: Third party software || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: FAQs that may be rejected || open<br />
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! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs<br />
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|: Logs || open<br />
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'''open''' - raw imported content<br /><br />
'''working''' - under construction<br /><br />
'''first-pass''' - basic formatting, links fixed, images imported<br /><br />
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|: Client software Q and A || [http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=BOINC_6.2_-_6.12 BOINC 6.2 - 6.12] - [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx show hidden files Windows 2000 + XP]<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_can_I_add_my_BOINC_stats_to_my_Facebook_profile%3F add my BOINC stats to my Facebook profile?] - [http://apps.facebook.com/boincstats http://apps.facebook.com/boincstats]<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_do_I_install_BOINC_and_attach_to_a_project_in_Windows install BOINC and attach to a project in Windows?] - [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/resources/B575_install_w_rosetta.avi DivX video]<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Project_GPU_requirements Project GPU requirements] - Big Ugly Table<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_log_file_with_the_BOINC_installer%3F_(Windows,_Alpha_and_debug) How to make a log file with the BOINC installer?] - email ok?<br />
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Rewrite/touch up/add formatting FAQs Vaxfan - If we are going to do this, do we need a "Style guide" to be worked to to minimise the re-rewrites of things that have already been done?<br />
Yes, that would be preferable. Thursday I plan to sit down and go try out different styles, fonts and that, plus a table through which we point to the old FAQ and who wrote it. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
table I use is:<br />
<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
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| <br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=]<br />
| <br />
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|}</nowiki><br />
E.g.<br />
<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
|-<br />
| Jorden<br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]<br />
| 20-11-2009 22:07:51<br />
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|}</nowiki><br />
makes<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
|-<br />
| Jorden<br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]<br />
| 20-11-2009 22:07:51<br />
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|}<br />
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(Cont'd from above) I see the old version table at the bottom of ea page - some tags were blasted on import. If you can give me the headers to paste in I can rebuild the old version boxes, or let me know how to morph the old ones into new ones. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 18:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
I'll trawl through all FAQs and add the new box at the bottom. It's kind of relaxing to do so. I know there are some pages with the old version table still there, I'll get there eventually. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 16:39, 3 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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For now, I'm going through and repairing the gross damage, tossing in breaks for readability and inserting links. The (many) lists-of-steps were trashed, unfortunately, they're now big balls of paragraph. I'm rebuilding them as '*' ul's. No other formatting or headings, maybe some strongs here and there. [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 20:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
It would help to have at least one FAQ finished as this would be a good example to define style and layout [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've finished up the misc-general section to give you an idea of what I'm doing [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 01:46, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Thursday didn't work out. This moment I have no energy anymore either. Hopefully that I'll find some time tonight or tomorrow. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add images for FAQs that need them<br />
The uploads work, and the old images can be found at http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/resources/ [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Or update images for FAQs that already have them<br />
Proof read ready FAQs - Vaxfan - How do we flag that they've been proof-read?<br />
I don't know, ideas? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
If we have the list of rewrites as suggested above, we can note that in there. [[User:KSMarksPsych]]<br />
May i suggest a comment on each associated Discussion Page to the effect that a page has been PR'd OK, and if not OK either an edit or comment be made. [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
The Discussion page it is. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've been tagging each page's discussion w/ 'first pass ok' and any notes, a 4-tilde datestamp, works great - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add the full explanation of what CreditNew is, where it fails, what can be done to fix it - JasonG<br />
I'll take writing this topic. However it will take time, as I am goign to compile the past generations of credit granting methods [[User:Kiska|Kiska]] ([[User talk:Kiska|talk]]) 01:53, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add sections for Windows, Linux, Mac for different FAQs<br />
FAQ titles start with a capital and end with anything but a full stop '.' <br />
This is i know pedantic but FAQs are questions, so should always be written as such, and end with a ? [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Not all FAQs are questions. I have never seen an error end with a question mark. Does your Blue Screen of Death ask politely that you write down its numbers? Most all of the questions we have are in the How To? section. But let's do pedantic and call them the BOINC FAs. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
To be clearer, if it is posed as a question, then a question mark is used. Many things are not asked as questions. For example "What causes error 4756278346?" needs a question mark --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Titles don't like braces { and } in them. These cannot be escaped as far as I found. <br />
Someone has to trawl through all the FAQs at http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/ and copy the missing links per FAQ over. - Bowtieguru<br />
I never thanked you for this rather thankless job you took upon yourself. But really, thank you. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Thanks! I just finished a work-study assignment where I ported several sites at WWU from kludge to drupal, so I'm damn fearless.. and I get to splash around in mediawiki for the first time, so I'm a happy puppy. I'm glad to help out. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:39, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Discussion points: <br />
What is the oldest version we keep in the FAQs? BOINC 6, BOINC 7? Vaxfan - There are still a number of people that run BOINC 6, I'm not too sure about earlier ones, do we NEED to remove the 'old' info?<br />
No, we don't NEED to remove the old info. I'm happy to keep it. Although it may need rewrites still. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Can the Einstein moderators check all Einstein FAQs and see which ones are still viable, if any? - Kathryn<br />
Thank you. <br />
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What do we do with projects? Do we add them in, leave them out? I feel to leave them out, as there are places enough that show which are available, active etc. Vaxfan - I agree in general, but maybe just a list of projects & links to them here?<br />
All right, but till how far do we go? Add in all the obscure ones as well? Add a list of old and dead ones? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've added in all projects according to the BOINC Manager Add Project wizard and added their data as well. Perhaps that we can get a template to read that, anyone know of an XML to wikipedia add-on that we can ask Neil for? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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<strike>I understand from Agentb that you cannot add to Discussions. I've sent that off to Neil, perhaps a permission problem. Although Users should be able to create Discussions. I dunno. I think I'll make a page on the main index for discussions for now, in which you can leave just about anything, all right? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) Problem solved, Discussions now open for business [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:18, 22 May 2016 (UTC)</strike><br />
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May i ask we use the wiki convention of 4 tilda's to sign each and every edit ? [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Aren't they called tilde's? ;-) Uhm, when in a one on one discussion on a page, use three for short sign-offs as well, until the end of conversation and then use four? Three only signs your name. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) vs [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
My only tongue in cheek riposte here is, a tilda is ginger beer and vodka cocktail and so four would be perfectly suitable for signing out, but even so there is a typo... It should be tildes and not tilda's (especially not tilde's ;-) ) --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Smacks Agentb around with a wet herring. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I went to the local co-op for a 6-pack of ginger beer.. I'll let you know what I find, but ending each page w/ 4 tildas limits me to only 3-5 pages a night, max. If I promise not to talk and go slowly w/ 3 tildas ea, I can hang on for 7 or 8 pages.. maybe.. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I also like my white space a lot, it helps me breath [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Use breaks. <nowiki><br></nowiki> [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
<kitkats> don't have that effect... --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Smacks Agentb around with a rotten tuna. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Is there a guide somewhere on how to write entries? I'm completely unfamiliar with wiki. <br />
Being a disorganised person, I intend to start somewhere in the middle, with something I know well enough - which happens to be boinc terminology. Yep I picked the easy one ;) as per above, I'll try to put a note on my profile where I am. And as far as I understood I edit the page and any comments go on the discussion page? What if I need help with a particular item?<br />
Ha I already learned something. If you want a box, put a space at the start of the line. :)<br />
Oh and I already warned Jord - I suffer from depression. I may disappear and reappear with no apparent rhythm or reason. If you really need to get hold of me, use email. Ok and now four wriggly lines? [[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 09:32, 7 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
I found Jord had linked something in his welcome email. me bad. I suppose I can take it from there ... [[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 13:02, 7 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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FAQ titles that have already been dumped, no need to copy these FAQs:<br />
The whole section ''Other links to BOINC related pages''<br />
BOINC Manager 6.10.76<br />
BOINC Manager 6.7.76</div>Williamhttps://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:William&diff=1075User:William2016-06-07T11:00:41Z<p>William: </p>
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<div>I started with SETI in July 1999. When I came back in 2007 it had moved on to BOINC. I became an Alpha tester in 2010, working on BOINC and for the 3rd party developers group for SETI@home known as Lunatics. These days I mainly help people at SETI.<br />
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Working on:<br />
[[BOINC Terminology: A]] done</div>Williamhttps://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:BOINC_Terminology:_A&diff=1074Talk:BOINC Terminology: A2016-06-07T10:38:14Z<p>William: </p>
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<div>I added an entry for APR - do we need to expand on it here or is it better to link to CreditNew when it exists? [[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 10:38, 7 June 2016 (UTC)</div>Williamhttps://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:BOINC_Terminology:_A&diff=1073Talk:BOINC Terminology: A2016-06-07T10:37:18Z<p>William: Created page with "I added an entry for APR - do we need to expand on it here or is it better to link to CreditNew when it exists?"</p>
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<div>I added an entry for APR - do we need to expand on it here or is it better to link to CreditNew when it exists?</div>Williamhttps://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=BOINC_Terminology:_A&diff=1072BOINC Terminology: A2016-06-07T10:31:50Z<p>William: Trying to fix internal links</p>
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: To stop a task crunching. This will effectively stop it, delete it and wait to be reported as being aborted by user. In your stderr text on the server it will show as &quot;Aborted by User&quot;. No credit will be given for this task. <br />
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: The message you get when you abort a task, both in Boinc Manager/Tasks and on the project. <br />
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: A random 32 character hexadecimal key assigned to your email address, made by the project. <br />
: With this key you can log in at all times on a projects server, to change your password etc. <br />
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;Account Manager<br />
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: This is a web site that simplifies participating in BOINC, especially if you are new to BOINC, or if you have several computers, participate in several projects, or like to learn about new projects. <br />
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;Activities Suspended<br />
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: You will see this message in Boinc Manager/Tasks when you have Suspended/Snoozed BOINC. <br />
: Resume from the Activity menu. <br />
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: Formerly known as No New Work. <br />
: In Boinc Manager/Projects, when you select a project and press the No New Tasks button, it changes to this new button. The button shows the option you have, not the state it is in. <br />
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;Alpha project<br />
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: A project that isn't available to the main public. <br />
: Example given, the BOINC Alpha project is invite only. <br />
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;Alpha version<br />
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: The first stage in testing of the BOINC core client or a project's application.<br />
: The group of people testing it is small. It's not given out to the general public until most bugs have been removed through testing. <br />
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: BOINC applications, and the BOINC core client, are native-mode programs, so different versions are required for each platform (a 'platform' is the combination of an operating system and a processor type: e.g., Linux/Intel).<br />
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: The BOINC core client is available for common platforms (Windows/Intel, Linux/Intel, Mac OS/X. etc.). BOINC-based projects compile program versions for some or all of these platforms and place them on their servers. Typically, you download the BOINC core client version for your platform. When the core client requests work from the project's scheduling server, the client tells the server its platform, and the server instructs it to download the appropriate program version.<br />
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: This addresses the needs of most BOINC participants, but it's inadequate if:<br />
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* your computers have platforms not supported by BOINC or by the project;<br />
* for security reasons, you want to only run executables you have compiled yourself;<br />
* you want to optimize applications for particular architectures. <br />
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: To handle these cases, BOINC lets you make the client software yourself, or obtain it from a third party, rather than downloading it from its 'official' source. This applies to both the core client and to project-specific applications. <br />
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;AP (1)<br />
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;AP / ap (2)<br />
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: Abbreviation for [[BOINC Terminology: A#Astropulse|Astropulse]]. <br />
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: A file listing a non-standard application under [[BOINC Terminology: A#Anonymous platform|Anonymous platform]]. Either you downloaded an optimized application or you compiled it yourself. <br />
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: Astropulse is a new type of SETI. It expands on the original [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu SETI@home], but does not replace it. The original SETI@home searches for narrowband signals, as does a conventional AM or FM radio. Astropulse, on the other hand, listens for broader-band, short-time pulses.<br />
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: See for more information: [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ap_faq.php Astropulse @ SETI]<br />
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;Attach<br />
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: To tell BOINC you want to crunch for a specific project, you attach to that project through Boinc Manager or via an account manager. <br />
: By attaching to a project, BOINC will download the project's application(s) and at least one task to work on. <br />
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;Average Turnaround Time<br />
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: The average time it takes your computer to download, crunch, upload and report a task. <br />
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<div>;Abort<br />
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: To stop a task crunching. This will effectively stop it, delete it and wait to be reported as being aborted by user. In your stderr text on the server it will show as &quot;Aborted by User&quot;. No credit will be given for this task. <br />
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;Abort Transfer<br />
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: As above, this aborts the task. It will NOT stop the upload or download of a task!!<br />
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;Aborted by User<br />
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: The message you get when you abort a task, both in Boinc Manager/Tasks and on the project. <br />
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;Account Key<br />
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: A random 32 character hexadecimal key assigned to your email address, made by the project. <br />
: With this key you can log in at all times on a projects server, to change your password etc. <br />
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;Account Manager<br />
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: This is a web site that simplifies participating in BOINC, especially if you are new to BOINC, or if you have several computers, participate in several projects, or like to learn about new projects. <br />
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;Activities Suspended<br />
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: You will see this message in Boinc Manager/Tasks when you have Suspended/Snoozed BOINC. <br />
: Resume from the Activity menu. <br />
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;Allow New Tasks<br />
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: Formerly known as No New Work. <br />
: In Boinc Manager/Projects, when you select a project and press the No New Tasks button, it changes to this new button. The button shows the option you have, not the state it is in. <br />
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;Alpha project<br />
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: A project that isn't available to the main public. <br />
: Example given, the BOINC Alpha project is invite only. <br />
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;Alpha version<br />
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: The first stage in testing of the BOINC core client or a project's application.<br />
: The group of people testing it is small. It's not given out to the general public until most bugs have been removed through testing. <br />
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;AM<br />
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: Abbreviation for Account Manager.<br />
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;AMD<br />
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: A CPU and GPU producing company. <br />
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;Anonymous platform<br />
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: BOINC applications, and the BOINC core client, are native-mode programs, so different versions are required for each platform (a 'platform' is the combination of an operating system and a processor type: e.g., Linux/Intel).<br />
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: The BOINC core client is available for common platforms (Windows/Intel, Linux/Intel, Mac OS/X. etc.). BOINC-based projects compile program versions for some or all of these platforms and place them on their servers. Typically, you download the BOINC core client version for your platform. When the core client requests work from the project's scheduling server, the client tells the server its platform, and the server instructs it to download the appropriate program version.<br />
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: This addresses the needs of most BOINC participants, but it's inadequate if:<br />
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* your computers have platforms not supported by BOINC or by the project;<br />
* for security reasons, you want to only run executables you have compiled yourself;<br />
* you want to optimize applications for particular architectures. <br />
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: To handle these cases, BOINC lets you make the client software yourself, or obtain it from a third party, rather than downloading it from its 'official' source. This applies to both the core client and to project-specific applications. <br />
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;AP (1)<br />
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: Abbreviation for anonymous platform.<br />
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;AP / ap (2)<br />
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: Abbreviation for [[BOINC Terminology: A#Astropulse|Astropulse]]. <br />
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;App_info.xml<br />
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: A file listing a non-standard application under [[BOINC Terminology: A#Anonymous platform|Anonymous platform]]. Either you downloaded an optimized application or you compiled it yourself. <br />
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;APR<br />
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: Abbreviation for average processing rate<br />
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;Assimilator<br />
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: The assimilator handles workunits that are 'completed': that is, that have a canonical task or for which an error condition has occurred. Handling a successfully completed task might involve record tasks in a database and perhaps triggering the generation of more work.<br />
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;Astropulse<br />
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: Astropulse is a new type of SETI. It expands on the original [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu SETI@home], but does not replace it. The original SETI@home searches for narrowband signals, as does a conventional AM or FM radio. Astropulse, on the other hand, listens for broader-band, short-time pulses.<br />
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: See for more information: [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ap_faq.php Astropulse @ SETI]<br />
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;Attach<br />
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: To tell BOINC you want to crunch for a specific project, you attach to that project through Boinc Manager or via an account manager. <br />
: By attaching to a project, BOINC will download the project's application(s) and at least one task to work on. <br />
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;Average Turnaround Time<br />
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: The average time it takes your computer to download, crunch, upload and report a task. <br />
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<div>Working on:<br />
[[BOINC Terminology: A]]</div>Williamhttps://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things_still_to_do&diff=1069Things still to do2016-06-07T09:32:00Z<p>William: </p>
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<div>Via this page we can add what there is still to do to get this Wiki the way we want it to. You can add to it, you can sign up to what you want. I propose we add a list of things here, and the person who wants to work on something, adds his name at the end of it. All right? <br />
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@Bowtieguru,<br />
''All the breaks have been removed, resulting in a hairy ball of concatenated phrases. Hmf. It's a paste-fest of <cr>-*-space, it's quickest if you start from the bottom. Other breaks have disappeared, too''<br />
If it helps, I can give you the original FAQ text, I have it in Wikipedia code (with BBCode stripped), but also in UTF-8 code (with BBCode and HTML code), and if you're into it, all of the FAQs, including the ones from the other languages. All the end-of-line and spaces are in their normal places as well. Tell me what you need and I'll email it to you. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:09, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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<strike>Copy all FAQ titles to their indexes - Jord</strike> - done<br />
<strike>Copy all FAQs - Jord (I'm done) and vaxfan (I think I'm done)</strike> - done<br />
Read all FAQs, mark which need rewrites .. hmm, but how? Vaxfan - ?possibly add a wiki entry listing the Wikis that need re-writes, and we can then cross them out and date them once done?<br />
Okay, how does one do that? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
Until then, I'm tracking my progress on my profile page. [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 20:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Splendid idea! Let's do that! [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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'''What's been done'''<br />
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{|<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || <br />
|-<br />
|: Client software Q and A || working<br />
|-<br />
|: Acct managers || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc computer terminology || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc client error codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Tips and tricks || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Account trouble || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Project Q and A || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Active projects || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Project app errors and codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: General Q and A || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: How-To || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: Third party software || first-pass<br />
|-<br />
|: FAQs that may be rejected || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs<br />
|-<br />
|: Logs || open<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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'''open''' - raw imported content<br /><br />
'''working''' - under construction<br /><br />
'''first-pass''' - basic formatting, links fixed, images imported<br /><br />
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'''Broken Links'''<br />
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{|<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || <br />
|-<br />
|: Client software Q and A || [http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=BOINC_6.2_-_6.12 BOINC 6.2 - 6.12] - [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx show hidden files Windows 2000 + XP]<br />
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working<br />
|-<br />
|: Acct managers || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc computer terminology || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc client error codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Tips and tricks || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Account trouble || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Project Q and A || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Active projects || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Project app errors and codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: General Q and A || OK<br />
|-<br />
|: How-To ||<br />
[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_can_I_add_my_BOINC_stats_to_my_Facebook_profile%3F add my BOINC stats to my Facebook profile?] - [http://apps.facebook.com/boincstats http://apps.facebook.com/boincstats]<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_do_I_install_BOINC_and_attach_to_a_project_in_Windows install BOINC and attach to a project in Windows?] - [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/resources/B575_install_w_rosetta.avi DivX video]<br />
|-<br />
|: Third party software || OK<br />
|-<br />
|: FAQs that may be rejected || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs<br />
|-<br />
|: Logs || open<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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'''Revisit pages'''<br />
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{|<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || <br />
|-<br />
|: Client software Q and A || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Acct managers || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc computer terminology || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Boinc client error codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Tips and tricks || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Account trouble || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Project Q and A || open<br />
|-<br />
|: Active projects || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: Project app errors and codes || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ<br />
|-<br />
|: General Q and A || <br />
[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Project_GPU_requirements Project GPU requirements] - Big Ugly Table<br />
|-<br />
|: How-To || <br />
[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_can_I_get_my_BOINC_stats_on_my_desktop%3F BOINC stats on my desktop?] - mia images, old info<br />
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[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_log_file_with_the_BOINC_installer%3F_(Windows,_Alpha_and_debug) How to make a log file with the BOINC installer?] - email ok?<br />
|-<br />
|: Third party software || open<br />
|-<br />
|: FAQs that may be rejected || open<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs<br />
|-<br />
|: Logs || open<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Rewrite/touch up/add formatting FAQs Vaxfan - If we are going to do this, do we need a "Style guide" to be worked to to minimise the re-rewrites of things that have already been done?<br />
Yes, that would be preferable. Thursday I plan to sit down and go try out different styles, fonts and that, plus a table through which we point to the old FAQ and who wrote it. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
table I use is:<br />
<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|}</nowiki><br />
E.g.<br />
<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
|-<br />
| Jorden<br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]<br />
| 20-11-2009 22:07:51<br />
|-<br />
|}</nowiki><br />
makes<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
! Original writer<br />
! Original FAQ<br />
! Date & time<br />
|-<br />
| Jorden<br />
| [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]<br />
| 20-11-2009 22:07:51<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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(Cont'd from above) I see the old version table at the bottom of ea page - some tags were blasted on import. If you can give me the headers to paste in I can rebuild the old version boxes, or let me know how to morph the old ones into new ones. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 18:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
I'll trawl through all FAQs and add the new box at the bottom. It's kind of relaxing to do so. I know there are some pages with the old version table still there, I'll get there eventually. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 16:39, 3 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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For now, I'm going through and repairing the gross damage, tossing in breaks for readability and inserting links. The (many) lists-of-steps were trashed, unfortunately, they're now big balls of paragraph. I'm rebuilding them as '*' ul's. No other formatting or headings, maybe some strongs here and there. [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 20:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
It would help to have at least one FAQ finished as this would be a good example to define style and layout [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've finished up the misc-general section to give you an idea of what I'm doing [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 01:46, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Thursday didn't work out. This moment I have no energy anymore either. Hopefully that I'll find some time tonight or tomorrow. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add images for FAQs that need them<br />
The uploads work, and the old images can be found at http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/resources/ [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Or update images for FAQs that already have them<br />
Proof read ready FAQs - Vaxfan - How do we flag that they've been proof-read?<br />
I don't know, ideas? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])<br />
If we have the list of rewrites as suggested above, we can note that in there. [[User:KSMarksPsych]]<br />
May i suggest a comment on each associated Discussion Page to the effect that a page has been PR'd OK, and if not OK either an edit or comment be made. [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
The Discussion page it is. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've been tagging each page's discussion w/ 'first pass ok' and any notes, a 4-tilde datestamp, works great - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add the full explanation of what CreditNew is, where it fails, what can be done to fix it - JasonG<br />
I'll take writing this topic. However it will take time, as I am goign to compile the past generations of credit granting methods [[User:Kiska|Kiska]] ([[User talk:Kiska|talk]]) 01:53, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Add sections for Windows, Linux, Mac for different FAQs<br />
FAQ titles start with a capital and end with anything but a full stop '.' <br />
This is i know pedantic but FAQs are questions, so should always be written as such, and end with a ? [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Not all FAQs are questions. I have never seen an error end with a question mark. Does your Blue Screen of Death ask politely that you write down its numbers? Most all of the questions we have are in the How To? section. But let's do pedantic and call them the BOINC FAs. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
To be clearer, if it is posed as a question, then a question mark is used. Many things are not asked as questions. For example "What causes error 4756278346?" needs a question mark --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Titles don't like braces { and } in them. These cannot be escaped as far as I found. <br />
Someone has to trawl through all the FAQs at http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/ and copy the missing links per FAQ over. - Bowtieguru<br />
I never thanked you for this rather thankless job you took upon yourself. But really, thank you. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Thanks! I just finished a work-study assignment where I ported several sites at WWU from kludge to drupal, so I'm damn fearless.. and I get to splash around in mediawiki for the first time, so I'm a happy puppy. I'm glad to help out. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:39, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Discussion points: <br />
What is the oldest version we keep in the FAQs? BOINC 6, BOINC 7? Vaxfan - There are still a number of people that run BOINC 6, I'm not too sure about earlier ones, do we NEED to remove the 'old' info?<br />
No, we don't NEED to remove the old info. I'm happy to keep it. Although it may need rewrites still. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Can the Einstein moderators check all Einstein FAQs and see which ones are still viable, if any? - Kathryn<br />
Thank you. <br />
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What do we do with projects? Do we add them in, leave them out? I feel to leave them out, as there are places enough that show which are available, active etc. Vaxfan - I agree in general, but maybe just a list of projects & links to them here?<br />
All right, but till how far do we go? Add in all the obscure ones as well? Add a list of old and dead ones? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I've added in all projects according to the BOINC Manager Add Project wizard and added their data as well. Perhaps that we can get a template to read that, anyone know of an XML to wikipedia add-on that we can ask Neil for? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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<strike>I understand from Agentb that you cannot add to Discussions. I've sent that off to Neil, perhaps a permission problem. Although Users should be able to create Discussions. I dunno. I think I'll make a page on the main index for discussions for now, in which you can leave just about anything, all right? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) Problem solved, Discussions now open for business [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:18, 22 May 2016 (UTC)</strike><br />
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May i ask we use the wiki convention of 4 tilda's to sign each and every edit ? [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Aren't they called tilde's? ;-) Uhm, when in a one on one discussion on a page, use three for short sign-offs as well, until the end of conversation and then use four? Three only signs your name. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) vs [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
My only tongue in cheek riposte here is, a tilda is ginger beer and vodka cocktail and so four would be perfectly suitable for signing out, but even so there is a typo... It should be tildes and not tilda's (especially not tilde's ;-) ) --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Smacks Agentb around with a wet herring. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
I went to the local co-op for a 6-pack of ginger beer.. I'll let you know what I find, but ending each page w/ 4 tildas limits me to only 3-5 pages a night, max. If I promise not to talk and go slowly w/ 3 tildas ea, I can hang on for 7 or 8 pages.. maybe.. - [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 19:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I also like my white space a lot, it helps me breath [[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:03, 25 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Use breaks. <nowiki><br></nowiki> [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
<kitkats> don't have that effect... --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
Smacks Agentb around with a rotten tuna. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Is there a guide somewhere on how to write entries? I'm completely unfamiliar with wiki. <br />
Being a disorganised person, I intend to start somewhere in the middle, with something I know well enough - which happens to be boinc terminology. Yep I picked the easy one ;) as per above, I'll try to put a note on my profile where I am. And as far as I understood I edit the page and any comments go on the discussion page? What if I need help with a particular item?<br />
Ha I already learned something. If you want a box, put a space at the start of the line. :)<br />
Oh and I already warned Jord - I suffer from depression. I may disappear and reappear with no apparent rhythm or reason. If you really need to get hold of me, use email. Ok and now four wriggly lines? [[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 09:32, 7 June 2016 (UTC)<br />
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FAQ titles that have already been dumped, no need to copy these FAQs:<br />
The whole section ''Other links to BOINC related pages''<br />
BOINC Manager 6.10.76<br />
BOINC Manager 6.7.76</div>William