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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? 

 @Bowtieguru,
 ''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''
 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)

 <strike>Copy all FAQ titles to their indexes - Jord</strike> - done
 <strike>Copy all FAQs - Jord (I'm done) and vaxfan (I think I'm done)</strike> - done
 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?
  Okay, how does one do that? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])
  Until then, I'm tracking my progress on my profile page. [[User:Bowtieguru|Bowtieguru]] ([[User talk:Bowtieguru|talk]]) 20:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
    Splendid idea! Let's do that! [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)


'''What's been done'''

{|
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || 
|-
|:   Client software Q and A || working
|-
|:   Acct managers || open
|-
|:   Boinc computer terminology || open
|-
|:   Boinc client error codes || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ
|-
|:   Tips and tricks || open
|-
|:  Account trouble || open
|-
|:   Project Q and A || open
|-
|:   Active projects || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ
|-
|:   Project app errors and codes  || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ
|-
|:   General Q and A || first-pass
|-
|:   How-To || first-pass
|-
|:   Third party software || first-pass
|-
|:   FAQs that may be rejected || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs
|-
|: Logs || open
|-
|}

'''open''' - raw imported content<br />
'''working''' - under construction<br />
'''first-pass''' - basic formatting, links fixed, images imported<br />



'''Broken Links'''

{|
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || 
|-
|:   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]

working
|-
|:   Acct managers || open
|-
|:   Boinc computer terminology || open
|-
|:   Boinc client error codes || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ
|-
|:   Tips and tricks || open
|-
|:  Account trouble || open
|-
|:   Project Q and A || open
|-
|:   Active projects || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ
|-
|:   Project app errors and codes  || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ
|-
|:   General Q and A ||  OK
|-
|:   How-To ||
[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]

[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]
|-
|:   Third party software || OK
|-
|:   FAQs that may be rejected || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs
|-
|: Logs || open
|-
|}



'''Revisit pages'''

{|
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Client and managers FAQ || 
|-
|:   Client software Q and A || open
|-
|:   Acct managers || open
|-
|:   Boinc computer terminology || open
|-
|:   Boinc client error codes || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Projects FAQ
|-
|:   Tips and tricks || open
|-
|:  Account trouble || open
|-
|:   Project Q and A || open
|-
|:   Active projects || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Project applications FAQ
|-
|:   Project app errors and codes  || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Misc FAQ
|-
|:   General Q and A || 
[http://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Project_GPU_requirements Project GPU requirements] - Big Ugly Table
|-
|:   How-To || 
[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

[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?
|-
|:   Third party software || open
|-
|:   FAQs that may be rejected || open
|-
! style="text-align:left;"|Boinc change logs
|-
|: Logs || open
|-
|}



 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?
  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]])
  table I use is:
 <nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 ! Original writer
 ! Original FAQ
 ! Date & time
 |-
 | 
 | [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=]
 | 
 |-
 |}</nowiki>
 E.g.
 <nowiki>{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 ! Original writer
 ! Original FAQ
 ! Date & time
 |-
 | Jorden
 | [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]
 | 20-11-2009 22:07:51
 |-
 |}</nowiki>
 makes
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 ! Original writer
 ! Original FAQ
 ! Date & time
 |-
 | Jorden
 | [http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=502 502]
 | 20-11-2009 22:07:51
 |-
 |}

 (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)
   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)

  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)
  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)
  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)
    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)
 
 Add images for FAQs that need them
  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)

 Or update images for FAQs that already have them
 Proof read ready FAQs   -   Vaxfan - How do we flag that they've been proof-read?
  I don't know, ideas? [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]])
  If we have the list of rewrites as suggested above, we can note that in there.  [[User:KSMarksPsych]]
  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)
    The Discussion page it is. :) [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
  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)

 Add the full explanation of what CreditNew is, where it fails, what can be done to fix it - JasonG
 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)

 Add sections for Windows, Linux, Mac for different FAQs
 FAQ titles start with a capital and end with anything but a full stop '.' 
  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)
    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)
     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)

 Titles don't like braces { and } in them. These cannot be escaped as far as I found. 
 Someone has to trawl through all the FAQs at http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/ and copy the missing links per FAQ over. - Bowtieguru
   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)
  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)

Discussion points: 
 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?
  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)

 Can the Einstein moderators check all Einstein FAQs and see which ones are still viable, if any? - Kathryn
  Thank you. 

 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?
  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)
    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)

 <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>

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)
  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)
   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)
     Smacks Agentb around with a wet herring. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
   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)

 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)
  Use breaks. <nowiki><br></nowiki> [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 15:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
  <kitkats> don't have that effect... --[[User:Agentb|Agentb]] ([[User talk:Agentb|talk]]) 00:36, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
     Smacks Agentb around with a rotten tuna. [[User:Jord|Jord]] ([[User talk:Jord|talk]]) 23:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

FAQ titles that have already been dumped, no need to copy these FAQs:
 The whole section ''Other links to BOINC related pages''
 BOINC Manager 6.10.76
 BOINC Manager 6.7.76