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This MediaWiki installation is meant as a playground for our DH Minor.

Overview and slides for all sessions can be found here.

Space for General Discussion in this Wiki.

• Agenda for 20 May 2017
• Agenda for 27 May 2017
• Agenda for 3 June 2017

Final Colloquium on 10 and 17 June 2017

• Please choose one of the two dates and put your name in this Google Doc.
• And don't forget the homework for next Saturday (27 May): Please put your Article Assignment in this list.

Embedding external imagery (from Wikimedia Commons)

This Wiki makes use of InstantCommons. That way, each of the to date 39 Mio. media files on Wikimedia Commons can be embedded. Like this one:

A photo from Wikimedia Commons, embedded in this Wiki.

• WARNING: the Wikipedia Spiral of Doom

Another example of including an image from Wikimedia Commons

Food.

Getting started

• Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list
• Localise MediaWiki for your language
• Learn how to combat spam on your wiki