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==StatusSelected Recent Contributions==[[Gobblerpedia]] has been online since Friday, February 11th. Please add (Here's a list of recently-created articles that people may find useful or import from an appropriately licensed source) any information you think might be worth sharing. The contents of this wiki are slowly being populated with interesting:<categorytree | mode=pages>Featured content from the [[http://vtluug.org</wiki/ LUUG Wiki]] and [[http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia]]. Work is also ongoing on templates that will ease the documentation of common classes of articles, such as courses, textbooks, and departments.categorytree>

==Logo ContestCategories==We are desperately in need See this list of top-level categories for a prettier logolist of what's currently available. Requirements for the contest If you are that it prominently display "Gobblerpedia" and incorporate some symbol of Virginia Tech (i.e. [[Newman Library]], [[Burruss Hall]]), but not one trademarked by the university (i.e. [[Pylons]], stylized VTcreating a page, we would prefer if you stick to these pre-existing categories or shield). The winner of the logo contest will receive comestibles their subcategories to be negotiated (ikeep things well-organized.e. beer or pizza) and attribution in the Gobblerpedia articleIf an appropriate category doesn't yet exist, please contact a moderator before creating it.<categorytree | mode=pages>Root</categorytree>

No hard guidlines are yet Gobblerpedia differs from Wikipedia in placethat sources do not necessarily need to be cited. It is preferable Since we aim to use proper names as the main page for gather original history from students, faculty, alumni, and townies, we realize that printed or online sources may not necessarily be available. Please add (or import from an article and redirect with appropriately licensed source) ''any abbreviations or nicknames'' information you think might be worth sharing. Also, Virginia Tech is Be bold; during the assumed namespaceinitial growth phase, if you will, so leaving write first and ask questions later. Leaving off "at Virginia Tech" is probably a good an easy way to not let keep article names get too longshort(er). The Should this ever be a problem (for example in documenting[[Radford University]]), we may re-evaluate this precedent. See the the list of categories above for an overview of what's currently available. If you don't really know where to start, there are several requested pages on our [[wanted pages|wanted pages list]]. Many of them already exist and just need their content to be expanded. If you are looking for guidelines, Wikipedia's conventions and the [http://www.branding.unirel.vt.edu/style-guides/index.html University Style Guide] is probably are the best starting place points.  Work is ongoing on templates that will ease the documentation of common classes of articles, such as courses, textbooks, and departments, but the templates can easily be added to existing material so don't wait on them to add material. If you have experience in creating MediaWiki templates, we invite you to assist in this process. Several [[template:infobox|infobox]] templates have been imported from Wikipedia for additional style guidelinesgeneral use, until more specialized ones can be created. Among the interesting sources we've found are:* [https://that70sblacksburg.blogspot.com/ That 70s Blacksburg Blog]* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/bev.net Internet Archive of BEV.net]* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170208150838/http://www.phys.vt.edu/about/history.shtml Internet Archive of Physics department history page]* [http://spec.lib.vt.edu/ Library Special collections]Please keep in mind that these sources and others may have restrictive usage terms for content and images. '''If you''''''wish to re-use content or images, please contact the authors, even if it falls under fair-use'''. If you can prove thatcontent is public domain (e.g. public records), this stipulation is not an expectation.