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==Irish Climbing Database==
 
==Irish Climbing Database==
  
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There are two main methods of browsing the database.  
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There are two main methods of accessing the database.  
  
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# The <big>'''[[Irish Climbing Wiki|Irish Climbing Database]]'''</big> page is a text list of crags by county.  
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#The <big>'''[[Irish Climbing Wiki|Irish Climbing Database]]'''</big> page is a text list of crags by county.
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# The [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1CPSH_N4N3faP-wi9Z897XwEygiunPAgK&usp=sharing <big>'''Interactive Map'''</big>] is a Google map of over 100 pins listing crags, gyms, stacks, etc.  
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#The <big>'''[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1CPSH_N4N3faP-wi9Z897XwEygiunPAgK&usp=sharing Interactive Map]'''</big> is a Google map of over 200 pins listing crags, gyms, stacks, etc.
  
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This supplements the Mountaineering Ireland guidebooks.
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This database supplements the Mountaineering Ireland guidebooks.
  
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To contribute to the wiki please see the Editor's Guide below, or send new route reports to [mailto:admin@climbing.ie admin@climbing.ie].
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Anybody can read the contents of the database, but to edit, you'll need an account or send new route reports to [mailto:admin@climbing.ie admin@climbing.ie]. Please see Readers Guide and Editors Guide sections below.
  
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<big>'''NOTE:''' DUE TO A RECENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE (March 2021), all logins had to be removed, and new registrations are required. So please use the [[Special:CreateAccount|Create Account]] page to register. Alternatively, email daveh@climbing.ie and I can manually register you.</big>
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'''NOTE:''' DUE TO A RECENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE (March 2021), all logins had to be removed, and new registrations are required. So please use the Create Account page to register. Alternatively, email daveh@climbing.ie and I can manually register you.
  
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==Guidebook Publication==
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List of Updates:
  
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[[Compiling A Climbing Guidebook]]
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*New WYSIWYG Editor, no more having to deal with wiki mark up language.
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*Updated the wiki software from a 12-year-old version to a right-up-to-the-minute version.
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*New mobile-friendly skin. Makes the info much more readable on portable devices.
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*New interactive map with more than 100 pins.
  
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Notes to help editors bring a climbing guide to publication.
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==Useful Links==
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*To edit the database, you'll need to [[Special:UserLogin|Log In]]. And, to do that, you'll need to [[Special:CreateAccount|Create a New Account]].
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*For specific questions on particular climbing areas, go to the [http://forum.climbing.ie Irish Climbing Online forum].
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*[[Editing a Page]]
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*[[Compiling A Climbing Guidebook]]
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*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_readers Reader User's Guide]
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*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Editor User's Guide]
  
 
==Help==
 
==Help==
  
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For general queries on the climbing or areas described in the wiki content please subscribe to the [http://forum.climbing.ie Irish Climbing Online forum]. The administrators of the site may not be experts in the activity or the area described in the wiki content. It's a much better idea to ask your question of the active local climbers who can be contacted via the forum.
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For all website related matters please contact admin@climbing.ie, and for technical issues, i.e. if something's broken, please contact daveh@climbing.ie.
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For all website related matters please contact admin@climbing.ie.
 
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==Readers Guide==
 
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For information on using the wiki please consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_readers Reader User's Guide].
 
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==Adding comments on routes==
 
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Comments on the content of the page may be added by going to the '''discussion''' tab and either editing the existing discussion or better still using the '''+''' link to the right of the '''edit''' link and add a new topic of discussion.
 
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Please sign your comments using the signature button on the toolbar for this. It is always useful to know when a comment was made
 
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Leave the cursor at the end of your comment and click the button. It will insert a blob of characters and you need do no more, just save and exit.
 
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==Editors Guide==
 
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For information on editing and updating the wiki content please consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Editor User's Guide]. However the following section gives a rapid overview of what is involved.
 
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If you don't have the ê or Ê for arête or ARÊTE on your keyboard, copy/paste from here.
 
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===Logging In===
 
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To edit the [[Irish Climbing Wiki]], you need to [[Special:UserLogin|login]]. If you have not previously created a login on this wiki, you can [[Special:CreateAccount|create a new account here]]. 
 
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'''Note:''' Prior to 2021, the forum login would also function as the wiki login, but with the major upgrade to the wiki in 2021, the software that was used to link the two entities together was no longer deemed secure, so we can no longer use it. So from 2021, it's necessary to create a new login on the wiki in order to make changes.
 
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After the upgrade, however, things became a lot easier with the "Visual Editor" plugin, which is more "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG). There's an assist menu at the top of the page for formatting headings, bulleted lists, links, etc. More like using a word processor than the previous method which was more like editing code.
 

Latest revision as of 10:54, 9 April 2021

Irish Climbing Database

There are two main methods of accessing the database.

  1. The Irish Climbing Database page is a text list of crags by county.
  2. The Interactive Map is a Google map of over 200 pins listing crags, gyms, stacks, etc.

This database supplements the Mountaineering Ireland guidebooks.

Anybody can read the contents of the database, but to edit, you'll need an account or send new route reports to admin@climbing.ie. Please see Readers Guide and Editors Guide sections below.

NOTE: DUE TO A RECENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE (March 2021), all logins had to be removed, and new registrations are required. So please use the Create Account page to register. Alternatively, email daveh@climbing.ie and I can manually register you.

List of Updates:

  • New WYSIWYG Editor, no more having to deal with wiki mark up language.
  • Updated the wiki software from a 12-year-old version to a right-up-to-the-minute version.
  • New mobile-friendly skin. Makes the info much more readable on portable devices.
  • New interactive map with more than 100 pins.

Useful Links

Help

For all website related matters please contact admin@climbing.ie, and for technical issues, i.e. if something's broken, please contact daveh@climbing.ie.

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