Editing Guide

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In addition to the instructions below, you will find helpful resources and information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet https://anarchyinaction.org/index.php?title=Help:Contents

Create a New Page

To create a new page, just put a title into the address bar e.g.: https://getlibre.org/wiki/index.php?title=Example

...then when the page isn't found, you just click the "edit this page" link, save, and voila it's a new page.

After creating a new page, please add a link on the Main Page.

Create a New Heading

Write = on both sides of a heading. Write == on both sides of a subheading.

Linking

To link inside the wiki, type two brackets on both sides of the target page name. Or click on the chain links in the toolbar.

Upload images and documents

Use the left sidebar to upload images and documents. To embed the document or image on the wiki, click on the framed landscape in the toolbar.

Signing

When editing, please sign entries with ~~~~ or click Toolbar-signature.png in the toolbar. This will add your username and the time/date.

Societies and Communities

The communities section lists places where face-to-face decision making is possible. This would include a small town or a neigbhorhood in a larger city.

The societies section lists confederations and networks of communities. For pages on societies, please use the following headings: Culture, Decisions, Economy, Environment, Crime, Revolution (if applicable), Neighboring Societies. These are based on the chapters of Anarchy Works.

For an anti-authoritarian and/or anarchist society, please add to Main Page the years of the society's existence and the number of members. For a society that is participatory but not anti-authoritarian and/or anarchist, please write the years of the society's existence and the number of members that experienced anarchy.

Categories

As explained on the Main Page, we sort examples of anarchy into four main categories: Anarchist, anti-authoritarian, participatory, and autonomous. Anarchism refers to a political theory and practice that arose in the 19th century, aimed at abolishing coercive hierarchy and establishing a libertarian socialist society in its place. Anti-authoritarianism refers to a broader category of politics including groups such as the Wobblies and Zapatistas that oppose coercive hierarchy but do not call themselves anarchists. Third, a participatory' category includes examples such as ancient Athens where anarchy is extended to many but not to all or even necessarily to most of society. Participatory politics encompasses anti-authoritarianism, which encompasses anarchism. Finally, the autonomous category refers to self-governed communities that shift power relations in an anti-authoritarian direction, including examples like the Paris Commune, which fell short of participatory governance.