You may already be familiar with the concept of “wikis.” If not, you can find the most popular example at www.wikipedia.org. A wiki is a user-created glossary of terms and definitions.
Have you ever noticed that IAAP seems to have its own “language?” What’s more, do you remember how lost you felt, as a new member, when people started talking about PECs and DAMs and IDPCs? The IAAPedia is a great way to educate everyone about our own internal code.
Wikis are designed so that no one person “owns” an entry. From the main IAAPedia screen, you can do everything:
- Search the IAAPedia
- See what the most popular phrases are at the moment
- Add a word or phrase
- Request a Definition
You can also sort the IAAPedia a number of ways:
- Alphabetically
- By Popularity
- By Rating
- By most recently updated
- By Status
You can also rate any definition according to how helpful it is by using the five star rating system on each definition.
- Expand any of the terms by clicking its link. You’ll see a number of options now open to you:
- You can edit the definition yourself by clicking Edit at the bottom of the definition
- Add a related link
- Add any comments you’d like to the definition, starting a discussion.