Gynopedia Guidelines

Gynopedia is a new project... so we don't have many guidelines yet. But let us know if something seems missing, or you think we should clarify something. In the meantime, here's what we have so far:

Community Rules

1. Respect people's personal health decisions. This is an open community, and different people will make different choices. Our job is to simply provide the information, as fully and accurately as we can, and let the users make informed decisions.

2. Real Information. Please contribute -- but only if you know the information is true. Inaccurate or outdated information can make people feel discouraged and waste their time. Of course, some information will become outdated. But, to the best of your abilities, try to make the information up-to-date.

3. No advertisement/promotion from physicians, hospitals or clinics. If you recommend a physician, hospital or clinic because you were a patient or know about a real patient's experience, please contribute. But, if you are in any way affiliated with a service (for example, you work for a clinic), please refrain from adding information on that service.

Editing Guidelines

New Melbourne page in the 'Edit' view with Wiki markup

1. What's wiki markup? When editing articles on Gynopedia, you'll sometimes need to use use wiki markup (see example at right). It's kinda like HTML... but way easier. Basically, it's a way to provide everything that's not pure text -- formatting, links, image specifications -- on the page. So, for example, if you see quotation marks or multiple equal signs, that's wiki markup. Make sure to copy and paste the markup exactly as you see it in the examples we provide below. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. For reference, check out the example (see right) of a new Melbourne page with wiki markup. For further details, check out this Wiki Markup Language article.

2. Distinguishing Between Cities: To distinguish between two cities with the same name (for example, Los Angeles, USA and Los Angeles, Chile), please add this markup at the top of the page when in 'Edit' view.

{{setLocation
|Country=United States
|State=California
|City=Los Angeles
}}

Here is an example of how the Melbourne page would look in the 'Edit' view with country and state/region specified:

3. Creating New Pages: To create a new city page, please copy and paste this text (exactly as shown) in the 'Edit' view, which will automatically give you the format. See image (at right) for example.

'''OVERVIEW''' 

==Contraception==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Emergency Contraception==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Medications & Vaccines==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Menstruation==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Gynecological Exams==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==STD Tests==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Pregnancy==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Abortion==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Advocacy & Counseling==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==List of Additional Resources==

3. Renaming Pages: The renaming of pages, or what's also called the "moving" of pages, is restricted to administrators. If you want to rename a page, please contact me (gynopediazer@gmail.com).

4. Deleting Pages: The deletion of pages can only be done by administrators. Please contact us if you think a page should be deleted (gynopediazer@gmail.com).

5. All Pages Editable With the exception of the homepage, Gynopedia Guidelines page and About page, all pages are editable by our users. So, please, edit and contribute!