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==LIAS Glossary==
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In order to describe and identify lichens and ascomycetes, the [http://www.lias.net/|LIAS] project uses a wide range of descriptive terms. This glossary provides aims to provide definitions for the terms used in the character and character state definitions of LIAS. It is under ongoing development and we ask all interested researchers to excuse incompleteness and errors. Your criticism or collaboration is highly welcome! See "[[About]]" for further information about the project.
  
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==Entry points==
''(To editors assuming the responsibility for this new wiki: Please remove/modify this and the following text:)''
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* Use the search box in the top right corner.
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* Use the alphabetical index, either [[Page index|complete]] (slow!) or broken down by [[Page index overview|first letter]].
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* Browse the content by selected categories, see [[Special:Categories|all categories]] or [[Special:UncategorizedCategories|Top level categories]]. Please note that categorization is incomplete!
  
This is the start / front / home page of this Wiki web. It is shown whenever no specific page is requested. When starting a Wiki project, the following pages should be changed:
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==How to contribute==
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* After obtaining a user account, you are welcome to make corrections, point out errors. Note that it is good Wiki style to ruthlessly rewrite a definition if you consider this necessary. Your changes will be easy to trace since all versions of a page are preserved and a comparison function is available (links behind ">" in the footer of each page). Write comments at the end of an article only if you are uncertain about a correction.
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* We urgently need illustrations (drawings, photos, diagrams). We thank you for your contributions. They will be clearly labelled with your authorship and the copyright remains with you!
  
* This page should organize the content and point newcomers as well as frequent visitors to the most relevant top level pages.
 
* The project goals, scope, collaborators should be described on [[About]]
 
* [[Contact]] (and the included [[Wiki disclaimers]]) should be updated if necessary.
 
* The pages [[Copyright Notice]], [[Copyright Details]], [[Wiki privacy policy]], [[Wiki disclaimers]], [[Wiki editor submission contract]], and [[Wiki authentication policy]] should be reviewed and changed if necessary. See the end of [[Wiki administration]] for an overview on all special pages in the Wiki.
 
 
All other pages in the default installation may initially remain unchanged.
 
 
A frequently used pattern for the start page looks like:
 
 
===Welcome===
 
 
===Ongoing discussions===
 
* Topic one
 
* Topic two
 
 
===Starting points ===
 
* Topic one
 
* Topic two
 
 
''(The paragraph below the ruler is a suggested pointer for newcomers and may remain on the Main page.)''
 
 
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Newcomers to Wikis: You may want to read the [[Wiki Help]] page!
Newcomers: Please read [[About|About this Wiki]] and the [[Wiki Help]] page!
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Revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005

LIAS Glossary

In order to describe and identify lichens and ascomycetes, the [1] project uses a wide range of descriptive terms. This glossary provides aims to provide definitions for the terms used in the character and character state definitions of LIAS. It is under ongoing development and we ask all interested researchers to excuse incompleteness and errors. Your criticism or collaboration is highly welcome! See "About" for further information about the project.

Entry points

How to contribute

  • After obtaining a user account, you are welcome to make corrections, point out errors. Note that it is good Wiki style to ruthlessly rewrite a definition if you consider this necessary. Your changes will be easy to trace since all versions of a page are preserved and a comparison function is available (links behind ">" in the footer of each page). Write comments at the end of an article only if you are uncertain about a correction.
  • We urgently need illustrations (drawings, photos, diagrams). We thank you for your contributions. They will be clearly labelled with your authorship and the copyright remains with you!

Newcomers to Wikis: You may want to read the Wiki Help page!

This page is part of the LIAS Glossary. It is closely interlinked with the other LIAS projects: LIASLIAS lightLIAS namesLIAS gtm. See also Cooperating Websites
Many pages in the LIAS Glossary is in need of further revisions. Please contribute. Criticism as well as collaboration is welcome!


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