20+ things to include in your newspaper’s wiki

A heads up: This is a post imported from this blog's last design. Some things may be out of whack

Now that our Web site is (relatively) stable, it’s time for me to document everything I have done for the generations to come.

I took to setting up a wiki not only for this purpose, but for a few other collaborative tasks as well. I think most organizations could benefit from an environment like this, especially student newspapers where staff members have varying class schedules and may never all be in the same room at the same time. Oh yeah, and there is that whole turnover thing.

If you also decide to go this route, here are a few things you can include to make your job easier:

Writer’s guides
Style Guide
Common source lists
Staff contact information
Staff Class schedules
Job descriptions and advice to pass down to the next holder of the position.
Tutorials and guide for technical tasks, like uploading soundslides to your Web site
Workflow diagrams
Event calendar (or at least the link to one)
Common files such as logos, templates, and house ads
Set up a repository for ads to be dropped in the paper
Where in the office to find X
Instructions on how to renew your domain and other tasks that may be forgotten in the transition to a new staff
Guides on how to edit the actual wiki
Contact information for your business partners such as printers and common advertisers
Links to web site statistics
Links to every login page needed
Links to useful Web sites
Store all of your paper’s “greatest hits” for examples for new writers
Contact info for people you need to know such as advisers, business managers, etc…
Services used by your paper such as Flickr, Twitter, etc…
Prominent people in the community and their contact information