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 Due to the enormous proliferation of activities in the fusion field, it has been considered useful to develop a general repository of information about, e.g.:
-* Concepts and definitions of Fusion terms and abbreviations (basic and advanced)
+* Concepts and definitions of fusion terms and abbreviations (basic and advanced)
 * [[Fusion laboratories]] and research facilities
-* Fusion organisations, structures, entities, commissions, departments, projects
+* Fusion lines of research
+* Fusion policy
+* Fusion organisations, structures, entities, committees, departments, projects
 * [[FusionWiki:Current events|Fusion meetings and conferences]]
-* Fusion policy
-* Fusion lines of research
 * References to the main publications in the fusion field
 * Fusion-related software (simulation codes, analysis codes)
 * Fusion-related [[Educational material|educational material]], images, movies
-=== Pointer to top work ===
+=== Referral to top work ===
 These items should have an entry with a '''brief description''' and '''references''' to external websites or literature. This should allow specialists and students to obtain a quick overview of the main issues and primary publications on any topic.
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 The wiki should not only contain established knowledge, also controversial topics are welcomed.
-Note that the wiki contains mechanisms to discuss and clarify such controversies (the ''talk'' pages).
+Note that the wiki contains mechanisms to discuss and clarify such controversies (the ''discussion/talk'' pages).
 Thus, the wiki has the potential to become a useful '''research tool'''.
 == Target audience ==
-Any information related to Fusion activities and research can be included here, for reference by:
+* Specialists and students in the fusion field
-* Specialists and students in the Fusion field
 * Colleagues working in other but related fields
-* The general public and the press (clearly ''not'' a prime target of this Wiki)
+* The general public and the press (clearly ''not'' a prime target of this wiki)
 == Summary ==
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 * A competitor of the [[:Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]]. Do not include generalist information (for the general public) here, but in the Wikipedia. Do not copy articles from the Wikipedia here. '''Do''' include links to Wikipedia articles.
 * A private wiki. Anyone is invited to participate.
-As with all wiki's, there is some (minimum) oversight to avoid spamming and the inclusion of patent nonsense.
 == How to help ==
-If you note that a Fusion-related topic of interest to you is not present in the Wiki, please add a corresponding page, even if only very short. Other people may then pick up on it and expand the page.
+If a fusion-related topic of interest to you is not included in the Wiki, please add a corresponding page, even if only very short.
-As demonstrated by the Wikipedia, this collective approach to knowledge generation may lead to very high quality results.
+Other people may then follow up on this and expand the page.
+As demonstrated by the Wikipedia, this collective approach to knowledge and content generation may lead to very high quality results.
-To find out whether a topic is present in the Wiki, use the 'search' box or consult the
+To find out whether a topic is included in the wiki, use the 'search' box or consult the
 [[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]].
 Refer to the [[Help:Contents|help section]] for information on adding content.