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== Intended purpose ==
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=== Knowledge base ===
 
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)
* [[Fusion laboratories]] and research facilities
* Fusion lines of research
* Fusion policy
* Fusion organisations, structures, entities, committees, departments, projects
* [[FusionWiki:Current events|Fusion meetings and conferences]]
* References to the main publications in the fusion field
* Fusion-related software (simulation codes, analysis codes)
* Fusion-related [[Educational material|educational material]], images, movies
 
=== 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.
 
Obviously, there is a parallel with ''review articles'' in specialist literature, the difference being that a wiki is ''dynamic'', allowing continuous updates to include the latest work.
 
=== Research tool ===
 
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 ''discussion/talk'' pages).
Thus, the wiki has the potential to become a useful '''research tool'''.


== Target audience ==
== Target audience ==

Revision as of 21:05, 18 May 2011

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Target audience

  • 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)

Summary

The FusionWiki is:

  • A thematic wiki for Fusion-related information. The objective is to compile specialist information that does not easily fit in the generalist framework of the Wikipedia.
  • A collective project. Contributions by members of the Fusion community can help making this wiki into a reference for specialist Fusion-related information.

The FusionWiki is not:

  • A competitor of the 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.

How to help

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. 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 included in the wiki, use the 'search' box or consult the list of all pages.

Refer to the help section for information on adding content.

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