ImpVis wiki status quo summer 2021
On this page, everything with regards to the current (July 2021) state of the wiki will be stated; this includes things that have been accomplished, ideas that have been discussed but not yet implemented, and any other miscellaneous information regarding the wiki.
Implementation
The ImpVis wiki is implemented through MediaWiki, which is both free and open-source. This decision was made after considering using the already existing organisation structure on the ImpVis website, as well as other free and paid Wiki services. Some of the later discussions regarding the choice of MediaWiki being made can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ly28aOzML8BRNvKjWHGtVKnsYemzcqmx2wLbCt7bdJc.
Structure
Currently the Wiki is divided into two main "departments" through the main page - those under "Wiki Divisions" on the main page, and those that are not. Everything on the wiki should be able to be found through following relevant links from the main page. The Wiki Divisions sub-title is the intended location for where everything will be housed within the Wiki eventually. Currently, Wiki Divisions is split into the three titles "Blackboard", "Visualisations", and "Knowledge".
The Blackboard section is intended to house all of the information that people taking the module need to see, and is intended to act as a homebase link for them to be able to refer to whenever looking for information with regards to the course. The Visualisation section is intended to be tied to visualisations that are visible on the website (whether this means only visualisations that are complete, or both that as well as designs submitted from the module is up for decision). As of the time of writing, no visualisations have been posted or tagged to this section yet. "Knowledge" is intended to hold all knowledge that people have found useful in the creation process of a visualisation. This can be at any stage from design, right through to project completion. For example, "How to contact an academic professional", "Things to consider when using discrete sliders", or "How this awkward to use function works" would all be found under the knowledge division of the wiki.
The 2020 tutorial document has had all of its content worked into the wiki, with some minor modifications and additions. These pages can be found spread between the Blackboard and Knowledge divisions of the wiki. It must be noted that a lot of content has been copy and pasted in from the tutorial - a lot of improvements in writing to fit the context of being in the wiki need now to be made. In the tutorial there were some individual pages that had content missing/that needed expanding on anyway. The only page of real concern that we might not be able to write to though is the modal content written in red on this page: https://wiki.impvis.co.uk/index.php?title=Components_and_Vue_additional_comments. Outside of this, all content I've seen that's missing shouldn't require particular expertise to fill out (but they still do need filling out!)
Missing content: Welcome to ImpVis (in the context of the module, not the summer team or code and crisps).