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HostelManagement.com Wiki Questions

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Josh started this discussion 16 years 10 months ago

This forum thread is for questions about the new HostelManagement.com Wiki. A "wiki" is a collaborative Web site (or section of a Web site) that anyone can edit.

The Wiki is still in the final stages of construction. It is going to be a set of resources for hostels that supplements the forum. Information from forum discussions can be posted to the Wiki to make an organized set of documents.

For example:
* A hostel business plan framework and guidelines
* A list of hostel marketing ideas
* A list of hostel chains around the world
* A list of links to information about logistics (zoning, etc.)

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Josh Hostels

16 years

Here is a link to the experimental Hostel Management Wiki.

My idea is that it will be a way to organize information better than just the forum. Forums are better for discussion; wikis are better for documentation.

The way a wiki works is that you can edit any page (even if someone else created it), and other people can edit your pages. In the end you end up with a collaborative work that is constantly being updated. The HostelManagement Wiki runs on the same software as Wikipedia and functions in a similar way.

Feel free to jump into the Wiki and add/edit pages...

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Josh Hostels

16 years

Here is an example of my concept for the wiki -- this example wiki page is going to be a compilation of ideas mentioned in the "ideal hostel" thread, along with other ideas as people think of them.

After it has some more information added to it, that page will be a printable resource of things to consider when starting a new hostel.

A common question in the forums is "will I be able to get enough backpackers to support the hostel?" This wiki page on hostel trends will list information about trends in backpacker travel. At the moment there are more resources for regions like Australia and Europe, but if anyone finds other data, please add it to the page.

A wiki is a community-written document so the HostelManagement.com Wiki can be edited by anyone. If you have information that you would like to add, just create an account there and start editing. If you have any questions about how to edit pages, please ask them here. There is some basic information listed on the wiki help page.

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Josh Hostels

16 years

I've just changed the settings on the Wiki so that users don't need to register to edit pages. If you are not logged in, it will record your IP address and display it on the page... so it's actually more anonymous to create an account on the Wiki before editing pages.

Right now I am copying ideas out of the forum to make a "Start a Hostel" page. Please feel free to edit what I've written or add to it. I'm not going to add the Wiki to the site's navigation until there is a bit more content on it.

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Josh Hostels

16 years

I've started the outline to a page about marketing hostels in print guidebooks organized by language. I'm not sure yet if that page should include both print and online guidebooks or if those should be separate pages.

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Josh Hostels

16 years

There is now a list of stubs by category. A stub is a placeholder for a page that needs to be created.

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Josh Hostels

16 years

I've just added a link to the Hostel Management Wiki in the main navigation menu on all pages. It's still in beta (testing) phase, but the beginnings of a useful resource are there.

The Community Portal page is a good place to start...

I think the Wiki fits in well with the concept of this site as an "online community" for hostel managers, because everyone can add their own opinions in the Wiki instead of just downloading PDFs of information.

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Plakian

16 years

Hey - I like this. I have actually contributed to a Wiki! And what is more surprising is that what I have done actually works!:eek:

If I can do it then I'm sure you can!:cool:

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Josh Hostels

16 years

Thanks for adding to the Wiki. It is growing rapidly now with over 40 pages in progress...

A couple of other features:

Every Wiki editor that registers with a username gets a profile page. My profile page is here. (Note: anyone can edit any page on the Wiki unless I lock it. If anyone wants their user page locked, just let me know.)
There is a Statistics Page where people can view stats and watch the Wiki grow.

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