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'''This Pikes Peak Makerspace Wiki''' is a trusted source for information about our Shared Tools, Equipment Lists, and Infrastructure. It also includes Procedures, and Rules and Policies for our Makerspace.
'''''Volunteers are needed to help keep our wiki current and useful.'''''
AI generated content on this Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) Wiki will be labeled as such, to the extent possible.
 
Additionally, we are anticipating that AI “chat” interfaces for searching will become increasingly common, and we are continually improving content here to stay current and remain useful to our members and the general public as well.
'''''Anybody can contribute!'''''
Our social media sites and communication materials may have individual procedures and goals at this time.
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*The Pikes Peak Makerspace Wiki was '''first launched in the middle of May&nbsp;2015.'''
 
==What is a wiki?==
A wiki is a website that allows quick editing of its content and structure by its users. The most popular wiki is Wikipedia.
"Fun fact"... the term "wiki" actually means quick in Hawaiian.
 
==The Pikes Peak Makerspace Wiki==
 
=== [[Wiki Management Checklist]] ===


==PPM Wiki Makers==
*Our wiki was '''first indexed by Google in November&nbsp;2015.'''


The Pikes Peak Makerspace Wiki was first launched in the middle of May 2015 by James Gravert and Brandon&nbsp;Hall.
*It was '''first archived by the Wayback Machine in mid December&nbsp;2017.'''


It was taken down for a period of time, but fortunately in the middle of 2021 it was reestablished from backups by Brandon&nbsp;Hall.
*It was '''reestablished from backups in the middle of&nbsp;2021''', after being taken down for a period of&nbsp;time.
 
:'''Brandon Hall,''' hard core admin and hosting
:'''Warren Jokinen,''' admin lite and content wrangling (since 11/10/21)
::warren@pikespeakmakerspace.org
:Send us a Direct Message on Slack, or post your ideas to the Slack channel #ppm-wiki
 
==MediaWiki==
MediaWiki is free open source software (FOSS) used to edit and publish Wikipedia as well as many other wikis, including our Pikes Peak Makerspace wiki.
 
'''Links to external sites:'''
 
=== [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|Powered by MediaWiki]] ===
 
=== [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Sites_using_MediaWiki/en  Sites using MediaWiki] ===
 
==Other Fun Stuff==
'''Links to other PPM Wiki pages:'''
===[[Other Makerspace Wikis]]===
===[[Other Wikis]]===


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Latest revision as of 07:04, 31 May 2026

Volunteers are needed to help keep our wiki current and useful.

Anybody can contribute!



  • The Pikes Peak Makerspace Wiki was first launched in the middle of May 2015.
  • Our wiki was first indexed by Google in November 2015.
  • It was first archived by the Wayback Machine in mid December 2017.
  • It was reestablished from backups in the middle of 2021, after being taken down for a period of time.


Send us a Direct Message on Slack, or post your ideas to our Slack channel #ppm-wiki


Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any outdated information.