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=Original text when Wiki first created=
::This text was inserted by "DAJ" and has been retained, although it was written when MX did not exist.
As we are in the early stages of the Wiki, I thought we could make a list of Pages/Articles we would likes to see on the Wiki. Please feel free to add to the list. If you wish to work on a new page go into the [[Talk:Pages to Be Written|discussion]] tab and add your name.▼
▲As we are in the early stages of the Wiki, I thought we could make a list of Pages/Articles we would likes to see on the Wiki.
'''Please feel free to add to/revise the list.'''
*It is useful if the Wiki includes the information found in the Cumulus help in the installation files (as a start), and then make the page more useful by working through the forum looking for answers and hints of general use.
=How to start contributing=
If you wish to work on a new page, see [[Help:Contents/Editing]] for advice.
It is best to keep pages short, and often you will be creating new pages. Ensure your new page can be found by adding:
*a link to a [[Special:Categories|existing category]]
*a link from an existing page, see [[Help:Contents/Editing]] for advice.
You may see posts in the support forum containing information that you think should be made easier to find. The Wiki is a good place to put that content. Think carefully about where to put it:
* should you start a new page,
*or should you add it to an existing page (using a new heading)?
=Got questions?=
If you wish to participate, but are unsure where to start, please contact [[User:saratogaWX|SaratogaWX]] via his talk page, and he can assist with a template/starting point, or answer any specific questions.
If you are unsure whether it is best to start a new page or not (or uncertain what to name your new page),
*go into the [[Talk:Pages to Be Written|discussion]] tab of this page
*say what you propose, or what you are uncertain about
*and add your '''Wiki name and date''' using 4 tilde characters i.e. <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
*Other people can then, join the discussion, and give further advice.
The problem is that people may not be monitoring these discussion pages, so you can also post your suggestion in https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38.
=We are currently looking for:=
*Pages about all the external sites Cumulus can upload to
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*Pages about using Cumulus with each of the [[Supported Devices|Weather stations]]
**Most of the contributors have used cheap Fine Offset models, so you will find [[:Category:StationSpecific]] is dominated by those models
**MX has greatly extended the devices it supports, but nobody has yet created any pages to cover any of these
*The pros and cons of choosing MX compared with rival weather software
** It has been suggested a video could be made to illustrate all the features in MX
** See posts in https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 for some hints
*Extra Sensors
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::MX has been changing handling of sensors. Can you write a page explaining how the handling has changed for different MX builds.
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