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School has started for pretty much all of the RealCTY community.  Therefore, since everyone has less time on their hands, I would like to request that nobody make any large-scale changes to the site.  Please continue editing, but try to keep new categories and the such to a minimum.  Also, when making new pages, make sure first that it would not be better off in the Hall of Fame/Shame or Lexicon.  If it doesn't seem to fit into a specific category (i.e., a non-site category), it probably belongs somewhere else.  Stubs should be put in the Lexicon under the correct site and in alphabetical order, instead of being made into new pages.
 
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Don't italicize titles of things (or put them in quotes).  If some things get grammatificated title-wise, then we need to search every page for every title and do the same; I tried this earlier, and realized that.  It's probably better just to link to titles (after all, all titles here are CTY-relevant).
 
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If you haven't noticed, I take great pleasure in changing the header of this page.  So, instead of changing at midnight each day, I'm trying to get a "Quote of the Day" feature added.  If you have any headers you would like to have possibly appear, put it on the Talk page.  Make sure it starts with "From RealCTY," unless the point is that it doesn't.
 
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Editing, creating pages, etc. has been limited to logged-in users.  This makes it easier to warn and track users who have vandalized pages, have made formatting errors, etc.  Sorry for any inconveniences caused by this, but you ought to make accounts anyway.  Yaaaay for accounts!
 
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Pages look nicer if you place the title at the beginning of the first sentence, and bold it by using <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> around it.  This is similar to how Wikipedia formats things, and it looks nice, so it seems like the thing that we should do to.  This formatting change is now part of the not-really-official site format.
 
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Unlike Wikipedia, this site is relatively small, so linking is not necessary.  However, if you like adding links (which is great), try to keep only one link to each page in any one article (e.g., if Lancaster is mentioned twice, only link to the site page once).
 
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Based on the contributional history of some individuals in the RealCTY community, and the fact that most of the community will have to face the upcoming start of school (which directly affects my ability to be here every waking moment), I have decided to appoint three new admins: Users [[User:Jeff Sachs|Jeff Sachs]], [[User:JW|JW]], and [[User:Sammka|Sammka]] have been given sysop rights.  This basically means that the three of you may now delete pages and ban users.
 
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==Welcome==
 
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This is ''your'' CTY website. It's yours. A quick intro:  
 
This is ''your'' CTY website. It's yours. A quick intro:  
  
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*Use the [[RealCTY:Community Portal]] to see what's new on the site.
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* Use the [[RealCTY:Community Portal]] to see what's new on the site.
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*Find and advertise [[Current events|reunions]], and plan with friends for next session.
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*72633455064916235913983 (This was the original content of Prune me, move me, change me, share me.  It does not appear to hold meaning.)
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* 72633455064916235913983 (This was the original content of Prune me, move me, change me, share me.  It does not appear to hold meaning.)
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<b><i>Before you start editing, read [[Help:Editing|this page]].</i></b>
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'''''Before you start editing, read [[Help:Editing|this page]] first. Then read [[Help:Editing How-Tos|this page]].'''''
 
      
 
      
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Please don't destroy pages in any way; many people have worked hard on the success of this site.  Deformattings, mass deletions, vandalism, and spamming may result in bannage.
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Please do not vandalize the wiki—many people have worked hard on the success of this site.  Deformattings, mass deletions, targeted obscenity, and spamming will result in bannage.
  
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If you like this site, please advertise it. Tell your friends, leave notes in your LiveJournal communities, inform your email buddies, put it in your AIM info, and so on! The more, the merrier.
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If you like this site, please advertise it to CTYers you know, or to potential CTYers (that you potentially know!).  The more, the merrier!
  
 
==Navigation==
 
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===Basics===
  
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* [[Things we like]]
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* [[Only at CTY]]
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* [[What to bring]] besides the stuff listed in the [http://www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/course_assignment.html Site Guides]
  
 
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===CTY on the Internet===
 
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* [http://www.postctydepression.com Post-CTY Depression], the official CTY forum; affiliated with RealCTY.
  
 
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Check the [[Essays]] page to post what you think.
 
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* [http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html Five Geek Social Fallacies], by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson
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* [http://www.slate.com/id/2195292 You Are How You Camped], by Timothy Noah
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* [http://www.slate.com/id/2146134/ My summers at nerd camp], by Meghan O'Rourke
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* [http://freefloatinghostility.blogspot.com/2006/07/camp-of-our-own.html A Camp of Our Own], from Free-Floating Hostility
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 11 October 2024

From RealCTY, where a shrug never follows a shrotum.

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 Hello, all. I have a special request for all of you—to read and, if possible, take action on my June 20, 2012 open letter regarding the program's growing restrictions on student expression. Much thanks; I really do appreciate your time. —Max Wang, site administrator, RealCTY

Welcome

This is your CTY website. It's yours. A quick intro:

  • Use the RealCTY:Community Portal to see what's new on the site.
  • Find and advertise reunions, and plan with friends for next session.
  • Play in the Sandbox.
  • 72633455064916235913983 (This was the original content of Prune me, move me, change me, share me. It does not appear to hold meaning.)
  • Read this open letter to the CTY community.
  • Maybe if we write Center for Talented Youth on the Main Page, Google will notice us in a search of said words!

Before you start editing, read this page first. Then read this page.

Please do not vandalize the wiki—many people have worked hard on the success of this site. Deformattings, mass deletions, targeted obscenity, and spamming will result in bannage.

If you like this site, please advertise it to CTYers you know, or to potential CTYers (that you potentially know!). The more, the merrier!

Navigation

Basics

General Reference

CTY Culture

CTY on the Internet

Essays

Check the Essays page to post what you think.

External Essays

Beyond CTY

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