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1 -== Welcome to your wiki ==
1 +== Welcome Actuarial Wiki ==
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3 -XWiki is the best tool to organize your knowledge. A //wiki// is organized in a hierarchy of //pages//. You can create multiple wikis, each with its own set of pages.
3 +Actuarial Wiki is exactly what the name implies - a wiki for actuarial information. This website was created to provide information useful to actuaries and other members of the general public who are interested in our profession. The reason why this wiki exists independently of the more well-known Wikipedia is because there may be articles that don't meet the notability requirements of Wikipedia, such as information on recruiters, employers, societies, and actuarial mathematics. Furthermore, actuaries may be more comfortable contributing to a wiki if they know that it is administered by their fellow actuaries.
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5 -XWiki can be used as a knowledge base (support, documentation, sales, etc.), for collaborative workspaces or even as a complete intranet.
5 +== Editors Needed! ==
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7 -== The basics ==
7 +The administrator's background is in property and casualty insurance. Therefore, additional moderators are needed to oversee the editing of articles concerning the other major areas of actuarial practice, namely:
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9 -To make the most out of your wiki, log-in and:
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11 -Use the {{displayIcon name="pencil"/}} button above to //edit// this page and start customizing your wiki to your needs.
10 +* Life
11 +* Health
12 +* Pensions
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13 -Use the {{displayIcon name="add"/}} button above to //add// more pages to your wiki and create the //hierarchy// that best organizes your content.
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15 -Use the {{displayIcon name="home"/}} breadcrumbs located above the title to //navigate// inside your pages. It's easy to get lost in a big wiki without them.
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17 -You can also use the [[Sandbox>>Sandbox.WebHome]] for more demo content and generally a place to experiment with your wiki's features.
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19 - {{box}}Learn more on how to use XWiki with the [[Getting Started Guide>>https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/GettingStarted/WebHome]].{{/box}}
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25 -== Extend your wiki ==
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27 -To extend the power and functionalities of your wiki with the features that //you// need, head over to the [[Extension Manager>>XWiki.XWikiPreferences||queryString="editor=globaladmin&section=XWiki.Extensions"]] where you can search for and install extensions.
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29 -To browse through the 900+ community contributed extensions available for XWiki, head over to the [[Extensions Repository>>https://extensions.xwiki.org]].
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34 -== Create your application ==
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36 -Go beyond the available extensions and define the //structure// of your data based on //your// needs, creating //your// own applications with [[App Within Minutes>>AppWithinMinutes]] (AWM).
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38 -AWM will take care of making it easy for you and your users to create and manage the data.
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