Help talk:About
- The following 'snippet' was on the front page... Now I wonder where it belongs...
- This intro is too technical!
MetaBase is a user-contributed list of all the biological databases and software resources available on the internet.MetaBase has been built using the same MediaWiki technology that powers Wikipedia. This powerful software has effectively revolutionised the way we use the internet allowing unprecedented levels of user contribution to community driven projects. The MediaWiki system allows users to participate on many different levels, ranging from resource authors and editors to curators and website designers. Description of MetaBase in a bit more detail. Summary of the status of MetaBase.
1.700 articles = 1.700 databases?
--Pingou 13:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- I'd have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you pesky kids! I think we can explicitly count the number of databases using DPL, but I forget how... they do something similar over on http://PDBWiki.org --Dan 14:01, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- OK, I found it on the excellent but hidden Ribosome Gallery page.
Sucks!
{{#dpl:
|category = Database |resultsheader = There are %PAGES% pages in Category:Database! |noresultsheader = There are no pages in Category:Database! |mode = userformat |allowcachedresults = true
}}
{{#dpl:
|category = NARDatabase |resultsheader = There are %PAGES% pages in Category:NARDatabase! |noresultsheader = There are no pages in Category:NARDatabase! |mode = userformat |allowcachedresults = true
}}
{{#dpl:
|category = NARWebserver |resultsheader = There are %PAGES% pages in Category:NARWebserver! |noresultsheader = There are no pages in Category:NARWebserver! |mode = userformat |allowcachedresults = true
}}
The count limit is 500, and furthermore, we don't have one overarching category for all resources! *sulks* --Dan 14:19, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
