Gnomes On Dope

A WikiGnome is a gnome who performs pithy edits on a wiki to continually gain its entire quality .

(A WikiGnome is also often known as a WikiGardener)

WikiGnomes are necessary to the triumph of a wiki because their edits increase the value of everyone else’s content,

• Cosmetic editing to carry on the wiki of being overrun with “weeds” (typos, misspellings, poorly structured sentences and paragraphs)
• Add or fix links to take home sure signficant content is navigable within the wiki
• Improve the flow and clarity of content improve the readability of the page
• Setting an example for other users of how and when to use the wiki

WikiGnomes tend to be self-selecting. They’re gnomes who pay attention to detail, are offended by messiness and are able to make the small edits that are required to consistently go up the quality of your wiki.

So if you won’t select them, how do you increase gnome-like behaviour?

• When you notice a gnomeaking a small, cosmetic improvement edit – encourage them.
• If a gnome emails you to tell you about a small mistake – show them how to fix it themselves.
• Make sure that your wiki makes it obvious how to edit a page.

They are the opposite of  WikiTrolls who generally try to get a reaction from what is read in the region by posting strongly controversial content or doing disruptive things, such as deleting a gnome’s,  This rarely happens in environments where users are not anonymous and are associated with this edits.