Help:Tool FAQ

This page contains FAQ about the category "Tool".

What is this category for?

This category is for pages about "tools", i.e. devices, apps, or other things that can be used to observe, analyze or intervene in the context of Personal Science. The focus is on practical experience with this tool (What did you/someone else do with this tool? Did it work well or not? What woud other people who use this tool in the future would need to know?). Preferably, only create pages for tools that you have used yourself, or that you know that somebody else used in a project. By this practice, we try to assure that this category is not just used to advertise new gadgets, but to provide as much use value as possible for readers.

How do I create a page of this category?

Just add "[[Category:Tool]]" anywhere to the source text of your page.

The form contains variables that I don't need / has bugs / doesn't make sense to me

The form was developed during the first design iteration of this wiki, and is not in a final stage. You are free to use it if it helps you, filling in all or just some of the variables, but you can also create your own structure. We are happy to get feedback / ideas for the form, feel free to add your comments to this page's discussion page!

Should I create a page for each series/model of a tool or just one overall tool page?

This depends on a case-by-case basis. If there are different series which differ only slightly, a single page with a table of sensors per series would be sufficient. However, if a tool has evolved a lot over time, its sensors and/or form changing a lot, it might be a better solution to split the pages. If you are not sure, just create your new tool page as you think is suitable in your case, maybe adding your thoughts on the page's talk page.