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The Book Idaho the Whitewater State already exists. this site is intended for the users of Kayak Idaho who want to see improvements and get in their two cents worth.

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The Idaho the Whitewater State logo

This wiki is about Idaho the Whitewater State, the guidebook. Written by Grant Amaral and published in 1990.

All textual content of the site Kayak Idaho is subject to Copyright , except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain. See Project:Copyrights for full details.

What Idaho Whitewater is

Idaho Whitewater is about Idaho the Whitewater State itself

English is the main and reference language on the whole site. That's it.

Help:Contents will be the front door to Idaho the Whitewater State generic site user help

This site therefore includes pure descriptions, advice, suggestions, and contains how-to's; this includes tutorials, walk-throughs and instruction manuals related to the subject matter.

Idaho Whitewater is heading to become a first access point: This site is meant to become the first access point to the world of Idaho the Whitewater State, collecting and including nearly all important information about it - in the long run.

What Idaho Whitewater is not

Of course, users can have their own personal pages, but they are used for information relevant to working on Kayak Idaho. If you are looking to make a personal webpage that is not related to Idaho the Whitewater State, please make use of one of the many free homepage providers on the Internet or find a suitable blog for you. Advertising, especially external links, may be removed from a user's page when there are no relevant user contributions related to Idaho the Whitewater State.

Idaho Whitewater is not a repository of links, images, or media files: This site is neither a mirror nor a repository of links, images, or media files. Please upload only files that are useful for Idaho Whitewater and provide full information on source and a free license; everything else will be deleted. Read the upload formular carefully and consider uploading media files to the Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from all Wikimedia projects.; All content added to Kayak Idaho may have to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will. By submitting any content, you agree to release to Kayak Idaho.

Idaho the Whitewater State is not a vehicle for advertising: This site is not a vehicle for (commercial) promotion or advertising, propaganda or advocacy - other than for Idaho the Whitewater State itself.

Idaho the Whitewater State is not an indiscriminate collection of information.: This site is not an indiscriminate collection of items of information about whatever. That something is dealing with any river or with any whitewater issue in general does not mean it is suitable for inclusion in this site. Please try to stay on the task of creating contents concerning Idaho rivers, rapids and whitewater.

Idaho the Whitewater State is not a forum or a chatroom: Don't (mis)use this site, especially user pages and talk pages, as a forum, bulletin board or chatroom (what is a question of quantity and contents, of course).; See also the recommended possibilities of communication.

Idaho the Whitewater State History

The first edit in the current wiki on this site happened in August 2004. All the content still is and, of course, will be work in progress. For more about the software history see Idaho the Whitewater State history.

Contact

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 [[Image:Idaho the Whitewater State_logo.png|framed|right|The Idaho the Whitewater State logo]]
-This wiki is about '''Idaho the Whitewater State''', the guidebook
+This wiki is about '''Idaho the Whitewater State''', the guidebook. Written by Grant Amaral and published in 1990.
 All textual content of the site Kayak Idaho is subject to Copyright , except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the [[:en:Public domain|public domain]].  See [[Project:Copyrights]] for full details.
-==What Kayak Idaho is==
+==What Idaho Whitewater is==
-;Kayak Idaho is about Idaho the Whitewater State itself
+;Idaho Whitewater is about Idaho the Whitewater State itself
-:Kayak Idaho, what is domain and site name at the same time, has only one topic: the homonymous wiki engine Idaho the Whitewater State. At the moment, this site is just meant to give a fundamental introduction to Idaho the Whitewater State. All other matters are currently still in the state of
 English is the main and reference language on the whole site. That's it.
+:*[[Help:Contents]] will be the front door to '''Idaho the Whitewater State generic site user help'''
-:*[[Manual:Contents]] will be the front door to comprehensive '''Idaho the Whitewater State system administration documentation.'''
-:*[[Help:Contents]] will be the front door to '''Idaho the Whitewater State generic site user help''' (licensed as public domain for easy inclusion into any Idaho the Whitewater State instance).
 :This site therefore includes pure descriptions, advice, suggestions, and contains how-to's; this includes tutorials, walk-throughs and instruction manuals related to the subject matter.
-:If you are looking to write a free manual for other software, have a look at [[Wikibooks:Main Page|Wikibooks]], which is a sister-project that is suited for such things.
-;Kayak Idaho is heading to become a first access point
+;Idaho Whitewater is heading to become a first access point
 :This site is meant to become the first access point to the world of Idaho the Whitewater State, collecting and including nearly ''all'' important information about it - in the long run.
-==What Kayak Idaho is not==
+==What Idaho Whitewater is not==
-;Kayak Idaho is not a free host or webspace provider
-:This site is not meant to store private, commercial or any other content that is unrelated to the  Idaho the Whitewater State. It is also not meant to be used as a test wiki e.g. to try out formatting (only use our [[Sandbox]] for that or have a look at our [http://test.wikipedia.org test wiki]) or to create valid [[:en:XHTML|XHTML]] contents for foreign projects.
-:You may not host your own website, homepage, [[:en:Weblog|blog]], or wiki at Kayak Idaho. If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even if it is just a single page, there are many [[:en:List_of_wiki_farms|sites that provide wiki hosting]] (free or for money). You can also [[meta:Help:Installation|install wiki software on your server]]; see the [[Wikibooks:Wiki Science|Wiki Science]] wikibook for information on doing this.
 :Of course, users can have their own personal pages, but they are used for information relevant to working on Kayak Idaho. If you are looking to make a personal webpage that is not related to Idaho the Whitewater State, please make use of one of the many free homepage providers on the Internet or [[:en:Weblog|find a suitable blog for you]]. Advertising, especially external links, may be removed from a user's page when there are no relevant user contributions related to Idaho the Whitewater State.
-;Kayak Idaho is not a repository of links, images, or media files
+;Idaho Whitewater is not a repository of links, images, or media files
-:This site is neither a [[:en:Mirror (computing)|mirror]] nor a repository of links, images, or media files. Please upload only files that are useful for Kayak Idaho and provide full information on source and a free license; everything else will be deleted. Read the upload formular carefully and consider uploading media files to the [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], where they can be linked from all Wikimedia projects.
+:This site is neither a [[:en:Mirror (computing)|mirror]] nor a repository of links, images, or media files. Please upload only files that are useful for Idaho Whitewater and provide full information on source and a free license; everything else will be deleted. Read the upload formular carefully and consider uploading media files to the [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], where they can be linked from all Wikimedia projects.
 :All content added to Kayak Idaho may have to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will. By submitting any content, you agree to release to Kayak Idaho.
-;Kayak Idaho is not a vehicle for advertising
+;Idaho the Whitewater State is not a vehicle for advertising
 :This site is not a vehicle for (commercial) [[:en:Promotion (marketing)|promotion]] or [[:en:Advertising|advertising]], [[:en:Propaganda|propaganda]] or [[:en:Advocacy|advocacy]] - other than for Idaho the Whitewater State itself.
-;Kayak Idaho is not an indiscriminate collection of information
+;Idaho the Whitewater State is not an indiscriminate collection of information.
-:This site is not an indiscriminate collection of items of information about whatever. That something is dealing with ''any'' river  or with ''any'' whitewater issue in general does not mean it is suitable for inclusion in this site. Please try to stay on the task of creating contents concerning the Idaho Rivers, rapids and whitewater.
+:This site is not an indiscriminate collection of items of information about whatever. That something is dealing with ''any'' river  or with ''any'' whitewater issue in general does not mean it is suitable for inclusion in this site. Please try to stay on the task of creating contents concerning Idaho rivers, rapids and whitewater.
-;Kayak Idaho is not a forum or a chatroom
+;Idaho the Whitewater State is not a forum or a chatroom
 :Don't (mis)use this site, especially user pages and talk pages, as a forum, bulletin board or chatroom (what is a question of quantity and contents, of course).
 :See also the recommended [[Communication|possibilities of communication]].
-==Kayak Idaho History==
+==Idaho the Whitewater State History==
 The first edit in the current wiki on this site happened in August 2004. All the content still is and, of course, will be ''work in progress''. For more about the software history see [[meta:Idaho the Whitewater State history|Idaho the Whitewater State history]].
 ==Contact==