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This is a free financial modelling resource that anyone can edit. Dive in!
This is a free financial modelling resource that anyone can edit. Dive in!


== This looks like Wikipedia - why does this exist? ==
== Why does this exist? It looks like Wikipedia ==
Yes, this website looks a bit like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Wikipedia] because it uses [https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki]. We also want to take a lot of cues from Wikipedia so we have inheriting their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines policies and guidelines], with the only exceptions described immediately below.
This website is focused on financial modeling and it is not an encyclopedia. We do take a lot of cues from Wikipedia.


There are two ways that we intentionally differ from Wikipedia:
Specifically:
* We are focused on financial modelling. Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_notability_guidelines notability guidelines] do not apply here.
* This wiki uses [https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] software.
* We allow original research. Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research 'no original research' policy] does not apply here. For the avoidance of doubt, Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations copyright policy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism plagiarism guideline] do apply here.
* We inherit all of Wikipedia's  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines policies and guidelines], with the only exceptions described in the immediately following points.
* Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_notability_guidelines notability guidelines] do not apply here - instead we only require that articles relate to financial modelling.
* Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research 'no original research' policy] does not apply here. As this is not an encyclopedia, you do not have to find an external source before sharing information. For the avoidance of doubt, Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations copyright policy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism plagiarism guideline] do apply here.


== Where to start ==
== Where to start ==
This wiki has just been created. Start by creating pages and populating them, and improving existing pages! You can create a new page by entering the title into the search box (top right corner) and clicking the red link that appears.
This wiki has just been created. Start by creating pages and populating them, and improving existing pages! You can create a new page by entering the title into the search box (top right corner) and clicking the red link that appears.


The following special pages might be helpful for finding your way around and prompting ideas:
The following pages might be helpful for finding your way around and prompting ideas:
* [https://finmod.wiki/wiki/index.php/Roadmap Roadmap]
* [https://finmod.wiki/wiki/index.php/Special:AllPages All pages]
* [https://finmod.wiki/wiki/index.php/Special:AllPages All pages]
* [https://finmod.wiki/wiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=1&limit=50&days=30 Recent changes]
* [https://finmod.wiki/wiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=1&limit=50&days=30 Recent changes]
[[Contributing to the Financial Modelling Wiki|This page]] describes how to contribute to this wiki. For technically savvy modellers, the short of it is that you should jump in and edit it the way that you would expect. Contribute to share information that is useful for people that work with or use financial models. Do not contribute to promote something - though you can contribute in your own name or the name of a business that you represent, and you can mention that in your user page.

Latest revision as of 00:24, 3 January 2022

Welcome to the financial modelling wiki!

This is a free financial modelling resource that anyone can edit. Dive in!

Why does this exist? It looks like Wikipedia

This website is focused on financial modeling and it is not an encyclopedia. We do take a lot of cues from Wikipedia.

Specifically:

Where to start

This wiki has just been created. Start by creating pages and populating them, and improving existing pages! You can create a new page by entering the title into the search box (top right corner) and clicking the red link that appears.

The following pages might be helpful for finding your way around and prompting ideas:

This page describes how to contribute to this wiki. For technically savvy modellers, the short of it is that you should jump in and edit it the way that you would expect. Contribute to share information that is useful for people that work with or use financial models. Do not contribute to promote something - though you can contribute in your own name or the name of a business that you represent, and you can mention that in your user page.