Get Involved

CircusWiki is intended as a collaboratively created, curated, and public resource. Many valuable games, methods, workshop ideas, and practical insights exist only within individual groups, on old websites, in PDFs, in notebooks, or in the minds of practitioners.

We aim to collect, organize, translate, and make this knowledge accessible long-term. To achieve this, we need your contributions from the field.

You don't need to use GitHub, know Markdown, or write finished articles. Raw material is welcome.

What You Can Contribute¶

Valuable contributions can take many forms:

• A movement game that works well with your group
• An exercise, method, or workshop structure
• A variation for inclusive or mixed groups
• Practical safety or moderation tips
• Photos of materials, setups, or game stations
• Old handouts, PDFs, scripts, or websites that shouldn't be lost
• Corrections, additions, or improved phrasing for existing pages
• Translations or local adaptations
• Pointers to good sources, projects, or archives

It doesn't have to be perfect. A brief description, a photo of a whiteboard, or an unfinished document can be enough to get things started.

The Easiest Way: Send Us Your Material¶

Send your material to us via email:

info@nica.network

You can send, for example:

• Text directly in the email
• Word documents
• Markdown or TXT files
• PDFs
• Images or photos
• Links to websites, blog posts, or online documents
• Notes like: "This source might be interesting for CircusWiki"

If you're unsure whether something is suitable, send it anyway or ask briefly.

Websites, Blogs, and Existing Documents¶

If your material is already online somewhere, you don't need to rewrite it. Just send us the link.

In many cases, we can incorporate content from websites, WordPress blogs, or PDFs and prepare it for CircusWiki. The important thing is that it's clear who holds the rights to the material and whether it can be published or reused.

What Happens After Submission¶

Contributions are not published without review. CircusWiki is open to contributions but is curated.

Here's the typical process:

1. We read or review the material.
2. We check if it fits the Wiki's scope.
3. If necessary, we structure it as a Markdown page.
4. We clarify sources, authorship, and usage rights.
5. We carefully edit the text for clarity, links, and metadata.
6. We publish it once the content and rights are settled.

If you wish to be credited, we can list you as an author or source. Please let us know if you prefer not to be publicly acknowledged.

Small Contributions Are Explicitly Welcome¶

You don't need to provide a complete article. Even small notes are helpful:

• "This game description is unclear."
• "We do this variation differently in our group."
• "A safety tip is missing here."
• "I know a good source for this."
• "This translation doesn't sound natural."
• "This link is broken."

These kinds of small feedback points are what make a public knowledge base better.

Contribute Directly in the Repository¶

If you prefer a more technical approach, you can also edit CircusWiki directly in the GitHub repository. This is useful if you want to maintain pages regularly, make larger corrections, or work with Markdown/Obsidian.

This is the advanced method and not necessary for regular contributions.

Read the GitHub Guide

Why Participate?¶

Much practical material disappears when projects end, websites go offline, or individuals stop teaching. CircusWiki strives to preserve such knowledge as an open, versioned, and multilingual resource.

By contributing, you not only help this website. You help other people find, adapt, translate, and pass on good practices.