FAQ
How the site works, how to help, and a place to ask what's missing.
How to contribute
Every article is open to improvement by anyone with an account. Five steps, and the last one is a reward.
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Create an account
Sign up with an email. It takes a second.
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Find an article you can improve
Browse the courses, pick one you know something about, and open an article that looks incomplete or wrong.
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Suggest a change
On any article, press Edit the article (or the e key) to fix a mistake or clarify a step. That's the easiest place to start. A course's Improve this course section adds two more ways to help: Add a new article to cover something that's missing, or Restructure chapters to reorder the course. Nothing you submit goes live straight away.
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The community votes
Your suggestion goes into a review queue. Once it earns 5 yes votes from other users, it's published. If it gathers 5 no votes first, it's set aside. Either way, you're notified of the outcome.
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Earn points
Accepted edits to an existing article are worth 5 points, and a new article you write is worth 10 points. Every upvote on your edits and comments is worth 1 point. Downvotes cost you one. Points belong to the course they were earned in, never go below zero in a course, and show up on your profile.
You can also suggest new courses from the Courses page. If enough people upvote your suggestion, it'll be next in line to be built.
Common questions
What is Progresspedia?
A free, community-edited learning platform. Browse a course, follow the step-by-step articles, and mark each one complete as you go.
Is Progresspedia really free?
Yes. All content is free forever - every course, article, and edit. If the site ever runs ads or a paid tier, that pays for hosting and upkeep; the knowledge never goes behind a wall.
Who writes the courses?
Anyone with an account. Progresspedia is wiki-style: you can fix an article, add a new one, or restructure a course. Each suggestion goes to a community vote, and once enough people upvote it, it's published.
What courses are available right now?
Calisthenics, snowboarding, and wakeboarding so far, with more on the way. You can also suggest a new course from the Courses page - popular suggestions get built next.
Why does Progresspedia exist?
Starting a new hobby means piecing a path together from scattered videos and forum threads, or paying for one. We apply the open-source idea to skills instead: a shared course anyone can improve. The About page explains the thinking.
Do I need an account to read?
No. Reading is open to everyone. You only need an account to mark articles complete, vote, comment, or suggest edits.
How does the edit voting work?
Submit a suggestion and it goes into a community review queue. Once it earns 5 yes votes from other users, it's published. If it gathers 5 no votes first, it's set aside. Either way you're notified of the outcome.
Is there an app?
Yes. Android is on Google Play, and on iPhone you add it to your home screen from Safari in a few taps. It's the same site with your progress synced. See the Get the app page.
Can I read offline or take the content with me?
Every course downloads as an EPUB or PDF from its course page, and every article is available as raw markdown by adding .md to its address. All content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Will Progresspedia nag me to come back?
No. There are no streaks, badges for showing up, or reminders designed to pull you back in. You'll hear from us when a real person replies to you, and that's all.
Questions & feature requests
Post something you're wondering about, or an idea for the site. Others can upvote what they want to see answered.
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