Help:Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions

General

  • Who, What and Why is WikiPathways?
About WikiPathways
  • Do you check the content of contributed pathways to ensure that they are correct?
No, WikiPathways does not review pathway content, except to look for vandalism and obvious problems.
  • Where do all the pathways come from?
At the start of WikiPathways, the pathway content mirrored that of GenMAPP.org, which was originally contributed by the GenMAPP user community.
  • How is WikiPathways different from KEGG, BioCarta, Pathway Commons and other online pathway resources?
In addition to viewing pathways, WikiPathways content is also fully editable directly on the website. This is possible since WikiPathways is based on a wiki platform, similar to Wikipedia.

Using WikiPathways

  • I created a pathway and made a mistake in it, how can I correct it?
You can revert the changes to your pathways under the History section of the Pathway page.
  • I want to delete a pathway, but there is no option for deleting.
Deleting a pathway is only possible with an Administrator account, contact the Help Desk for help.
  • I want to use one of the pathways in GenMAPP, but there's no .mapp download option. How can I get a pathway in GenMAPP format?
On the Pathway Page, click the Edit pathway link. When the pathway opens in PathVisio, go to File>Export to save the pathway in .mapp format.

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