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| − | Welcome to WikiCU! | + | Welcome to WikiCU! This page has information on how to get started editing pages, including some style guidelines and good sources for getting started. |
== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
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* Check out the [[WikiCU:Editors bulletin board|editors bulletin board]] | * Check out the [[WikiCU:Editors bulletin board|editors bulletin board]] | ||
* Play around with your editing skills in our [[sandbox]]! | * Play around with your editing skills in our [[sandbox]]! | ||
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* Remember, [[WikiCU is not Wikipedia]]! | * Remember, [[WikiCU is not Wikipedia]]! | ||
| − | == | + | == More advanced research & editing == |
| + | * Review our [[research guide and resources for new authors]] | ||
* Learn how to [[Citations|cite sources]] | * Learn how to [[Citations|cite sources]] | ||
* Learn how to [[Style guide for alumni pages|cite alumni degrees and class years]] | * Learn how to [[Style guide for alumni pages|cite alumni degrees and class years]] | ||
| + | * Check out these [[books about Columbia]] | ||
| + | * Consult our guidelines on [[neutrality]] and [[notability]], as well as our [[deletion policy]] | ||
| + | * Learn how to insert [[videos]] | ||
| + | * Refer to our list of [[templates]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Contribute new content == |
| − | * [[ | + | Please help grow WikiCU... |
| − | * [[ | + | * Create a new article, after [[Special:Search|searching]] for whether it exists already |
| + | * Review the [[list of articles to create]], and also: | ||
| + | :* [[List of people who need articles]] | ||
| + | :* [[Special:WantedPages|List of wanted pages, ranked by how much they're wanted]] | ||
| + | * Expand [[Special:ShortPages|short pages]] where appropriate | ||
| + | * Expand [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] where possible (and don't forget to remove the stub tag afterwards!) | ||
| + | * Help with [[:Category:Articles under construction|articles under construction]] | ||
| + | * Help with [[:Category:Articles to be cleaned up|articles to be cleaned up]] | ||
| + | * Organise another [[2013 Columbia Wikithon|wikithon]]! | ||
| − | == | + | == Help with administration == |
| − | Please feel free to help out with the following administrative tasks if you have | + | Please feel free to help out with the following administrative tasks if you have spare time: |
* Review the list of [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], looking out for spam, egregious deletions, etc. | * Review the list of [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], looking out for spam, egregious deletions, etc. | ||
* Fix any [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]] | * Fix any [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]] | ||
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* Categorise any [[Special:UncategorizedPages|uncategorized pages]] (apart from "Index.php" and "Main Page") | * Categorise any [[Special:UncategorizedPages|uncategorized pages]] (apart from "Index.php" and "Main Page") | ||
* Create any [[Special:WantedCategories|wanted categories]] (after checking whether appropriate categories already exist) | * Create any [[Special:WantedCategories|wanted categories]] (after checking whether appropriate categories already exist) | ||
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* On any [[Special:Disambiguations|pages linking to disambiguation pages]], clarify the links to refer to the appropriate topic instead | * On any [[Special:Disambiguations|pages linking to disambiguation pages]], clarify the links to refer to the appropriate topic instead | ||
* [[Special:ConfirmAccounts|Confirm account requests]] (admins only) | * [[Special:ConfirmAccounts|Confirm account requests]] (admins only) | ||
| + | * Contribute to any open discussions regarding [[:Category:Candidates for deletion|candidates for deletion]] (referring to [[deletion policy]] if needed) | ||
| + | * Add any [[Special:UnwatchedPages|unwatched pages]] of interest to your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]] | ||
* Update the statistics at our [[WikiNode]] | * Update the statistics at our [[WikiNode]] | ||
[[Category:WikiCU]] | [[Category:WikiCU]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 1 December 2013
Welcome to WikiCU! This page has information on how to get started editing pages, including some style guidelines and good sources for getting started.
Contents
Getting started
- User accounts should be created to edit pages. Take credit (and responsibility) for your edits!
- Read our tutorial for a basic overview
- Discover some helpful editing tips
- Check out the editors bulletin board
- Play around with your editing skills in our sandbox!
- Remember, WikiCU is not Wikipedia!
More advanced research & editing
- Review our research guide and resources for new authors
- Learn how to cite sources
- Learn how to cite alumni degrees and class years
- Check out these books about Columbia
- Consult our guidelines on neutrality and notability, as well as our deletion policy
- Learn how to insert videos
- Refer to our list of templates
Contribute new content
Please help grow WikiCU...
- Create a new article, after searching for whether it exists already
- Review the list of articles to create, and also:
- Expand short pages where appropriate
- Expand stubs where possible (and don't forget to remove the stub tag afterwards!)
- Help with articles under construction
- Help with articles to be cleaned up
- Organise another wikithon!
Help with administration
Please feel free to help out with the following administrative tasks if you have spare time:
- Review the list of recent changes, looking out for spam, egregious deletions, etc.
- Fix any broken redirects
- Fix any double redirects
- Categorise any uncategorized categories (apart from "Main topic classifications")
- Categorise any uncategorized pages (apart from "Index.php" and "Main Page")
- Create any wanted categories (after checking whether appropriate categories already exist)
- On any pages linking to disambiguation pages, clarify the links to refer to the appropriate topic instead
- Confirm account requests (admins only)
- Contribute to any open discussions regarding candidates for deletion (referring to deletion policy if needed)
- Add any unwatched pages of interest to your watchlist
- Update the statistics at our WikiNode
