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Welcome to WikiCU! This page has information on how to get started editing pages, including some style guidelines and good sources for getting started. | 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 == | |
| − | * Read our [[WikiCU:Tutorial|tutorial]] for a basic overview | + | * User accounts should be created to edit pages. Take credit (and responsibility) for your edits! |
| − | * | + | * Read our [[WikiCU:Tutorial|tutorial]] for a basic overview |
| − | * Check the [[WikiCU:Editors bulletin board]] | + | * Discover some helpful [[Help:Editing|editing tips]] |
| − | * | + | * Check out the [[WikiCU:Editors bulletin board|editors bulletin board]] |
| − | * | + | * Play around with your editing skills in our [[sandbox]]! |
| − | * | + | * Consult our guidelines on [[neutrality]] and [[notability]], as well as our [[deletion policy]] |
| − | * | + | * Learn how to insert [[videos]] |
| + | * Refer to our list of [[templates]] | ||
| + | * Remember, [[WikiCU is not Wikipedia]]! | ||
| − | + | == Style guides == | |
| − | * | + | * Learn how to [[Citations|cite sources]] |
| − | * | + | * Learn how to [[Style guide for alumni pages|cite alumni degrees and class years]] |
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| − | + | == Research resources == | |
* [[Research guide and resources for new authors]] | * [[Research guide and resources for new authors]] | ||
* [[Books about Columbia]] | * [[Books about Columbia]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Administration == |
| − | + | Please feel free to help out with the following administrative tasks if you have any spare time: | |
| − | + | * Review the list of [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], looking out for spam, egregious deletions, etc. | |
| − | + | * Fix any [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]] | |
| − | + | * Fix any [[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]] | |
| − | + | * Categorise any [[Special:UncategorizedCategories|uncategorized categories]] (apart from "Main topic classifications") | |
| + | * 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:WantedPages|wanted pages]] (within reason) (see also the [[articles to create|list of articles to create]] and the [[list of clubs that need articles]]) | ||
| + | * 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) | ||
| + | * Update the statistics at our [[WikiNode]] | ||
[[Category:WikiCU]] | [[Category:WikiCU]] | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 4 May 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.
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!
- Consult our guidelines on neutrality and notability, as well as our deletion policy
- Learn how to insert videos
- Refer to our list of templates
- Remember, WikiCU is not Wikipedia!
Style guides
- Learn how to cite sources
- Learn how to cite alumni degrees and class years
Research resources
Administration
Please feel free to help out with the following administrative tasks if you have any 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)
- Create any wanted pages (within reason) (see also the list of articles to create and the list of clubs that need articles)
- On any pages linking to disambiguation pages, clarify the links to refer to the appropriate topic instead
- Confirm account requests (admins only)
- Update the statistics at our WikiNode
