Help:Editing

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Editing is easy! Just click the "edit" tab to see how any page was created. Wikipedia's Help:Editing pages are a useful reference. One difference from Wikipedia: you can link to either articles or categories with [[Article]] links.

Feel free to add useful tips to this page.

If you want to try something out without changing anything important, use the Sandbox.

Contents

Be a good citizen: Articles

Style

  • Think encyclopedia article, not magazine article.
  • Don't write in first person. Articles will have multiple authors.
  • Don't indent paragraphs; leave a blank line between them.
  • Cite sources when you can. Show your work.

Conduct

  • Don't be quick to delete other people's work. If you think it's wrong, go to the discussion page and start a conversation about it. Meanwhile you can add a brief note to the article explaining why you disagree and pointing to the discussion.
  • See both sides. Don't write biased stuff that someone else will come along and want to fix.
  • No profanity or rudeness.
  • No copyrighted material unless the author is willing to give up ownership. Anything put on this site falls under Gnu license. Anything put here in violation will have to be removed.
  • Always fill in the Summary or check the "minor edit" box. Please!
  • Always use "Show preview" before "Save page." You will make more errors than you think you will.

Be a good citizen: Discussions

  • Unlike the article pages, what you write can't be changed.
  • So please use the Preview button!
  • No profanity. No abuse of other participants. Disagreement is fine; just be civil.
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