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If you've never used a wiki before, you should finish reading this page first for an orientation, then make [[Help:Contents|the help page]] your next stop. | If you've never used a wiki before, you should finish reading this page first for an orientation, then make [[Help:Contents|the help page]] your next stop. | ||
== What do you want to do here? == | |||
You should do precisely what you want to do. Since this is a bottom-up project, there is no one telling you what to work on, when. But here are some ideas: | |||
* [[:Category:CZ Live|Look at the pages that others have been working on]], and help out. | |||
* Spruce up the discipline gateway articles found on the [[main page#Disciplines|front page]]. | * Spruce up the discipline gateway articles found on the [[main page#Disciplines|front page]]. | ||
* Some people have been working on a list of articles that are [[CZ:High priority articles for pilot|high priority articles for the pilot project]]. | * Some people have been working on a list of articles that are [[CZ:High priority articles for pilot|high priority articles for the pilot project]]. Please have a look. | ||
* Have you seen a Wikipedia article that you always wanted to improve, but couldn't? Well, have at it; the article's here, and the Wikipedians you fought with probably aren't. | * Have you seen a Wikipedia article that you always wanted to improve, but couldn't? Well, have at it; the article's here, and the Wikipedians you fought with probably aren't. | ||
* A lot of people work ''outside'' of their areas of expertise on Wikipedia. You might actually be more comfortable working within your area in the ''Citizendium'' project. | * A lot of people work ''outside'' of their areas of expertise on Wikipedia. You might actually be more comfortable working within your area in the ''Citizendium'' project. | ||
== How to make articles live: do's and don'ts == | |||
'''Note:''' The articles on this wiki are taken from Wikipedia. Some (a very few) we've edited; most we haven't. The ones that we have worked on are called "live." The articles that we haven't worked on are called "refreshable" because we might be refreshing them from time to time with the latest from Wikipedia. | |||
* '''Do''' look at the bottom of an article for the "<nowiki>[[Category:CZ live]]</nowiki>" tag to see if it is "live." You can double-check in the page history. | |||
* '''Don't''' make changes to a non-live ("refreshable") article unless you intend to change it in a very significant way. In other words, don't make an article "live" by making minor edits. Make minor edits only to articles that are already live. | |||
* If you change an article, '''do''' add "<nowiki>[[Category:CZ live]]</nowiki>" to the bottom of the article. That makes it show up on [[:Category:CZ live|the list of articles we've changed]]. That way we keep track of what we've done. (Later, that list will be constructed automatically.) | |||
User pages | User pages | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 28 October 2006
If this is your very first visit to this wiki, here's how to get started.
If you've never used a wiki before, you should finish reading this page first for an orientation, then make the help page your next stop.
What do you want to do here?
You should do precisely what you want to do. Since this is a bottom-up project, there is no one telling you what to work on, when. But here are some ideas:
- Look at the pages that others have been working on, and help out.
- Spruce up the discipline gateway articles found on the front page.
- Some people have been working on a list of articles that are high priority articles for the pilot project. Please have a look.
- Have you seen a Wikipedia article that you always wanted to improve, but couldn't? Well, have at it; the article's here, and the Wikipedians you fought with probably aren't.
- A lot of people work outside of their areas of expertise on Wikipedia. You might actually be more comfortable working within your area in the Citizendium project.
How to make articles live: do's and don'ts
Note: The articles on this wiki are taken from Wikipedia. Some (a very few) we've edited; most we haven't. The ones that we have worked on are called "live." The articles that we haven't worked on are called "refreshable" because we might be refreshing them from time to time with the latest from Wikipedia.
- Do look at the bottom of an article for the "[[Category:CZ live]]" tag to see if it is "live." You can double-check in the page history.
- Don't make changes to a non-live ("refreshable") article unless you intend to change it in a very significant way. In other words, don't make an article "live" by making minor edits. Make minor edits only to articles that are already live.
- If you change an article, do add "[[Category:CZ live]]" to the bottom of the article. That makes it show up on the list of articles we've changed. That way we keep track of what we've done. (Later, that list will be constructed automatically.)
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