Guidelines for Articles

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Current revision as of 02:20, 17 January 2008

This page shows you the guidelines you should follow when creating or editing an article. For more information, go to the Wikipedia Help Page.

[edit] Creating Pages

[edit] Notability

Notability guidelines aren't strict. We just don't want pages about terrible websites. Please don't put up pages just because your friend made them. Post them for good content. You can put up a really obscure website if you want, as long as the creator put effort into it.

[edit] Title

The title should be a full URL, but shouldn't include http:// or unnecessary slashes at the end. Please make sure your website addresses are accurate before creating the page.

• GOOD: www.example.xyz
• BAD: http://www.example.xyz
• BAD: www.example.xyz/
• REALLY BAD: http://www.example.xyz/

[edit] Format

--Page title at the top

--Below is a short description of the website (include link to it).

--Next, your organized essay, with titles and subtitles.

--Finally, if you have any external links put them here under an "External Links" heading (you should not include the website here). Also, sources go here (your main source should be the website itself).

[edit] Editing Pages

[edit] What to Add

On the page, add anything you like, as long as it is accurate, not opinionated, and keeps the format shown above. Please do not leave this format, or stray from the topic of the page. When editing, try to stay concise, and leave out pointless details. Also, don't delete other people's work unless it doesn't follow the three rules above. If it doesn't, please do delete, and write in the summary why.

[edit] How to Add

Most of the time, you will just type text in. However, for more complicated pages, there are some things you need to know. Below is a list of things to type into a wikipedia editing textbox, followed by a section which shows what they all look like.

[edit] What to Type

When editing, you often use bold and italics...<br>
Text like ''this text'' is italics<br>
'''This text''' is bold<br>
For bold and with an apostrophe, do something ''''like this''''<br>
Finally, you can make things '''''bold and italics'''''<br>
<br>
On talk pages you can leave your signature by comments...<br>
~~~ gives your user name<br>
For user name and date/time, use ~~~~<br>
~~~~~ if you want just the date/time<br>
<br>
You can organize your writing using section headings...<br>
==Main Heading==
This makes a main heading, for large sections<br>
===Subsection===
Here is a smaller heading, for details<br>
====Sub-subsection====
This is a very small section, for little paragraphs of information in a subsection of
the large topic. Generally, you should just organize in paragraphs and not use these,
but sometimes they are necessarry.<br>
<br>
Lastly, you must be able to make links to other pages...<br>
[[page name here]] makes a link.<br>
For example, here is a link to the [[Main Page]].<br>

[edit] What it Looks Like

When editing, you often use bold and italics...
Text like this text is italics
This text is bold
For bold and with an apostrophe, do something 'like this'
Finally, you can make things bold and italics

On talk pages you can leave your signature by comments...
Shnib gives your user name
For user name and date/time, use Shnib 01:28, 16 January 2008 (EST)
01:28, 16 January 2008 (EST) if you want just the date/time

You can organize your writing using section headings...

This makes a main heading, for large sections

Here is a smaller heading, for details

This is a very small section, for little paragraphs of information in a subsection of the large topic. Generally, you should just organize in paragraphs and not use these, but sometimes they are necessarry.

Lastly, you must be able to make links to other pages...
page name here makes a link.
For example, here is a link to the Main Page.