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User:Ocaasi/Editing school

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Wikipedia is plain and simple power. Not the power people lust after, for domination, but the power of sharing information and enabling others to do the same. The purpose of this course is to increase that kind of power in a way that furthers the encyclopedia's mission of opening up the sum total of the world's knowledge to every person. Specifically, the goal is to take a smart, thinking, computer-literate person and give them the tools and training to be an efficient, thoughtful, critical, capable editor and contributor. Also an administrator. No experience necessary.

Introduction and acclimation

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Content and controversy

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Quality control

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Maintenance and meaning

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  • 1 month maintenance and cleanup - get comfortable with the backlog, pick an area and improve it
  • 1 month policy intensive - read all of the policies and guidelines you haven't, suggest improvements

Content advancement

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  • 1 month help desk or live help chat - see common new editor concerns
  • 1 month afc/afd - create and delete articles, get comfortable with the standards and common objections
  • 1 month media, copyright and fair use -

Up and out

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  • 1 month admin noticeboards, jimbo's page, mailing lists, blogs, sister projects, outreach and strategic planning docs - see administrator level resolution and meta-discussion, fill gaps in knowledge
  • 1 month arbitration review - review prior arbcom cases, continue monitoring ANI and AN
  • 1 month RFA prep - review selection of past RfAs, contact supporters and likely opposers, review editing conflicts

-while subsequent areas are started, prior ones can continue to improve comfort and prolific-ness

-interface modification, customization, and optimization using preferences, scripts, and tools should be ongoing

-each stage has a group watchlists to be added and followed

-each stage should include Signpost reading and centralized discussions monitoring

-each stage has recommended user essays and articles

can run concurrent, 6-18 months, 8 off months max

recommended setup: vector, automatic watchlisting, expandable watchlist, email enabled, enable section [edit] links, advanced editing toolbar, Navigation popups, hotcat, Twinkle, Friendly, page and user options in menus, display quality assessment, [edit] link for lead, 50+ character edit summaries, sans-serif font, chrome browser/firefox 4/ie9

recommended editor: college background, computer comfortable, interested in the project, desire for understanding and capability, appreciation of the scope and power of Wikipedia