Wikipedia:Meetup/BC/SciLit17/Wiki Basics
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New to Wikipedia? Below is a curated list of resources that can help you get started!
Wikipedia Overview
[edit]- Wikipedia: Plain and Simple
- Wikipedia: Five Pillars
- What Wikipedia is Not: a good general guide to start.
Guidelines and Policy
[edit]- Core Content Policies
- Wikipedia's Notability Guidelines: how to ensure that what you write is verifiable by readers.
- Wikipedia Policies on Biographies of living persons
Editing Support
[edit]Printable Guides
[edit]- Editing Wikipedia Guide for Student Editors (Note: If you are not using WikiEdu, pgs 4-6 will be most relevant to you)
- Illustrating Wikipedia
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Other resources for students - including subject specific handouts.
Drafts and Publishing
[edit]Stubs
[edit]- Wikipedia Stubs: explains what stubs are.
- Stubs for development/expansion