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Revision as of 16:50, 2 September 2008 by imported>Hayford Peirce (save -- revert to earlier version; a newcomer inadverently started his article with text here -- someone had better take a look at how to prevent this; I think this is the second or third time)
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Start it—three ways

1. The easy way

Just type in the title of the encyclopedia article you want to start, and get to work! That is the kind of boldness we like. Do use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist, though. See Topic Choice and Naming Conventions if you need to. Here's a video demonstration of this method.


2. Just e-mail us your article

If a little code makes you nervous, why not write up an encyclopedia article using your word processor, and e-mail it in? We'll format it and upload it, and you can edit it from there.

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3. The complete way, with subpages

Do you want to start an article with subpages? That's a bit more advanced, but very doable.

Click here to start.

Write it

What should you write?

An encyclopedia article, first of all, and one that is accurate, neutral, coherent, comprehensive, well-written, pitched at the university student level, not original research, family-friendly, and legal and responsible.

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Learn the code

If you've never edited a wiki page before, you should read a little about the wiki code. It's not hard, really.

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Learn our standards

We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts. We bold the title word/phrase, and define it. Etc.

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Get some tips

Read up on a dozen essentials--things every Citizen should know.

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