User:Bikerbonnie/Why NOT to attempt adding an article to Wikipedia!

In order to add an article to Wikipedia you will have to know what you're doing and how to do it "Right." If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you will first have to go through the endless "How To" pages. Wikipedia is a great asset to worldly information. However, unless you already have a degree or personal knowledge in journalism and/or research you will find that trying to add your own article to Wikipedia extremely difficult. There are so many articles already added in Wikipedia that adding another one seems almost ridiculous at this point. You must have the ability to know how to do extensive research before even beginning to start your own article. Wikipedia recommends reading through an actual physical encyclopedia set to get some background on how to format an article for Wikipedia which is obviously another very daunting task. Reading through an entire encyclopedia set would require a great deal of commitment as well as a great deal of time. Many of the Wikipedia article contributors are in a professional field and therefor already have great knowledge, experience, and references with which to utilize for their article. The average layman does not have such a background and will therefor be challenged to come up with the material required to pass the Wikipedia reviews. Since it is highly unlikely for the average uneducated person to have the knowledge required to create a Wikipedia article there is really no point in trying. If you are serious about wanting to add your 15 seconds of fame by trying to add your own Wikipedia article to Wikipedia then you must take the time to educate yourself on the topic of your choice and "then" find out if your topic has already been added or not which is yet "another" daunting task. To summarize, becoming another asset to Wikipedia with your own article if you are not familiar with this type of thing may be a futile goal. It may just be easier to go ahead and utilize Wikipedia then to try to contribute to it. However, the choice to contribute a Wikipedia article is a personal choice and should not be "biased" by this particular input. "To each his/her own." Good luck!