User:DiverDave/Useful

Citation templates

 * Citing sources
 * Citation templates
 * Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference

be sure to add: Current accessdate: 2024-July-

For inline citations using parenthetical referencing—especially Harvard citation documentation—use the shortened footnote (sfn) in the main body of the text, as in:

Article text. More article text. Still more article text. Still more article text.

Use this markup in the References section, for inline citations appearing in the main body of the text:

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Conversion templates

 * Cvt
 * SI units
 * Inflation, for converting historical prices to their current equivalent
 * To USD, for currency conversions

Editing articles

 * Introduction
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page
 * How to copy-edit


 * Editor's index to Wikipedia
 * Manual of Style
 * Editing policy
 * Be bold in editing


 * Uploading images
 * Verifiability
 * Cite your sources
 * Wiki markup

Writing articles

 * The perfect article
 * Guide for nominating good articles
 * Good articles
 * words to watch: puffery, contentious labels, unsupported attributions, expressions of doubt, editorializing, synonyms for said, euphemisms, clichés and idioms, relative time references, weasel words, etc.

 Good article review – see WP:WIAGA for Good article criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality: Clear and concise writing
 * B. MoS compliance: Complies with the basic MoS
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources: Sources are reliable
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced where needed
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects: Broad in scope
 * B. Focused: Remains focused on topic
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass!
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass!
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass!
 * Pass or Fail: Pass!

The path to a featured article
 * 1. Start a new article
 * 2. Develop the article
 * 3. Check against the featured article criteria
 * 4. Get creative feedback
 * 5. Apply for featured article status
 * 6. Featured articles

Image submission

 * 1. Ensure the image meets all of the featured picture criteria:
 * Good contrast, accurate exposure, neutral color balance, in focus, good composition, appropriate aspect ratio, no highly distracting or obstructing elements.
 * Sufficiently high resolution. After cropping, an image must be a minimum of 1500 pixels along its shortest edge to be considered as a featured picture. Further information on image size can be found here.
 * Examples of common technical problems can be found here. Examples of featured picture subject matter can be found here.
 * 2. Upload image file at Wikimedia Upload Wizard. Remember to add appropriate file name, description, license, and categories.
 * 3. Nominate image here.

Tools

 * Character count tool
 * When verifying DYK hooks, use the following format:
 * [[Image:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Hook length and links, article length and creation/expansion date OK. In-line citation(s) verified. Image file is public domain, from Wikimedia Commons. Nice work! DiverDave (talk) 02:41, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Color wheel for web page design

Miscellaneous

 * Changing your current username
 * Cheatsheet
 * Conflict resolution
 * Frequently Asked Questions
 * Help Desk
 * Image use policy


 * List of policies
 * List of WikiProjects
 * Neutral Point of View
 * New contributors' help page
 * Phoebe's book:How Wikipedia Works
 * Point of View


 * Sign your posts
 * Sources of articles
 * Template messages
 * Where to ask a question
 * What is a troll?
 * What Wikipedia is not


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 * Wikiquette
 * IP address search tool
 * View global details about a user across all Wikimedia wikis