User:HouseOfChange/WikiToolsEtc

Useful stuff for editing Wikipedia. Top of the list, 3 templates I often use:







Creating some categories:

DYK stuff

 * Template_talk:Did_you_know
 * Template:DYK checklist/doc
 * DYK supplementary guidelines
 * Earwig copyvio detection tool
 * WP:Did_you_know/Statistics lists articles with more than 10,000 page views

BLP policies

 * WP:BLP policy) (and WP:BLPHELP advice on how to proceed) (and WP:CRYBLP for what NOT to do)
 * WP:BALASP : "For example, discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and impartial, but still disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic. This is a concern especially in relation to recent events that may be in the news."
 * WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV : Expression of non-neutral opinion in article? Only if it specifies whose opinion is being reported.
 * WP:OPINIONCAT: "Please note, however, the distinction between holding an opinion and being an activist, the latter of which may be a defining characteristic (see Category:Activists)."

Other relevant policies

 * WP:Glossary This looks very useful for understanding Wikipedia jargon
 * WP:N Notability policy
 * WP:Article_titles Policy concerning article titles
 * Template_messages/Cleanup
 * Pre-merge question: how many page views did each article get?
 * Village_pump_(policy) Ask for clarification of policy in confused cases

Using references

 * Citing sources
 * Useful template that links to many other useful templates Template:Cite book
 * Wikipedia library card partners
 * Useful list of many RS
 * Useful list of many not-RS
 * Example of searching WP:RSN to see if RawStory is a reliable source (spoiler, it isn't.)
 * Adding page numbers to a long source that is cited multiple times in the same article: Template:Rp
 * Filling out references
 * WP:Interview is a useful essay about judging the reliability of different kinds of interviews, etc. Except in unusual cases such as 60 Minutes, what an interview subject says about himself should be regarded with caution. Also, degree to which an "interview" article supports notability is variable.

Using other-language articles

 * This looks cool, to use articles in other languages: there's a way to link to articles on other wikis using the inter language link template ill. For example:  renders as Johann Bendel.
 * Template to put on an article Talk page if that article is a translation from another wiki:

Categories

 * WP:HotCat: adding or removing categories
 * AutoWikiBrowser looks even better than HotCat for some things.

Other

 * Copying within Wikipedia: attribution should be given in edit summary, plus more if copying is extensive.
 * How to make a redirect page
 * XTools "Blame": Find out when and by whom some text was added to an article.

Women hold up half the sky

 * Writing about women: an essay with lots of good ideas and advice.
 * Articles_for_deletion also WikiProject_Deletion_sorting/Women
 * WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Drafts

Other AfD stuff
"The AfD process adds Find sources AFD with the article name, e.g. at Articles for deletion/Newell W. Spicer. You can manually change the name afterwards or add a second Find sources AFD (I don't know whether this is ever done). Articles are supposed to use the common name and I don't think an automatic algorithm could make a meaningful choice to change the name."
 * Maybe propose a merger rather than an AfD: Proposed_article_mergers
 * AfD stats
 * WP:DOGBITESMAN and other notability tests under WP:EVENT
 * WP:HEY: It is invoked during deletion discussions to point out that an article has been significantly improved since it was nominated for deletion, as the original David Heymann article was; in such cases an editor might say "Keep per WP:HEY."
 * When article subject has more than one commonly used name, a suggestion from PrimeHunter

Resources for interacting with other editors

 * Talk page guidelines
 * Manual of Style/Accessibility Do not mix list styles! (Do not mix : and * for indentations.)
 * Editor interaction history: for example, where have I previously interacted with this editor?
 * For talk page discussions, a tip from Infrogmation at Wikimedia: you can make a link to a file without displaying the image by including a colon : before the File, eg File:Picture name.jpg
 * WP:CIVIL
 * WP:CON
 * WP:DISPUTE
 * How to ping others... is simple but more options at Template:Reply_to.
 * finding past ANI This addition sounds bitey, but I had a hard time finding it so I am saving it here. I hope I rarely need to use it in future.
 * WP:NOTHERE Also potentially bitey, use sparingly and with care
 * For projects like Wikiquote with no checkusers, you can request SPI from a steward at Steward requests/Checkuser.

Do not hop on Pop, and also No Fighting, No Biting

 * WP:NOT About a million things Wikipedia is not.
 * WP:BITE Do not bite new editors (or anybody else, really.)
 * WP:ANI Try every possible avenue of dispute resolution before WP:ANI
 * Hat trick for off-topic etc. ... lots of text ...

Wisdom from editors who have been here longer than I have

 * WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias
 * "Remember that we here to build an encyclopedia - this isn't a project to write "this is wrong" content, or "this is right" content, ... this is a place to write neutral content. If this causes problems in certain topic areas for you, then you shouldn't be contributing to those topics and instead should be editing articles in different areas. This way, neutrality is maintained and the content added to articles reflect the highest quality and neutrality that can be created and published." From User talk:Oshwah
 * User:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior
 * User:Jytdog/How Very useful longform essay that would be a good resource to show new editors (and of course to be mindful of myself.) This sentence especially says a lot in a little: "What we do here, is summarize sources."