User:Matty.007/adoption/Specialist

Tags (Template messages)
Tags are a form of template, i.e. they go in, and go inside a page. They are usually created so that there isn't all the wiki markup that is inside the original. For an example of this, see my navigation template (but please don't fiddle). For information on templates in general, Help:Templates the page for you.

Main tags which will be used in new page patrol and otherwise:
 * Copy edit: if the prose is wrong, common spelling, grammar or punctuation errors may lead you to add this template, which means that the prose will be looked at by someone, and fixed
 * Copy paste: if a section/all the article has been copied and pasted
 * Very long: self explanatory, the article is simply too long for proper reading
 * All plot: in articles about fictional works, if the majority of the article is filled with a plot synopsis
 * Notability: used if an article may not meet the General Notability Guidelines
 * Advert: used if the article is reading like a promotional release
 * Update: used if an article is missing key information from a later period than when the article was missing, or simply if a notable time period is missing
 * COI: used if the article creator/major editor is likely to have had a conflict of interest, i.e. they have a close connection with the subject
 * Dead end: used if there are no links to other Wikipedia articles. See build the web for more details on linking
 * Uncategorized/Uncategorised: used if the article is missing categories, an easy thing to miss of of a new article

Please note that these are only a light smattering of tags, and for new page patrol you should have at least read a small summary of relevant ones, or at least only add tags which you know how to use.

Assignment 1
Add one of the above tags to an article, and link to it here straight away, so that I can check that there are no mistakes (as a general rule, editors with more edits will be less likely to create articles which need tagging, but they can make mistakes).

New page patrol
You may have already found the new pages feed which I prefer, but there is at least one other page. What happens in the new page patrol is where pages are tagged if they have issues (the banners, e.g. 'Not English' tag here), or tagged for Speedy deletion/AFD/PRODed or PRODed for being a new BLP with no references. Sorry for the list of types of deletion, but it is necessary for new page patrol. Make sure to read up on what tags mean what before you tag them, and refer to the lesson on the main types of tags (but by no means the only ones).

With the new pages feed, there are some articles with a red '!' in a circle on the left, which means they are unreviewed. If you click on one, it opens in a new tab, and see the bar below. It will usually be on the top right, but can be bottom left. The small 'x' at the top has been replaced with an arrow, which when clicked closes the bar (don't do this, annoying to try and re-open). The 'i' is metadata, which isn't really needed for patrol, just a summary of notable times in the page (as far as I can gather). The heart sends wikilove, e.g. food/drink/kittens/barnstars for the quality of the page. The tick marks the page as reviewed, if there are no issues. The tag sign is to add tags to the article for issues (don't do what I originally did and overtag articles). The bin is for deleting for whatever reason. The fast forward button is to go onto the next page in the queue of new pages.

Important points to remember:


 * Don't bite new editors if they make mistakes, gently correct them
 * Don't CSD articles if unsure
 * If article may be improved, don't CSD it straight away
 * Feel free to talk to the user who created the page
 * (If it has over 1500 bytes of readable prose, it can be nominated for DYK)
 * If the article has no content at all, wait ~10 minutes to CSD it
 * Feel free to have a look at New pages patrol

Sorry if the set up above is unclear.

Assignment 2
Review five articles, and link them. This includes adding tags, but not deleting, as I cannot see deleted pages. If you are unsure about anything, either ask or leave it alone. Good luck. (Feel free to do more than 5 if you enjoy it, but the more you do the more chance there is for something to go wrong.)

DYK
OK, this is more of a specialist area, but it is good to know about content development, i.e. how to expand articles, how to write them, and how to identify articles of a good quality. The rules at DYK are numerous, and listed here and here. I would advise having a look at those before doing anything at DYK, but I shall attempt to summarise the main elements of the rules:
 * Any article can be nominated within 5 days of mainspace creation, so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose (I use [[User:Dr pda/prosesize.js|this for character counting}
 * Any newly listed GA can be nominated within 5 days of listing (provided it hasn't been in DYK before) so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * Any article which has had the number of prose characters expanded fivefold can be nominated within 5 days so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * Any unsourced BLP which has had the prose expanded twofold and is newly sourced can be nominated within 5 days so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * A rule of thumb is at least one source per paragraph, but more if possible
 * The hook (i.e. the "... that interesting fact") needs to have a source directly after where it is stated in the article
 * Everything stated in the hook must be stated and referenced in the article
 * Hooks should be neutral point of view (i.e. don't make mistakes such as I did here, especially with BLPs)
 * After you have five 'credits' (i.e. five articles have been on the main page after nomination by you) you need to begin reviewing one nomination per every article you nominate (this is called QPQ)
 * In the hook, the article being nominated must be bolded and linked
 * If you want to use an image, make sure it is fair use
 * No redlinks in the hook
 * No bare URLs

When you want to nominate articles, go to Template talk:Did you know. Scroll down to the box which says 'YOUR ARTICLE TITLE', and after reading the yellow steps, input the nomination title and you should see this (note:you need to go into the edit mode so that you can see what the Wiki markup looks like):


 * Article: where the name of the article being nominated goes, do not link it
 * Article2: for if there are multiple articles being nominated
 * Status: delete all but the relevant one
 * Hook: where you write the part that goes on the main page, start writing after the ?
 * Author: again, no linking, just the creator's name
 * Author2: for if there are multiple main authors
 * Image: where the 'File:Image' part goes if you want a picture used (note: the image must be used in the article
 * Caption: only fill this in if there is an image, write a description of the picture
 * Comment: if you, as the nominator, have anything to say about the nomination
 * Reviewed: where QPQ goes if necessary

Assignment 3
This week, using some kind of character prose counter, find an article from here which qualifies and ask the author, fill out the relevant nomination page, or write your own article which qualifies and nominate it. Please link here to it, so that I can have a look, and in the comment section then say that it is your first nomination (if you think something isn't quite right). Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 12:24, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

In The News
I have had very little experience with ITN, but as far as I can see, it works as follows:


 * Non-stub articles about major news stories are nominated here (reliable sources are needed)
 * Wait for consensus

Please ask an experienced editor before editing at ITN, I have had near no experience with it, so I can't really give you any other information that the procedure here

Good Articles
Again, I have had some experience with GAs, I have three at present, but the amount of work needed wasn't massive.

The criteria can be summed up as follows (but if you are nominating an article for GA, I advise you read the full criteria):
 * Well written
 * The article is verifiable, and there is no original research
 * Broad in coverage
 * Neutral
 * Stable
 * If possible, images are included
 * Lists, disambiguation, and stubs cannot be GAs

If you want to nominate an article, read relevant pages, but a bit of information to help you decide if you want to do it or not:
 * Before nominating, read through the article a few times, and fix any issues, such as tags, syntax, sourcing, and other similar issues
 * Put at the top of the nomination's talk page
 * If you can, fill in 'subtopic=NAME', replacing name with one of the subtopics listed here
 * Wait. It can take upwards of three months

This is only a bit of background information, if you want more detailed information, you can ask me or another editor, I will reply if I can, and help if you need it. If you want to nominate an article without asking anyone for help (which I would advise against), the instructions are here.

Test
This is the end of the specialist section, I would advise that you ask any questions that you have on this topic, it can be hard to understand some of the things. The test may require a small amount of research on subjects.
 * 1) What would you tag an article which has no lead?
 * 2) What should you do if you find a new BLP with no references?
 * 3) What do do?
 * 4) What is the purpose of ?
 * 5) You see an article which goes along the lines of "Name is a company founded by the inspirational teenager Joe Smith, his father lent him a start up loan and he somehow managed to create a well run company". What do you do?