User:Pigsonthewing/Tips

Here are some tips for improving a Wikipedia article:

For all articles

 * Add an Infobox []
 * Make sure that it has at least one category
 * Add at least one WikiProject to its talk page
 * If the subject begins with "The", or is a person's name, add . Examples:
 * If the article includes dates, add one of:
 * (if the dates use 1 May 2015 format)
 * (if the dates use May 1, 2015 format) []
 * Add  (may be changed to American, Australian, Canadian, South African English, etc.) []
 * (if the dates use May 1, 2015 format) []
 * Add  (may be changed to American, Australian, Canadian, South African English, etc.) []

Wikidata

 * Check that there is a corresponding entry on Wikidata, with a label, a description and either an "instance of" or "subclass of" property

For biographies

 * Add  near the foot of the article (don't worry if it is not visible in the article, for now) []
 * Add one or more of the following categories, as applicable:
 * A year of birth category
 * A year of death category
 * One or more "people from [place]" categories []
 * Category:Living people
 * Category:Year of birth missing
 * Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
 * Category:Place of birth missing
 * Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
 * Category:Year of death missing
 * Category:Place of death missing

Wikidata for biographies

 * Check if the subject has a VIAF, ORCID, ISNI or similar identifier, and add it to their Wikidata entry
 * You must be sure it applies to your subject, and not someone else with a similar name.
 * Add as many as possible of the following to the Wikidata entry:
 * Given name
 * Gender
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Occupation
 * Official website

For places

 * Add coordinates

Wikidata for places
Add one or more of the following:


 * coordinates
 * country
 * located in the administrative territorial entity