User:Ryan McGrady/fall2013/com257/workshop/notes

This page is to store links, instructions, agenda, etc. for use in the workshop.

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 * 1) See any problems?
 * 2) Vandalism -- remove it.
 * 3) *preview
 * 4) *save
 * 5) spelling/grammar/typos
 * 6) *preview
 * 7) *save
 * 8) Wikilinks basics
 * 9) *don't wikilink EVERYTHING, but think about what people might want more information about
 * 10) *e.g. mammal, vermin
 * 11) Wikilinks syntax
 * 12) *article/context disagreement
 * 13) *e.g. carnivorous, domesticated, furry, felids, felines, anatomy, African wildcats
 * 14) Add sources using ProveIt
 * 15) *Open ProveIt, see References (0) - none on page.
 * 16) *Click Add a Reference, fill in fields
 * 17) **give it a unique, simple name
 * 18) **when done, click where on the page you want to add it, then add
 * 19) **now References (1)
 * 20) *most obvious one - it mentions Scientific American ("According to Scientific American, cats are the most popular pet in the world, and are now found #almost every place where people live")
 * 21) **Driscoll, Carlos A.; Clutton-Brock, Juliet; Kitchener, Andrew C.; O'Brien, Stephen J. (10 June 2009). "The Evolution of House Cats". Scientific American. New York: Nature Pubg. Group. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
 * 22) *For "Since cats were cult animals in ancient Egypt, they were commonly believed to have been domesticated there" AND "A genetic study in 2007 revealed that domestic cats are descended from African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Middle East."
 * 23) **Wade, Nicholas (29 June 2007). "Study Traces Cat's Ancestry to Middle East". New York Times (New York: NYTC). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
 * 24) **the second one will require opening ProveIt, selecting References (1), click existing reference, click on the page where you want to put it in again, and add it from ProveIt