Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/FIT/Resources

Help with the basics

 * Training Module
 * Beginner's Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five pillars (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Wikipedia Tutorial

Help with editing and Wiki markup

 * How to Edit
 * About the Sandbox
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Manual of Style
 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia

Help with creating an article

 * Writing an article
 * Article development
 * Your first article (using the Article wizard if you wish)

Help with sources

 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources

Help with Templates

 * Citation templates
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (a vast collection of high-quality, freely licensed, user-generated informational material about Wikipedia)
 * [|Infobox for Clothing]

Help with Images, sounds and videos
Main page: Creation and usage of media files

How to pages: Media help and Picture tutorial

Introductions: Help:Introduction uploading images and Help:Introduction to images (VisualEditor)

See also: Help:Visual file markup



More Editing Wikipedia resources
If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature. N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources See Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
 * Tutorial: Getting Started Guide (Presentation in DC)
 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Tutorial
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
 * Article Development
 * Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Art+Feminism - Video training
 * Art+Feminism - Training Lesson Plan
 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox

Where to Get Help

 * Meetup
 * Village Pump
 * WikiProjects
 * Wikipedia Tutorial
 * Teahouse
 * Wikipedia:Bookshelf