Wikipedia:School and university projects/UBC FNH200/Wiki Basics

New to Wikipeida? The following are a curated list of resources and tips to help you get started!

Best Practices for Working with Your Team

 * Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
 * Make sure everyone in the group is assigned to the same Wikipedia article on the Students tab of this course page.
 * Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
 * Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid "editing conflicts" with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.
 * Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.

Wikipedia Overview

 * Wikipedia: Plain and Simple
 * Wikipedia:Five_pillars
 * Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not: a good general guide to start.

Guidelines and Policy

 * Core Content Policies
 * Wikipedia's Notability Guidelines: how to ensure that what you write is verifiable by readers.

Editing Support

 * General Wikipedia Editing Help
 * 10 Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia

Printable Guides

 * Editing Wikipedia Guide for Student Editors (Note: If you are not using WikiEdu, pgs 4-6 will be most relevant to you)
 * Illustrating Wikipedia
 * Evaluating Wikipedia
 * Other resources for students - including subject specific handouts.

Drafts and Publishing

 * Moving out of your Sandbox: Creating an Article

Stubs

 * Wikipedia Stubs: explains what stubs are.

Tools

 * Citation Hunt
 * Duplication Detector