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Here is our agenda for 4 October, 2011. If you have questions about editing Wikipedia, email me, call me, or catch me during my office hours on the main floor of Foley Center Library. Let's chat!

Course Content

Editing

First of all, you can search the Wikipedia FAQ if you have specific questions.
Or consult the most common editing questions.

Article Anatomy

1. Your User Page is a place to talk about your involvement with Wikipedia, and your research interests.
2. Your sandbox is a great place to play around with Wikipedia.
   1. Video on starting a sandbox
3. Wikipedia Markup Language helps with formatting.
4. Wikimedia Commons is the place to go for images that are public domain or otherwise free to use. And there's an automatic way to insert images from Wikimedia Commons into Wikipedia articles!
5. All About Links
   1. There are two different types of links:
      1. Cross-References, which are links to other Wikipedia pages.
      2. External links connect to non-Wikipedia pages.
   2. Beware the dangers of over- or under-linking.
6. All About Categories
   1. Categories can help readers of Wikipedia articles find more articles on similar topics, and can help give readers a sense of where their article fits within Wikipedia's hierarchy of topics.
   2. Categories can help editors group articles on related topics. Proficient use of categories helps to put your article in context.
   3. Category Resources
      1. Wikipedia Categories
      2. Social Science Categories
7. Most Wikipedia articles cite their sources with footnotes.
   1. Video on citing with footnotes

Editing etiquette

1. If you see something that needs to be changed, change it! Be Bold.
2. Watchlists help you keep track of articles you want to read again, especially if they are edited.
   1. Video on watchlists
3. Talk Pages (sometimes called Discussion Pages) are behind each Content Page, and is the place for editors to discuss changes to the Content Pages.
   1. Video on Talk Pages

Locating supplementary materials

It's always best to use open access and public domain materials, so that all may access your supporting documents.

1. Wikimedia Commons Images, free to use
2. Feminism Wikibook

Student Activity

Learn by doing! To become a fluent Wikipedia editor, you need to edit, edit, and edit some more! Your sandbox (a subpage of your User Page) is a great place to practice.

1. If you haven't already, start your userpage by clicking on your red username at the top right, after you login to Wikipedia. But remember:
   1. Wikipedia is not a blog.
   2. User pages include specific kinds of content. If you're not sure what to include, consult What May I Have in My User Page].
2. If you haven't already, start your sandbox as a subpage of your user page. You can find your user sandbox here.
3. Mess Around in your Sandbox! Try out editing and formatting.
   1. Not sure how to do something? If you see something you like on a Wikipedia page, but you're not sure how to format it or what markup to use, just go to the Edit screen for that page, and grab the section you want. Paste it into your own page and keep the formatting and markup the same, but customize the content for your purposes!
   2. For more assistance, search the Wikipedia Editing FAQs.