CZ:Start Article

Start it—three ways

1. The easy way	If you don't like long instructions and you learn by doing, just type in the title of the encyclopedia article you want to start, and get to work! That is the kind of boldness we like. Do use the search box (upper left) to check for related articles that already exist, though. Here's a video demonstration of this method.
2. Just e-mail us your article	If a little code makes you nervous, why not write up an encyclopedia article and send it in? We'll format it and upload it, and you can edit it further from there.	Learn more here.
3. With subpages	Do you want to start an article with subpages? That's a bit more advanced, but very doable.	Learn more here.

Write it

What should you write? An encyclopedia article, first of all, and one that is accurate, neutral, coherent, comprehensive, well-written, pitched at the university student level, not original research, family-friendly, and legal and responsible.

Learn the code: if you've never edited a wiki page before, you should read a little about the wiki code. It's not hard, really. Learn more here.

Learn our standards: you should also be familiar with our standards. A good article should be written and formatted well, and should eventually meet our approval standards.

For other tips, see Dozen Essentials, Approval Standards, and Article Mechanics.