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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.
If a little code makes you nervous, why not write up an encyclopedia article using your word processor, and e-mail it in?  We'll format it and upload it, and you can edit it from there.
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'''[[CZ:How to Submit Articles in Word Processor Format|Learn more here]].'''
'''[[CZ:How to Submit Articles in Word Processor Format|Learn more here]].'''
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= Write it =
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'''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.
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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.
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'''[[CZ:Approval Standards|Learn more here]].'''


'''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. '''[[CZ:How to edit an article|Learn more here]].'''
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If you've never edited a wiki page before, you should read a little about the wiki code.  It's not hard, really.
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'''[[CZ:How to edit an article|Learn more here]].'''


'''Learn our standards:''' you should also be familiar with our standardsA good article should be '''[[CZ:Article Mechanics|written and formatted well]],''' and should eventually meet '''[[CZ:Approval Standards|our approval standards]].'''
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We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of factsWe '''bold''' the title word/phrase, and define it.  Etc.
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'''[[CZ:Article Mechanics|Learn more here]].'''


For other tips, see [[CZ:Dozen Essentials|Dozen Essentials]], [[CZ:Approval Standards|Approval Standards]], and [[CZ:Article Mechanics|Article Mechanics]].
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Read up on a dozen essentials--things every Citizen should know.
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{{Getting Started}} [[Category:Getting Started]]
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Revision as of 17:16, 20 February 2008

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 using your word processor, and e-mail it in? We'll format it and upload it, and you can edit it 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 more here.

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

We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts. We bold the title word/phrase, and define it. Etc.

Learn more here.

Get some tips

Read up on a dozen essentials--things every Citizen should know.

Learn more here.