CZ:Start Article: Difference between revisions
imported>Larry Sanger No edit summary |
Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) m (restoring the call to the MetadataForm extension) |
||
| (89 intermediate revisions by 25 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{ | __NOTOC__ | ||
=Start it—two ways= | |||
''For [[CZ:Eduzendium|Eduzendium]] articles, there are [[Template:R EZ/doc/How to start your articles|separate instructions]] for setting them up in a course-specific format.'' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">1. The easy way</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
Type the title of your new article in the box to the right, click on the bar below it, and you've begun! You can use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist. See [[CZ:Topic Choice|Topic Choice]] and [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]] if you need to. | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<inputbox> | |||
type=create | |||
default=Title goes here | |||
preload=Template:Text for simple start | |||
buttonlabel=Start a new encyclopedia article | |||
</inputbox> | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">2. The complete way, with subpages</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
Do you want to start an article with [[CZ:Subpages|subpages]]? | |||
|width=33%| | |||
'''[[Special:MetadataForm|Click here to start]].''' | |||
'''(formerly this was a button)'''<br>(''currently not working'') | |||
<br> <br>''but you can do it anyway, with patience; read'' [[CZ:Creating_an_article_with_subpages|creating an article with subpages]] | |||
|} | |||
= Write it = | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="background:lightyellow" | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">What should you write?</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
An accurate, interesting and readable encyclopedia article on just about any topic. | |||
|width=33%| | |||
'''[[CZ:Approval Standards|Learn more here]].''' | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">Learn the code</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
If you've never edited a wiki page before, read a little about the wiki code - it's not hard. | |||
|width=33%| | |||
'''[[CZ:How to edit an article|Learn more here]].''' | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">Learn our standards</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts. | |||
|width=33%| | |||
'''[[CZ:Article mechanics|Learn more here]].''' | |||
|- | |||
|width=33%| | |||
<center><font size="4">Get some tips</font></center> | |||
|width=33%| | |||
A few things every Citizen should know. | |||
|width=33%| | |||
'''[[CZ:Essentials|Learn more here]].''' | |||
|} | |||
{{Getting Started}} | |||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 11 November 2023
Start it—two ways
For Eduzendium articles, there are separate instructions for setting them up in a course-specific format.
|
|
Type the title of your new article in the box to the right, click on the bar below it, and you've begun! You can use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist. See Topic Choice and Naming Conventions if you need to. |
|
|
|
Do you want to start an article with subpages? |
Click here to start.
(formerly this was a button) |
Write it
|
|
An accurate, interesting and readable encyclopedia article on just about any topic. |
|
|
|
If you've never edited a wiki page before, read a little about the wiki code - it's not hard. |
|
|
|
We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts. |
|
|
|
A few things every Citizen should know. |