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You are welcome to contribute a short ''start'' of a new article, called a "stub", of about 150-250 words usually.
 
Stubs may be written solely to introduce the topic of the article in such a way that you or other authors can use the stub as written to continue on to develop the article. Include a [[CZ:Article_Mechanics#Definitions|definition or description]] of the topic.
 
If you write a stub-length or slightly longer piece that is self-contained and serves as a good overview or summary of the topic, classify it as a ''Developing'' article.  Include a [[CZ:Article_Mechanics#Definitions|definition or description]] of the topic. Such an article should be serviceable as an entry in a traditional desktop reference such as the ''[http://www.bartleby.com/65/ Columbia Encyclopedia.]''


You are welcome to contribute short entries, called "stubs," or articles that are approximately 150-250 words in length. (Note: articles under 50 words may be deleted.)  Stubs should be self-contained, include an excellent [[CZ:Article_Mechanics#Definitions|definition or description]] of the topic, and in other respects serve as a good albeit very general overview of the topic.  In other words, it should be serviceable as an entry in a traditional desktop reference such as the ''[http://www.bartleby.com/65/ Columbia Encyclopedia.]''  (Note that this paragraph contains only 82 words.)
Some people believe that stubs encourage others to help "build the web.Many people can write excellent stubs or short ''developing'' articles even when they don't have the knowledge to expand them. So if you feel tempted to "turn a red link blue" with a stub, feel free.


Some people believe that stubs actually encourage others to help "build the web."  Certainly there are many people who are capable of writing excellent shorter articles even when they are incapable of expanding them in a credible way.  We don't wish to discourage the creation of good content, and we bear in mind that we are still a very new project, and we must begin somewhere.  So if you feel tempted to "turn a red link blue" with a stub, feel free--just please do a good job, even if your entry is indeed brief.
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 26 February 2021

You are welcome to contribute a short start of a new article, called a "stub", of about 150-250 words usually.

Stubs may be written solely to introduce the topic of the article in such a way that you or other authors can use the stub as written to continue on to develop the article. Include a definition or description of the topic.

If you write a stub-length or slightly longer piece that is self-contained and serves as a good overview or summary of the topic, classify it as a Developing article. Include a definition or description of the topic. Such an article should be serviceable as an entry in a traditional desktop reference such as the Columbia Encyclopedia.

Some people believe that stubs encourage others to help "build the web." Many people can write excellent stubs or short developing articles even when they don't have the knowledge to expand them. So if you feel tempted to "turn a red link blue" with a stub, feel free.


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