SGU - Creating an English Wikipedia draft
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The document outlines the steps for creating a draft article on the English Wikipedia: 1. Log in to your account or use the workshop account 2. Type "Help:Userspace draft" in the search bar to begin a draft 3. Replace "new article name here" with your topic and click "Create userspace draft" 4. Add your text and provide a summary when saving 5. Articles can then be submitted for review and potentially published
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- 1. English Wikipedia workshop Creating a draft article http://slideshare.net/jayvdb
- 2. Save draft Community collaboration Submit for review Review Publish English Wikipedia draft process
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- 9. Save draft Community collaboration Submit for review Review Publish Creating an article You are here This session
- 10. Log in Either: 1. Create your own account, or 2. Log in using the workshop account: Username: SGU_workshop Password: [See whiteboard]
- 11. Log in Top right hand corner should contain the 'SGU workshop' username, like this: … or your own username:
- 12. Starting a draft The process of starting a userspace draft begins by loading the English Wikipedia page “Help:Userspace draft”. Type 'Help:Userspace draft' in the search box:
- 13. Starting a draft The process of starting a userspace draft begins by loading the English Wikipedia page “Help:Userspace draft”. Type 'Help:Userspace draft' in the search box, and press the Enter key.
- 14. Starting a draft Replace “new article name here” with your topic name, and click “Create userspace draft”
- 15. Add your text Remove this line. Add your text here.
- 16. Add your text
- 17. Saving your draft 1. Type in a summary of your contribution. e.g. “start” 2. Click “Save page”
- 18. Now it is your turn!
- 22. Save draft Community collaboration Submit for review Review Publish Creating an article You are here
- 24. Publish Nominate Community review Main Page “Did you know” process Requirements: •Over 1500 bytes of prose •Well sourced •Interesting •…
- 25. Did you know..
- 26. Troy Sachs Did you know ... that Australian men's wheelchair basketballer Troy Sachs (pictured) has won seven championships in four different club leagues and gold medals at two Paralympic Games?"