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- 1. 5 things to think about when starting Wikipedia Stuart Yeates
- 2. Create an account ● You have more privacy editing pseudonymously ● You can have a proper feedback loop ● You instantly have more rights and accrue more
- 3. Create an account ● No distinction between real names and pseudonyms ● Off-wiki aspersions will be cast ● User names identify a user, not a role or an organisation
- 4. Have sources within an arms’ reach ● All articles require sources ● Easy access to appropriate sources is good ● Independence and reliability of sources ● Access to rare print sources a valuable contribution
- 5. Avoid conflicts of interest ● Don’t edit your book, family or employer ● Do edit your hometown, fav band, MP, etc,
- 6. Start with stubs ● Stubs are small articles, barely there at all ● Almost any change an improvement ● Few eyes watching them, more leeway
- 7. Ask for help ● Finding your self in a hole? Stop digging… ● WP:WikiProject New Zealand ● IRC / in person / WP:Questions ● WP:GLAM
- 8. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Notes full of wikilinks are available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/National_Digital_Forum/5_Things