User talk:Mewest
Message from a fellow editor[edit]
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To get some practice editing you can use a sandbox. You can create your own private sandbox for use any time. Perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you can put
{{My sandbox}} on your userpage.Sincerely, Crtew (talk) 21:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC) (Leave me a message)
Success[edit]
Mewest, Congrats on making your first edits in Wikipedia. You have formatting down and I liked your bulleted list. You're almost done! One of the strengths of Wikipedia is making links between articles and across the site. You can make a link by placing double brackets before and after an article term, like the "University of Southern Indiana" or "Poetry." I did that on your user page. Can you make a few more? Have fun with Wikipedia and Welcome, Crtew (talk) 21:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]
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Hello! Mewest,
you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!
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I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 16:25, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
Assignment[edit]
You are assigned to create and write an article about Shaam News Network, which uses citizen journalists to cover the Syrian civil war and then disseminates video and news information through digital technologies to domestic and global audiences. Crtew (talk) 19:11, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
WikiWomen's Collaborative[edit]
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References, Inline citation[edit]
The reflinks tool has been used but references are not placed within the text, which is called "inline citation." In order to do this, you need to copy and past each reference (the open and close ref tags and all in between) into the text where they belong. It's much easier to do this while you're writing than to do it later. Now you have to be very careful to make sure you don't miss the citation points. After you use the full reference once, you can use just the open tag (as long as it has name="something") but put a backslash "/" right before the last bracket ">". The template:reflist actually puts all references in order and shows how many times the reference was used. Crtew (talk) 16:15, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Feedback[edit]
Mewest, I added two more references. One is from PRI about Shaam, and the other is from SINA about one of the massacres they covered. You can include the massacres as examples of notable coverage. You can also add a section on Shaam journalists who have been killed while reporting, including Ahmed Adnan al-Ashlaq, Ammar Mohamed Suhail Zado, Lawrence Fahmy al-Naimi (all killed 27 May 2012 in Damascus) and Abdel Karim al-Oqda (killed 19 September 2012 in Hama). Work on notability: Why is Shaam News Network important and can you back that up with a reference? Also work on language so that it is less essay-like and more encyclopedia sounding. There are no footnotes right now. You have references in the article, but you need to use inline citation. Your article would be considered underlinked because it should contain more links to other Wikipedia articles. The style is that the first use of the linked term is linked and the rest remain unlinked. The places you mention in the article will be pinned on the map! Crtew (talk) 02:29, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Education Program: student survey![edit]
Hi! I work with the Wikipedia Education Program, and I'm hoping to get your feedback about your experience this semester! In order to help other students like you enjoy editing while contributing positively to Wikipedia, it would be very helpful to hear from real program students about their experience, so we know what to change. The survey takes no more than 10 minutes, and I'd really appreciate your response!
Thanks so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 01:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)