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Introductory Assignment[edit]

  • Create a user account, if you don't yet have one. Help regarding account creation is available on the following link,
   * Account creation screencast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WP_tutorial_en_New_user_account.ogg 
   (After you create your user account, please make sure you're logged into it when you complete the tasks below.)
  • Create a sandbox and add some sample text in it to get a feel for the wiki code. Help regarding how to create a Sandbox is available on the following link,
   * Sandbox screencast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_starting_a_sandbox_article_on_Wikipedia.ogv
  • Make a few edits to Wikipedia articles, it can be adding a reference, fixing a typo, cleaning up a convoluted sentence, adding a sentence, etc.
   * Wiki markup basics screencast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boldness_and_links_tutorial.ogv 
   * References screencast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Citing_sources_tutorial,_part_1.ogv 
   * References handout: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WikipediaReferencing.pdf 
   * Wiki markup basics sheet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Welcome2WP_English_Flap_081810.pdf 
  • Leave a message on your campus ambassador's talk page to get a feel for on-wiki communication.
   * Wikipedia help page on talk pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_talk_pages
  • Review key Wikipedia policies/pages:
   * Neutral Point of View video: 
     http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verifiability_and_Neutral_point_of_view_%28Common_Craft%29-600px-en.ogv 
   * Celilo Falls evolution of an article: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_an_article_%28Celilo_Falls%29 
   * The "five pillars," which represent Wikipedia's core principles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars 
   * Read and be able to explain the general guidelines about notability: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

Additions were reverted as copy-paste copyright violations from various sites. - SummerPhD (talk) 20:03, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additions reverted as copyright violation from several sources [1], [2], et al. - SummerPhD (talk) 16:09, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additions reverted as a copyright violation of [3] et al. - SummerPhD (talk) 18:08, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Extensive quote with a poor citation removed as a near copyright violation. Other additions removed as an unsourced quote, vague citation and similar issues. - SummerPhD (talk) 19:58, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Addition reverted as a copyright violation of the source cited.[4] - SummerPhD (talk) 04:23, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additions reverted as copyright violations of [5], [6], et al. - SummerPhD (talk) 20:35, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additions reverted as copyright violation from [7], et al. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:46, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additions reverted as copyright violations from [8] et al. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:07, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]