Wednesday, July 20, 2011

create a wikipedia page

Before creating an article you should search to check that there is no suitable article that already exists. In the search box near the top right of a page, type the title of the new article, then click Go. If the Search page reports "You may create the page" followed by the article name in red, then you can click the red article name to start editing the article. The very first thing you should write in a new article is a list of the source(s) for the information in it.

Create article for Wikipedia page

Ø Consider creating the article on your user page first. Also make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject, perhaps under a different title. If you find an existing article on your subject, it is best to redirect the name you were thinking of onto the existing article.

Ø Gather references both to use as source(s) of your information and also to demonstrate notability of your article's subject matter. References to blogs, personal websites don't count—Extra care should be taken to make sure that articles on living persons have sources -- articles about living people without sources may be deleted.

Ø Do not create pages about yourself, pages that advertise, personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia.

Ø Be careful about copying things, controversial material, extremely short articles that are just definitions, and local-interest articles about places like schools, or streets that are of interest to a relatively small number of people.

Ø If your article will require multiple edits or a significant amount of time to properly list references or make presentable, it is recommended that you place the template {{newpage}} on top of the page to signify to other editors that it's a work in progress. Another option is to start creating the new article in a subpage of your user page. This allows you to take as long as you need to complete a presentable article

Ø Keep making improvements

Ø Add references and External links sections at end of this page.

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