Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Tutorial series

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This is a tutorial series in the Wikipedia Signpost. The intent of the series is to introduce readers to new editing techniques and areas of Wikipedia, and we aim for as broad a coverage as possible, with articles aimed at a variety of levels of experience.

Suggested format:

  • Tutorial-like format
  • Takes 5 minutes at most to read, suggested activities/exercises take at most 5 minutes to do
  • Step-by-step instructions, possibly with screen captures or other diagrams if it aids understanding
  • Pitched at the correct level
  • Links for further exploration of topic

Skill levels:

  • Beginner - 50%
  • Intermediate - 30%-40%
  • Advanced - 10-20% - may require administrator rights

News:

  • Thanks everyone for signing up - it's great to see this level of support. I may move stuff around to get better balance, so let me know if I've moved you to a date you can't commit to.
  • See my first tutorial at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-01-14/Tutorial - I've tried to follow the style of those computer self-help books, if you've ever read those. Feel free to use as little or as much of this format as you like, and comments would be useful (put on talk page).

Contents

[edit] Done, Released in Signpost

Topic Level Author Comments
Fundamentals of editing Beginner User:Enochlau Y Done - Appeared in the January 14th issue
User:Luna Santin/Signpost tutorial - Reporting and dealing with vandals Intermediate User:Luna Santin Y Done - Appeared in the January 28th issue
Citations Intermediate Jonathan Y Done - Appeared in the February 4th issue
User:Master of Puppets/Signpost tutorial - Dispute resolution Beginner User:Master of Puppets Y Done - Appeared in the February 11th issue
User:Yannismarou/Signpost tutorial - Getting an article to featured article status Intermediate User:Yannismarou Y Done - Appeared in the February 18th issue
User:Nihiltres/ImageMap how-to Advanced Nihiltres{t.l} Done - Appeared in the March 3rd issue
Summary of Wikipedia Polices Intermediate User:The Placebo Effect Y Done - Appeared in the March 13th issue
Editing your Monobook and installing Javascripts Intermediate Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood Y Done - Appeared in the March 17th issue

[edit] Done, not released in Signpost yet

Topic Level Author Comments
Where to find Editing Help Beginner Jonathan Y Done
Communicating off the wiki: Mailing lists and IRC Intermediate User:The Placebo Effect Y Doneish, needs to be looked over, maybe a bit added, but the general gist is there
Writing an article from scratch Intermediate Jeepday Y Done Short and sweet, please review and improve as needed. Jeepday (talk) 21:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not Done, Claimed

Topic Level Author Comments
Inserting images, sounds and videos Beginner Jonathan
Maintenance templates Intermediate Jonathan
Introduction to the Wikimedia Commons and other projects Beginner Phoenix-wiki
Esoteric template programming Advanced Phoenix-wiki
Backlogs, Where can I help? Intermediate Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood
Wikiprojects and Collaborations Beginner Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood
Portals Intermediate Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood
Deletion debates Beginner User:The Placebo Effect
Being Bold, using the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle, and IAR: When to use and not use them Beginner User:The Placebo Effect
"Getting around"[1] Intermediate Marlith T/C 05:26, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Fair use or free use? Intermediate weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 18:27, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Evaluating reliability of sources Intermediate Smallbig (talk) See notes

[edit] Not Done, Not Claimed

Topic Level Author Comments
Fixing cut and paste vandalism and history merging Advanced Maybe I could do this... Singularity 03:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
What is Fair use and What is not? Intermediate weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 21:32, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

... and more!

  1. ^ Includes WP:Community portal, WP:AN, WP:ANI, WP:BN and WP:VP