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''For [[CZ:Eduzendium|Eduzendium]] articles, there are [[Template:R EZ/doc/How to start your articles|separate instructions]] for setting them up in a course-specific format.''
 
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<center><font size="4">1. The easy way</font></center>
<center><font size="4">1. The easy way</font></center>
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Just type in the title of the encyclopedia article you want to start, and get to work!  That is the kind of [[CZ:Be Bold|boldness]] we like.  Do use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist, though.  See [[CZ:Topic Choice|Topic Choice]] and [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]] if you need to. Here's [http://www.trailbrain.com/wikihelpvideos/create_an_article/create_an_article.html a video demonstration of this method.]
Type the title of your new article in the box to the right, click on the bar below it, and you've begun!  You can use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist.  See [[CZ:Topic Choice|Topic Choice]] and [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]] if you need to.
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<center><font size="4">2. Just e-mail us your article</font></center>
<center><font size="4">2. The complete way, with subpages</font></center>
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If a little code makes you nervous, why not write up an encyclopedia article using your word processor, and e-mail it in?  We'll format it and upload it, and you can edit it from there.
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'''[[CZ:Email us an article in word processor format|Learn more here]].'''
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<center><font size="4">3. With subpages</font></center>
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Do you want to start an article with [[CZ:Subpages|subpages]]? That's a bit more advanced, but very doable.
Do you want to start an article with [[CZ:Subpages|subpages]]?  
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'''[[CZ:Start article with subpages|Click here to start]].'''
'''[[Special:MetadataForm|Click here to start]].'''
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''(formerly this was a button)'''<br>(''currently not working'')
<br>&nbsp;<br>''but you can do it anyway, with patience; read'' [[CZ:Creating_an_article_with_subpages|creating an article with subpages]]
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An encyclopedia article, first of all, and one that is accurate, neutral, coherent, comprehensive, well-written, pitched at the university student level, not original research, family-friendly, and legal and responsible.
An accurate, interesting and readable encyclopedia article on just about any topic.
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'''[[CZ:Approval Standards|Learn more here]].'''
'''[[CZ:Approval Standards|Learn more here]].'''
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<center><font size="4">Learn the code</font></center>
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If you've never edited a wiki page before, you should read a little about the wiki code.  It's not hard, really.
If you've never edited a wiki page before, read a little about the wiki code - it's not hard.
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'''[[CZ:How to edit an article|Learn more here]].'''
'''[[CZ:How to edit an article|Learn more here]].'''
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<center><font size="4">Learn our standards</font></center>
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We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts.  We '''bold''' the title word/phrase, and define it.  Etc.
We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts.
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'''[[CZ:Article Mechanics|Learn more here]].'''
'''[[CZ:Article mechanics|Learn more here]].'''


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<center><font size="4">Get some tips</font></center>
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Read up on a dozen essentials--things every Citizen should know.
A few things every Citizen should know.
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'''[[CZ:Dozen Essentials|Learn more here]].'''
'''[[CZ:Essentials|Learn more here]].'''


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{{Getting Started}}
{{Getting Started}}

Revision as of 09:33, 11 November 2023

Start it—two ways

For Eduzendium articles, there are separate instructions for setting them up in a course-specific format.

1. The easy way

Type the title of your new article in the box to the right, click on the bar below it, and you've begun! You can use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist. See Topic Choice and Naming Conventions if you need to.


2. The complete way, with subpages

Do you want to start an article with subpages?

Click here to start.    (formerly this was a button)
(currently not working)
 
but you can do it anyway, with patience; read creating an article with subpages

Write it

What should you write?

An accurate, interesting and readable encyclopedia article on just about any topic.

Learn more here.

Learn the code

If you've never edited a wiki page before, read a little about the wiki code - it's not hard.

Learn more here.

Learn our standards

We're writing coherent narratives, not grab-bags of facts.

Learn more here.

Get some tips

A few things every Citizen should know.

Learn more here.


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