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Geomanda: /* Write articles (even stubby ones) */

2005-05-22T00:01:32Z

‎Write articles (even stubby ones)

Lunaverse at 20:16, 21 May 2005

2005-05-21T20:16:21Z

Lunaverse: Added a list of cleanup tasks

2005-05-21T19:11:28Z

Added a list of cleanup tasks

WikiSysop: big edit

2005-05-21T07:37:49Z

big edit

WikiSysop: /* Write articles (even stubby ones) */ copyright warning

2005-05-21T07:05:17Z

‎Write articles (even stubby ones): copyright warning

WikiSysop: Good for now

2005-05-21T06:18:44Z

Good for now

WikiSysop: need to use preview more

2005-05-21T05:59:56Z

need to use preview more

WikiSysop: and again

2005-05-21T05:40:37Z

and again

WikiSysop: tweaked a little

2005-05-21T05:32:59Z

tweaked a little

WikiSysop: /* What you can do */

2005-05-21T05:27:11Z

‎What you can do

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 == Write articles (even stubby ones) ==
-Cacheopedia is currently (05 May, 2005) in it's infancy.  What we could really use now is people writing articles.  Currently we have a very high requested/written article ratio.  If you would like to write about something, go for it!  Don't worry about writing the best article, or what people will think about it.  Just make it as clear and informative as possible.  Others will add to it if they feel it could be improved.  The whole idea of a wiki is people building off of what other's have started.  This is your site, make it what you want.
+Cacheopedia is currently (05 May, 2005) in its infancy.  What we could really use now is people writing articles.  Currently we have a very high requested/written article ratio.  If you would like to write about something, go for it!  Don't worry about writing the best article, or what people will think about it.  Just make it as clear and informative as possible.  Others will add to it if they feel it could be improved.  The whole idea of a wiki is people building off of what others have started.  This is your site, make it what you want.
 But, '''do not submit copyrighted work without permission'''.  Even if you have permission, please give credit where it is due in the form of some type of reference.  If you cannot determine if a work is copyrighted or not, you '''must''' assume that it is.
 One way to get the ball rolling is to change empty links into [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]].  Let's say you just wrote an article, and wikilinked a bunch of terms from it.  Take a minute and turn those empty red links into stubs.
 == Organization ==

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	**Think of alternate names for the article and redirect that name so people can find it		**Think of alternate names for the article and redirect that name so people can find it
	*Upload images and add them to articles (make sure the copyrights are covered!!)		*Upload images and add them to articles (make sure the copyrights are covered!!)
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		+	==Licensing==
		+
		+	Does anyone know anything about open source licensing? We've started this under Attribution-ShareAlike, however Wikipedia is under GNU Documentation License. We're not sure what the difference is between them, which is better, or what they imply towards the legality of this site and its content. Please help us! Send a talk message to either [[User:WikiSysop]] or [[User:Lunaverse]]. Thanks!

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	== Design a new logo ==		== Design a new logo ==
	Something to replace the flower. It should reflect the nature of this site.		Something to replace the flower. It should reflect the nature of this site.
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		+	==Cleanup tasks==
		+
		+	*When you see an article that could be better, help by editing
		+	**Spelling corrections
		+	**Grammar
		+	**Fact-checking
		+	**Adding additional information
		+	**Rewriting awkward or [[NPoV]] sections
		+	*If an article has not yet been [[Wiki Formatting Reference\|wiki formatted]], do so!
		+	*Add links, both internal and external. Link to [[Wikipedia]] articles if it's not something we're likely to have here
		+	*If you see a redlink and it's something you think you could write, go for it
		+	*Go through [[Categories:Stubs]] and flesh out stubs
		+	*Go through [[Special:Wantedpages]] and write these articles
		+	*Create [[Help:Redirects\|Redirects]]
		+	**Think of alternate names for the article and redirect that name so people can find it
		+	*Upload images and add them to articles (make sure the copyrights are covered!!)

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-== What you can do ==
+== Write articles (even stubby ones) ==
-=== Write articles (even stubby ones) ===
 Cacheopedia is currently (05 May, 2005) in it's infancy.  What we could really use now is people writing articles.  Currently we have a very high requested/written article ratio.  If you would like to write about something, go for it!  Don't worry about writing the best article, or what people will think about it.  Just make it as clear and informative as possible.  Others will add to it if they feel it could be improved.  The whole idea of a wiki is people building off of what other's have started.  This is your site, make it what you want.
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 One way to get the ball rolling is to change empty links into [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]].  Let's say you just wrote an article, and wikilinked a bunch of terms from it.  Take a minute and turn those empty red links into stubs.
-=== Design a new logo ===
 Something to replace the flower.  It should reflect the nature of this site.

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 Cacheopedia is currently (05 May, 2005) in it's infancy.  What we could really use now is people writing articles.  Currently we have a very high requested/written article ratio.  If you would like to write about something, go for it!  Don't worry about writing the best article, or what people will think about it.  Just make it as clear and informative as possible.  Others will add to it if they feel it could be improved.  The whole idea of a wiki is people building off of what other's have started.  This is your site, make it what you want.
-One way to get the ball rolling is to change empty links into [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]].  Let's say you just wrote an article, and wikilinked a bunch of terms from it.  Take a minute and turn those empty red links into stubs.
+But, '''do not submit copyrighted work without permission'''.  Even if you have permission, please give credit where it is due in the form of some type of reference.  If you cannot determine if a work is copyrighted or not, you '''must''' assume that it is.
 === Design a new logo ===
 Something to replace the flower.  It should reflect the nature of this site.

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 Cacheopedia is currently (05 May, 2005) in it's infancy.  What we could really use now is people writing articles.  Currently we have a very high requested/written article ratio.  If you would like to write about something, go for it!  Don't worry about writing the best article, or what people will think about it.  Just make it as clear and informative as possible.  Others will add to it if they feel it could be improved.  The whole idea of a wiki is people building off of what other's have started.  This is your site, make it what you want.
-One way to get the ball rolling is to change empty links into [[stubs]].  Let's say you just wrote an article, and wikilinked a bunch of terms from it.  Take a minute and turn those empty red links into stubs.
+One way to get the ball rolling is to change empty links into [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]].  Let's say you just wrote an article, and wikilinked a bunch of terms from it.  Take a minute and turn those empty red links into stubs.
-−
-''''How to make a stub''''<br>
-All you have to do to turn a blank link into a stub is to write a short description of what this article could be about and then add in the stub message by typing this:
-<pre>{{stub}}</pre>
-−
-'''This will be added to the page:'''
-----
-<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub" align=left>
-<i>This article is a [[Wikipedia:Perfect stub article|stub]]. You can [[Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub|help]] by
-[http://www.cacheopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Help:Contributing_to_Cacheopedia&amp;action=edit adding to it]
-</div>
-----
-'''Also, the page will be added to the [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] category.'''
-−
-−
-So now instead of bombarding your pages with dead links hoping someone will take the initiative to populate them, you are inviting others to contribute.
-−
-Here's a good [[Stub Example|stub example]].
 === Design a new logo ===
 Something to replace the flower.  It should reflect the nature of this site.

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 ''This will be added to the page:''
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-<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub" align=left>&nbsp; &nbsp;<i>This article is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_stub_article" class='extiw' title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_or_fix_a_stub" class='extiw' title="Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub">help</a> by <a href="http://www.cacheopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Help:Contributing_to_Cacheopedia&amp;action=edit" class='external' title="http://www.cacheopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Help:Contributing to Cacheopedia&amp;action=edit" rel="nofollow">adding to it</a><span class='urlexpansion'>&nbsp;(<i>http://www.cacheopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Help:Contributing_to_Cacheopedia&amp;action=edit</i>)</span>.</i> </div>
+<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub" align=left>
 ----
 Now instead of bombarding your pages with dead links hoping someone will take the initiative to polulate them, you are inviting others to contribute.