User:Ghostboy1997/suggestions

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Suggestions for Ghostboy1997

Copy Editing

• Wikipedia:Basic copyediting
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors - see backlog etc.
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style

Where to get help

• Wikipedia:Introduction
• Wikipedia:Questions
• Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user - where they may use the amazing course from the page User:Worm That Turned/Adopt
• Wikipedia:Teahouse - friendly environment for new users
• WP:CHAT - this is IRC live chat

Vandalism

• Wikipedia:Vandalism
• Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit

Wikiprojects

• Standard topics have a Wikiproject page.
• Wikiproject pages will have a list of pages needing attention or with low ratings etc. You can work on those.
• Wikiprojects are good option if you have interest in only one or two topics and don't want to go running all around Wikipedia.
• See for example the Ancient philosophy wikiproject - Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Ancient
• Example of a list of new Philosophy articles - Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/New articles

Orphan articles

• Orphan articles don't have any links pointing to them, and so are unlikely to be ever read by anyone.
• You can find such articles and de-orphan them
• Wikipedia:Orphan
• Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Orphanage

Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 22:14, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Deleting articles

• Try and mention the specific guideline you are using e.g. WP:COMPOSER for non-notable musical compser.
• Speedy delete only if the delete is 100% not controversial.
• The guidelines are never clear enough and there are lots of unwritten rules that surprise you. I find from experience that the following are always considered notable -
  • All schools and colleges
  • All places
  • All athletes (pro leagues, first-class cricket etc.)
  • Authors and film directors (unless self-published)

Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 21:31, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

• Not exactly correct. For athletes, refer to WP:ATHLETE. For places, WP:NGEO. For schools/colleges, secondary school and above unless otherwise notable. Cheers, Ansh666 03:52, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction. I myself find these things confusing and counter-intuitive. Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 06:12, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Anand QED

I did not know that schools and places and athletes are reliable sources. I thought that news, and gov sites, etc are only notable.

I did not know it either till recently. Wikipedia is a strange place where consensus is built over time.

I added whatever suggestions I could think of. Teahouse is where you will find experts. Poke around Wikipedia and find your way around.

Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 22:14, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

I did not read your earlier statement carefully. I meant to say that schools, places and athletes are notable topics on which an article may be written - not sources. Sources and references for an article will still be news sites etc. Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 06:10, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Finally, I took what I put in here and added a lot more stuff - see Editing, fixing and defending Wikipedia. I don't expect you to read all of it and you already know a lot, but you may find a useful link in there. Thanks, Anand ^{(talk page)} 19:20, 16 June 2013 (UTC)