User talk:Rowena Sampang

Welcome

Hi, Rowena Sampang. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 17:37, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.

Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Rowena Sampang/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

-- Chzz ►

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Non-profit organizations - how to make an article

Hi there.

I've dealt with 5 people in the same situation as yourself, in the past 3 months. They have all managed to make successful articles. It might sound complex at first, but it's really not so bad.

First, I recommend reading the welcome thing above; the best way to get going is to follow that - play around a little, and edit some other articles, before starting your own.

When you're ready to make the article, first, read the following docs carefully; WP:COI, WP:BESTCOI and WP:BFAQ.

Following the principles of 'bestcoi', start creating the article in your own user space - e.g. user:Rowena Sampang/mypage. Add references for everything - make sure they are reliable and verifiable sources. The webpage of the charity is a primary source, so may be challenged. For example, if you say "The organisation has 3000 employees" with a reference to their own website, that information may later be removed. If you can source a national newspaper article that mentions the fact, it should be OK. For help with how to make good refs, see my own tips in User:Chzz/refs.

At the same time, get in touch with other people in the community. Go to their talk page, create a new section, and say hello. Remember to 'sign' your message, with ~~~~ at the end. Some of the others I've helped with this include;
BasicallyGood (talk · contribs) who made Braille Institute of America

Fintanmon (talk · contribs) who made Free Legal Advice Centres

Peto Australis (talk · contribs) who made Centres Against Sexual Assault

Evsfort (talk · contribs) who is writing about a charity

It's also worthwhile you reading through their talk pages, to see the issues they faced with their articles.

When you've got the article into shape, ask someone to look at it. You could ask a helper in IRC, or put a request on WP:FEED.

Sorry if this seems like a lot of info to take in, but from experience I've found it to be the best approach. There are lots of people in the Wikipedia community who will help you in any ways we can.

Best of luck; please leave me a message some time, and let me know how you're getting along. Chzz ► 17:37, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I notice you haven't been back; I hope you will reappear. Two more useful contacts for you...

Sharonkilfoy (talk · contribs) who wants to work on an article about a 'respite center'

Closenet82 (talk · contribs) is working to improve the article about Human Relief Foundation

Cheers, Chzz ► 11:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]