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Wikitravel:Tips for new contributors

2013-05-19T08:21:12Z

Wikitravel:Tips for new contributors

2013-05-18T17:52:46Z

Undo unexplained revision 2037956 by OVK that added incorrect material - please explain on this article's discussion page before re-adding false information

Wikitravel:Tips for new contributors

2013-05-18T16:15:54Z

Wikitravel:Tips for new contributors

2013-05-18T11:51:20Z

update - we don't have flashing red circles any more!

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 # Your contributions should be '''original work''', created by you. Please don't copy text or images from other Web sites to Wikitravel.
 # Wikitravellers sometimes use [[Wikitravel:Jargon]] in edit summaries or discussion pages.
-# Wikitravel had a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we were here!
+# Wikitravel has a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we are here!

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 # '''You''' are the most important resource Wikitravel has. '''Please''' join discussions, make comments, or ask questions. Your knowledge makes Wikitravel a better guide; your comments on our processes makes Wikitravel a better project.
 # We have a [[Wikitravel:help|help]] section with lots of info on how to work with our software, a [[Wikitravel:manual of style|manual of style]] with ideas on how articles are formatted and [[Wikitravel:policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] describe how we work together.  Our guide to [[Wikitravel:Tone|writing tone]] describes how we hope to create a lively guide, and to shun dry, encyclopaedic writing.
-# If you have some particular info you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]].  Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean.  If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
+# If you have some particular information you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]]. Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean. If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
-# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]].  Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work.  You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name.  Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide!  You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have.  Or you can just leave it blank.  Your choice.
+# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]]. Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work. You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name. Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide! You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have. But '''not''' plug your business or add irrelevant [[xl|external links]]! Or you can just leave it blank. Your choice.
 # When you edit an article, you can make a short comment describing your change.  If you remove information (say a restaurant has closed), make a note of it there.
 # If you wish you can add yourself to the [[Wikitravel:List of Wikitravellers by location|List of Wikitravellers by location]].  Other wikitravellers may collaborate when describing the region you live in.
 # Articles you work on can and probably will be changed by other people.  Making changes will often inspire others to make additions to your work.
 # Every article has an associated [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|Talk page]] where we discuss how best to work on that article. If you're wondering what's up with some article, why it's this way instead of that, check the talk page by clicking the '''discussion''' link.
-# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see a '''blinking red circle''' next to the "my talk" link on any Wikitravel page. You should check to see what someone has to say.
+# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see the text'''You have a new message from another user''' in an orange box at the top of any Wikitravel page until you visit your user '''Talk''' page. You should check to see what someone has written.
 # Wikitravel is a travel guide, not a travel journal. Try to share what you ''learned'', not what you ''did''. Avoid using [[Wikitravel:first person pronouns|first person pronouns]] like "I" or "we".  There is no need to sign or date your contribution.
 # Our [[Wikitravel:goals and non-goals|goals and non-goals]] explain what we're trying to do, and what we're not trying to do.
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 # Your contributions should be '''original work''', created by you. Please don't copy text or images from other Web sites to Wikitravel.
 # Wikitravellers sometimes use [[Wikitravel:Jargon]] in edit summaries or discussion pages.
-# Wikitravel has a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we're here!
+# Wikitravel had a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we were here!

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 # '''You''' are the most important resource Wikitravel has. '''Please''' join discussions, make comments, or ask questions. Your knowledge makes Wikitravel a better guide; your comments on our processes makes Wikitravel a better project.
 # We have a [[Wikitravel:help|help]] section with lots of info on how to work with our software, a [[Wikitravel:manual of style|manual of style]] with ideas on how articles are formatted and [[Wikitravel:policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] describe how we work together.  Our guide to [[Wikitravel:Tone|writing tone]] describes how we hope to create a lively guide, and to shun dry, encyclopaedic writing.
-# If you have some particular information you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]]. Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean. If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
+# If you have some particular info you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]].  Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean.  If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
-# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]]. Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work. You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name. Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide! You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have. But '''not''' plug your business or add irrelevant [[xl|external links]]! Or you can just leave it blank. Your choice.
+# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]].  Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work.  You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name.  Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide!  You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have.  Or you can just leave it blank.  Your choice.
 # When you edit an article, you can make a short comment describing your change.  If you remove information (say a restaurant has closed), make a note of it there.
 # If you wish you can add yourself to the [[Wikitravel:List of Wikitravellers by location|List of Wikitravellers by location]].  Other wikitravellers may collaborate when describing the region you live in.
 # Articles you work on can and probably will be changed by other people.  Making changes will often inspire others to make additions to your work.
 # Every article has an associated [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|Talk page]] where we discuss how best to work on that article. If you're wondering what's up with some article, why it's this way instead of that, check the talk page by clicking the '''discussion''' link.
-# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see the text'''You have a new message from another user''' in an orange box at the top of any Wikitravel page until you visit your user '''Talk''' page. You should check to see what someone has written.
+# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see a '''blinking red circle''' next to the "my talk" link on any Wikitravel page. You should check to see what someone has to say.
 # Wikitravel is a travel guide, not a travel journal. Try to share what you ''learned'', not what you ''did''. Avoid using [[Wikitravel:first person pronouns|first person pronouns]] like "I" or "we".  There is no need to sign or date your contribution.
 # Our [[Wikitravel:goals and non-goals|goals and non-goals]] explain what we're trying to do, and what we're not trying to do.
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 # Your contributions should be '''original work''', created by you. Please don't copy text or images from other Web sites to Wikitravel.
 # Wikitravellers sometimes use [[Wikitravel:Jargon]] in edit summaries or discussion pages.
-# Wikitravel had a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we were here!
+# Wikitravel has a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we're here!

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 # '''You''' are the most important resource Wikitravel has. '''Please''' join discussions, make comments, or ask questions. Your knowledge makes Wikitravel a better guide; your comments on our processes makes Wikitravel a better project.
 # We have a [[Wikitravel:help|help]] section with lots of info on how to work with our software, a [[Wikitravel:manual of style|manual of style]] with ideas on how articles are formatted and [[Wikitravel:policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] describe how we work together.  Our guide to [[Wikitravel:Tone|writing tone]] describes how we hope to create a lively guide, and to shun dry, encyclopaedic writing.
-# If you have some particular info you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]].  Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean.  If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
+# If you have some particular information you want to share, see the guidelines about [[Wikitravel:where you can stick it|where you can stick it]]. Have a look at [[Wikitravel:Article templates|article templates]] to see what the headings all mean. If you're still not sure, ask, or put it where you think it fits best and someone else will move it to the right place.
-# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]].  Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work.  You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name.  Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide!  You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have.  Or you can just leave it blank.  Your choice.
+# Please consider [[Wikitravel:how to create a user account|creating a user account]]. Other wikitravelers will get to know and trust your work. You can still be anonymous, and you don't even need to give your name. Once you have an account and have made some edits, other wikitravellers can spend less time checking and more time improving the guide! You can also create a [[Wikitravel:user page help|user page]] if you want, where you can talk about yourself, places you've been, ideas you have. But '''not''' plug your business or add irrelevant [[xl|external links]]! Or you can just leave it blank. Your choice.
 # When you edit an article, you can make a short comment describing your change.  If you remove information (say a restaurant has closed), make a note of it there.
 # If you wish you can add yourself to the [[Wikitravel:List of Wikitravellers by location|List of Wikitravellers by location]].  Other wikitravellers may collaborate when describing the region you live in.
 # Articles you work on can and probably will be changed by other people.  Making changes will often inspire others to make additions to your work.
 # Every article has an associated [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|Talk page]] where we discuss how best to work on that article. If you're wondering what's up with some article, why it's this way instead of that, check the talk page by clicking the '''discussion''' link.
-# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see a '''blinking red circle''' next to the "my talk" link on any Wikitravel page. You should check to see what someone has to say.
+# Once you have a user account, other Wikitravellers can send you messages through your [[Wikitravel:using talk pages|user talk page]]. When there are new messages on your talk page, you'll see the text'''You have a new message from another user''' in an orange box at the top of any Wikitravel page until you visit your user '''Talk''' page. You should check to see what someone has written.
 # Wikitravel is a travel guide, not a travel journal. Try to share what you ''learned'', not what you ''did''. Avoid using [[Wikitravel:first person pronouns|first person pronouns]] like "I" or "we".  There is no need to sign or date your contribution.
 # Our [[Wikitravel:goals and non-goals|goals and non-goals]] explain what we're trying to do, and what we're not trying to do.
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 # Your contributions should be '''original work''', created by you. Please don't copy text or images from other Web sites to Wikitravel.
 # Wikitravellers sometimes use [[Wikitravel:Jargon]] in edit summaries or discussion pages.
-# Wikitravel has a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we're here!
+# Wikitravel had a '''large and active community''' of people who want to make this project a success. You may not see us at first, but we were here!