Difference between revisions of "Contributor Lounge"
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* Check the [[:Category:Needs Contributors]] for articles that have been categorized as needing work. | * Check the [[:Category:Needs Contributors]] for articles that have been categorized as needing work. | ||
* See if there are any [[Article Requests | article requests]] by community members. | * See if there are any [[Article Requests | article requests]] by community members. | ||
| − | * [http://lists.evergreen.edu/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=wiki-users Subscribe to the Wiki Users Group's mailing list] to be in the know | + | * [http://lists.evergreen.edu/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=wiki-users Subscribe to the Wiki Users Group's mailing list] to be in the know about what's happening with wikis at Evergreen. |
==Content Criteria and writing guidelines== | ==Content Criteria and writing guidelines== | ||
===Site your sources=== | ===Site your sources=== | ||
| − | Much of the content in this wiki exists on | + | Much of the content in this wiki exists on other official Evergreen web pages. Please provide links to the original sources of content when at all possible. |
===Keep it simple=== | ===Keep it simple=== | ||
| − | This wiki is about communicating information. The more simple and straight | + | This wiki is about communicating information. The more simple and straight forwardly the information is presented, the more readily it will be understood by a broad audience. |
===Format text for scan-ability=== | ===Format text for scan-ability=== | ||
| − | Often | + | Often a bulleted list is easier to absorb than a dense paragraph. |
Revision as of 11:06, 26 January 2007
Welcome to the Contributor's Lounge. This page should get you started with everything you need to know about contributing to the IT Survival Guide wiki.
Contents
What needs to be done?
- Check the Category:Needs Contributors for articles that have been categorized as needing work.
- See if there are any article requests by community members.
- Subscribe to the Wiki Users Group's mailing list to be in the know about what's happening with wikis at Evergreen.
Content Criteria and writing guidelines
Site your sources
Much of the content in this wiki exists on other official Evergreen web pages. Please provide links to the original sources of content when at all possible.
Keep it simple
This wiki is about communicating information. The more simple and straight forwardly the information is presented, the more readily it will be understood by a broad audience.
Format text for scan-ability
Often a bulleted list is easier to absorb than a dense paragraph.
