Thelemapedia:Where to start

(Revision as of 04:27, 19 Sep 2004)

Thelemapedia is a big site and it can be tough to know where to begin. This article is designed to get you started...

First, you will want to read these articles. They are pretty easy to get through, and they really will make your participation here much more productive:

Contribution strategies

There are several ways you can contribute to Thelemapedia:

Write on a new topic. Find a red link or create a brand new topic and get writing. The beauty of the wiki is that you don't have to write a complete article. Just write as much as you know or have time for. If you do write something that has obvious omissions, just write that in the article, and someone will eventually get to it. If there is a section in your article that you know someone has more knowledge about, try leaving a note on the "discussion" page of their userpage. You can also leave a note in the Community Portal that your article needs more contributors.
Edit existing topics. Click on a blue link of your choice and see if there is anything you want to add or change. Read Thelemapedia Editorial Policy to find out good etiquette in doing this. Oftentimes articles will have large chunks missing that you might be able to fill. Other times, you will see an article that is—let's face it—hideous. By all means clean up such entries. When you do, be sure to leave a note in the discussion page.
Fact-checking. Comb through articles and make sure that things stated as facts really are.
Correcting spelling and grammar. Pretty self-explainetory, huh?
Formatting. You don't need to change content to make it more legible. Take what's there, move it around, add headers...do what you must to make it easier to read (please!).
Adding citations and links. If you see quotes or statements that you know come from specific sources, help the article out by putting in a citation and links to relevant materials.

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