Powerbase:Quick Guide to Editing (cheatsheet) - Revision history

Melissa Jones at 15:25, 16 June 2011

2011-06-16T15:25:52Z

Melissa Jones: moved Powerbase:Quick Guide to Editing to Powerbase:Quick Guide to Editing (cheatsheet)

2011-06-16T15:24:31Z

moved Powerbase:Quick Guide to Editing to Powerbase:Quick Guide to Editing (cheatsheet)

Melissa Jones: spinprofiles links updated to powerbase

2010-12-06T14:58:33Z

spinprofiles links updated to powerbase

Melissa Jones at 11:05, 3 September 2010

2010-09-03T11:05:19Z

Claire Robinson at 15:06, 30 September 2009

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Claire Robinson at 14:16, 20 March 2009

2009-03-20T14:16:57Z

Claire Robinson at 14:16, 20 March 2009

2009-03-20T14:16:21Z

Claire Robinson: /* Sourcing an article */

2009-03-20T14:15:53Z

Sourcing an article

Lynn Hill: /* Sourcing an article */ added Guide to Sourcing link

2008-11-20T13:49:04Z

Sourcing an article: added Guide to Sourcing link

Lynn Hill: adding list of help pages at top of page

2008-11-20T13:46:55Z

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 If you are editing or deleting someone else's writing, it's a common courtesy to leave a note on an article's discussion page (found by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of the article) explaining your reasons why. It would probably then be a good idea to check back a little later  to see if other editors responded. Remember: be cool, be collaborative and talk things out. "Edit wars" are never fun and rarely productive.
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 ==If editing someone else's writing, leave a note==
 If you are editing or deleting someone else's writing, it's a common courtesy to leave a note on an article's discussion page (found by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of the article) explaining your reasons why. It would probably then be a good idea to check back a little later  to see if other editors responded. Remember: be cool, be collaborative and talk things out. "Edit wars" are never fun and rarely productive.
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−	~~==Sourcing an article==~~
−	~~''See Spinprofiles [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing\|Guide to referencing]] and [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Sourcing\|A Guide to sourcing]] for more detailed explanations and tips on sourcing.''~~

−	Every assertion made on SpinProfiles should have an outside source. In most cases this should be a webpage or online document that can be linked to (see [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing\|references]] for help on referencing offline sources). The easiest way to cite a source is to put a link between two square brackets after the sentence or paragraph that draws from it, which automatically turns it into an auto-numbered footnote (see the first "external link" example in the chart above). You should then add a citation to the source in the "Articles and resources" section at the bottom of the article, which serves as a bibliography in SpinProfiles articles. To add the citation you will generally need this information:
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−	* Name of the author (or organization that produced the source)
−	* URL of the site where the information was taken
−	* Name of the source
−	* Name of the publication
−	* Date the information was published
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−	~~You generally want to put the citation in a bullet and format it like this:~~
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−	* Author, [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Help:Quick_guide_to_editing "Title,"] ''Publication'', Date.
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−	~~To get this format, you enter~~
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−	~~\| <nowiki>* Jonathan Weisman, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051701779.html "Ethics Panel Starts 3 Probes,"] ''Washington Post,'' May 18, 2006.</nowiki>~~
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−	* Jonathan Weisman, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051701779.html “Ethics Panel Starts 3 Probes,”] ''Washington Post,'' May 18, 2006.
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	==If editing someone else's writing, leave a note==		==If editing someone else's writing, leave a note==

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 ==Sourcing an article==
-''See Spinprofiles [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing|Guide to referencing]] for more detailed explanations and tips on sourcing.''
+''See Spinprofiles [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing|Guide to referencing]] and [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Sourcing|A Guide to sourcing]] for more detailed explanations and tips on sourcing.''
 Every assertion made on SpinProfiles should have an outside source. In most cases this should be a webpage or online document that can be linked to (see [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing|references]] for help on referencing offline sources). The easiest way to cite a source is to put a link between two square brackets after the sentence or paragraph that draws from it, which automatically turns it into an auto-numbered footnote (see the first "external link" example in the chart above). You should then add a citation to the source in the "Articles and resources" section at the bottom of the article, which serves as a bibliography in SpinProfiles articles. To add the citation you will generally need this information: