Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,...
I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment for final-year students.
I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing despite that.
Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them are 'required reading'?
Have a look at: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/BookshelfIn particular, the "Welcome to Wikipedia" booklet - it takes people gently through the basics of editing and has a handy quick reference guide. Obviously it's based on Wikipedia not Wikinews but shoul still be helpful!
Chris
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.orgwrote:
Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,...
I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment for final-year students.
I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing despite that.
Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them are 'required reading'?
-- Brian McNeil. -- brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org | Wikinews Accredited Reporter. http://en.wikinews.org | http://www.wikinewsie.org "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news".
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The other is the "cheatsheet" ... google will find it for you Roger
On 14 May 2011 10:05, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Have a look at: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/BookshelfIn particular, the "Welcome to Wikipedia" booklet - it takes people gently through the basics of editing and has a handy quick reference guide. Obviously it's based on Wikipedia not Wikinews but shoul still be helpful!
Chris
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org
wrote:
Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,...
I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment for final-year students.
I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing despite that.
Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them are 'required reading'?
-- Brian McNeil. -- brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org | Wikinews Accredited Reporter. http://en.wikinews.org | http://www.wikinewsie.org "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news".
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On Sat, 2011-05-14 at 12:21 +0100, Roger Bamkin wrote:
The other is the "cheatsheet" ... google will find it for you
Winner!
A cheat sheet is like flypaper for lazy students. :D
On 14 May 2011 10:05, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote: Have a look at: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf
In particular, the "Welcome to Wikipedia" booklet - it takes people gently through the basics of editing and has a handy quick reference guide. Obviously it's based on Wikipedia not Wikinews but shoul still be helpful! Chris On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org> wrote: Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,... I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment for final-year students. I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing despite that. Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them are 'required reading'? -- Brian McNeil. -- brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org | Wikinews Accredited Reporter. http://en.wikinews.org | http://www.wikinewsie.org "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news". _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org-- Roger Bamkin (aka Victuallers)
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