Wiki4Women/Write new Wikipedia articles

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Create a new Wikipedia article

Step 1: Create an account and register

Create a Wikipedia account Register for the event

Step 2: Chose who to write about

We have created a special area for new contributors to create draft articles that can worked on with experienced contributors before being published onto Wikipedia. Chose a woman to write about. Type the name of women you want to start an article for in the box and press Start article draft Note: If you are an experienced Wikipedia editor please create articles the normal way To see all articles in the draft space click here

Step 3: Learn how to use the editing tool

Learn how to add text, links and do formatting. If you see code when typing click to switch to the Visual Editor Don't forget to save the page often

Step 4: Read the tips on writing an article

Below we have created 9 simple rules for writing women's biographies on Wikipedia that will help you get started 9 simple rules for writing women's biographies on Wikipedia ▼ This set of guidelines is intended to help editors who are trying to create women's biographies for the first time. It summarizes the bare essentials of how to write biographies which stand a good chance of becoming part of the encyclopaedia. One of the best ways to gain experience is to look at how existing women's biographies have been written on Wikipedia. Try to find a few articles on other people with backgrounds or interests similar to those you wish to cover. You might have some names in mind but you can also use one of the many lists available to find useful examples corresponding to the occupation and/or nationality of the person you want to cover. Rule 1. Choose carefully Not every woman in history or in today's news can be written about on Wikipedia. For Wikipedia, it is not sufficient to write biographies based on primary sources such as an individual's website, CV or job description, no matter how impressive these may appear. For Wikipedia, notability depends on a person's clear recognition by third parties, what we call notability. Avoid writing about yourself, your colleagues or your friends (or your organization). In general, it is easier to write the biographies of women who are no longer alive than biographies of living people which need much more careful attention and more detailed sourcing. Rule 2. Research Establish notability with mainstream reliable sources which have been edited or curated such as newspapers, journals, books or award citations. Do not use personal, fan-based, or employer websites; or blogs; or promotional sites such as Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Rule 3. Write why they are important The introduction, the first couple of lines of the article should summarize text cited in the body and tell why your subject is important. The body of the article should explain this in more detail with references. Rule 4. Reference everything The article needs references to your source material. At a minimum, one source for each paragraph must be given. You can learn how to add references here. Add a section called References at the end of the article. Rule 5. Write in your own words Plagiarism is unethical and could be illegal if you use copyrighted material without properly attributing your source. In general, you should rewrite everything you find in your own words. If you include quotes, you should identify them clearly, citing the author and the source and formatting them as quotes. Rule 6. Linking to other articles An article should contain many links to other articles so that it is easy for people to learn more about the subject. Rule 7. Layout Ideally, articles should run to several hundred words although informative stubs articles are also welcome. The article should start with a short introduction followed by a biographical section headed "Biography" or "Life" which can be broken down into sections such as "Early life", "Career" and "Awards". Make sure to include a "References" section at the end of the article, you can also add an External links section to provide URLs to the person's website or to primary sources. Rule 8. Images Articles can be enhanced with images. But you should not add images you find on the web unless they comply with ???copyright rules??. On the other hand, you are free to use photographs you have taken yourself. (It's not too difficult to upload them on Wikimedia Commons.) To be absolutely safe, you should not add photographs or paintings of people unless the author has been dead for over 70 years. If you are in doubt, you should ask for advice. Rule 9. Ask for help and talk to people The Women in Red project is here to help, if you have a question please go here.

Step 5: Add more information

Keep coming back to add more information, to get back to a page you have created click Contributions at the top of the page.

Step 6: Join the community

There are several ways to be involved with writing about women on Wikipedia: Go to the Women in Red pages. Join the Teahouse, a place for new contributors to learn and share. Get help from an experienced Wikipedia contributors.