User:Leejohnson898/WikiProject Contribution

Assignment: Join a WikiProject

Due Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The research and proposal phase is a good time to begin contributing to the article discussion page of your article, and that of the wider WikiProject the entry falls under, or to initiate an article discussion page or contribution for your specific new entry. In your contributions to the WikiProject page and article discussion pages, you can discuss your plans for the entry based on your proposal. According to the WikiProject Guide, a WikiProject is a group of editors that collaborate on encyclopedic work at collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific topic or family of topics within Wikipedia. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles directly, but a resource to help coordinate, organize, and share ideas about article writing.

Instructions:

1) To begin, find a WikiProject that is relevant to your new or revised entry and join the group

2) If you are having trouble finding projects, try browsing the WikiProject directory found, here

3) Review the goals and guidelines of the group and make sure that your entry follows these guidelines

4) Next, add your username to the list of participants for any WikiProjects you wish to join

• All WikiProjects are different, but instructions for adding yourself to the project list of participants can usually be located by looking through the WikiProject page's outline

• To add yourself to the list, either follow the instructions given or simply edit the participant list and add your username at the bottom

5) Once you are a member of the project, you should contribute to that project's discussion page to notify the community of your planned changes to an existing article or plans to create a new article

6) Ask for feedback from other users and use any peer comments to further improve the plan for your revised or new entry