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==How to Contribute Content== | ==How to Contribute Content== | ||
1. '''Choose Editing Type''' | === 1. '''Choose Editing Type''' === | ||
Do you want to edit completely anonymously? If you want to be 100% anonymous, you should first [https://gynopedia.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Welcome+to+Gynopedia&type=signup create a Gynopedia account] -- it's super easy, and all of your edits will be anonymous, since they'll be under your username. If you don't care about anonymity, you can edit immediately without creating an account. Your edits will be under your IP address. | |||
2. '''Search for a Location''' | === 2. '''Search for a Location''' === | ||
After you've either created an account or decided to not create an account, you're ready to begin editing. As a first step, you should search for the city or country page you want to edit. To do this, go to the Search bar (in the top right corner), and type in the name of the location (for example, "Paris"). If the page has been translated into multiple languages, you may see multiple entries for the page. To edit the original English page, select the first search result that you see (e.g. "Paris"). | |||
[[File:Look up city gynopedia WITH MARKS.png|700px | thumb|center|'''Looking up Paris in Gynopedia Search Bar''']] | [[File:Look up city gynopedia WITH MARKS.png|700px | thumb|center|'''Looking up Paris in Gynopedia Search Bar''']] | ||
2. '''Begin Editing''' | === 2. '''Begin Editing''' === | ||
Once you're on a page, you can begin editing the page. You can either choose to edit the whole page (click the "Edit" link at top of page) or a section of the page (click the "Edit" link for a particular section). Note that if you click "Edit" you will be given a visual view of the page to edit. If you click "Edit Source," you will be given a page to edit in wikitext. For beginner wiki editors, it is recommended to use the visual editing view.[[File:France edit page.png|700px | thumb|center|'''How to Edit Paris Page (whole page)''']] | |||
[[File:France edit page.png|700px | thumb|center|'''How to Edit Paris Page (whole page)''']] | |||
[[File:France contraception edit points.png|700px | thumb|center|'''How to Edit Section of Paris Page''']] | [[File:France contraception edit points.png|700px | thumb|center|'''How to Edit Section of Paris Page''']] | ||
3. '''Add Information''' | === 3. '''Add Information''' === | ||
Once you have clicked "Edit," you'll see that the page changes to the edit view. You can now type in the information that you want to add. If you don't know what to add, think about this way: What would you want a friend to know? What's crucial, reliable, and real information that can help people in a time of need? | |||
[[File:Example editvietnampage withve.png|center|thumb|600x600px|Example of editing the Vietnam page with VisualEditor]] | |||
[[File:Editing paris page.png| | [[File:Editing paris page.png|600x600px| thumb|center|'''Editing the Paris page (source editor view)'''|alt=]] | ||
4. '''Add Citations''' | === 4. '''Add Citations''' === | ||
Once you have added information, you should make sure you have cited your sources. Generally, if you have added any official information about history, policies, or statistics, you should cite your sources from veritable and trustworthy sources (likes newspaper publications, academic journals, and reports from the UN, WHO, nonprofits, and NGOs, etc). | |||
==== Source Editor ==== | |||
''Here's the format for adding an individual citation:'' | ''Here's the format for adding an individual citation:'' | ||
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The citations will appear as a footnote in the "References" section, which can be found at the bottom fo the page. To learn more about adding citations, check out [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite this article on Cite extension]. | The citations will appear as a footnote in the "References" section, which can be found at the bottom fo the page. To learn more about adding citations, check out [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite this article on Cite extension]. | ||
5. '''Save Changes''' | === 5. '''Save Changes''' === | ||
Once you're done with the edits, scroll to the bottom and press "Save page." You can also preview how your changes will look before saving, if you click "Show preview" (just remember to click "Save page" afterward). | |||
6. '''Review Changes''' | === 6. '''Review Changes''' === | ||
Your changes will be immediately saved on the page. Make sure to review your changes and confirm that they were saved correctly. If you want to make any changes, you can click "Edit" to update the page. Note that your edits will be archived under your username (if you created an account) or your IP Address (if you didn't create an account). | |||
7. '''You're done!''' | === 7. '''You're done!''' === | ||
You should now be finished. Moderators of Gynopedia will review your changes and confirm that the edits are not spam or abusive content. They'll also make sure that the information is relevant and reliable to the community. | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||