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'''SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE!''' | '''''SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE!''''' | ||
''Did you know that it's super easy to add content to Gynopedia?'' | |||
You don't need to create an account AND you don't need to be a medical "expert." | ''You don't need to create an account AND you don't need to be a medical "expert."'' | ||
You simply need to have information to share | ''You simply need to have useful and reliable information to share -- so, check out the guide below!'' | ||
==How to Contribute Content== | ==How to Contribute Content== | ||
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 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. | 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''' -- 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"). | 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"). | ||
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[[File:Editing paris page.png|700px | thumb|center|'''Editing the Paris page''']] | [[File:Editing paris page.png|700px | thumb|center|'''Editing the Paris page''']] | ||
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). Here's the format for adding | 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). | ||
''Here's the format for adding an individual citation:'' | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
5. '''Save Changes''' -- Once you're done with the edits, scroll to the bottom and press "Save page." | ''If you will use the same source multiple times, here is how you cite the source (the first time):'' | ||
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Childcare in Sweden is blah blah blah.<ref name="swedish-childcare">[http://www.nytimes.com/how-swedish-childcare-works New York Times: How Swedish Childcare Works]</ref> | |||
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''Once you have cited the reference the first time, here is how you cite the same reference (subsequent times):'' | |||
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<ref name="swedish-childcare" /> | |||
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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]. | |||
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''' -- 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). | 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). | ||