User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa/Adoption/First article
This is a lesson for User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa's adoption program. You are welcome to edit this page if you notice any errors or have any additional information to add, but as a courtesy, please notify Gaia Octavia Agrippa if you make any major changes to avoid any possible confusion between her and her adoptee(s). Thanks! |
Part of the beginner program is successfully produce a B-class article on a subject of your choice. This page will introduce you to wikipedia's requirements for articles and what an article needs to gain a B-class assessment.
B-class is, in my opinion, the first hurdle for an article. There are two assessment levels before B-class, Stub and Start class. However, the requirements to reach these levels vary by the editor assessing and by wiki-projects. B-class on the other hand, has strict requirements that need to be fulfilled.
Before creation
[edit]- First- read this page: Wikipedia:Your first article
- Second - try checking whether the article already exists by searching for it.
- Third - ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
- Fourth - make sure that your article is verifiable by published sources.
Notability
[edit]A major thing you need to consider before creating an article, is whether or not it satisfies Notability. If it doesn't your article will most likely be put up for deletion, and will be removed from wikipedia.
Notability can be summed up in one sentence:
"A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." |
There are several specific notability guidelines. Including ones for:
- Companies and corporations
- Musical groups, songs, and artists
- Websites
- People, alive or dead
- Yourself
Stub level
[edit]A stub is an article containing only a few sentences of text which is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject. If an article is so short that its notability cannot be determined, it will be put up for deletion.
When you create a stub make sure it:
- Has a minimum of 3 sentences
- Clearly states the notability of the subject of the article
- Is not copied directly from a website
Stubs are the most basic wikipedia classification. When you first create an article, it will most likely be a stub.
Start level
[edit]A Start level article is the next step in the production of a B-class article.
For a Start class article:
- It has a usable amount of good content
- It should have some referencing or external links
- The quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic
- The article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons
- Should provide enough sources to establish verifiability
Also try to have:
- Headings
- An infobox
- Pictures
- Inline citations
B-class
[edit]Below is the asessement requirments for a B-class article.
B {{B-Class}} |
{{cite web}} is not required, but the use of <ref></ref> tags is encouraged.
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Tips that you should REALLY follow
[edit]- Whenever you add information to your article, make sure you add an inline citation with it. This means the article is much more likely to get a higher assessment. It also means you don't have to bother adding them later.
- If you add pictures, make sure you give an appropriate caption.
- ALWAYS try to find an appropriate infobox for your article and fill it out as much as you can.