User:Matty.007/adoption/Specialist
Specialist areas on Wikipedia
[edit]Tags
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Tags are a form of template, i.e. they go in {{these brackets}}, and go inside a page. They are usually created so that there isn't all the wiki markup that is inside the original. For an example of this, see my navigation template (but please don't fiddle). For information on templates in general, Help:Templates the page for you. Main tags which will be used in new page patrol and otherwise:
Please note that these are only a light smattering of tags, and for new page patrol you should have at least read a small summary of relevant ones, or at least only add tags which you know how to use. Assignment 1[edit]Add one of the above tags to an article, and link to it here straight away, so that I can check that there are no mistakes (as a general rule, editors with more edits will be less likely to create articles which need tagging, but they can make mistakes). |
New Page Patrol
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New page patrol[edit]You may have already found the new pages feed which I prefer, but there is at least one other page. What happens in the new page patrol is where pages are tagged if they have issues (the banners, e.g. 'Not English' tag here), or tagged for Speedy deletion/AFD/PRODed or PRODed for being a new BLP with no references. Sorry for the list of types of deletion, but it is necessary for new page patrol. Make sure to read up on what tags mean what before you tag them, and refer to the lesson on the main types of tags (but by no means the only ones). With the new pages feed, there are some articles with a red '!' in a circle on the left, which means they are unreviewed. If you click on one, it opens in a new tab, and see the bar below. It will usually be on the top right, but can be bottom left. The small 'x' at the top has been replaced with an arrow, which when clicked closes the bar (don't do this, annoying to try and re-open). The 'i' is metadata, which isn't really needed for patrol, just a summary of notable times in the page (as far as I can gather). The heart sends wikilove, e.g. food/drink/kittens/barnstars for the quality of the page. The tick marks the page as reviewed, if there are no issues. The tag sign is to add tags to the article for issues (don't do what I originally did and overtag articles). The bin is for deleting for whatever reason. The fast forward button is to go onto the next page in the queue of new pages.  Important points to remember:
Sorry if the set up above is unclear. Assignment 2[edit]Review five articles, and link them. This includes adding tags, but not deleting, as I cannot see deleted pages. If you are unsure about anything, either ask or leave it alone. Good luck. (Feel free to do more than 5 if you enjoy it, but the more you do the more chance there is for something to go wrong.) |
Did You Know (DYK)
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DYK[edit]OK, this is more of a specialist area, but it is good to know about content development, i.e. how to expand articles, how to write them, and how to identify articles of a good quality. The rules at DYK are numerous, and listed here and here. I would advise having a look at those before doing anything at DYK, but I shall attempt to summarise the main elements of the rules:
When you want to nominate articles, go to Template talk:Did you know. Scroll down to the box which says 'YOUR ARTICLE TITLE', and after reading the yellow steps, input the nomination title and you should see this (note:you need to go into the edit mode so that you can see what the Wiki markup looks like): {{subst:NewDYKnomination | article = Article title in plain text; no [[ ]] | article2 = | status = new or expanded or BLP expanded or mainspace or GA | hook = ... that ....? | author = Article creator or expander, in plain text; no ~~~~ or [[ ]] | author2 = | image = | caption = | comment = | reviewed = If you reviewed another article before listing this DYK nomination, put it here. Otherwise leave this line alone; it will blank when saved. }}
Assignment 3[edit]This week, using some kind of character prose counter, find an article from here which qualifies and ask the author, fill out the relevant nomination page, or write your own article which qualifies and nominate it. Please link here to it, so that I can have a look, and in the comment section then say that it is your first nomination (if you think something isn't quite right). Thanks, Matty.007 12:24, 1 December 2013 (UTC) |
In the News (ITN)
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I have had very little experience with ITN, but as far as I can see, it works as follows:
Please ask an experienced editor before editing at ITN, I have had near no experience with it, so I can't really give you any other information that the procedure here |
Good Articles (GA)
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Again, I have had some experience with GAs, I have three at present, but the amount of work needed wasn't massive. The criteria can be summed up as follows (but if you are nominating an article for GA, I advise you read the full criteria):
If you want to nominate an article, read relevant pages, but a bit of information to help you decide if you want to do it or not:
This is only a bit of background information, if you want more detailed information, you can ask me or another editor, I will reply if I can, and help if you need it. If you want to nominate an article without asking anyone for help (which I would advise against), the instructions are here. |
End of topic test
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Test[edit]This is the end of the specialist section, I would advise that you ask any questions that you have on this topic, it can be hard to understand some of the things. The test may require a small amount of research on subjects.
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