How I needed this last week :) Are you looking for translations? Have any in progress?
On Sep 25, 2017 12:14 PM, "Michal Lester" <mles...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > Hi all, > > I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching > encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds of > writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to > learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not enough > to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by > the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide was > born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as > well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, and > specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules > and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content > to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, to > structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The guide > thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to > find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the > information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce > neutral and succinct writing. > > The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two > tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing new > ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different > page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools are > concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and the > users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information and > practical examples. > > Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to use > Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to learn > how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic > Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create > encyclopedic content. > > Best, > > *Michal Lester,* > > > > *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel* > [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/ > [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/ > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
