Have a look at: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf
<http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf>In particular, the "Welcome to Wikipedia" booklet - it takes people gently through the basics of editing and has a handy quick reference guide. Obviously it's based on Wikipedia not Wikinews but shoul still be helpful! Chris On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Brian McNeil <[email protected]>wrote: > Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,... > > I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment > for final-year students. > > I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. > They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in > templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing > despite that. > > Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them > are 'required reading'? > > > -- > Brian McNeil. > -- > [email protected] | Wikinews Accredited Reporter. > http://en.wikinews.org | http://www.wikinewsie.org > "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news". > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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