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<div style="font-size:1.5rem">Ready to start?</div> | <div style="font-size:1.5rem">Ready to start?</div> | ||
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There are plenty of articles that need to be written! Check out our [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Write your first article!|quick guide to your first article]] if you'd like to just get stuck in. | There are plenty of articles that need to be written! Check out our [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Write your first article!|quick guide to your first article]] if you'd like to just get stuck in. | ||
'''Before you jump in''', take a look at our [[Article Types|Article types]] page, familiarise yourself with the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]], as well as [[Wiki | '''Before you jump in''', take a look at our [[Article Types|Article types]] page, familiarise yourself with the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]], as well as [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki content policies|our content policies]] and [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]]. | ||
The MediaWiki article creation process is easy enough, use the[[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:New_here| create a page]] link to get some guidance on how to structure your article. Check out [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Write your first article!|our guide to writing your first article]] and the [[Help:FAQ|FAQ]] if you need more information. | The MediaWiki article creation process is easy enough, use the[[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:New_here| create a page]] link to get some guidance on how to structure your article. Check out [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Write your first article!|our guide to writing your first article]] and the [[Help:FAQ|FAQ]] if you need more information. | ||
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===Article suggestions=== | ===Article suggestions=== | ||
The [[article suggestions]] page is an excellent jumping-off point, for either getting your ideas for suitable articles down, or for finding something to write about. You'll find a list of article ideas, complete with a basic description and links to relevant sources. Over time we expect this to replace the video directory (explained below) as the go-to place for article inspiration. | The [[article suggestions]] page is an excellent jumping-off point, for either getting your ideas for suitable articles down, or for finding something to write about. You'll find a list of article ideas, complete with a basic description and links to relevant sources. Over time we expect this to replace the video directory (explained below) as the go-to place for article inspiration. | ||
==Contribute to a project== | |||
We run [[projects:Hub| projects]] that organize the completion of a specific type of edit over the whole wiki, or which otherwise try to improve some aspect of the site. These are often filled with editing opportunities that are well-signposted and simple, so can be a great place to get started out! | |||
==Improve existing articles== | ==Improve existing articles== | ||
You can help out without looking for new things to add to the wiki. We have a [[:Category:Articles_in_need_of_additional_work| list of articles that need work]] you can go through and try to improve. Some might need formatting fixes based on our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]], others might need some | You can help out without looking for new things to add to the wiki. We have a [[:Category:Articles_in_need_of_additional_work| list of articles that need work]] you can go through and try to improve. Some might need formatting fixes based on our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]], others might need some rephrasing to ensure a [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Wiki_content_policies#Neutral_Point_Of_View | neutral point of view]] as per our wiki content policy. | ||
Some may just need reference links archived or images added. | Some may just need reference links archived or images added. | ||