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Welcome to the Consumer | Welcome to the Consumer Rights Wiki! If you're reading this, you likely share our desire to see consumers treated more fairly. This article will help you to start documenting an instance of [[Mission_statement#What_is_%22new%22_consumer_protection?|"new" consumer exploitation]], so you can help us to further that cause. | ||
Before getting started, you need to know some of the requirements for a new article on this wiki. The [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki policy index|wiki policy]] covers all the guidelines that mature articles need to follow, but reading these guidelines from start to finish may be a daunting task for new contributors. The next section describes the minimum requirements in order to write an article that can be molded into complying with these guidelines in a reasonable amount of time. | Before getting started, you need to know some of the requirements for a new article on this wiki. The [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki policy index|wiki policy]] covers all the guidelines that mature articles need to follow, but reading these guidelines from start to finish may be a daunting task for new contributors. The next section describes the minimum requirements in order to write an article that can be molded into complying with these guidelines in a reasonable amount of time. The last section describes how to edit and create articles. | ||
Don't have a topic to write about? Visit [[ | Don't have a topic to write about? Visit [[Article suggestions]] to see what the wiki needs! | ||
==Video guide== | |||
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==Minimum requirements== | ==Minimum requirements== | ||
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===Claims must be easily verifiable=== | ===Claims must be easily verifiable=== | ||
{{Main|Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability}} | |||
A claim is verifiable if: | A claim is verifiable if: | ||
*A verifiable source can easily be found by means of an internet search, or | *A verifiable source can easily be found by means of an internet search, or | ||
*A verifiable source has been referenced using the instructions in [[# | *A verifiable source has been referenced using the instructions in [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability#How to make an inline citation|adding references]] | ||
Articles should only consist of verifiable claims. Claims that make assumptions or are based on personal experiences or isolated incidents are not valid. For example, "Motorola is pushing updates to their older phones that intentionally slow them down" would only be considered valid if a verifiable source proves it. | Articles should only consist of verifiable claims. Claims that make assumptions or are based on personal experiences or isolated incidents are not valid. For example, "Motorola is pushing updates to their older phones that intentionally slow them down" would only be considered valid if a verifiable source proves it. | ||
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==Creating an article== | ==Creating an article== | ||
Ready to make an new article? Click the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page|Create page]] link on the sidebar. Make sure that the name of the article is singular and in sentence case (only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized). If you are new around here and not sure how to get started, you can find some tips below. | |||
===Article info form=== | |||
Most of the time, upon entering a name for your article, you'll be taken to a form where you can add in some basic info about the subject of your article. Just fill in as much of it as you can, and don't worry about leaving any fields blank, as they can be filled in by yourself or someone else later. The information will be used to auto-populate a table in the article, and provides the wiki with some useful machine-readable data. | |||
===Basic editing=== | |||
*You can make edits using the '''visual editor''' by clicking the "edit" button at the top of an article, or using the '''source editor''' by clicking "edit source" instead. | |||
**The '''visual editor''' is easier to use. It's '''recommended''' to start with this. It's more intuitive in multiple ways, but doesn't allow for complete control like the source editor. | |||
**The '''source editor''' is the advanced editor. Certain things are much easier in it, but it's safe to ignore for your first few edits and check it out when you're comfortable with the visual editor. It allows for direct access to the markup language, and generally has more features and control. One downside is that you have to click '''Preview''' to see how it'll look. | |||
*The wiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting|wikitext]] for formatting. For example, <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> for '''bold''' text and <code><nowiki>[[link|text to display for the link]]</nowiki></code> for a [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style_guide|link]]. The visual editor can handle most of this. | |||
:Here are some examples: | |||
:*'''Bold text''': <code><nowiki>'''bold text'''</nowiki></code> | |||
:*''Italic text'': <code><nowiki>''italic text''</nowiki></code> | |||
:*'''''Bold and italic text''''': <code><nowiki>'''''bold and italic'''''</nowiki></code> | |||
:*<s>Strikethrough text</s>: <code><nowiki><s>Strikethrough</s></nowiki></code> | |||
:*Internal link: <code><nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki></code> | |||
:*Internal link with custom text: <code><nowiki>[[Page name|custom text]]</nowiki></code> | |||
:*External link: <code><nowiki>[https://example.com Example]</nowiki></code> → [https://example.com Example] | |||
:*Headings: <code><nowiki>== Heading 2 ==</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>=== Heading 3 ===</nowiki></code> | |||
:*Lists: | |||
:**Bullet: <code><nowiki>* Item</nowiki></code> | |||
:**Numbered: <code><nowiki># Item</nowiki></code> | |||
:*Sign your comments on talk pages with: <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> → automatically adds your name and timestamp. Make sure you always do so when using talk pages. | |||
:*You can experiment in the [[Sandbox|sandbox]] if you want to try editing without affecting any real pages. | |||
==Adding references== | ===Adding references=== | ||
===New references=== | ====New references==== | ||
To reference a new source: | To reference a new source: | ||
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</ol> | </ol> | ||
===Existing references=== | ====Existing references==== | ||
To re-use a source that is referenced elsewhere on the same page: | To re-use a source that is referenced elsewhere on the same page: | ||