Consumer Rights Wiki:How to help: Difference between revisions

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There are plenty of articles that need to be written!

'''Before you jump in''', take a look at our [[Article Types|Article types]] page, familiarise yourself with the [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]], as well as [[Wiki Content Policies|our content policies]] and [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Style guide|Style guide]].

'''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 Content Policies|our content policies]] and [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]].

The MediaWiki article creation process is easy enough, use the [[~~Consumer_Action_Taskforce~~:New_here| create a page]] link to get some guidance on how to structure your article. Check out [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~: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.

If you ever want to review or explore our policy documents, the [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:CAT policy index|Wiki policy index]] on the sidebar will take you to an overview of all our current official policies. This will be kept updated and will generally be the go-to place for our documentation.

If you ever want to review or explore our policy documents, the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:CAT policy index|Wiki policy index]] on the sidebar will take you to an overview of all our current official policies. This will be kept updated and will generally be the go-to place for our documentation.

===Articles based on videos===

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#Go to the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]]

#Pick a video with a topic that interests you, making sure it fits the [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Inclusion guidelines|criteria to be included in the wiki]]

#Pick a video with a topic that interests you, making sure it fits the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Inclusion guidelines|criteria to be included in the wiki]]

#[[~~Consumer_Action_Taskforce~~:Create_page/many|Create an article]] following our [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Editorial guidelines|content guidelines]] and [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Style guide|formatting policy]]

#[[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page/many|Create an article]] following our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|content guidelines]] and [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|formatting policy]]

#Edit the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]] with a link to your article.

===New articles on issues Louis hasn't covered yet===

There are so many issues that would fit in line with our [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Editorial guidelines|editorial guidelines]] and [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]] that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. '''Find them and post them!'''.

There are so many issues that would fit in line with our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|editorial guidelines]] and [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]] that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. '''Find them and post them!'''.

==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 Action Taskforce~~:Style guide|Style guide]], others might need some rephrashing to ensure a [[~~Consumer_Action_Taskforce~~:Wiki_content_policies#Neutral_Point_Of_View | neutral point of view]] as per our wiki content policy.

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 rephrashing 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.

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===Correct our mistakes!===

As with any Wiki project, '''reviewing the pages of others is another great help that won't take up too much of your time''' - checking for grammatical and formatting issues (check the [[~~Consumer Action Taskforce~~:Style guide|Style guide]]), ensuring that people are sourcing things properly, adding relevant information, and so on are all essential to the integrity of the Wiki.

As with any Wiki project, '''reviewing the pages of others is another great help that won't take up too much of your time''' - checking for grammatical and formatting issues (check the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]]), ensuring that people are sourcing things properly, adding relevant information, and so on are all essential to the integrity of the Wiki.

Another valuable way you can contribute other that correcting mistakes is alerting others of their existance in case you are now able to make the corrections yourself. USe the templates in the

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==Have more questions or suggestions?==

[https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join our discord server] or leave a message to any of the [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop current moderators] in their discussion pages ([[~~Consumer_Action_Taskforce~~:Talk_page_guidelines| how to use talk pages]]).

[https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join our discord server] or leave a message to any of the [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop current moderators] in their discussion pages ([[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Talk_page_guidelines| how to use talk pages]]).

[[Category:Help]]

[[Category:CRW]]

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 There are plenty of articles that need to be written!
-'''Before you jump in''', take a look at our [[Article Types|Article types]] page, familiarise yourself with the [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]], as well as [[Wiki Content Policies|our content policies]] and [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Style guide|Style guide]].
+'''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 Content Policies|our content policies]] and [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]].
-The MediaWiki article creation process is easy enough, use the [[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:New_here| create a page]] link to get some guidance on how to structure your article. Check out [[Consumer Action Taskforce: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.
-If you ever want to review or explore our policy documents, the [[Consumer Action Taskforce:CAT policy index|Wiki policy index]] on the sidebar will take you to an overview of all our current official policies. This will be kept updated and will generally be the go-to place for our documentation.
+If you ever want to review or explore our policy documents, the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:CAT policy index|Wiki policy index]] on the sidebar will take you to an overview of all our current official policies. This will be kept updated and will generally be the go-to place for our documentation.
 ===Articles based on videos===
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 #Go to the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]]
-#Pick a video with a topic that interests you, making sure it fits the [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Inclusion guidelines|criteria to be included in the wiki]]
+#Pick a video with a topic that interests you, making sure it fits the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Inclusion guidelines|criteria to be included in the wiki]]
-#[[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Create_page/many|Create an article]] following our [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Editorial guidelines|content guidelines]] and [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Style guide|formatting policy]]
+#[[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page/many|Create an article]] following our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|content guidelines]] and [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|formatting policy]]
 #Edit the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]] with a link to your article.
 ===New articles on issues Louis hasn't covered yet===
-There are so many issues that would fit in line with our [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Editorial guidelines|editorial guidelines]] and [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]] that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. '''Find them and post them!'''.
+There are so many issues that would fit in line with our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Editorial guidelines|editorial guidelines]] and [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]] that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. '''Find them and post them!'''.
 ==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 Action Taskforce:Style guide|Style guide]], others might need some rephrashing to ensure a [[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Wiki_content_policies#Neutral_Point_Of_View | neutral point of view]] as per our wiki content policy.
+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 rephrashing 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.
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 ===Correct our mistakes!===
-As with any Wiki project, '''reviewing the pages of others is another great help that won't take up too much of your time''' - checking for grammatical and formatting issues (check the [[Consumer Action Taskforce:Style guide|Style guide]]), ensuring that people are sourcing things properly, adding relevant information, and so on are all essential to the integrity of the Wiki.
+As with any Wiki project, '''reviewing the pages of others is another great help that won't take up too much of your time''' - checking for grammatical and formatting issues (check the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]]), ensuring that people are sourcing things properly, adding relevant information, and so on are all essential to the integrity of the Wiki.
 Another valuable way you can contribute other that correcting mistakes is alerting others of their existance in case you are now able to make the corrections yourself. USe the templates in the
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 ==Have more questions or suggestions?==
-[https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join our discord server] or leave a message to any of the [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop current moderators] in their discussion pages ([[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Talk_page_guidelines| how to use talk pages]]).
+[https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join our discord server] or leave a message to any of the [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop current moderators] in their discussion pages ([[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Talk_page_guidelines| how to use talk pages]]).
 [[Category:Help]]
 [[Category:CRW]]