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Welcome to the Consumer Action Taskforce! 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. | Welcome to the Consumer Action Taskforce! 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 [[ | Before getting started, you need to know some of the requirements for a new article on this wiki. The [[Consumer Rights Wiki:CRW_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. | ||
Don't have a topic to write about? Visit [[Consumer | Don't have a topic to write about? Visit [[Consumer Rights Wiki:How to help|How to help]] to see what the wiki needs! | ||
==Minimum requirements== | ==Minimum requirements== | ||
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Every article must include at least one verifiable source. This allows contributors to understand why certain claims were made, as well as to expand on the article using the information provided by the source. | Every article must include at least one verifiable source. This allows contributors to understand why certain claims were made, as well as to expand on the article using the information provided by the source. | ||
For more information about what constitutes a verifiable source, see the [[ | For more information about what constitutes a verifiable source, see the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Wiki_content_policies#Verifiability|wiki content policies]]. | ||
Verifiable sources do not include anecdotal social media posts. For example, the public opinion reflected by the comments under a Reddit post is not a verifiable source. | Verifiable sources do not include anecdotal social media posts. For example, the public opinion reflected by the comments under a Reddit post is not a verifiable source. | ||
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This wiki is not the place to document isolated incidents, such as a company who unfairly rejected a few warranty claims or a plumbing contractor who charged you more than they should have. The incidents documented in this wiki have affected large amounts of consumers. | This wiki is not the place to document isolated incidents, such as a company who unfairly rejected a few warranty claims or a plumbing contractor who charged you more than they should have. The incidents documented in this wiki have affected large amounts of consumers. | ||
The following examples were summarized from the [[Consumer | The following examples were summarized from the [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Moderator_guidelines#Example_application_of_rules|moderator guidelines]]: | ||
;Not systemic | ;Not systemic | ||
:*Amazon broke into my garage. | :*Amazon broke into my garage. | ||
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==Creating an article== | ==Creating an article== | ||
To create a new article, click on the [[ | To create a new article, click on the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page/many|Create page]] link on the sidebar. | ||
==Adding references== | ==Adding references== | ||