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Guidelines for creating a great article here: | Guidelines for creating a great article here: | ||
== Getting Started == | |||
* Create a user account | * Create a user account | ||
* Please feel free to experiment, it's a wiki and can always be corrected. The [[Sandbox]] is a great place to play around. | * Please feel free to experiment, it's a wiki and can always be corrected. The [[Sandbox]] is a great place to play around. | ||
== Creating Content in General == | |||
* Write from a Neutral Point of View ([[NPOV]]) | * Write from a Neutral Point of View ([[NPOV]]) | ||
* Do not include promotional material from the website | * Do not include promotional material from the website | ||
* Do not copy text or images from other websites, writing must be original. It is fine to read, understand and then create your own content. | * Do not copy text or images from other websites, writing must be original. It is fine to read, understand and then create your own content. | ||
* It is ok to use images that are in the public domain or under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ creative commons license]. It is also ok to use company logos. | * It is ok to use images that are in the public domain or under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ creative commons license]. It is also ok to use company logos. | ||
* It is also ok to use content from ICANNWiki.org (the older version of this site), but much of it has been written from a promotional point of view and will need to be converted to a neutral point of view. | * It is also ok to use content from ICANNWiki.org (the older version of this site), but much of it has been written from a promotional point of view and will need to be converted to a neutral point of view. | ||
* using an internal link is always good, so instead of "ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)", just use "[[ICANN]] and then we'll define ICANN on that page. | |||
== Creating Company Articles == | |||
* When uploading a company logo, try to give it a name which includes the name of the company and the word logo, like "ABC-Logo.jpg". If you use just "logo.png" over time some logos will overwrite others. | |||
* Use the [[:Template:CompanyInfo|Company Infobox Template]] | |||
* Put all key people into the infobox | |||
*: Shorten people's titles to make them fit better, so "Executive Vice President" becomes [[EVP]] | |||
== Related Links == | == Related Links == | ||
* [[Articles needed]] | * [[Articles needed]] | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 6 November 2010
Guidelines for creating a great article here:
Getting Started
- Create a user account
- Please feel free to experiment, it's a wiki and can always be corrected. The Sandbox is a great place to play around.
Creating Content in General
- Write from a Neutral Point of View (NPOV)
- Do not include promotional material from the website
- Do not copy text or images from other websites, writing must be original. It is fine to read, understand and then create your own content.
- It is ok to use images that are in the public domain or under a creative commons license. It is also ok to use company logos.
- It is also ok to use content from ICANNWiki.org (the older version of this site), but much of it has been written from a promotional point of view and will need to be converted to a neutral point of view.
- using an internal link is always good, so instead of "ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)", just use "ICANN and then we'll define ICANN on that page.
Creating Company Articles
- When uploading a company logo, try to give it a name which includes the name of the company and the word logo, like "ABC-Logo.jpg". If you use just "logo.png" over time some logos will overwrite others.
- Use the Company Infobox Template
- Put all key people into the infobox
- Shorten people's titles to make them fit better, so "Executive Vice President" becomes EVP