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* Please feel free to experiment, it's a wiki and pretty much everything can always be corrected. The [[Sandbox]] is a great place to play around. | * Please feel free to experiment, it's a wiki and pretty much everything can always be corrected. The [[Sandbox]] is a great place to play around. | ||
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* Write from a Neutral Point of View ([[NPOV]]) | * Write from a Neutral Point of View ([[NPOV]]) | ||
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* 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, as an example, instead of defining an acronym like this "ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)", just use "<nowiki>[[ICANN]]</nowiki>" and then we'll define [[ICANN]] on that page. | * using an internal link is always good, so, as an example, instead of defining an acronym like this "ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)", just use "<nowiki>[[ICANN]]</nowiki>" and then we'll define [[ICANN]] on that page. | ||
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| + | == What '''not''' to do == | ||
| + | * Do not include promotional material; the point is to educate not sell | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
== Creating Company Articles == | == Creating Company Articles == | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 8 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 pretty much everything can always be corrected. The Sandbox is a great place to play around.
Creating Content
- Write from a Neutral Point of View (NPOV)
- 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, as an example, instead of defining an acronym like this "ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)", just use "[[ICANN]]" and then we'll define ICANN on that page.
What not to do
- Do not include promotional material; the point is to educate not sell
- 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.
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
- Add [[Category:Company]] to the bottom of the page to categorize the article as a company
- If the company is a Registrar or Registry, then add [[Category:Registrars]] or [[Category:Registries]]
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