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===Neutral Point of View (NPOV)===
===Neutral Point of View (NPOV)===
'''Neutral Point of View''' describes the way in which articles on this site and on all wiki sites should be written. That is, we want our articles to not contain any bias or unverifiable facts and opinions. This line can often be hard to define; for example, on our site we often list the services of a given company, but we try to remove any marketing spin or unverifiable language that implies these services accomplish something that their competitors do not. Generally speaking, when opinions are stated as facts, or when unappealing facts are intentionally omitted, then the article is not written from a NPOV.
'''Neutral Point of View''' describes the way in which articles on this site and on all wiki sites should be written. That is, we want our articles to not contain any bias or unverifiable facts and opinions. This line can often be hard to define; for example, on our site we often list the services of a given company, but we try to remove any marketing spin or unverifiable language that implies these services accomplish something that their competitors do not. Generally speaking, when opinions are stated as facts, or when unappealing facts are intentionally omitted, then the article is not written from a NPOV.
===Mechanisms of a good article===
Great wiki articles contain links, references, Userboxes, images and are formatted with appropriate headings. To read a brief overview on how to get started with creating a great article, see the [[Getting Started]] page.
==Getting Started==
==Getting Started==
==Create an User Account==
==Create an User Account==
Editing on ICANNWiki requires contributors to have a user account. This policy is in place to prevent spam and abuse, but also to establish a sense of community among ICANNWiki editors. We require users to register with a username, email address, and a short personal bio. It is ok if you prefer not to include personal information in the '''Personal Biography''' section. However, at a minimum, we ask that you provide a 10 word description about your interest in ICANNwiki, so that we can differentiate your request from the spammers.
Editing on ICANNWiki requires contributors to have a user account. This policy is in place to prevent spam and abuse, but also to establish a sense of community among ICANNWiki editors. We require users to register with a username, email address, and a short personal bio. It is ok if you prefer not to include personal information in the '''Personal Biography''' section. However, at a minimum, we ask that you provide a 10 word description about your interest in ICANNwiki, so that we can differentiate your request from the spammers.
*[[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account Here]]
*[[Special:CreateAccount|Create Account Here]]
*Once you have your account: [[How to Edit ICANNWiki#Start Editing|Start Editing]]
*Once you have your account: [[How to Edit ICANNWiki#Start Editing|Start Editing]]
==Editing Beyond the Personal Articles==
==Editing Beyond the Personal Articles==
===Creating New Content===
The content on ICANNWiki extends well beyond the personal articles. Additionally, there are articles about organizations, companies, events, issue areas, policies, working groups, ICANN bodies and more. For these various categories of content, there are a variety of templates and forms that can be used for the creation of new pages.
====Forms====
In addition to the form available to create a personal page, there are two more forms:
*'''Events:''' [[Form:Event|Event Form]]
*'''Companies, Organizations, institutions, etc:''' [[Form:Actor|Actor Form]]
====Templates====
If you prefer to create new pages with the Page Source or the Visual Editor, you will need to locate the proper templates for the category of page you wish to create. Here you will find those templates:
*'''Companies, Organizations, institutions, etc:''' [[Template:Actor]]
*'''Events:''' [[Template:Event]]
*'''ICANN Working Groups:''' [[Template:ICANN Working Group]]
*'''Top-Level Domain:''' [[Template:TLD]]
===Updating Existing Articles===
There are several ways in which you can update existing articles in a meaningful way.
#Check articles for out of date or missing information and make the necessary edits.
#Improve the format of the articles.
##Add Internal Links - Part of what makes wikis great are there ability to interlink between related content. If you notice that an article is failing to link to other articles, you can add them! Additionally, if you
##Updating References - Sometimes well-written articles can be missing the references that not only validate the content, but enable readers to dig deeper. If you notice missing references you can add them!
##Reformatting - Sometimes articles contain all of the right, up-to-date information, but fail to format it in a way that is easy to ready and digest. If you notice a poorly written article, you can restructure it!
==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
*[[Wiki Editing Tutorial Videos]]
*[[Wiki Editing Tutorial Videos]]
*[[Wiki-Editing Tutorial]]
*[[Wiki-Editing Tutorial]]