Wikipedia:Architects Build Wiki/Tutorials

This page will contain links to instructional materials to help those new to Wikipedia.

Some notes on the minimum standard for an article here

Further notes here

WikiDojo

https://www.build.wiki/video-tutorials

Resources for editing

Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)

Skill Level

Beginners

Feel free to add / organize information here. During our edit-a-thons, our facilitators will help guide anyone new through starting.

STEP 1: Understanding the Anatomy of A Wiki Page

Below are some related Article and Category links. Do you see any missing pages? (Suggestions: African American Architecture Faculty, African American Women in Architecture) Find a Volunteer at the Intermediate table to show you how to create a category page. If you can find existing pages on Wikipedia add them below.

Wikipedia:What is an article? (<-This is a Project Page)
Help:Category (<-This is a Help Page on categories)
Wikipedia:WikiProject (<-This explains Project Pages)

STEP 2: Basic Editing

Getting Started Tutorial
How to Edit a Page
Beginners' Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students (These modules cover the basic rules of Wikipedia.)

Citations and style guidelines

Formatting shortcuts

Editing brochure
Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia Commonly-used Wiki markup language, including how to sign your username and add links
PDF cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia (PDF version of printed handout of commonly-used Wiki markup language)
Full list of Wiki markup All of the Wiki markup language
Text formatting
Section headers, indents, and lists
Links

Help:Using_colours

Images and photos

Uploading images – tutorial, general overview

Relevant Policies

Wikipedia: Plain and simple conflict of interest guide