Writing a CopperWiki article

From CopperWiki

The matter here will be same as in the page above under the subheading. Deletion policy will be from the process document uploaded on the base camp.

Starting a new article?

• To start a new article, type the keyword in the search box. You will have two possible results.

1. No new article exists on the topic 2. An article exists

No article exists on the keyword

• If there is no existing article on the topic, the page will offer you the option of “create a new page”. It will also show you the pages where the keyword occurs.
• If there are no articles on the proposed keyword, click on create the page and start writing your article.
• Refer to The CopperWiki Article Framework to better understand what should be included in a CopperWiki article and what should not be included.
• Do not forget to save as you write.
• Don’t worry about formatting, if you are uncomfortable with the wiki markup language, CopperWiki editors will take care of it.

An article exists on the keyword

There is a chance that an article might already exist (either with a different spelling or a combination of words) on the topic that you have thought of. Your contribution is still needed.

• The information that you have might not be there. Please enhance the value of this article by sharing it here.
• The existing article might have been written by an enthusiast and the information could be presented in a more accurate manner. Both the author and the reader will be benefit from your contribution.
• The article is biased and could do with another point of view. Please make it more balanced

You can edit an article

One way to get started editing CopperWiki is to browse through topics in your area of expertise. Once you find the topic of your interest it is possible that you may find:

• the article is either not written well,
• is incorrect,
• or an important piece of information is missing.

What you can do

• Once you spot the above, this gives you the opportunity to add the entry or edit the relevant passage.

• If you find that any important information is missing you can go ahead and add it while you are editing the entry.

• As you are more familiar with the topic, you are in a better position to judge whether the flow of the article makes sense. If not, you can change the structure and the presentation.

Formatting the articles

What appears to be the biggest hurdle to contributing to Copperwiki is the wiki mark-up language used to format the article. What to do:

• Do not be intimidated by the mark-up language. They are very easy to understand once you get started with Copperwiki.
• Remember that the mark-up language is not something you have to tackle right at first.
• A markup language really something as simple as a comma tells a reader to pause slightly, and a period tells a reader to pause a little longer. In wiki markup languages, a double bracket ([[ ]]) around a word might indicate a link to another