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“ | "We're building an encyclopedia that has easy to read articles and there's a lot of work left to be done. Take care and have fun editing here." | ” |
—User:Rus793, Simple English Wikipedia |
Helpful links
change- WP:BE 850
- WP:BE 1500
- E Prime
- Wikipedia:Aids for writing Simple English
- Wikipedia:Examples of simpler English
- Wikipedia:Guide to layout
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style
- Wikipedia:Deletion policy
- Wikipedia:Core topics
- Wikipedia:1,000 core topics
- Wikipedia:1,000 core topics
- Wikipedia:Vital articles
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Expanded
- Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have
- Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have/Expanded
- Wikipedia:Requirements for good articles
- Wikipedia:Requirements for very good articles
- Wikipedia:Editorial statistics
- w:Wikipedia:Statistics
Reference tools
change- makeref tool generates wikitext refs
- isbn2wiki tool generates wikitext refs for ISBNs
- refill tool expands bare urls into full refs
- "Once there, paste the article name into the first box and in the second box select "simple" for Simple English Wikipedia. I usually uncheck the box 'Do not add access dates', but that's up to you. Then click on 'Fix page'. It shows the proposed changes. Then click on 'Preview / Save on Wiki'. It will automatically add citation templates and leave you in 'change view' of the article. Even though you can add a cite web template yourself, the tool saves you time and will work on most bare urls (but not urls showing in a full source citation)." --User:Rus793, via my talk page
Redlinks
change"Red links are simply links to articles that haven't been created yet. We link to words that are not on the Basic 850 wordlist. An article can have red links, just not too many red links. What constitutes too many red links is more or less a matter of experience and/or opinion." --User:Rus793, via my talk page
Stubs
change"A stub should be a good start towards becoming an article. It has links, categories, is usually shorter than 1500 characters and ideally has source citations. It has enough information to very basically explain the subject. Here are some examples of [decent] stubs: Cannon Ball (roller coaster), Golden Mountains of Altai, Linear city model, Bacillus (shape) and Bithynia." --User:Rus793, via my talk page
Simplifying
changeHelp with the backlog at: Category:All pages that need simplifying. Use the {{Simplifying}} template on an article may be tagged complex but is in the process of being simplified. See also: Wikipedia:How to write Simple English pages.
Ways to help
changeArticles already identified as needing improvement can be found in the following categories:
What to write next
changeContent criteria: See WP:VITAL and WP:VAE. Study the criteria at WP:DELETE and follow the current nominations. It can be as helpful to see examples of what not to write as what to write. --from User:Rus793, via my talk page
Content suggestions: See low-hanging fruit and en-wiki featured articles list. --from User:Etamni, via his user page