This is the worksheet I handed out at the "Learn to edit like a GSoW editor and change the world Mwahahahaahhaha! workshop.
It is possible that the directions will make little sense without context. If you have questions please contact us at GSoWteam@gmail.com
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To edit a Wikipedia page...
1) Click on the Edit tab at the TOP right of the page.
2) Make your change
3) Click Preview at the bottom of the edit screen and review your changes. If correct then put a reason for the edit in the “Edit Summary” box.
4) Click Save
5) Congratulate yourself!
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Adding a Hyperlink...
Add two brackets around the word/phrase/name like this...
[[James Randi]]
The words inside the brackets must match the Wikipedia page you want to hyperlink to exactly.
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Often an editor wants to hyperlink to a Wikipedia page but wants other words to appear.
Examples...
You want the page to say... “One of his earliest reported experiences is that of seeing an evangelist using a version of the one-ahead.”
You want to explain what the “one-ahead” and “evangelist” is. So you want to make a hyperlink to those Wikipedia pages that will explain what those terms are. The Wikipedia page for “evangelist” is actually called “Evangelism” And the Wikipedia page for “one-ahead” is actually called “billet reading” But those words would not sound correct to the reader of your James Randi page.
“One of his earliest reported experiences is that of seeing an [[Evangelism]] using a version of [[billet reading]].”
This is the correct way the edit will look once you are done.
One of his earliest reported experiences is that of seeing an [[Evangelism|evangelist]] using a version of the "[[billet reading|one-ahead]]"
Use the “bar symbol” in-between the words. The “bar symbol” is located below the backspace key. The left side is written exactly as the Wikipedia page you want to link to. The right side is what you want the reader to see.
Here are other examples of how this sentence could look...
“According to [[James Randi|Randi]], one of [[Ray Hyman|Hyman]]'s earliest reported experiences is that of seeing an [[Evangelism|evangelist]] using a version of the "[[billet reading|one-ahead]]"
Lesson 2 – Adding a authorlink to a citation...
- Randi, James. "Teleportation Magic Established By Science, At Last!”. Swift (Blog). JREF. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
You want to make the name James Randi hyperlink to his Wikipedia page.
First click on the “Edit” tab on the TOP right of the Wikipedia page.
Find the reference/citation that needs to have the authorlink added to. It probably will look something like this.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1194-teleportation-magic-established-by-science-at-last.html |title=Teleportation Magic Established By Science, At Last! |last=Randi |first=James | work=Swift |publisher=JREF |type=Blog |accessdate=January 19, 2011}}</ref>
You will add this |Authorlink=James Randi|
You will add it right after the word “James” in the citation above. It will look like this when done correctly.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1194-teleportation-magic-established-by-science-at-last.html |title=Teleportation Magic Established By Science, At Last! |last=Randi |first=James |Authorlink=James Randi| work=Swift |publisher=JREF |type=Blog |accessdate=January 19, 2011}}</ref>
Remember that you must write the authorlink exactly as the Wikipedia page you are linking to appears.
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