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| − | The title of the article should be coherent with the theme of the article. Kindly use upper case for the first letters of the main words in the article title. For example , instead of writing "'''energy source''' as the article title, please write "'''Energy Source'''". | + | The title of the article should reflect the theme of the article. Kindly capitalise the first letter of all main words in the article title. For example, instead of writing "'''energy source"''' as the article title, please write "'''Energy Source'''". |
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| | = Article Structure<br/> = | | = Article Structure<br/> = |
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| − | *Articles usually have a short „Overview“ or an "Introduction" section
| + | A good article should have the following structure: |
| − | *the '''main part''' (content should be clustered into short Paragraphs)<br/> | + | |
| | + | *'''Overview''' or '''Introduction''' |
| | + | *'''Main Part''' (should be clustered into [[Add Headings|different headings]])<br/> |
| | *'''Conclusion'''<br/> | | *'''Conclusion'''<br/> |
| − | *'''Further Information ''' | + | *'''Further Information '''(links to articles or other relevant documents for additional information) |
| − | *'''[[#Article_References|References]]''' | + | *'''[[#Article_References|References]] '''(please use appropriate references within your article) |
| | + | *'''[[#Article_Categories|Categories]] '''(categorize your articles according to the theme of the article)<br/> |
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| | == Article References<br/> == | | == Article References<br/> == |
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| − | In order to ensure the quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles. | + | In order to ensure a high quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles. |
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| | In order to ensure a consistent quotation style we encourage you to use the [http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard Harvard Citation Style for reference lists], however you are free to use whatever reference style suits you best. | | In order to ensure a consistent quotation style we encourage you to use the [http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard Harvard Citation Style for reference lists], however you are free to use whatever reference style suits you best. |
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| | '''Example''' | | '''Example''' |
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| − | Berkman, R. I. 1994,Find It Fast: How to Uncover Expert Information on Any Subject,HarperPerennial, New York | + | Berkman, R. I. 1994, Find It Fast: How to Uncover Expert Information on Any Subject, HarperPerennial, New York |
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| − | -> For help how to insert, edit, link references please find more information in the help section "[[Set References|Set References]]". | + | -> For instructions on how to add references please see the article: "'''[[Set References|Set References]]'''". |
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| | + | == Article Categories<br/> == |
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| | + | To make your articles easily accessible to other energypedia users, don't forget to categorize them. Categories help consolidate the articles on energypedia into relevant themes, making it easier for other users to search and find them.<br/> |
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| | + | *To see a list of categories, click '''[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Special:Categories here]'''. |
| | + | *For help on how to categorize articles, please click '''[[How to use Categories|here]]'''. |
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| | = Article Length = | | = Article Length = |
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| − | Long articles are not easy to follow and the readers can get easily confused while reading through it. Theforefore, please create short articles on energypedia and in case of a long article, kindly break it into smaller short articles and [[Link_Articles|link to one another]]. | + | Long articles are difficult to follow and the reader can easily get lost or confused. Therefore, please create short articles. In the case of a long articles, kindly break them into smaller short articles and '''[[Link Articles|link them to one another]]'''. |
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| | = Integration Into the Wiki Structure<br/> = | | = Integration Into the Wiki Structure<br/> = |
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| − | == Links<br/> == | + | == Links (External/Internal)<br/> == |
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| − | Links are especially important for other users to get further information on the topic and it's a possibility to keep each article as short and precise as possible as you can "link" to the deeper level of your information instead of cramming it into one huge paragraph and repeating information that has been documented already somewhere else extensively. | + | Links are especially useful to other users who may want to get further information on a topic. They help to make an article short and precise by interlinking between articles and not repeating information that has already been documented somewhere else. |
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| − | Links also help to structure the wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usualy distinguish between two different types of links: | + | Links also help structure a wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usually distinguish between two types of links: |
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| + | #'''Internal Link: '''The first option is to [[Link Articles|link to another article]] or to [[Link to a Headline|link to a particular headline]] in another or the same article, within energypedia. If you want to link to a file it needs to be [[Uploading Pictures and Documents|uploaded before]]. For instructions on linking to a file, click [[Insert File as Picture / Link|here]]. |
| − | | + | #'''External Link: '''Using external links, you can [[Link to an External Website|link to external articles in the web]]. |
| − | #'''Internal Link: '''The first option here is to [[Link_Articles|link to another article]] or to [[Link_to_a_Headline|link to a particular headline]] in another or the same article. If you want to link to a document it needs to be [[Uploading_Pictures_and_Documents|uploaded]]before. | + | |
| − | #'''External Link: '''Gives further information about organizations or articles in the web. Please use the short name (if given) for the link. | + | |
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| − | '''Example'''<br/> | + | '''Example'''<br/><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.6px;">According to the </span>'''World Health Organization ([http://www.who.int/en/ WHO]) '''<span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.6px;">as many as 1.6 million people die each year as a result of it. This can be compared with one death every 20 seconds.</span> |
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| − | According to the'''World Health Organization ([http://www.who.int/en/ WHO]) '''as many as 1.6 million people die each year as a result of it. This can be compared with one death every 20 seconds. | + | |
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| − | == Categories<br/> == | + | = Further Information = |
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| − | To give your article the last polish don't forget to categorize it.
| + | *[[:Category:Articles|Help portal on energypedia]] |
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| − | *You can add one or more category tag to your article.
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| − | *Adding these tags creates links at the bottom of the article which lead you to a list of all pages in that category, which makes it easy to browse related articles.
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| − | -> For help how to categorize articles please find more information [[How_to_use_Categories|here]].<br/>
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The title of the article should reflect the theme of the article. Kindly capitalise the first letter of all main words in the article title. For example, instead of writing "energy source" as the article title, please write "Energy Source".
In order to ensure a high quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles.
To make your articles easily accessible to other energypedia users, don't forget to categorize them. Categories help consolidate the articles on energypedia into relevant themes, making it easier for other users to search and find them.
Long articles are difficult to follow and the reader can easily get lost or confused. Therefore, please create short articles. In the case of a long articles, kindly break them into smaller short articles and link them to one another.
Links are especially useful to other users who may want to get further information on a topic. They help to make an article short and precise by interlinking between articles and not repeating information that has already been documented somewhere else.
Links also help structure a wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usually distinguish between two types of links:
