Creating and Editing Articles in FamiLAB Wiki

Generally creating and editing articles in the FamiLAB Wiki is the same process as in Wikipedia. Refer to this article and the excellent article Wiki Help.

Article Layout

Typical layout is as follows (from Wikipedia layout).

• Before the lead section
  • Short description
  • Infoboxes
  • Images
• Body
  • Lead section (also called the introduction)
  • Content (sections and subsections)
• Appendices
  • See also (internal links to FamiLAB Wiki articles)
  • Notes and references (footnotes and citations)
  • Further reading (publications that give more info)
  • External links (relevant websites with a short description)
• Bottom matter
  • Categories

Tips

Links to FamiLAB Slack

Typically people are referred to by their Slack name.

• Example https://familab.slack.com/team/simply7

To refer to a Slack channel, use the following method.

• Example https://familab.slack.com/messages/woodworking/

See Also

• Wiki Editing Class.
• Wiki To-Do List.
• Wiki Help - Excellent article.

External Links

• Wikipedia: Editing Wikipedia articles.
  
• Wikipedia: Manual of Style.
  
  • Beginner's guide.
    
  • Layout.
    
• Wikipedia: Choosing article titles.
• Wikipedia: Categories.