What is the Weekly Improvement Project?
This is an ongoing project to improve all of wikiHow's articles, from the stubs to the Spotlight Articles. There are many different categories, and the new and improved Weekly Improvement (WI) project is dedicated to working on all of them. The project not only polishes articles, but it offers a place for newbies to learn the ropes and find a place to edit.
How Does the Project Work?
Editors can choose a category that they are interested in, and can take a look at the week's collaboration article. They can approach the current collaboration in whichever way they wish, i.e., adding pictures or refining steps, though all major contributions ought to be researched and written well in standard English. Before finalization (tag removal) the article will be looked over for typographical and other errors to ensure a quality final product.
Each article is given one week's time to be edited, modified, etc. Typically, an article shall be edited using the standard calendar week, starting on Sunday and running through Saturday night, although some may require longer (that is up to the leaders).
Where Do I Ask for Help?
Each category has a leader, or leaders. They are there to choose articles for collaboration and keep an eye on editing, and they will also answer any questions you may have. You can also click the link at the top of the Weekly Improvement page that says "Discuss this Page", which will take you to the discussion page. You can then post your questions and comments.
What are the Leaders' Jobs?
If you are a leader of a category, you have many responsibilities. You are in charge of choosing articles for collaboration, and keeping an eye on the editing that goes on in your "nook". As mentioned above, you should make yourself available for questions.
To select an article, put the link on the page and type {{WI}} in the introduction box on the article. When you take an article off, add the {{PrevTarget}} tag to the discussion page.
When adding an article to the list or completed articles, you should type this:
*[[Article Name]]
**Article was edited: (Insert dates here)
***Notes: (A brief description of what changes the article has undergone, and a note if the article was nominated for FA, SA, or is a Laptop Candidate)
Articles completed by the "old" project.
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