Hi Tanweer, At this stage, there is no English version for this guide, but for personal use in order to understand more about it and its structure, you can try using Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=iw&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fguide.wikimedia.org.il%2F&edit-text=
*Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michal, > > Thanks for the resource. Such a guide is indeed essential for producing > quality content in Wikipedia. But the website seems to be in Hebrew only, > is there an English version of the guide? > > > On Monday, September 25, 2017, FULBERT <fulb...@fulbert-avebury.com> > wrote: > > > This looks great; I can only wish it were in English!! > > > > Perhaps it is and I missed a link for it? Sounds like a useful resource!! > > > > ----- > > > > With Incredulity toward Metanarratives, > > > > Jeffrey > > User:FULBERT > > fulb...@fulbert-avebury.com <javascript:;> > > > > > On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Michal Lester <mles...@wikimedia.org.il > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching > > > encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds > > of > > > writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order > to > > > learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not > > enough > > > to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught > by > > > the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide > > was > > > born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as > > > well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, > > and > > > specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the > rules > > > and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing > content > > > to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, > > to > > > structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The > > guide > > > thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how > to > > > find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure > the > > > information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce > > > neutral and succinct writing. > > > > > > The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between > two > > > tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing > > new > > > ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a > different > > > page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools > > are > > > concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and > > the > > > users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information > > and > > > practical examples. > > > > > > Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to > > use > > > Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to > > learn > > > how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic > > > Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create > > > encyclopedic content. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > *Michal Lester,* > > > > > > > > > > > > *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel* > > > [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/ > > > [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Regards, > Tanweer > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
