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name: 'Working live on Wikipedia'
id: 64
description: |
This module covers how to work incrementally to improve a live article, on small edit and one citation at a time.
This module covers how to work incrementally to improve a live article, one small edit and one citation at a time.
estimated_ttc: 5 minutes
slides:
- slug: incremental-changes # 6401
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The best way to edit Wikipedia articles is to make one small change at a time.
Once you've collected and reviewed your reliable sources, studied the article you're going to edit, and planned the changes you want to make it's time to make those changes to the live article!
Once you've collected and reviewed your reliable sources, studied the article you're going to edit, and planned the changes you want to make, it's time to make those changes to the live article!
Here's what to do:
* Navigate to your Wikipedia article, and click the [edit] button for the first section you want to edit.
* Make some changes, and use the Cite button to add the source you're using.
* Click "Publish changes", enter a brief edit summary to describe your changes, then save it by clicking "Publish changes" in the 'save' popup.
* Navigate to your Wikipedia article and click the [edit] button for the first section you want to edit.
* Make some changes, then use the "Cite" button to add the source you're using.
* Click "Publish changes", enter a brief edit summary to describe your changes, then save them by clicking "Publish changes" in the popup.
* That's it!
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id: 6402
title: "Best practices for editing live articles"
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* **Make small changes and click on publish frequently.** It's preferable to make small edits rather than one large edit all at once. (Remember, nothing is saved until you hit the Publish changes button!)
* **Make small changes and publish frequently.** It's better to make small edits rather than one large edit all at once. (Remember, nothing is saved until you hit the "Publish changes" button!)
* *Why?* Small changes are easier for other Wikipedians to understand, and if they notice a problem with something you've changed, that change can easily be undone ("reverted") without affecting your other changes.
* **Fill out the edit summary before you publish.**
* *Why?* This is standard Wikipedia etiquette, and helps other editors understand the intent of your changes.
* *Why?* This is standard Wikipedia etiquette. It helps other editors understand the intent of your changes.
* **Include a citation for each fact you add.** Refer back to the ["Adding citations" module](/training/students/sources) for a refresher on adding citations.
* *Why?* So others can verify the accuracy of what you've written, and learn more.
* *Why?* Citations help others verify the accuracy of what you've written, and learn more.
* **After making significant changes to the body of the article, update the lead section to reflect any changes you've made.**
* *Why?* The lead section of a Wikipedia should serve as a summary of the entire article. Many readers are looking for a quick overview and will only read the lead section.
* *Why?* The lead section of a Wikipedia article should serve as a summary of the entire article. Many readers are looking for a quick overview and will only read the lead section.
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id: 6403
title: "Best practices for building a new article"
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If you are creating a new Wikipedia article rather than improving an existing one,
you'll need to prepare an initial version — consisting of a two-paragraph summary
of the topic, with citations to at least three good sources. Do this on the
**Sandbox Draft** page (linked from "My Articles" on your Dashboard course page.)
When you are ready to make it live, [follow the instructions here](/training/students/moving-to-mainspace/moving-a-new-article-out-of-the-sandbox-v2).
To create a new Wikipedia article rather than improve an existing one,
you'll need to prepare an initial version on a **Sandbox Draft** page (linked from "My Articles" on your Dashboard course page).
For this first version, write a two-paragraph summary
of the topic, and cite at least three [good sources](/training/students/sources/examples-of-reliable-sources).
When you are ready to make it live, [follow these instructions](/training/students/moving-to-mainspace/moving-a-new-article-out-of-the-sandbox-v2).
Don't write more than you need to in order to clearly define the topic
and establish its significance before moving it live. Once it is live,
You only need to clearly define the topic and establish its significance before
moving it live — no need to write more! Once the article is live,
other editors can identify major problems, and you want to have time to
correct them so that your work sticks around on Wikipedia.
correct them before your course ends so that your work sticks around on Wikipedia.
Once you've moved it live, you'll continue expanding and improving it
just as you would an already-existing article.
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