User:Almccon/Local politics editathon
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[edit]Study some existing pages
[edit]Create a draft page
[edit]Start editing one of these, or add a new page if there isn't one there:
- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Whatcom_County_Council
- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Barry_Buchanan_(politician)
- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Todd_Donovan
- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Satpal_Sidhu
- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Ken_Mann_(politician)
How to write a good page that doesn't get deleted
[edit]- Copy the format of similar pages (there's nothing wrong with plagiarizing style and language from elsewhere on Wikipedia!)
- Everything needs to be supported by references elsewhere on the web
- Any images need to be Creative Commons or in the Public Domain (uploaded to commons.wikimedia.org)
- Include links to other pages, where relevant
- Add links to your new page from other pages, where relevant
- Use the "preview" button often.
- Save often with smaller edits rather than bigger ones
- Work on your article as a draft until it's ready
Pages we'd like to create
[edit]- Pages for all current county council members
- Pages for all current council candidates
- Pages for previous council members
Things to add to their pages
[edit]- Personal history
- Any news articles
- Notable votes
- Previous election results
- Endorsements (?)