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Contribute to MEpedia Today! Anyone can contribute, and everyone has something to offer, whatever your skills & experience, even if you have never edited a wiki (like Wikipedia) before. All we ask is that you read the guidelines (see below) before you edit. Please also join [http://my.meaction.net/local_chapters/mepedia our group] of authors and editors.
Contribute to MEpedia Today! Anyone can contribute, and everyone has something to offer, whatever your skills & experience, even if you have never edited a wiki (like Wikipedia) before. All we ask is that you read the guidelines (see below) before you edit. Please also join [http://my.meaction.net/local_chapters/mepedia our group] of authors and editors.


==How can I learn how to edit pages?==
==How do I edit pages?==


You can:
===Internal links===
<pre>[[Nancy Klimas]]</pre>
[[Nancy Klimas]]
 
===External links===
<pre>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_W._Davis Wikipedia - Ronald Davis]</pre>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_W._Davis Wikipedia - Ronald Davis]
 
===References (collated at page end)===
<pre><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_W._Davis Wikipedia - Ronald Davis]</ref></pre>
[2]
 
'''References'''
 
[2] Ronald Davis
 
===Bold text===
<pre>Doctor '''Nancy Klimas'''</pre>
Doctor '''Nancy Klimas'''
 
===Bulleted text===
<pre>*Item 1
*Item 2
*Item 3</pre>
 
* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3
 
===More help===
* View a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E video tutorial]
* View a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E video tutorial]
* Click "edit" on pages which are not locked (or "view source" on those which are) and:
* Click "edit" on pages which are not locked (or "view source" on those which are) and:
** Look at the "wiki code" responsible for creating the page. This may help you learn how to edit since the "code" is, in large part, pretty intuitive and easy to learn if you look back and forth between the article and the code responsible for it.
** Look at the "wiki code" responsible for creating the page. This may help you learn how to edit since the "code" is, in large part, pretty intuitive and easy to learn if you look back and forth between the article and the code responsible for it.
** All edit pages have an "Help" link in the toolbar which can lead you to this page (and our link below to [[mw:Help:Editing|editing references]]).
** All edit pages have an "Help" link in the toolbar which can lead you to this page (and our link below to [[mw:Help:Editing|editing references]]).
**Look at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet formatting cheatsheet]


==How can I contribute?==
==How can I contribute?==

Revision as of 10:59, March 3, 2016

Contribute to MEpedia Today! Anyone can contribute, and everyone has something to offer, whatever your skills & experience, even if you have never edited a wiki (like Wikipedia) before. All we ask is that you read the guidelines (see below) before you edit. Please also join our group of authors and editors.

How do I edit pages?[edit | edit source]

Internal links[edit | edit source]

[[Nancy Klimas]]

Nancy Klimas

External links[edit | edit source]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_W._Davis Wikipedia - Ronald Davis]

Wikipedia - Ronald Davis

References (collated at page end)[edit | edit source]

<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_W._Davis Wikipedia - Ronald Davis]</ref>

[2]

References

[2] Ronald Davis

Bold text[edit | edit source]

Doctor '''Nancy Klimas'''

Doctor Nancy Klimas

Bulleted text[edit | edit source]

*Item 1
*Item 2
*Item 3
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3

More help[edit | edit source]

  • View a video tutorial
  • Click "edit" on pages which are not locked (or "view source" on those which are) and:
    • Look at the "wiki code" responsible for creating the page. This may help you learn how to edit since the "code" is, in large part, pretty intuitive and easy to learn if you look back and forth between the article and the code responsible for it.
    • All edit pages have an "Help" link in the toolbar which can lead you to this page (and our link below to editing references).
    • Look at the formatting cheatsheet

How can I contribute?[edit | edit source]

Make a suggestion[edit | edit source]

Almost everyone working on MEpedia is sick, including bed-bound patients. Although we welcome suggestions please, please if you possibly can, create/edit the page yourself. It is very easy to add a new page or make an improvement - be bold! Together we are stronger as a community. If you REALLY can't edit the page, then you can go to the MEpedia suggestions page, click Edit, and add your suggestion to the list for someone else to consider implementing in future.

Implement a suggestion[edit | edit source]

If you want to contribute but aren't sure where to start, try looking at the MEpedia suggestions and consider implementing an improvement suggested by others.

Create a new article[edit | edit source]

To create a new article, simply search for the title of the article you wish to create. If a page does not already exist, you will see an option to create the page. Alternatively if you see a red link to the page, that means it does not yet exist. Just click the red link to create the page.

Once you have a blank editable article open, consider copying-and-pasting an outline into it for that type of article, so you have a set of headings to prompt writing. See MEpedia article outlines

Remember that articles must use strong citations. For example if you write "ME/CFS can be successfully treated with XYZ", you MUST provide a reference to evidence, ideally a high quality (randomized, placebo-controlled) published study. If there is no evidence, the wording must reflect this, for example "ME/CFS is sometimes treated using XYZ, but currently there is no good evidence for its use".

Expand a topic[edit | edit source]

Pages with blue links (as opposed to red) exist already, and can be proof-read, improved and extended. Remember statements need to be supported by the best available evidence or source, for example a published quote by a person, or a paper in a scientific journal.

Check our references[edit | edit source]

You can make sure facts are properly cited and references are in correct format.

We aim to serve a general audience, a research audience, and a patient audience. All entries should be cited and make clear to distinguish what has and has not been established by peer-reviewed research findings. Articles should aim to provide both a general overview of a specific topic as well as discuss its implications or applications in ME and CFS.

Correct typos[edit | edit source]

You can also copyedit existing articles for typos and edit for clarity.

Clean-up poor pages[edit | edit source]

Some pages are inconsistently formatted, too long, are presented badly, need partially rewriting, or suffer from other problems. Those pages are marked as needing clean-up, and are listed under MEpedia:Cleanup.

Mark pages as needing cleanup[edit | edit source]

If you see a problem with a page, it needs clean-up, and you are not able to resolve it, mark the page as needing cleaning by adding a marker like this including a description of the problem:

{{Cleanup | reason=the article is full of incorrect capitalization | date=November 2015}}

For more details see Cleanup.

Rules & Guidelines[edit | edit source]

Other Resources[edit | edit source]