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The lead editors of Sprocket School are [[User:RLyon|Rlyon]] and [[User:Rfhall|Rfhall]] — reach them at info@sprocketschool.org if you have any questions. | The lead editors of Sprocket School are [[User:RLyon|Rlyon]] and [[User:Rfhall|Rfhall]] — reach them at info@sprocketschool.org if you have any questions. If you would like to join the [[Special:ListUsers|editing team]], write to us with your desired username after reading the information below. | ||
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===Before requesting an editor account=== | |||
* Request a real or otherwise recognizable login name (if you are comfortable doing so) so your colleagues will know who you are. | |||
* View the current user list [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here]. | |||
* Read the rest of this page to get a sense of our editorial goals. | |||
=== | ===Tips for new editors=== | ||
* | * Like Wikipedia, Sprocket School was made using software called MediaWiki. MediaWiki has extensive guides on editing and formatting on their '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents website]'''. | ||
* You can see recent contributions to Sprocket School on the [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes page]. | |||
* You can see recent contributions to | |||
* Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page. | * Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page. | ||
*Each page has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic. | * Each page has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic. | ||
* You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing " | * You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing "- ~ ~ ~ ~" - without the spaces! - or by just hitting the little button that looks like a signature at the top of the editing box. It looks like this: -- [[User:Rfhall|Rfhall]] ([[User talk:Rfhall|talk]]) 00:44, 3 August 2013 (PDT) | ||
* You can upload images [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:Upload here]. Follow the instructions on that page to use the image in any of the articles. | * You can upload images [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:Upload here]. Follow the instructions on that page to use the image in any of the articles. | ||
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* Click the "edit" link at the top of an article to edit it. | * Click the "edit" link at the top of an article to edit it. | ||
* A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages | * A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages | ||
* Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing | * Mediawiki's guide to basic wiki editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing | ||
===Editorial Guidelines=== | ===Editorial Guidelines=== | ||
==== Use neutral language ==== | ==== Use neutral language ==== | ||
Avoid absolutes, like "this is the worst piece of equipment", or any other language that veers into the territory of personal opinion. If you believe a practice to be incorrect and a piece of equipment to be inferior to another, try and lay out the facts without using subjective language. Remember this is intended to be both a source of information but also a record of exhibition history. | Avoid absolutes, like "this is the worst piece of equipment", or any other language that veers into the territory of personal opinion. If you believe a practice to be incorrect and a piece of equipment to be inferior to another, try and lay out the facts without using subjective language. Remember this is intended to be both a source of information but also a record of exhibition history. | ||
====Think about the audience==== | |||
Sprocket School is for anyone who might want to project film safely. As you write, remember think of a variety of potential users: a projectionist at an art house theater or cinematheque running mainly 35mm and 70mm prints, a librarian or professor with access to a 16mm film collection, an archivist preparing for their first [http://homemovieday.org/ Home Movie Day] by reading up on Super 8 projectors. | |||
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