Criteria for Writing Good Articles in Wiki

Featured Article

1. Draws the reader in. 2. Offers wide-spread appeal to readers. 3. Contains less than 500 characters with internal link. 4. Linked to full article. 5. Replaced as needed. 6. Optional: Images; if used they should be relevant to the article.

'''Did You Know? Article'''

1. Offers wide-spread appeal to readers. 2. Contains the following types of information. a. Newly release genealogical record. b. Notice of a recently-posted Web site. c. Review of a new handbook or Web site d. Others 3. Limited life span. 4. Short and concise in number of characters and spaces. 5. Contains neutral, as opposed to controversial, text. 6. Posting an article as a way to recognize the author. 7. Optional: Images; if used they should be relevant to the article.

Note: Wikipedia suggests a Did You Know (DYK) template. See example on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T:DYK

News and Events Article

1. Includes a sentence or two that is linked to an internal or external site. 2. Shows an item for immediate release. a. Details of a conference or workshop. b. Official announcements. c. Others. 3. Limited life span.

Record-type Article

1. Indicates in the title the locality and record type. a. Date span is helpful but not essential. 2. Contains clear, simple text. a. Written on an elementary school (public or private) level. b. Avoid wordy text. 3. Contains a variety of descriptive content. a. Description of record. b. Locality. c. Time period when record was collected. d. How to use the record. e. How to a find reference to the record. i. Online archive or library catalog. ii. Contact archive or library. iii. Online or printed material about the record (other than our Wiki). f. Where the record can be obtained. g. Tips to help understand record content. h. Links to related articles or sites containing additional details. i. Optional: include images.

Tutorial Article

1. Written Succinctly. 2. Contains clear and easy-to-understand instructions. 3. Includes images.