Help:Editing rules

Here is a simple set of rules that you should use:

1. Before starting a new article: search the wiki to check if there is already an article
2. If a content exists under an other name:
   • use redirection IFF you feel that your concept should have its own entry
   • else use complex links like [[link | your label]]
   • See also "disambiguation pages" below, i.e. a content can be split up over several articles
3. New articles:
   • Never use capital letters except for the very first one (the only exception are proper names). Good: Educational theory - Bad: Educational Theory
   • Use singular (e.g. theory, not theories)
   • No articles (bad: "the xy theory ...", good: "xy theory")
   • If the term is very ambigous, use the procedure for disambiguation pages
4. Disambiguation pages:
   • These are small pages that will split an ambiguous term into more specific temrs (specific articles). Example: Activity
   • Insert the disambiguation template {{disambig}} at the end of the article (will insert a message and disambiguation category.
5. Structure of articles:
   • Use titles, e.g. == Level 1 == , === Level 2 ===, etc.
6. Categories:
   • Insert at least one category at the end of each article !, e.g. [[Category:educational technologies]]
   • You may suggest new categories if needed ! Use plural, not singular. (Categories are auto-creating, we will decide together if we keep yours ...).
7. Links: use complex links when need, do not use: "(see here)".
   • Bad "this is a frequent statement in behaviorist theory" (see [Behaviorism)."
   • Good: "this is a frequent statement in behaviorist theory".
8. One article = one topic, i.e. create new pages for topics that are relevant to other articles.
   • Note: There is a system to compose articles from several pages if needed.
9. Images:
   • To insert an image use [[Image:xxx.png]]
   • Please add a description for images that you upload
   • Indicate the source ! and date insertion time
   • Note: Five ~~~~~ will do the trick
10. Your opinions:
    • If they may be controversial, use your Wiki user ID
    • Three ~~~ insert your user ID and four ~~~~ insert your user ID + Time/Date
    • E.g. DSchneider thinks that these editing rules are just fine
    • E.g. These rules need some improvement (11:21, 11 April 2006 (MEST) - DSchneider)