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'''Welcome to Bharatpedia!''' In short, the topic of an article must have already been the subject of publication in reliable sources, such as books, newspapers, magazines, peer-reviewed scholarly journals and websites that meet the same requirements as reputable print-based sources. Information on Bharatpedia must be verifiable; if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. Please search Bharatpedia first to make sure that an article does not ''already exist'' on the subject. | '''Welcome to Bharatpedia!''' In short, the topic of an article must have already been the subject of publication in reliable sources, such as books, newspapers, magazines, peer-reviewed scholarly journals and websites that meet the same requirements as reputable print-based sources. Information on Bharatpedia must be verifiable; if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. Please search Bharatpedia first to make sure that an article does not ''already exist'' on the subject. | ||
An '''[[Bharatpedia:Article wizard|Article Wizard]]''' is available to help you create an article through the [[Bharatpedia:Articles for creation|Articles for Creation]] process, where it will be reviewed and considered for publication. The ability to create articles directly in mainspace [[ | An '''[[Bharatpedia:Article wizard|Article Wizard]]''' is available to help you create an article through the [[Bharatpedia:Articles for creation|Articles for Creation]] process, where it will be reviewed and considered for publication. The ability to create articles directly in mainspace [[BP:AUTOCONFIRMED|is restricted]] to volunteers with Autoconfirmed user right. For information on how to request a new article that can be created by someone else, see '''[[Bharatpedia:Requested articles|Requested articles]].''' | ||
==The basics== | ==The basics== | ||
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:Please make sure your topic is notable by our definition before you spend time and effort on it. An article on a non-notable subject will be rejected or deleted. No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability. | :Please make sure your topic is notable by our definition before you spend time and effort on it. An article on a non-notable subject will be rejected or deleted. No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability. | ||
:*We generally judge this by asking if there are at least three high-quality sources that a) have a substantial discussion of the subject (not just a mention) ''and'' b) are written and published independently of the subject (so, a company's website or press releases are not OK). Everything here is based on high-quality independent sources, and without them, we generally just cannot write an article. By far, the largest cause of frustration for a writer of a new article is caused by lack of notability. Anything else can be corrected by improving an article, but lack of notability means the article will not remain on Wikipedia, regardless of how well written it is. To avoid frustration, start by determining notability before you spend any effort on an article. | :*We generally judge this by asking if there are at least three high-quality sources that a) have a substantial discussion of the subject (not just a mention) ''and'' b) are written and published independently of the subject (so, a company's website or press releases are not OK). Everything here is based on high-quality independent sources, and without them, we generally just cannot write an article. By far, the largest cause of frustration for a writer of a new article is caused by lack of notability. Anything else can be corrected by improving an article, but lack of notability means the article will not remain on Wikipedia, regardless of how well written it is. To avoid frustration, start by determining notability before you spend any effort on an article. | ||
:*Please be mindful of [[ | :*Please be mindful of [[BP:COI|conflict of interest]]. If you have one, you will probably have a hard time writing a good enough Wikipedia article (this is not about you, it is just human nature). However, if you insist on trying, you need to disclose your conflict of interest, and you need to try very hard not to allow your "external interest" to drive you to abuse Wikipedia. And you need to try hard to ''hear'' the feedback from independent people who review the draft before it is published and made available in the main encyclopedia. Your conflict of interest might lead you to believe something is "notable" when it isn't and to argue too hard for it to be published there. | ||
* The '''Article Wizard''' will help you create your article in Draft space, and will put some useful templates into your draft, including the button to click when you are ready to submit the draft for review. | * The '''Article Wizard''' will help you create your article in Draft space, and will put some useful templates into your draft, including the button to click when you are ready to submit the draft for review. | ||
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==Search for an existing article== | ==Search for an existing article== | ||
Before creating an article, try to make sure there is not already an article on the same topic, perhaps under a slightly different name. [[Help:Searching|Search]] for the article. If an article on your topic already exists, but you think people might look for it under some different name or spelling, learn how to [[Bharatpedia:Redirect|create ''redirects'' to alternative titles]]; adding needed redirects is a good way to help Bharatpedia. If you're not already [[ | Before creating an article, try to make sure there is not already an article on the same topic, perhaps under a slightly different name. [[Help:Searching|Search]] for the article. If an article on your topic already exists, but you think people might look for it under some different name or spelling, learn how to [[Bharatpedia:Redirect|create ''redirects'' to alternative titles]]; adding needed redirects is a good way to help Bharatpedia. If you're not already [[BP:AUTOCONFIRMED|autoconfirmed]], you can request a redirect to be created at [[Bharatpedia:Articles for creation/Redirects and categories]], where a volunteer will review the request, and if it seems like a plausible search term, accept the redirect request. Also, remember to check the article's [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] in order to avoid creating an article that has already been deleted. (In some cases, the topic may be suitable even if deleted in the past; the past deletion may have been because it was a copyright violation, did not explain the importance of the topic, or on other grounds addressed to the writing rather than the topic's suitability.) | ||
If a search does not find the topic, consider broadening your search to find existing articles that might include the subject of your article. For example, if you want to write an article about a band member, you might search for the band and then add information about your subject as a [[Help:Section|section]] within that broader article. | If a search does not find the topic, consider broadening your search to find existing articles that might include the subject of your article. For example, if you want to write an article about a band member, you might search for the band and then add information about your subject as a [[Help:Section|section]] within that broader article. | ||
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==Things to avoid== | ==Things to avoid== | ||
; Articles about yourself, your family or friends, your website, a band you're in, your teacher, a word you made up, or a story you wrote: If you ''are'' worthy of inclusion in the encyclopedia, let someone else add an article for you. Putting your friends in an encyclopedia may seem like a nice surprise or an amusing joke, but those articles are likely to be removed. In this process, feelings may be hurt and you may be blocked from editing if you repeatedly make attempts to re-create the article. These things can be avoided by a little forethought on your part. The article may remain if you have enough humility to make it neutral and you really are notable, but even then it's best to submit a draft for approval and consensus of the community instead of just posting it up, since unconscious biases may still exist of which you may not be aware. | ; Articles about yourself, your family or friends, your website, a band you're in, your teacher, a word you made up, or a story you wrote: If you ''are'' worthy of inclusion in the encyclopedia, let someone else add an article for you. Putting your friends in an encyclopedia may seem like a nice surprise or an amusing joke, but those articles are likely to be removed. In this process, feelings may be hurt and you may be blocked from editing if you repeatedly make attempts to re-create the article. These things can be avoided by a little forethought on your part. The article may remain if you have enough humility to make it neutral and you really are notable, but even then it's best to submit a draft for approval and consensus of the community instead of just posting it up, since unconscious biases may still exist of which you may not be aware. | ||
; Advertising :Please do not try to promote your product or business. Please do not post external links to your commercial website. If you are writing about a product or business, be sure you write from a neutral point of view, that you have no [[ | ; Advertising :Please do not try to promote your product or business. Please do not post external links to your commercial website. If you are writing about a product or business, be sure you write from a neutral point of view, that you have no [[BP:COI|conflict of interest]], and that you are able to find references in reliable sources that are independent from the subject you are writing about. For a business or similar organization, make sure it meets the specific notability guidelines for businesses. | ||
; Attacks on a person or organization: Material that violates our biographies of living persons policy or is intended to threaten, defame, or harass its subject or another entity is not permitted. Unsourced negative information, especially in articles about living people, is quickly removed, and attack pages may be deleted immediately. | ; Attacks on a person or organization: Material that violates our biographies of living persons policy or is intended to threaten, defame, or harass its subject or another entity is not permitted. Unsourced negative information, especially in articles about living people, is quickly removed, and attack pages may be deleted immediately. | ||
; Personal essays or original research: Bharatpedia surveys ''existing'' human knowledge; it is not a place to publish new work. Do not write articles that present your own original theories, opinions, or insights, ''even if'' you can support them by reference to accepted work. A common mistake is to present a novel synthesis of ideas in an article. Remember, just because both Fact A and Fact B are true does not mean that A caused B, or vice versa. If the synthesis or causation is true, locate and cite reliable sources that report the connection. | ; Personal essays or original research: Bharatpedia surveys ''existing'' human knowledge; it is not a place to publish new work. Do not write articles that present your own original theories, opinions, or insights, ''even if'' you can support them by reference to accepted work. A common mistake is to present a novel synthesis of ideas in an article. Remember, just because both Fact A and Fact B are true does not mean that A caused B, or vice versa. If the synthesis or causation is true, locate and cite reliable sources that report the connection. | ||
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|quote = As a general rule, '''do not copy-paste text from other websites'''. <small>(There are a few limited exceptions, and a few words as part of a properly [[ | |quote = As a general rule, '''do not copy-paste text from other websites'''. <small>(There are a few limited exceptions, and a few words as part of a properly [[BP:CITE|cited]] and clearly attributed quotation is OK.)</small> | ||
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|source = – ''[[Bharatpedia:Copy-paste]]'' | |source = – ''[[Bharatpedia:Copy-paste]]'' | ||
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: Articles written out of thin air may be better than nothing, but they are hard to [[Bharatpedia:Verifiability|verify]], which is an important part of building a trusted reference work. Please research with the [[Bharatpedia:Reliable sources|best sources available]] and [[Bharatpedia:Cite sources|cite them]] properly. Doing this, along with not copying text, will help avoid any possibility of [[plagiarism]]. We welcome ''good'' short articles, called "[[Bharatpedia:stub|stubs]]", that can serve as launching pads from which others can take off – stubs can be relatively short, a few sentences, but should provide some useful information. If you do not have enough material to write a good stub, you probably should not create an article. At the end of a stub, you should include a "stub template" like this: <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>. (Other Wikipedians will appreciate it if you use a more specific stub template, like <nowiki>{{art-stub}}</nowiki>. See the [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types|list of stub types]] for a list of all specific stub templates.) Stubs help track articles that need expansion. | : Articles written out of thin air may be better than nothing, but they are hard to [[Bharatpedia:Verifiability|verify]], which is an important part of building a trusted reference work. Please research with the [[Bharatpedia:Reliable sources|best sources available]] and [[Bharatpedia:Cite sources|cite them]] properly. Doing this, along with not copying text, will help avoid any possibility of [[plagiarism]]. We welcome ''good'' short articles, called "[[Bharatpedia:stub|stubs]]", that can serve as launching pads from which others can take off – stubs can be relatively short, a few sentences, but should provide some useful information. If you do not have enough material to write a good stub, you probably should not create an article. At the end of a stub, you should include a "stub template" like this: <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>. (Other Wikipedians will appreciate it if you use a more specific stub template, like <nowiki>{{art-stub}}</nowiki>. See the [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types|list of stub types]] for a list of all specific stub templates.) Stubs help track articles that need expansion. | ||
; Articles or statements about [[ | ; Articles or statements about [[BP:BLP|living persons]] | ||
: As with all topics, articles written about living persons must be referenced so that they can be [[ | : As with all topics, articles written about living persons must be referenced so that they can be [[BP:V|verified]]. This requirement is enforced far more rigorously for any statements about a living (or recently deceased) person, and reviewers are supposed to immediately remove any unreferenced material without discussion. It is good practice to add your references as you write the article to avoid this immediate removal. | ||
; Advocacy and controversial material | ; Advocacy and controversial material | ||
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; Articles that contain different definitions of the topic | ; Articles that contain different definitions of the topic | ||
: Articles are primarily about what something '''is''', ''not'' any term(s). If the article is [[Bharatpedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary|just about a word or phrase]] and especially if there are very different ways that a term is used, it usually belongs in [[Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]]. Instead, try to write a good short first paragraph that [[ | : Articles are primarily about what something '''is''', ''not'' any term(s). If the article is [[Bharatpedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary|just about a word or phrase]] and especially if there are very different ways that a term is used, it usually belongs in [[Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]]. Instead, try to write a good short first paragraph that [[BP:GOODDEF|defines]] one ''subject'' as well as some more material to go with it. | ||
; Organization | ; Organization | ||
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* Disclose your relationship to the client/topic. | * Disclose your relationship to the client/topic. | ||
* Edit using personal accounts. | * Edit using personal accounts. | ||
* Recruit help: Seek out a sponsor (volunteer editor) who has worked on similar articles, or submit ideas for article topics via [[ | * Recruit help: Seek out a sponsor (volunteer editor) who has worked on similar articles, or submit ideas for article topics via [[BP:RA|Requested articles]]. | ||
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