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==Step 5: Get a target== | ==Step 5: Get a target== | ||
{{see also|Special:Random|Special:SpecialPages|l2=Maintenance reports}} | {{see also|Special:Random|Special:SpecialPages|l2=Maintenance reports}} | ||
Now armed with knowledge of ''how'' to edit, many new users' next question is ''what'' to edit. Picking a random page out of the miasma is as good a place as any to start. In many cases, the usage of Special:Random can help find errors or problems that no one else has seen in years. Even if a user is more of a learner than a teacher, they can still help spot and quash orthographical and grammatical errors, reorder lists or paragraphs to follow a more natural progression, or peg pages as requiring a specific image or video. The maintenance reports listed on the list of special pages can also serve as an assistance to a user unsure of what to edit, as it informs users of pages in need of editing | Now armed with knowledge of ''how'' to edit, many new users' next question is ''what'' to edit. Picking a random page out of the miasma is as good a place as any to start. In many cases, the usage of Special:Random can help find errors or problems that no one else has seen in years. Even if a user is more of a learner than a teacher, they can still help spot and quash orthographical and grammatical errors, reorder lists or paragraphs to follow a more natural progression, or peg pages as requiring a specific image or video. The maintenance reports listed on the list of special pages can also serve as an assistance to a user unsure of what to edit, as it informs users of pages in need of editing such as double redirects, unused images, wanted pages, etc. A user who thinks there is nothing to do is a user that does not realize what needs to be done. | ||
==Step 6: Get involved== | ==Step 6: Get involved== | ||
{{see also|SW:TALK|l1=Talk page guidelines|SW:IRC|l2=IRC channel}} | {{see also|SW:TALK|l1=Talk page guidelines|SW:IRC|l2=IRC channel}} | ||
While you can put in work and turn out valuable contributions without communicating with other users, the idea of wikis is to get multiple people working together. Use talk pages to discuss ideas for significant changes, potential moves or merges, and resolve content disputes. Especially important is [[Special:MyTalk|one's own user talk page]]: other users will inform you here of mistakes you have made and improvements you can make. No one can make their name on the wiki without a few errors along the way, and intelligent talk page use is one way to alleviate them. | While you can put in work and turn out valuable contributions without communicating with other users, the idea of wikis is to get multiple people working together. Use talk pages to discuss ideas for significant changes, potential moves or merges, and resolve content disputes. Especially important is [[Special:MyTalk|one's own user talk page]]: other users will inform you here of mistakes you have made and improvements you can make. No one can make their name on the wiki without a few errors along the way, and intelligent talk page use is one way to alleviate them. | ||
