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To modify a page choose "edit" from the top of the page and make the desired changes. Then choose "Show preview" from the bottom of the page. If you are satified with your changes choose "Save" at the bottom of the page. In the Summary box indicate the type of change you made. | |||
To add a new article choose a name for your article. This can be the name used by the news media or a name chosen by you. Then from the Main Page choose the most recent Chance News. Using "edit" add the name for your article to the list of the previous names. Note that we do not put a period at the end of the name. Then click on your title and a blank page will turn up. Choose edit from the top of this page and add the source of your article and your comments about it. | |||
The "discussion" at the top of a page allows you to add comments related to | The "discussion" at the top of a page allows you to add comments related to the page. The discussion page for an article can be used for comments about the article, for the current Chance News page to suggest additional articles, for the Main page to comment on the Chance Wiki itself. | ||
Copyright. Since, in most cases, we are doing a critical analysis of an article, fair use should allow us to make reasonable quotes, graphics, images etc. from the article without the permission of the copyright owner. You can read one lawyer's interpretation of fair use as it applies to Chance News [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/Fair_Use/fair.html here]. Of course we should be sure to give the source of anything we use. When you upload an image you will be asked to indicate if you are doing it under fair use or you have permission from the copyright owner and also to give the source. This information will be made known to the reader by clicking on the image. | |||
For help in editing a page, including how to add pictures, links, special characters, etc., choose "Help" from the side box. | |||
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Good luck and remember it will be easier next time! | Good luck and remember it will be easier next time! | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 21 May 2005
To modify a page choose "edit" from the top of the page and make the desired changes. Then choose "Show preview" from the bottom of the page. If you are satified with your changes choose "Save" at the bottom of the page. In the Summary box indicate the type of change you made.
To add a new article choose a name for your article. This can be the name used by the news media or a name chosen by you. Then from the Main Page choose the most recent Chance News. Using "edit" add the name for your article to the list of the previous names. Note that we do not put a period at the end of the name. Then click on your title and a blank page will turn up. Choose edit from the top of this page and add the source of your article and your comments about it.
The "discussion" at the top of a page allows you to add comments related to the page. The discussion page for an article can be used for comments about the article, for the current Chance News page to suggest additional articles, for the Main page to comment on the Chance Wiki itself.
Copyright. Since, in most cases, we are doing a critical analysis of an article, fair use should allow us to make reasonable quotes, graphics, images etc. from the article without the permission of the copyright owner. You can read one lawyer's interpretation of fair use as it applies to Chance News here. Of course we should be sure to give the source of anything we use. When you upload an image you will be asked to indicate if you are doing it under fair use or you have permission from the copyright owner and also to give the source. This information will be made known to the reader by clicking on the image.
For help in editing a page, including how to add pictures, links, special characters, etc., choose "Help" from the side box.
Good luck and remember it will be easier next time!