WikiAnesthesia:Author guide

Thank you for your interest in contributing to WikiAnesthesia. Your contributions are what allow this community to grow and flourish.

Getting started

Getting started is easy:

1. Go here to create an account.
   1. Anyone can contribute to WikiAnesthesia.
   2. Our philosophy is that community building is most successful when barriers to contribution are reduced.
2. After registering an account and confirming your email address, you can begin contributing to WikiAnesthesia
3. Your initial edits will be considered provisional until approved by an editor.
   1. Provisional edits will not be publicly visible
   2. A user's initial edits are considered provisional in an effort to ensure quality
4. WikiAnesthesia has editorial levels.
   1. You will initially start off at the Contributor level and then be promoted based on Contribution Score

How to create and edit an article

1. You must first create an account
   1. Once your account has been registered and email confirmed, you can begin creating/editing articles.
   2. Initial edits are considered provisional (and not publicly visible) until your account is approved by an editor
2. Find an article to create or edit. You can find an article by:
   1. Searching for an article
      1. If an article does not already exist, you will have the option to create the article you searched for.
         1. Click the link for "Create the page on this wiki!" in order to create the new article for your search term.
   2. Referring to the Table of contents
   3. Selecting an article featured on the homepage
      1. The homepage has a list of articles that have been prioritized for development.
         

[Note: Need to include guidelines around what type of articles to create, including specificity of articles, etc.]

Style guidelines

• Use lists, bullets, and tables whenever feasible
• Organize content in a manner that is mobile-friendly
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General guidelines

• Keep articles as brief as possible, while still be informative
  • Our goal is to have articles easily digestible in a couple minutes.
  • Use the article's inbox to highlight the most high-yield content within an article
• Focus on practical knowledge that is readily useful in the clinical environment
• References you sources
  • This is especially important when adding information that is not universally agreed upon by medical professionals.