Discussion:Contribute to wikiHow
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I deleted the reference to "browse categories" since our browse categories function is not currently a great user experience. When we figure out a way to improve browsing on the site, we can re-insert this link.
I will also change the title to "How to Contribute to wikiHow" so people don't get confused between this and other help pages.
-- JackHerrick 21:31 PST, 12 Mar 2005 (PST)
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65.16.169.66 said: |
On 19:56, 27 December 2006 |
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Item 12. discussions is spelled incorrectly |
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KnowItSome said: |
On 20:10, 27 December 2006 |
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I went back and found and readded the text to which Jack refers above, as we now have great categories. "You can also find older articles by browsing categories, or by selecting the "Random Page" option from the "Toolbox" list." |
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69.242.82.95 said: |
On 21:24, 10 January 2007 |
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i like this cause iwas nominated and some of these i did ot know about |
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Bekkiis the best said: |
On 15:51, 5 March 2007 |
| this is a good page how can i help on this one please | |
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| Justchilin said: | On 02:05, 5 June 2007 |
| Thank you for whoever wrote this page because now I know how to make a contribution to wikihow.. isn't that awesome??!! | |
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| Slinkster said: | On 00:32, 18 July 2007 |
| Good job on this article, it's really good. Nice work! | |
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At 21:59, Jan 14, 2008
Tania said:
At 19:27, Feb 12, 2008
CoolMuslim said:
I think there was an article merged to this! Yall look!
At 20:51, Feb 20, 2009
Newts 1 said:
hi ! im new to this site so if you want to start talking great ! im mostly on this to find out about newts and things so if you know anything let me know !
At 12:51, Jun 28, 2009
General Jackson said:
This is actually different from Write a Featured Article. Contributing to wikiHow is suitable for everyone. You do not have to create an account on wikiHow; everyone can make the exact same edits as anyone else who has an account created. Support FA.
At 20:30, Jul 01, 2009
216.226.176.142 said:
Great article CONFIDENCE...I act like I have a lots of confidence (appearance). People have no idea!!!! Deep down inside I'm always unsure. Never found a true reason to feel this way. My life consist of a Mother leaving me behind for someone else to raise. She never gave me a good enough reason why, either. Ex husband never gave me security. SO I have some abandoment issues, could this affect my confidence?
At 22:31, Jun 24, 2010
Lillian May said:
This used to be organized from the easiest to most difficult - encouraging new editors to gain experience with the basics - this seems geared towards advanced editors.
It used to be all-inclusive - seems like a lot of basic ideas and valuable links are missing, such as the Writer's Guide and how to Edit a wikiHow Page.
At 01:03, Jul 11, 2010
Krystle said:
Ideally, new contributors would start with the basics and work their way up, but in reality a lot of people end up doing whatever they like doing, and not everyone is interested in editing. Some people, for example, are interested in just writing, and it seems important to not make those people feel pressured to edit. I changed the order so that the things new contributors most often enjoy doing are at the top. My reasoning is that contributing to wikiHow is something people do because they enjoy it, and if we place the easiest tasks (which often tend to be monotonous) at the beginning, it's easy for a new contributor to perceive their role as "boring" and not read the entire article. When I tried reading a previous revision from the perspective of someone new to the site, I felt that the first three steps made contributing here feel like work, not fun. Of course, that's subjective, but I'd welcome more community input from additional parties to see what the majority opinion might be.
As for linking to the pages mentioned, I think it's a good idea, but I don't think it's required. A person is welcomed to write or edit without reading a policy page first. Many people follow our reasonable rules intuitively, and those who don't would probably have ignored the policy pages anyway. If someone makes a mistake, we can always coach them.
Overall my goal was to make contributing here seem fun, easy, and hassle-free. I think the majority of people who contribute here do so in good faith and we shouldn't base our tone on the minority who ignore our rules anyway. Historically wikiHow has been an incredibly warm, welcoming and friendly place to contribute - my hope was that the changes I made was a step closer to reflecting that attitude. :)
At 08:58, Jul 14, 2010
Nota said:
College? I think someone should rollback this edit. I click on "More Ideas" to decide what to do and now that the article is a victim of bad edit my hands are down!!!!
At 21:58, Sep 18, 2010
Wag15 said:
How come this hasn't been featured yet??? Its helpful to all wikihow users.
At 06:47, Sep 24, 2010
Fahad said:
can u pls tiel me.. if i manufacture a product... wat r d procedures to bring into existance and find or catch customers... for eg.. im planning to manufacture a plywood... hw shud i bring the product into existance and catch customers... plz give me a solution
At 14:32, Dec 09, 2010
HEarnshaw said:
I just dont know what to do about this, it was exactly accurate and it would really help if it wasn't for the fact me and my girlfriend live with my parents and i cannot move out as i have no where to go and her family is on the other side of the country, therefore the difficulty for me is how to get to the point where we are apart and i never have to see her again i could do the not contacting and the break up, but if anyone could help me with how i could get to us not living together whilst i am in this situation because she wont leave and i can;t leave her with mymy parents. Please help [email protected]
At 01:24, Mar 27, 2011
Roughlyfgirl said:
i am new to this. i just made an account hopeing someone can answer my ? i am 16 i live n a abusive home were my dad thinks he can always hit me and like my mom just threatens me cause she thinks i am trying to split my family apart. like i want to get emancipated but dnt know how.
At 22:51, Aug 11, 2014
You Might Be Giants said:
Get-Emancipated-as-a-Teen
Become-Mentally-and-Spiritually-Emancipated, others, search "emancipated." best of luck, HNY.
At 22:51, Aug 11, 2014
You Might Be Giants said:
Man, this article has gotten nicely linked out.
Click here to go into edit mode and fix it up.
Amazing job on this article. (Lots of links, though!)