The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: Editor training

Welcome to the project! As an editor, you will need to know the basics of encyclopedic editing and the basic foundations of Chicago hip-hop history (as well as hip-hop in general). This page is designed to give you the resources to get started quickly.

Create an Account

1. Go to the homepage of this site.
2. Click “Create account” (top right corner).
3. Fill in the form with your desired username, password, and email address (if required).
4. Complete the CAPTCHA or any anti-spam verification.
5. Click “Create your account” or “Submit” to finish registration.
6. Check your email (if email confirmation is required) and click the activation link.
7. Log in with your new username and password.

Get Ready to WikiEdit

Start by watching this video about basic editing, which will show you how simple it can be to edit a wiki.

Next, try the random page technique described in this wiki and see how it goes. Then, complete the folloing readings related to wiki editing...

• Read the Wikipedia guide for writing better articles. Please pay special attention to the section on style and tone.

• Read "Ten simple rules for editing Wikipedia";

• Please follow these wiki conventions for writing biographical information about a living person and this list of do's and don'ts.

• Get familiar with MediaWiki Markup and the Wikitext markup language. Look at the mark-up (source code) of a couple of Wikipedipa pages.

• Keep in mind that the project supports basic HTML, such as

  Green text

  or embeds, etc.

Learn about the history of hip-hop generally

• Of course we will start with reading the wiki article for hip-hop; try exploring the mark-up language in 'edit mode'.

Learn about the history of hip-hop in Chicago

• Naturally, we will begin by reading the wiki article for Chicago hip-hop

• Read the article The Evolution of Chicago Hip-Hop, Told by One of Its Founding Fathers

Lets get started

• Once you are ready, use this list of uncategorized pages to begin your work.

• Use double opening and closing brackets surrounding text, see examples...Category:EmCees , Category:Disk Jockeys , etc.

Semantic Editing (Advanced)

• Inline queries

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Example Biographic Page

• Subject's complete name (birthdate – death) can be a lead-in to the subject's popular name. Describe the subject's nationality and profession(s) in which the subject is most notable. Provide a description of the subject's major contributions in the immediately relevant field(s) of notable expertise.

Biography

Ensure that the following sections are organized by year.

Early life

Explain the subject's early life historically using a journalistic style.

Marriage and children

If the subject married and gave birth, describe the marriage and list their children.

• Subject's son (birthdate – death) If notable, provide a brief single-line description.
• Subject's daughter (birthdate – death) If notable, provide a brief single-line description.

Death

[If applicable] Legacy If any, describe.

Philosophical and/or political views

Views held by politicians, writers, and others may be summarized in their biography only to the extent those views are covered by reliable sources that are independent of the control of the politician, writer, etc.

Published works

If any, list the works organized by date of publication.

Recognition

Include honours, decorations, awards, and distinctions in this section, if any.

See also

List related pages in alphabetical order.

References/Notes and references

Always cite your sources! No original research!

Further reading

Add links to further readers' research.

External links

List official websites, organizations named after the subject, and other interesting yet relevant websites.