2015-05-06 - University Maastricht (Nl); for the bachelor research course On Expedition.
Preliminary remark
On the Dutch wikipedia we eat nl:stroopwafels (in Dutch) or stroopwafels. It is said that this is a necessary, but not sufficient resource for alle wikipedia related activities. (no reliable sources!)
A short video about people like you who edit Wikipedia. (1:26 min)
Five pillars
The "Five pillars" of Wikipedia - WP:5P (in Dutch: Vijf zuilen: nl:WP:5Z):
Edits must be relevant in the context of an encyclopedia - E or NE, that's the question: Notability.
WP:NOR: No Original Research - again, it's about basing your edits first of all on (secondary) sources.
Translating one to one is discussed.
General information on Wikipedia
Want to know more about Wikipedia? First read the lemma Wikipedia on Wikipedia-en (and also check it in some other languages).
if you want to read more: see the references and especially the "Further reading" sections in the above article.
María José Felgueres Planells, a biotech student at Tec de Monterrey, wrote a beautiful blog post about her experience editing Wikipedia in the WikiLearning Program for her (required) community service in Mexico.
May I ask some special attention for: Benschop, Albert (2009-2015) - 'Wikipedia : de wijsheid van de zwerm' (Dutch: Wikipedia : the wisdom of the flock)
Wikipedia is about links - internal links and external links. WP:LINKS; internal links: not to little, not to much; external links: always in a separate section at the bottom (or in references).
Work through the tutorial, or get some practice in your own sandbox, to get used to the elementary syntax. And often look at other pages, to see how experienced Wikipedians have done things.
Some details
Make a list of pages that you find useful; on your user page or a subpage. For instance: try to make a link to this page (then it's no longer a poor little orphan). You can also make a short list of pages that are related to your field of study. Make a list of useful literature.
the text below temporarily copied from Dutch page of project / integrate this in the "final version" of the text
Resources for students
Brochure on editing Wikipedia, which includes a very handy cheatsheetIntro presentation On Expedition course, Maastricht University, 19 March 2014
Wikipedia: getting started
Three great starting points for beginners:
By all means, do the online Wikipedia Training program, which is specifically designed for students! It takes approximately one hour to complete, and gives you your first hands-on experience writing on Wikipedia.
You can also watch this very informative video, which focuses on academic writing on Wikipedia (also one hour): http://vimeo.com/64973792
Download and print the brochure on the right and keep it next to you while you work. It is extremely concise and covers all the basics very well.