Creating a Wikipedia entry
 

Has anyone ever done this before? I would like to submit an entry into the Wikipedia database, but am unsure as to how to do it, and do it properly.

Advice?

Re: Creating a Wikipedia entry
 

just do it, there are a ton of regulars on wiki who will fix your post if you do anything wrong

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out of curiosity, what entry are you creating?

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just do it, there are a ton of regulars on wiki who will fix your post if you do anything wrong

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The wikipedia regulars amaze me. Who has time to do all the [censored] they do?

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just do it, there are a ton of regulars on wiki who will fix your post if you do anything wrong

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The wikipedia regulars amaze me. Who has time to do all the [censored] they do?

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look at the post counts of some of the people on this board and youll realize how much free time people can have.

rj

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Well, we're actually trying to make an entry about this friend we have. 3/4 it being a joke, 1/4 for real.

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Unless your friend has done something significant, it will get deleted once somebody who cares comes across it.

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Unless your friend has done something significant, it will get deleted once somebody who cares comes across it.

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Yea, wikipedia is no joke. Those people watch it all the time and something that is clearly a joke or doesn't belong won't last. Don't waste your time.

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i was actually wondering this today. can wiki's be made for non famous people? like could el diablo have a wiki since he has made a lot of somewhat important points here and they could be compiled and that could be a reasonable wiki? or do they have to be famous to the general public? i guess im just wondering what the guidelines for this would be.]

rj

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i was actually wondering this today. can wiki's be made for non famous people? like could el diablo have a wiki since he has made a lot of somewhat important points here and they could be compiled and that could be a reasonable wiki? or do they have to be famous to the general public? i guess im just wondering what the guidelines for this would be.]

rj

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wouldn't that wiki page then end up revealing his identity?

i imagine if there was a 2+2 page on wikipedia, you could certainly have a section on notable posters, but i doubt that's something a lot of people around here want to see happen.

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Unless your friend has done something significant, it will get deleted once somebody who cares comes across it.

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How significant does it have to be? I do a lot of volunteer and civic work here in the city, but most everyone won't care about it. I'm also not sure anyone would actually come across my wiki entry unless they were specifically looking for me. Not that I have one... yet.

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i was actually wondering this today. can wiki's be made for non famous people? like could el diablo have a wiki since he has made a lot of somewhat important points here and they could be compiled and that could be a reasonable wiki? or do they have to be famous to the general public? i guess im just wondering what the guidelines for this would be.]

rj

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wouldn't that wiki page then end up revealing his identity?

i imagine if there was a 2+2 page on wikipedia, you could certainly have a section on notable posters, but i doubt that's something a lot of people around here want to see happen.

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OOT improved the 2+2 wiki a few months back- articles on famous posters and threads but it was quickly deleted for some reason.

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it doesn't have to be significant. my off-campus fraternity (not national, just us) is on wikipedia.

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Wikipedia used one of my photos for an entry. I did not know though until I did a search of one of my screen name and found this page.