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== Welcome ==
There are lots of ways to contribute to WikiAnesthesia, whatever your profession, training level, or location through creating, editing, and discussing articles on the main site or within your Practice Group.


== Creating an Account ==
== WikiAnesthesia Principles ==
When editing WikiAnesthesia, bear the following principles in mind:


== Important Information for New Users ==
*WikiAnesthesia is a work in progress:
**WikiAnesthesia is only just getting started and will take time to reach its potential, with your help!
**Incomplete or imperfect articles are just a starting point, perfection is not required and articles will never be "finished" as anesthesia practice continue to evolve
**With that in mind, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be_bold|be bold]] in editing or creating articles!
*WikiAnesthesia is a collaboration:
**Articles do not have owners, most can be edited by any user, and once created content is free for others to use - <code><u>link to CC license info</u></code>
**Content decisions are reached by consensus through users editing and discussing pages - <code><u>link to edit summaries and discussion</u></code>
**<code>Link to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Etiquette|Wikipedia etiquette guidelines]] and say they should be followed here?</code>
*WikiAnesthesia is free and open
**Free to access and open to everyone who is learning or practicing anesthesia, regardless of profession, training level, or location
**Free to edit
**Free to reproduce <code>link to CC license info</code>
**Free from plagiarism
**Free from industry influence, bias, or other conflicts of interest - if you have a conflict of interest please declare it on your user page and do not make edits to affected articles


==== Conflicts of Interest ====
== Creating & Managing An Account ==
In order to contribute to WikiAnesthesia you will need to create an account:


==== Etiquette ====
# '''Create an account'''. We ask for users' real name and credentials to attribute credit appropriately and facilitate growth of the WikiAnesthesia community.
# Confirm your email address (required before creating content). If you do not receive a confirmation email, check your spam folder. You can also resend the email from the email options section of your preferences.


==== Plagiarism & Copyright ====
New users can create new articles and edit most articles on the site immediately. To combat spam, any changes made by new users will be visible to that user, but not immediately reflected on the public site until they are reviewed by an editor. Once a new user has made several successful edits, their account will be promoted to the contributor level which will bypass editor review of future contributions. <code>can we go over this process please; possibly move to section below</code>


== Using the Editor ==
To manage your account click the Account button in the top right corner and select Preferences


=== Creating a new article ===
''- Public Profile''
 
''- Institutional Affiliation''
 
''- Editor settings''
 
==Using the Editor==
 
===Creating a new article===
Using page templates
Using page templates


=== Using the article editor ===
===Using the article editor===
Switching between "visual" and "source" editing
Switching between "visual" and "source" editing


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- Manual citation
- Manual citation


== Article Style Guide ==
==Article Style Guide==


=== Structure of WikiAnesthesia ===
===Structure of WikiAnesthesia===


=== General Recommendations ===
===General Recommendations===
- Abbreviations, brand names, terminology, formatting


=== Guide to the SCR ===
===Guide to the SCR===


=== (Guide to other templates) ===
===(Guide to other templates)===


== Other Article Features ==
==Other Article Features==


=== Discussion ===
===Discussion===


=== Watching an Article ===
===Notes===


=== Notes ===
===Watching an Article===


== Practice Groups ==
==Practice Groups==
Intro
Intro


=== Joining a Practice Group ===
===Joining a Practice Group===


=== Creating a Practice Group ===
===Creating a Practice Group===


==== Inviting Users ====
====Inviting Users====


== Getting Credit for Contributions ==
==Getting Credit for Contributions==
Intro
Intro


=== Your Contribution Score ===
===Your Contribution Score===


=== Other Rewards & Recognition ===
===Other Rewards & Recognition===
- Editorial levels
- Editorial levels


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- Special Recognition
- Special Recognition


=== Involving your Institution ===
===Involving your Institution===
 
==WikiAnesthesia Development==

Latest revision as of 18:10, 28 April 2021

There are lots of ways to contribute to WikiAnesthesia, whatever your profession, training level, or location through creating, editing, and discussing articles on the main site or within your Practice Group.

WikiAnesthesia Principles

When editing WikiAnesthesia, bear the following principles in mind:

  • WikiAnesthesia is a work in progress:
    • WikiAnesthesia is only just getting started and will take time to reach its potential, with your help!
    • Incomplete or imperfect articles are just a starting point, perfection is not required and articles will never be "finished" as anesthesia practice continue to evolve
    • With that in mind, be bold in editing or creating articles!
  • WikiAnesthesia is a collaboration:
    • Articles do not have owners, most can be edited by any user, and once created content is free for others to use - link to CC license info
    • Content decisions are reached by consensus through users editing and discussing pages - link to edit summaries and discussion
    • Link to Wikipedia etiquette guidelines and say they should be followed here?
  • WikiAnesthesia is free and open
    • Free to access and open to everyone who is learning or practicing anesthesia, regardless of profession, training level, or location
    • Free to edit
    • Free to reproduce link to CC license info
    • Free from plagiarism
    • Free from industry influence, bias, or other conflicts of interest - if you have a conflict of interest please declare it on your user page and do not make edits to affected articles

Creating & Managing An Account

In order to contribute to WikiAnesthesia you will need to create an account:

  1. Create an account. We ask for users' real name and credentials to attribute credit appropriately and facilitate growth of the WikiAnesthesia community.
  2. Confirm your email address (required before creating content). If you do not receive a confirmation email, check your spam folder. You can also resend the email from the email options section of your preferences.

New users can create new articles and edit most articles on the site immediately. To combat spam, any changes made by new users will be visible to that user, but not immediately reflected on the public site until they are reviewed by an editor. Once a new user has made several successful edits, their account will be promoted to the contributor level which will bypass editor review of future contributions. can we go over this process please; possibly move to section below

To manage your account click the Account button in the top right corner and select Preferences

- Public Profile

- Institutional Affiliation

- Editor settings

Using the Editor

Creating a new article

Using page templates

Using the article editor

Switching between "visual" and "source" editing

Adding media to an article

Citations

- Automatic citation generation

- Manual citation

Article Style Guide

Structure of WikiAnesthesia

General Recommendations

- Abbreviations, brand names, terminology, formatting

Guide to the SCR

(Guide to other templates)

Other Article Features

Discussion

Notes

Watching an Article

Practice Groups

Intro

Joining a Practice Group

Creating a Practice Group

Inviting Users

Getting Credit for Contributions

Intro

Your Contribution Score

Other Rewards & Recognition

- Editorial levels

- Scholarly Electives

- Special Recognition

Involving your Institution

WikiAnesthesia Development