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1. Basics of navigating Wikipedia
2. Basics of content creation
3. Rules of content, style, and conduct
4. Identifying area of content exploration for Introduction to World Mythology to 1500 CE
5. Content creation and refinement in Wikipedia's sandbox mode
6. Moving to live Wikipedia
7. Celebration

Article Evaluation

Mythical Origins of Language

• Lead isn't written well and doesn't flow from idea to idea
• Hebrew Bible section missing quotation marks on direct quote from bible
• Confusing general claims about referenced texts
• Information in subheadings don't address the claims in the lead
• India section doesn't directly relate to the origin of language even though the linked page has specific passages that would be appropriate
• Many existing links don't work
• No references, references are in notes section
• Many notes (references) don't have online links
• A Wikipedia page is listed as a note (reference)
• Flagged: "substantially duplicated by a piece in an external publication"
• Several unsigned comments in talk page
• Rated C-Class
• Part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion
• Uses primary sources (religious texts), which is discouraged
• Article seems to be a single user's project with not much input from other users other than article class evaluators

Article selection

1. Hawaiian religion
   1. Weak lead
   2. Poor sourcing on migrations and dates
   3. There are many more notable gods that could be mentioned
   4. The practices of prayer are much more diverse and have many available sources
   5. The main kapus can be explained more clearly and should have their own section separate from the kahuna
   6. A lot more information is available on the roles, development, and structure of the kahuna leadership
   7. There aren't an abundance of existing heiau and specific sites should be listed
   8. Some citations are missing for times of prayer
   9. Contemporary sections could include Hawaiian religion in popular culture
   10. Missing links and references to other Hawaiian legendary creature pages on wikipedia
   11. List of tasks awaiting attention:
2. Rapa Nui mythology
   1. Barren article- if even a single book exists covering stories from Rapa Nui it would greatly improve the article
3. Nightmarchers
   1. Asking for help with its citation issues
   2. Effectively single sourced
   3. No pictures
4. Menehune
   1. More complete descriptions of menehune exist
   2. Many more legends of menehune exist
   3. Stronger studies of small hominids in SE Asia/Pacific Islans being linked to homo florensis have been completed
5. Kaupe
   1. Issues with tone and completeness.
6. Folk memory
   1. Article exists basically as a list
   2. As a list it has a lot of recent additions to be expanded
   3. In some, but not most, of the linked examples, the target pages actually make reference to the existence of folk memory accounts of the event/thing
7. Maya mythology
   1. Sourcing is inconsistent
   2. Writing isn't consistent in tone
   3. High importance, start class in WikiProject Mythology and MesoAmerica
8. Papuan mythology
   1. Nearly non-existent
   2. Can be written to encapsulate all mythologies on island of Papua New Guinea
9. Legendary progenitor
   1. Top importance, start class in WikiProject Mythology
   2. No legendary progenitors listed for Pacific Island mythologies

Citations Practice

Kamehameha the Great died in 1819