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Timeline

Overview of the Final Project
Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used for final project
Basics of Editing Wikipedia
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Coding "Cheatsheet"
Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a "Good Article," how to distinguish between "Good" and bad articles
- Understanding what makes a "Good Article" or GA Status.
- Understanding how to develop a "Good Article" or GA Status.
- Understanding what makes a "Good Article" (GA Status) on Cities and Neighborhoods in the United States a little different from other places.
Handouts:
Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and discuss sandboxes and how to use them.
POTENTIAL Q&A session with instructor and/or Wikipedia Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Register using your The Ohio State University name.# (kenitzer.1 for example) as your username.
Complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Create a User page, and and click the "enroll" button on the top left of this course page.
After you create an account, your user account will be listed on the course page.
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, try introducing yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class (such as a Wikipedia Ambassador), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page. Many times other users on the outside will find you!

Research your neighborhood and start building content for it in your sandbox.
At this point you should have critically evaluated/assessed your existing Wikipedia article.
Identified deficiencies, and provide a outline in your Sandbox.
Article Outline Established and 30-50% of Content In Place (Including Photos if you have them already)
Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on (HINT: Wikipedia has a built in citation generator, fill in as much information as you can.)

Article to 90% completion expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Photos, Images and Graphics are expected.
Content expected to be well written.
In Class discussion on experiences and opportunity to discuss problems.

Finalize the content in your sandbox. This is where your primary grade will come from as it is the content that your group generated.
Pictures, Images and Graphics are finalized
Content expected to meet GA (Good Article) Standards (although you aren't to submit them for that status).

Roll content from Sandbox out to Main Article space or submit article for addition
Handouts:
- Moving out of your sandbox
- Submitting an article