Contributing

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• Terms of Contribution
• Prerequisites
• Style Guide
  • Additional Syntax
  • Markdown Guidelines

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For those interested in contributing.

Terms of Contribution

You must be a woman to contribute to WomensWiki.

An account is required to submit articles. As the authentication system is still under development, account creation will be available in the near feature.

Prerequisites

Before you begin to write your article, a basic knowledge of Markdown is required to use the Article Creation form.

Markdown is a lightweight formatting language used to format plain text into something that will be turned into HTML later. It is like a simpler representation of HTML tags. For a detailed overview of Markdown, see the Markdown Guide website.

An example of basic markdown syntax:

# H1 Heading
## H2 Heading
### H3 Heading

Regular paragraph text

[This is a link](https://website.com)

![This is an image](animage.png)

This is a paragraph [with a link inside it](https://mysterioussite.com) and other text besides.

## Article Section Title
Some text describing what is inside this section.

- List Item
- List Item 2
    - Nested List Item (use tabs, not spaces, to indent)
    - Nested List Item 2
        - Double-nested List Item
- [List Item that is a link](https://website.com)

> This is a block quote, which looks as the name implies.

> This is a block quote...
>
> ...with multiple lines. (extra empty line above is needed to indicate a newline)

Style Guide

WomensWiki has a particular set of formatting rules for the Markdown that makes it up its articles, along with an additional superset of syntax described below.

Additional Syntax

• Wikilinks
  • A wikilink is a special type of link that automatically links to another article. To create one, insert the title of an article (case-sensitive) between a set of double square brackets.

  • This is a paragraph that references [[JK Rowling]].
    

• Citations
  • A citation is used to cite a piece of information on the page. It is uniquely numbered and consists of two parts: the tag, which tags a particular sentence as having a citation, and the citation, which should be placed at the bottom of the article.

  • The Great Peakening of 2020 intensified following a swift wave of bannings of certain subreddits.[^1]
    In reaction follows a description of the dishonest portrayal of [[Ovarit]] from a news publication named after an ocean.[^2]
    
    (very bottom of the article)
    [^1]: Test
    [^2]: Fool, Blathering (2020-12-08). "[The Secret Internet of TERFs](https://atlantic.com/misinformation)", The Atlantic.
    

• Infobox
  • An infobox is an optional table-like list that appears at the top-right corner of an article. It is a short summary of an article's information. An infobox consists of key-value pairs separated by an equals (=) sign.
  • An article can have only one infobox, placed at the very beginning of the article. It is designated by a set of double curly brackets. Each infobox row starts with a Pipe (|) and a space.

  • {{
    | title = Article Title (**Required**. must match the Title input field, case-sensitive)
    | image = image.png (an image)
    | caption = Caption to the image above
    | property = Description (the Key is an arbitrary value. Allows only lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores as a space separator)
    | other_property = [[Article Title]] (both Keys and Values can be plain text, a link, or a wikilink)
    | aha_a_property = [External Link](https://externallink.com)
    | status = Ongoing since 2017, Updates every Sunday
    }}
    

Markdown Guidelines

Contributors will be required to follow these rules when submitting articles, for editing consistency.

1. Use H2 Headings (## Section) to indicate the Sections of an article
2. Use H3 Headings (### Subsection) as subsections of Sections.
3. Use dashes (-) for lists. Do not use asterisks (*).
4. Do not use alternative italic or bold syntax. Use regular single (*italic*) or double asterisks (**bold**).
5. Do not link to external images. Use the image creation form to Upload an image locally.
6. Leave one line of space between the end of a section's contents and a new Section Header.
7. Citations must be placed at the very end of an article.
8. Do not use Horizontal Rules.

Here is an example of an article that showcases the dos and dont's of the Style Guide:

{{
| title = Leasebound
| image = leasebound-banner.png
| caption = Cover of the webcomic
| creator = [[Rusty Hearts]]
| website = [](https://leasebound.com)
| status = Ongoing since 2017, Updates every Sunday
}}

**Leasebound** is a slice-of-life lesbian [radical feminist webcomic](/wiki/Radfem_Webcomics) written and illustrated by [[Rusty Hearts]]. It is set in Adelaide, South Australia.[^1]
(Note: the link above is an example of manually linking to another WomensWiki article instead of using a Wikilink)

## Plot
![Comic panel of an earlier event in the comic](comicpanel1.png)
![Comic panel of a certain epiphany being made](comicpanel2.png)
(Note: the images above will be stacked vertically and located to the right of the text in this Section. You can include as many images that won't overflow into the next Section)

Aha! There shall be no spoilers for this wonderful webcomic in this example article. You will just have to read it for yourself, at the website linked in the infobox above.

## Main Characters
- **Jaden Anderson** — Lengthy description
- **Riley Zhou** — Lengthy description
- **Blaire Hopburn** — Lengthy description

## Reception
Very well received, as stated by numerous sources.[^2]

### Harrassment from TRAs
![Comic panel of the accurate representation of TIMs that enraged the pearl-clutching public](reality.png)

(This is the correct use of an H3 Heading: as a sub-heading of an H2 Heading)

[^1]: Link to the [Leasebound FAQ](leasebound.com/faq)
[^2]: Field reports cited from TBA