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==Ways to Contribute==
 
==Ways to Contribute==
Aside from the obvious contributions of writing or editing articles...
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* Read the [[project:User Guide|User Guide]], and do a couple of items on the list
* Looking for information? Ask in the [[Frequently Arising Questions]] section. Know where to find information, or how to go about locating it? Pick a [[Frequently Arising Questions|Frequently Arising Question]] and find the answer – or just make notes on your sources.
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* Find a [[:category:needy articles|needy article]], and help it
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** see also [[Issuepedia:Editorial Review]]
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* Look for a [http://issuepedia.org/Special:AllPages?namespace=1 discussion] that interests you, and jump in!
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* Find a [[Special:WantedPages|nonexistent page referred to by a lot of other pages]], and start it
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* Create an article about any issue you believe to be important
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** If the page already exists, add more relevant information
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* Look at our [[Issuepedia:Proposals|proposals]]; make comments or even suggest your own.
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===somewhat outdated suggestions===
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{{notice.need-update|The pages linked in this section need updating and reorganizing. They should probably be moved to the Project: namespace if they're still useful.}}
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* Looking for information? Ask in the [[Frequently Arising Questions]] section.
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* Know where to find information, or how to go about locating it? Pick a [[Frequently Arising Questions|Frequently Arising Question]] and find the answer – or just make notes on your sources.
 
* [[Sources Needed]] has items of information to be verified; you can add new items, or try to find sources for existing ones
 
* [[Sources Needed]] has items of information to be verified; you can add new items, or try to find sources for existing ones
 
* If you find some interesting articles or information and aren't sure where to add the links or references, try the [[Snippets]] area.
 
* If you find some interesting articles or information and aren't sure where to add the links or references, try the [[Snippets]] area.
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==Categories of Note==
 
==Categories of Note==
 
Most of the interesting action on this site is taking place in these areas:
 
Most of the interesting action on this site is taking place in these areas:
*[[:Category:Terms of Convenience|Terms of Convenience]] - newish concepts which needed some way to talk about them
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* [[:Category:terms of convenience|Terms of Convenience]] - newish concepts which needed some way to talk about them
*[[:Category:Issues|Issues]] - things about which people disagree
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* [[:Category:issues|Issues]] - things about which people disagree
*[[:Category:Rhetorical Deceptions|Rhetorical Deceptions]] - ways in which words are sometimes used to confuse rather than enlighten
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* [[:Category:rhetorical deceptions|Rhetorical Deceptions]] - ways in which words are sometimes used to confuse rather than enlighten
*[[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]] - articles needing expansion
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* [[:Category:seeds|Seeds]] and [[:Category:seedlings|seedlings]] - articles needing expansion
  
 
See also the [[Main Page]] for new articles and active discussions.
 
See also the [[Main Page]] for new articles and active discussions.

Latest revision as of 22:20, 11 March 2011

This page is intended as the "main kiosk".

Places for General Discussion

About Issuepedia

Needed "About" Pages

Ways to Contribute

somewhat outdated suggestions

This page is in need of updating. The pages linked in this section need updating and reorganizing. They should probably be moved to the Project: namespace if they're still useful.
  • Looking for information? Ask in the Frequently Arising Questions section.
  • Know where to find information, or how to go about locating it? Pick a Frequently Arising Question and find the answer – or just make notes on your sources.
  • Sources Needed has items of information to be verified; you can add new items, or try to find sources for existing ones
  • If you find some interesting articles or information and aren't sure where to add the links or references, try the Snippets area.

Categories of Note

Most of the interesting action on this site is taking place in these areas:

See also the Main Page for new articles and active discussions.

Related Projects

Spin-off projects currently under discussion:

Articles of Note

Other Discussion Sites