YouWiki:Stub

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Stubs are articles that do not go into great detail in their explanation of their topic. A stub may contain useful or relevant information, and is thus not fit for deletion, yet it requires more work and improvement before it meets the standard of a good article.

1 Creating a stub
2 Tagging a stub
3 Finding stubs to expand on
4 The ideal stub article according to Wikipedia
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Creating a stub

Stubs are usually created by users who are interested in/passionate about a topic, but do not have the time/inclination/experience to go into great depth on that topic at the time that they create an article. The stub that you create should provide a general idea of what the article is about, and provide a basis for other users to build on.

[edit] Tagging a stub

If you have created (or identified) a currently un-tagged stub article, you can tag it as a stub using the stub template, denoted by the following code:

{{stub}}

This tag is to be placed at the top of the article, and is not to be obscured by images etc. This is in order to let other users know that the article is in need of expansion.

[edit] Finding stubs to expand on

If you're feeling particularly industrious and useful, you may locate a stub of interest on YouWiki by visiting Category:Stubs. This category lists all identified stub articles on YouWiki

[edit] The ideal stub article according to Wikipedia

The following text is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia

"Any registered editor may start a stub article.

When you write a stub, bear in mind that it should contain enough information to give a basis for other editors to expand upon. The key is to provide adequate context - articles with little or no context usually end up being speedily deleted. Your initial research may be done either through books or through reliable websites. You may also contribute knowledge you have acquired from other sources, but it is useful to conduct some research beforehand, in order to ensure that your facts are accurate and unbiased. Use your own words — directly copying other sources is a violation of copyright.

Begin by defining or describing your topic. Avoid fallacies of definition. Write clearly and informatively. State, for example, what a person is famous for, where a place is located and what it is known for, or the basic details of an event and when it happened.

Next, try to expand upon this basic definition. You should internally link relevant words, so that users unfamiliar with the specifics of a subject can understand what is written on the article. Avoid linking words needlessly — consider which words in the article may require further definition for a casual reader to understand what you have written. Once you create the article, other editors will also be able to enhance it." ^[1]