TNGwiki Article Posting

Article Posting - Tips and Tricks

Before you start

• Spend some time browsing the TNGwiki... make sure that you article that you want to write hasn't been done before
• Watch for common problems that come up in the Forums or in the User mailing list

"A rose by any other name..."

• Name your article carefully
  • If your article is going to be posted in a Category that has a "alpha" index ... carefully consider what the first word is going to be.
  • Article Naming considerations
• Article titles should be brief
  • You can place a longer header title at the beginning of the article if you wish
  • TNGwiki New Page provides a couple of ways to create a new page

Spell check

• Spell check early ... spell check often
  • Many browsers have spell check options
  • You can install a Google Toolbar and use it's integrated Spellcheck

Content is King

• Be careful to not let the solution get lost in the explanation
• Don't assume anything
• Engineer your answers so that the newest user can understand what to do

A Picture says a thousand words

• Use illustrations and screen captures where appropriate
  • TNGwiki Article Illustrations
• A recommended tool for acquiring screen captures and annotating them is Faststone - Image Capture
• See also How to use images

Related Links

• TNGwiki Guidelines - Brainstorm of policy and guidelines for TNGwiki posting
• TNGwiki Article Posting - General information
• TNGwiki New Page - Methods for creating a new article
• TNGwiki Article Illustrations
• TNGwiki Tables - an approach for creating Tables in a TNG Wiki article