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To start an article in Appropedia: Template:Shortcut

Enter name and click button to start a page about a specific topic:

Or enter name and click button to start a page about a specific project:

Or, to begin a page draft which can be moved to the main part of Appropedia later, see Appropedia:Incubator and enter your pagename there.

Detailed instructions

There are two main ways to create a page:

Search for the new title with the Go button. When the search finds nothing, click on the red link "create this page".
Create a link as usual, then save the page. Clicking on the redlink allows you to start editing the new page (don't forget to save).
If you want a prefilled page (with suggested headings etc), decide on the name and enter it in the appropriate box - for a #Topic page or #Project page.

Experimenting - use the "Sandbox"

NOTE: Following the instructions on this page will create a page in the main part of the wiki. If you want to experiment with writing something random on a wiki, you're welcome to do that at the Sandbox.

Detailed instructions

Type the name of the new page in the search field to the left.
- Use a clear and descriptive name, in lower case except for proper names, and avoid these symbols: & # < > [ ] | { } (see Help:Page naming for details)
Click Go.
If there is no page titled with that name, you can create the page by clicking create this page under search results.
Add information. Do not worry about formatting or completeness if you are not sure how to do it. Others will help and changes are easily made. Be BOLD.
Please put at least one category tag at the end, for example: [[Category:Renewable energy]]. If you're not sure which category to use, you can add {{catneeded}}, which will ask for other users to help choose categories. If you're keen, you might want to browse the categories, or create a new one if there isn't a similar one already.
Click Show preview to see what you have created.
If you would like be alerted when someone makes a change to this page, select Watch this page.
Add a Summary and click Save Page when you are satisfied. Come back as often as you like, to make changes.

Starting with a pre-filled page

These tools below may be helpful.

(If you accidentally try creating a page that already exists, it won't overwrite the page - it will just fill the edit box with the existing page instead - if you're not sure, check and the "page" tab will be a blue link instead of a red link).

Project page

First, browse the Projects articles and subcategories for examples, and check for collaboration opportunities, i.e. articles similar to what you're considering writing. Once you're ready to create your own page:

Type a proposed name for the new Projects page in the following create box, and click "Create article".
When the edit window opens, there will be some preliminary sample text with comments as hints. Add information about your Projects. Do not worry about formatting or completeness, as others will help and changes are easily made. Be BOLD.

This starts you off with lots of "wiki markup" on the page (i.e. code, but not quite as confusing as computer code). Be sure to remove any code that you don't end up using.

Topic page

If you have some experience with editing a wiki, you might like to use this method. It's usually a good idea to search for the topic first, in case it exists under a different name (and so that you find related pages for the "See also" section.)

(If you're not used to wiki markup, this will be confusing - follow the #Detailed instructions above instead!)

Template:Create topic page

From the url bar

If you use Firefox or Opera as a web browser and often create pages on Appropedia, you can make it easier and quicker to start editing.

Right-click one of the boxes above, and create a keyword to "search" for the page title you want - but instead of a search, it will give you the editing box pre-filled and ready to start editing!

E.g. use "nt" as a keyword for the Topic page creation box, above. ("nt" is short for "new topic" so it's easy to remember).

User page

You may find it useful and helpful to create a user page first. See create a userpage for instructions on how to do that.

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-" Be the change you want to see in the world " - Gandhi
+To start an article in Appropedia: {{Shortcut|H:CREATE}}<br clear=all>
-[[File:Albert-einstein.jpg|thumb|left|Change your thinking]]
-[[File:Crazy ones.jpg|thumb|Steve Jobs]]
-[[File:William-Entrepreneur.jpg|thumb|center|William Acevedo]]
-<br>
-<br>
+<center>Enter name and click button to start a page about a specific topic:</center>
+{{create topic page}}
-<br>
-<br>
+<center>Or enter name and click button to start a page about a specific project:</center>
+{{create project page}}
-<br>
+Or, to begin a page draft which can be moved to the main part of Appropedia later, see [[Appropedia:Incubator]] and enter your pagename there.
-<br>
+----
-<br>
+== Detailed instructions ==
+There are two main ways to create a page:
+# Search for the new title with the Go button. When the search finds nothing, click on the red link "create this page".
+# Create a [[Help:Contents#Links|link]] as usual, then save the page. Clicking on the redlink allows you to start editing the new page (don't forget to save).
+# If you want a prefilled page (with suggested headings etc), decide on the name and enter it in the appropriate box - for a '''[[#Topic page]]''' or '''[[#Project page]]'''.
-== Academic Background  ==
+{{TOCright}}
-Incoming freshman at Michigan Tech University (MTU) pursuing a B.S. in Bioengineering program at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability ([http://www.ires.ubc.ca/personnel/students/ IRES]) studying with Dr. John Robinson.
+== Experimenting - use the "Sandbox" ==
-Completed Master's of Environmental Studies (MES) at Queen's University, Kingston, and an undergraduate from Carleton University, Ottawa also in Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science.
-Research interests are in applied sustainability, appropriate technology, barriers to sustainable development, power of Information and Communication Technologies (internet, access to knowledge etc), open source/ open access and innovation through collaboration, technology, environment and society, as well as the theory of common good and morality.
-Master's thesis topic was on [[Open Source Appropriate Technology]] under the supervision of [[User:J.M.Pearce|Dr. Joshua Pearce]].
-Also worked with Let's Talk Science, Queen's University chapter as one of the coordinators for community High School engagement in things science related, as well as Engineering for Change (E4C) on drafting appropriate technology evaluation platform for a workshop conference held in New York 2012.
+'''NOTE''': Following the instructions on this page will create a page in the main part of the wiki. If you want to experiment with writing something random on a wiki, you're welcome to do that at the [[Appropedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]].
+==Detailed instructions==
-I want to be a member of Professor Joshua Pearce's Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology [MOST] Research Group this August 2020. My research interest include are 3D printing, in particular in creating a commercial scale 3D printer with recycling plastic, Solar PV Conversion Efficiency, thin film growth techniques using PECVD, PVD ( e-beam evaporation and sputter deposition systems), semiconductor/micro-fabrication processing, clean room techniques.
+* Type the [[Help:Page naming|name]] of the new page in the '''search''' field to the left.
+** Use a clear and descriptive name, in lower case except for proper names, and avoid these symbols: & # < > [ ] | { }  (see [[Help:Page naming]] for details)
+* Click '''Go'''.
+* If there is no page titled with that name, you can create the page by clicking '''create this page''' under search results.
+* Add information.  Do not worry about formatting or completeness if you are not sure how to do it. Others will help and changes are easily made.  Be '''[[Appropedia:Be bold!|BOLD]]'''.
+* Please put at least one category tag at the end, for example: <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Renewable energy]]</nowiki></tt>. If you're not sure which category to use, you can add {{tl|catneeded}}, which will ask for other users to help choose categories. If you're keen, you might want to browse the [[Special:Categories|categories]], or create a new one if there isn't a similar one already.
+* Click '''Show preview''' to see what you have created.
+* If you would like be alerted when someone makes a change to this page, select '''Watch this page'''.
+* Add a '''Summary''' and click '''Save Page''' when you are satisfied.  Come back as often as you like, to make changes.
-=='''Research'''==
+== Starting with a pre-filled page ==
-{{Userboxtop}}
+These tools below may be helpful.
-{{User MOST}}
-{{User photovoltaic}}
-{{User OSH}}
-{{User 3D printing}}
-{{userboxbottom}}
+(If you accidentally try creating a page that already exists, it won't overwrite the page - it will just fill the edit box with the existing page instead - if you're not sure, check and the "page" tab will be a blue link instead of a red link).
-{{MOST}}
+=== Project page ===
-[[Category: MOST users]]
-[[Category: MY5970 contributors]]
-[[Category: MY5490_users]]
-[[Category: MY5777 contributors]]
-[[Category: 777-2014 People]]
-[[Category:Jephias Gwamuri Thesis]]
-===Research Interests:===
-*Solar PV Conversion Efficiency,
+First, browse the [[:Category:Projects|Projects]] articles and subcategories for examples, and check for collaboration opportunities, i.e. articles similar to what you're considering writing.  Once you're ready to create your own page:
-*Plasmonics & Metamaterials in Photovoltaics,
+* Type a proposed [[Help:Page naming#Projects|name]] for the new [[:Category:Projects|Projects]] page in the following '''create''' box, and click "Create article".
-*Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCO (ITO, ZnO, AZO))growth techniques & characterization
+* When the edit window opens, there will be some preliminary sample text with comments as hints.  Add information about your Projects. Do not worry about formatting or completeness, as others will help and changes are easily made. Be [[A:BOLD|BOLD]].
-*PV Systems Design and Optimization
-*3D Printing, Open Source Hardware and Appropriate Technology
+{{create project page}}
-*Snow effect on PV systems project, http://www.mtukrc.org/weather.htm
-*3D Printing of Solar Cell
+This starts you off with lots of "wiki markup" on the page (i.e. code, but not quite as confusing as computer code). Be sure to remove any code that you don't end up using.
-*Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency
-*System engineering and integration
+=== Topic page ===
+If you have some experience with editing a wiki, you might like to use this method. It's usually a good idea to search for the topic first, in case it exists under a different name (and so that you find related pages for the "See also" section.)
+(If you're not used to wiki markup, this will be confusing - follow the [[#Detailed instructions]] above instead!)
+{{create topic page}}
+== From the url bar ==
+If you use Firefox or Opera as a web browser and often create pages on Appropedia, you can make it easier and quicker to start editing.
+Right-click one of the boxes above, and create a keyword to "search" for the page title you want - but instead of a search, it will give you the editing box pre-filled and ready to start editing!
+E.g. use "nt" as a keyword for the Topic page creation box, above. ("nt" is short for "new topic" so it's easy to remember).
+== User page ==
+You may find it useful and helpful to create a user page first. See [[MediaWiki:Create_a_userpage|create a userpage]] for instructions on how to do that.
+[[Category:Appropedia help]]