User:Pigsonthewing/Tips

Here are some tips for improving a Wikipedia article:

For all articles

• Add an Infobox [Example]
• Make sure that it has at least one category
• Add at least one WikiProject to its talk page
• If the subject begins with "The", or is a person's name, add {{DEFAULTSORT:}}. Examples:
  • {{DEFAULTSORT:King of Rome, The}}
  • {{DEFAULTSORT:Mabbett, Andy}}
• If the article includes dates, add one of:
  • {{Use dmy dates|date= May 2015}} (if the dates use 1 May 2015 format)
  • {{Use mdy dates|date= May 2015}} (if the dates use May 1, 2015 format) [Example]
• Add {{Use British English|date= May 2015} (may be changed to American, Australian, Canadian, South African English, etc.) [Example]

Wikidata

• Check that there is a corresponding entry on Wikidata, with a label, a description and either an "instance of" or "subclass of" property

For biographies

• Add {{Authority control}} near the foot of the article (don't worry if it is not visible in the article, for now) [Example]
• Add one or more of the following categories, as applicable:
  • A year of birth category
  • A year of death category
  • One or more "people from [place]" categories [Example]
  • Category:Living people
  • Category:Year of birth missing
  • Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
  • Category:Place of birth missing
  • Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
  • Category:Year of death missing
  • Category:Place of death missing

Wikidata for biographies

• Check if the subject has a VIAF, ORCID, ISNI or similar identifier, and add it to their Wikidata entry
  • You must be sure it applies to your subject, and not someone else with a similar name.
• Add as many as possible of the following to the Wikidata entry:
  • Given name
  • Gender
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Date of death
  • Place of death
  • Occupation
  • Official website

For places

• Add coordinates

Wikidata for places

Add one or more of the following:

• coordinates
• country
• located in the administrative territorial entity