Writing a Wiki article for Wikihow is a different writing experience than usual. The writing style for writing a tutorial is much different compared to writing for news or entertainment. Writing a wikihow article the main goal is to give the reader an easy to read step by step tutorial that could be read by different reading levels, this is largely different than writing for news or artistic purposes.
When starting a wiki how article a difficult step could be the subject in which to write an article about. Wiki is a large network of diverse individuals making it more and more difficult to find a subject that has not already been contributed. In personal experience, the easiest subject to find an article not yet written is to lean towards a food article. This article could be a recipe or a cooking style but because food information is so unique and diverse with each article there are endless creations that could be created.
While writing a wiki article there are many factors to take into account when composing an article. To accurately give a demonstration to be the most effective, it is largely encouraged to include pictures or videos that visually show the steps explained. When composing an article this could be tricky. To give the best visual presentation to a reader, the composer has to make sure to keep in mind that the people that are reading an article are most likely inexperienced on the topic at hand. This could bring up issues while recording a video or explaining the demonstration with pictures As an author the steps that are being portrayed need to be fully explained, even the most simple steps. This ensures that the reader that is following the article could accurately and effectively follow the article to reach the goal.
The concept of a wiki is unique compared to other tutorials around the internet. Wiki’s are open to editing, making it so anybody could contribute. This makes it so people could adjust and tweak an article to make it informative and easy to read. This concept could be very helpful while reading an article. If a contributor finds a mistake or has a more effective way of communicating a step or process they are free to edit to make a more finished product. With any source of wiki information there is a common misconception that anyone could change a wiki to say any information, true or not. This is not true. Wiki how has a large group of verified contributors that read and review each article before making them public. This allows people to contribute to any article, while ensuring that the information that is being shared is accurate. This step is very necessary especially for the articles that are based upon safety. This is shown in the articles titled How to prepare for the CoronaVirus (https://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-for-Coronavirus). With an article like this it is important that this information is accurate for the safety of its readers. Wiki has taken a step with such articles by allowing them to be written by their “experts”. These experts are people who have been verified to be an authority in the field that they are writing about, assuring that the information given is safe, secure and truthful. This is just one of the cases that Wiki does its part to insure that they are a trusted source.
When writing a wiki using their advanced coding option, the best way to learn is to use a finished article and follow the outline that their article is on. The easiest way is to take an article about a similar topic or similar structure and copy and paste that into a separate document. After doing this, replace the information with the new information while keeping the coding symbols and structure already included. This ensures that the coding will stay structured similar to the original article but with the new information. Using information from other wiki articles could be very helpful when creating a new wiki. When referencing a technique that may need more instruction, adding a seperate wiki article could give a reader more information without making it a focus in the new article. With little or no experience coding, using this technique could make coding a wiki very simple, making it easier to get information shared.
Wikihow is a great source of crowd contributed information. The information on wikihow vast and diverse making it a perfect source of information on a variety of subjects.
My personal WikiHow article- https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Chicken-Parmesan-Lasagna
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