Welcome to Historical India! As a newcomer, it is very important to feel comfortable using the platform.
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a newcomer, it is very important to get confortable using the platform.
So what is expected from you as an amateur user?
Best way to get started is to create an issue on noticeboard regarding help. Experienced users will help you out there! Also, you will get involved into the community easily if you start a discussion with experienced users. Don't worry about breaking anything. Be Brave! and start editing!
Go pro and create your own project. You can invite users on project and cook ideas with them! Also, don't forget to join already created projects as well.
Find out the ways to contribute to the platfrom according to your taste.
Search for articles which fall into level-0 ( ) or level-1( f ) protection. Usually there are flags posted on articles which indicate what is needed to improve the article. Start editing articles according to the flags listed on them.
Get to know about the article layout and try to improvise the quality of already existing articles.
Roam around the website and get to know how different people are already contributing. As well as get used to all tools and functionalities available.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Learner
Congratulations! You have made it to the next level. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a learner, it is very important to devote some of your time towards understanding how Historical India works.
Feel free to create an issue on noticeboard if you have any queries or need help. Experienced users will help you out there!
Go pro and create your own project. You can invite users on project and cook ideas with them! Also, don't forget to join already created projects as well.
Find out the ways to contribute to the platfrom according to your taste.
Learn to create new articles. Think about historical events/personalities/places etc. which are not covered on platform and create new articles about them. Improve them by editing.
Search for articles which fall into level-0 ( ) or level-1( ) protection. Usually there are flags posted on articles which indicate what is needed to improve the article. Start editing articles according to the flags listed on them.
Get to know about the article layout and try to improvise the quality of already existing articles.
Roam around the website and get to know how different people are already contributing. As well as get used to all tools and functionalities available.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Editor
Great! Now you are an Editor on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a editor, it is very important to focus on quality editing of articles.
So what is expected from you as an editor?
Read the documentation to understand the policies of platform.
Feel free to create an issue on noticeboard if you have any queries or need help. Experienced users will help you out there!
Go pro and create your own project. You can invite users on project and cook ideas with them! Also, don't forget to join already created projects as well.
Think about historical events/personalities/places etc. which are not covered on platform and create new articles about them. Improve them by editing.
Search for articles which fall into level-0 ( ), level-1( ) or level-2( ) protection.
As an ideal editor, significant edits to the articles are expected instead of minor edits. Also, it is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Usually there are flags posted on articles which indicate what is needed to improve the article. Start editing articles according to the flags listed on them.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Author
Wow! You have made it to author level. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a author, it is very important to focus on creating and flagging articles.
So what is expected from you as an author?
Read the documentations about creating articles and article flag management.
As an author, now you have ability to add flags on articles. Please go to any article and you will see 'Flag Manager' button below already existing flags. Add flags on articles by carefully analysing them.
Think about historical events/personalities/places etc. which are not covered on platform and create new articles about them. Improve them by editing.
Search for articles which fall into level-0 ( ), level-1( ) or level-2( ) protection.
Also an ideal author, significant edits to the articles are expected instead of minor edits. Also, it is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Contributor
Hats off to your consistency! Now you are a contributor on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a contributor, it is very important to focus on maintaining articles and learning user flag management.
So what is expected from you as a contributor?
Read the documentations about user flag management and article flag management.
Now you should mainly focus on adding good flags on articles. Please go to any article and you will see 'Flag Manager' button below already existing flags. Add flags on articles by carefully analysing them.
As a contributor, now you have ability to monitor user activity and flag them according to their behaviour. Flags can be motivating for new users who are contributing in a productive way or you can warn users if they involve in vandalising articles or spamming.
You can now edit articles with level-3 ( ) protection.
Also an ideal contributor, significant edits to the articles are expected instead of minor edits. Also, it is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Reviewer
Bravo! Now you have a reviewer status on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a reviewer, it is very important to focus on user behaviour and learn moderating articles.
So what is expected from you as a reviewer?
Read the documentations about article moderation and user behaviour management.
Now you should mainly focus on monitoring new user behaviour. It is very important for a healthy platform to guide new users in right direction. For that Historical India has a user flag functionality. We have a confidence according to your history that you will be able to carry out this responsibility effectively.
As a reviewer, now you have ability to moderate articles. Learn about the best practices to moderate articles. You can moderate articles here.
You can now focus on editing level-2 ( ) and level-3 ( ) protection.
Also as an ideal reviewer, significant edits to the articles are expected instead of minor edits. It is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Don't forget to add good flags on articles.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Amazing! You are an expert on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as an expert, it is very important to focus on maintaining overall site performance and quality.
So what is expected from you as an expert?
Now you should be an expert on reference/policy documents on Historical India. Read and understand all documents on Historical India.
Now you should mainly focus on maintaining site performance and quality. This should be done by guiding new users with user and article flags. As well as monitoring new user behaviour. Also, you should focus on moderating articles.
As an expert, now you have ability to edit articles with level-4 ( ) protection.
Also as an ideal expert, you should focus on significant edits to the articles with level-2 ( ), level-3 ( ) and level-4 ( ) pretection. It is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Marvellous! You are a pioneer on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a pioneer, it is very important to focus on maintaining overall site performance and maintaining site documents.
So what is expected from you as a pioneer?
As a pioneer, now you have ability to contribute to policy documentation of site.
Now you should be an expert on reference/policy documents on Historical India. If not, please make it your priority. Read and understand all documents on Historical India.
Now you should mainly focus on maintaining site performance and quality. This should be done by guiding new users with user and article flags. As well as monitoring new user behaviour. Also, you should focus on moderating articles.
Also as an ideal pioneer, you should focus on significant edits to the articles with level-3 ( ) and level-4 ( ) pretection. It is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Also don't forget to contribute towards moderating articles, flagging users and articles etc.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Phenomenal! You are a guide on Historical India. Keep going on!!!
According to our analysis, the users who follow this guide are more likely to feel Historical India as a welcoming platform and are more likely to contribute. Hence as a guide, it is very important to focus on dispute resolving and maintaining site documents.
So what is expected from you as a guide?
As a guide, now you have ability to edit articles with level-5 ( ) protection.
Your time should be devoted to dispute resolving and maintaining documentation.
Also as an ideal guide, you should focus on significant edits to the articles with level-3 ( ), level-4 ( ) and level-5 ( ) pretection. It is good practice to adopt your favorite articles and focus on their improvement.
Also don't forget to contribute towards moderating articles, flagging users and articles etc.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
Remember, with great power comes the great responsibility!
Here are some tools and tips for you to make your life easier on Historical India
Go to Editor's Search to find out articles that need improvements. You can refine the search according to your preferences. This tool is also present on top navigation bar of each page.
Use your Watchlist to keep track of articles that you are contributing to. You can add articles to your watchlist by clicking on icon on article page.
Feel free to create an issue on noticeboard if you have any queries or need help. Experienced users will help you out there!
Go pro and create your own project. You can invite users on project and cook ideas with them! Also, don't forget to join already created projects as well.
Read Documentation Reference to know about features available as well as policies of Historical India. Note that the documentation is created very recently and is being updated actively. Keep having a look at it regularly to know about new changes.
Enjoy contributing towards creating an encyclopedia of Indian History!
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