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Please archive your talk page?

It is recommended that talk pages be archived before becoming too large. You can do this manually, or, a bot can perform archival automatically. See {{Archives}} and User:lowercase sigmabot III for configuration info. The code below should:

  1. The first line will add a search/link box
  2. Not archive threads that have been active in the past 21 days
  3. Make archives the are 70k bytes or less in size
  4. Leave at least two threads (even if older than 21 days)
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Add the following code (without the nowiki & br stuff) to the top of this page. Note: unsigned comments may prevent archiving.

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Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 06:28, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

@Jim1138: I attempted the above, but apparently without success. What did I do wrong? Thanks! Hoopes (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

lowercase sigmabot III backs up once per day. It seems to be running now with other pages. Not too well documented. Wait a couple of days, then I'll try troubleshooting. Jim1138 (talk) 02:34, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Assignment for "Archaeological Ceramics" at KU (ANTH 520, Fall 2019)

Your assignment is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia in the form of either edits to an existing entry or a new entry on a specific topic relevant to ceramic analysis in archaeology. Note that if you are creating a new article your topic must be approved in advance to be sure it is appropriate.

Your editing and/or article should be in the style of current Wikipedia content, including relevant headings and subheadings, hyperlinks, and (especially) references. It will be graded on the basis of overall appearance as well as the value of its content and the degree to which it contributes to the value of the resource. Please note that you are NOT required to include digital images, although you are encouraged to do so if you are comfortable with the necessary permissions and procedures. The value of your contribution will depend not only on the information content you provide, but how well it is integrated into Wikipedia via hyperlinked text. Please note that it is good procedure to make minor edits to other existing entries so that they link back to your own entry when it ultimately goes "live".

Please use this space for asking any questions you might have about the assignment. I'll answer if I can, but there may also be some answers from others. Please remember to sign your posts!

To develop your article for this assignment, please set up a dedicated user subpage for it and save the link on your main userpage. You would do this by creating a name consisting of a backslash followed by the proposed article title (or "Draft" or any text). It should be coded like this: [[/Article title]]. Click on that link to create the new subpage, which will be created at User:Student username/Article title. You can then add some text, save it, and then continue.

For convenience, you can transclude your working draft subpage onto your main userpage so it's visible from there by adding {{User:Student username/Article title}} to the main userpage somewhere.

Start out with using the particular referencing system Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. You can then build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called either "References" or "Bibliography". Within the body of the text itself, you can then cite individual statements with shortened cites that correspond to some entry in the bibliography. This is easily done by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008, p.123</ref> after the statement to be cited.

KU Student Authors in ANTH 520 (Fall 2019)

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Please consult the information below for ANTH 212, which also applies to ANTH 520.

Sources

Please please read WP:VERIFY and WP:RS for basic Wikipedia policy. For help on inline citations, which you need to use, see Help:Referencing for beginners. Don't forget you need page numbers for books! Hoopes (talk) 17:18, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Tick Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Thanks! Hoopes (talk) 17:18, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia Assignments for "Archaeological Myths and Realities" at KU (ANTH 212, Fall 2019)

Your assignment is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia in the form of either edits to an existing entry or a new entry on a specific topic relevant to "fringe" archaeology, also known as pseudoarchaeology, or to critical thinking. Note if you are creating a new article your topic must be approved in advance to be sure it is appropriate.

Your editing and/or entry should be in the style of current Wikipedia content, including relevant headings and subheadings, hyperlinks, and (especially) references. It will be graded on the basis of overall appearance as well as the value of its content and the degree to which it contributes to the value of the resource. Please note that you are NOT required to include digital images, although you are encouraged to do so if you are comfortable with the necessary permissions and procedures. The value of your contribution will depend not only on the information content you provide, but how well it is integrated into Wikipedia via hyperlinked text. Please note that it is good procedure to make minor edits to other existing entries so that they link back to your own entry when it ultimately goes "live".

Please use this space for asking any questions you might have about the assignment. I'll answer if I can, but there may also be some answers from others. Please remember to sign your posts!

To develop your article for this assignment, please set up a dedicated user subpage for it and save the link on your main userpage. You would do this by creating a name consisting of a backslash followed by the proposed article title (or "Draft" or any text). It should be coded like this: [[/Article title]]. Click on that link to create the new subpage, which will be created at User:Student username/Article title. You can then add some text, save it, and then continue.

For convenience, you can transclude your working draft subpage onto your main userpage so it's visible from there by adding {{User:Student username/Article title}} to the main userpage somewhere.

Start out with using the particular referencing system Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. You can then build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called either "References" or "Bibliography". Within the body of the text itself, you can then cite individual statements with shortened cites that correspond to some entry in the bibliography. This is easily done by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008, p.123</ref> after the statement to be cited.

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Comments and Procedures

The editors at WikiProject Pseudoscience will do their best to help out and advise where we can, without intruding on assignments before they get marked & published to mainspace.

Instead of developing your article on your userpage or user talk page, please set up a user subpage for it by saving a link on the main user page consisting of a backslash followed by the proposed article title (or "Draft" or any text, really), like this: [[/Article title]]. Then just click on that link to create the new subpage, which will be created at User:Student username/Article title. Add some text, save it, and away you go. For convenience, you can transclude your working draft subpage onto their main userpage so it's visible from there, by adding {{User:Student username/Article title}} to the main userpage somewhere.

Citing Sources

It is very important to provide citations for the sources you are using I urge you to go to the information on citing sources for information about how to do it. To see how it's done, look at models in other Wikipedia entries. A particular referencing system that is good when you're just starting out is one Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. To use this style, build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called "References"). Within the body of the text itself, make individual citations using shortened cites that correspond to an entry in references section by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008: 123</ref> after the statement to be cited. Your references will appear in a section called "Notes" followed by the list of references. For an example of how this is used, look at the code in the entry on Mayanism.

Sources of Ideas

You may have to search a bit to find good biographies that haven't already been created. There are many good sources of ideas for needed articles online. If you scroll up on my talk page, you'll find some discussions of similar assignments (and example entries) that I've had students do in the past. Of course, the best way to get ideas for a model entry is to look at ones that already exist. You should also consider some of the priorities of the WikiProject Pseudoscience, but please make sure the individual about whom you are writing is relevant to to the history of anthropology. While the obvious choices are anthropologists, please consider this term in a broad fashion. Individuals who have played specific roles as informants or about whom anthropologists have written significant life histories are also appropriate. In selecting individuals, it may be best to choose those who are deceased rather than creating entries for people who are living. This is both a way of honoring those who are no longer with us and of avoiding any issues with living people.

The following are some entries initially created by KU students:

Entries for Revision

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You may also find topics needing cleanup, revision, or other improvement listed on the following page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pages_needing_attention/Pseudoscience

Possible New Entries

The following is a partial wish list of just some of the entries that I would like to see created (in red) and/or improved (in blue). Please feel free to add additional entries that you would like to see! (I'll be adding more, too, as I find time.) If you decide to take one of these, please sign after it (with four tildes) so other students will know it's already taken. For a list of existing topics in the pseudoscience category, see Category:Pseudoscience.

Topics

  • Hyperdiffusionism - a term used to refer to theories about ancient voyages from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia to the Americas. This entry should link to entries for specific hyperdiffusionist scholars such as Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles Hapgood, Ivan van Sertima, and Barry Fell. (This has already been chosen.)

Individuals

Note that others that may be relevant and appropriate can be found in the "Index of Names" that begins on p. 393 of Stephen Willams' book Fantastic Archaeology: The Wild Side of North American Prehistory.

  • William Perry - early 20th century advocate of diffusionism and co-author of books with anthropologist Grafton Elliot Smith]. (This will require a disambiguation page to distinguish him from others with the same name.)
  • George Carter - 20th century archaeologist; author of Earlier Than You Think: A Personal View of Man in America. (He's not yet one of the George Carters listed on the disambiguation page.)
  • Hertha von Dechend - co-author, with Giorgio de Santillana of Hamlet's Mill (1969).
  • Rand Flem-Ath - co-author of When the Sky Fell and The Atlantis Blueprint.
  • J. Norman Emerson - Canadian archaeologist who "pioneered Intuitive Archaeology."
  • Stephen Jett - Advocate for ancient transoceanic travel.
  • Hunbatz Men - New Age Maya spiritual leader.
  • Alejandro Cirilo Pérez Oxlaj - New Age-influenced K'iche' Maya leader
  • Angelos Galanopoulos - Greek archaeologist who has investigated realities behind the legend of Atlantis
  • Lawrence E. Joseph - author of Apocalypse 2012 (See his website at Lawrence Joseph)
  • Vyvyan Deacon - early 20th century occultist

Places

Note: Also acceptable would be entries on archaeological sites formerly attributed to Moundbuilders such as those sites (many of which have been altered or destroyed ) that were described in the 1894 publication by Cyrus Thomas.

Objects

  • Naacal Tablets - engraved objects claimed to have been found by William Niven. Also known as the "Niven tablets" or "Niven stones".

Organizations

  • Debvabhasa school of Indian revisionism - see Ch. 9 (p. 217) in Archaeological Fantasies

Articles Edited by Prof. Hoopes

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Response to Deletion

This should have been already deleted. It appears due to a typo, the use of a "\" instead of a "/" in the creation of a subpage on a user page. I'm a bit baffled by the suggestion of plagiarism. I can't spot any text that corresponds to the article that was cited. Sorry for the error! I hope it has been fixed. Hoopes (talk) 22:52, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

I've encountered use of the term "fringe" on discussion pages about Wikipedia articles. Since definitions are key, I interpret the use of the term "fringe" to be shorthand for fringe science as currently defined in Wikipedia: "Fringe science is an inquiry in an established field of study which departs significantly from mainstream theories in that field and is considered to be questionable by the mainstream." However, mainstream is currently defined as, "current thought that is widespread. It includes all popular culture and media culture, typically disseminated by mass media." Given mainstream trends, it might be argued that antiscience has become mainstream. It is defined as, "a position that rejects science and the scientific method. People holding antiscientific views do not accept science as an objective method that can generate universal knowledge. They also contend that scientific reductionism in particular is an inherently limited means to reach understanding of a complex world." I think it is essential to distinguish among fringe science, pseudoscience, antiscience, and mainstream knowledge, especially in the application of Wikipedia policy. There are articles--and sources cited--that fall into all of these categories. Some authors and topics are WP:N| specifically because they represent questionable minority views. Those are especially noteworthy when those perspectives move from being "fringe" to being "mainstream" (for which the criteria are unclear). If mass media is promoting fringe science, pseudoscience, or antiscience, do those perpectives become mainstream? If "current thought that is widespread" is scientifically indefensible, then can't it be both mainstream AND pseudoscience (or even antiscience)? Does a government have any weight in defining what's considered to be "mainstream"? The situation becomes even more complicated when perspectives claimed to be science are actually religious or spiritual views such as creation science and intelligent design, occult or New Age beliefs, or represent other ideologies, including political ones. These are not trivial distinctions and dismissing an author's views as "fringe" in a consideration of notability opens a huge can of worms. Are the perspectives of NRMs by definition "fringe"? Can they be "fringe science" if they are religion, but not science? What about more mainstream ones such as Mormonism or Scientology, both of which also intersect with pseudoarchaeology? I think these are significant considerations, especially because Wikipedia articles plan an active role in shaping both fringe and mainstream perspectives on all of these topics and there are active concerns with both neutral point of view and ideological bias on Wikipedia. The distinction between fiction and nonfiction is not trivial, either, and should not be a subjective matter of opinion. The author generally knows what's intended, but there are exceptions in which fiction is passed off as nonfiction. The work of Carlos Castaneda would be an example of that. However, The Celestine Prophecy, described as a novel but often regarded with its sequels as having elements of a nonfiction self-help narrative, might be on the line. Discussions of fiction/nonfiction issues with respect to sacred texts such as the Bible and the Book of Mormon on Wikipedia would still be required to maintain neutral points-of-view. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on these. Hoopes (talk) 16:49, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Extra-Credit Assignments for "Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Central Americaa" at KU (Fall 2019)

Your extra credit assignment (due Wednesday, December 18, 2019) is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia the revision of an article relevant to the archaeology of Mexico and Central America. You may get some ideas for these by visiting the page for WikiProject Mesoamerica. It is strongly recommended that you edit an article that is directly relevant to your final research project.

Your editing should be in the style of current Wikipedia content, including relevant headings and subheadings, hyperlinks, and (especially) references. It will be graded on the basis of overall appearance as well as the value of its content and the degree to which it contributes to the value of the resource. Please note that you are NOT required to include digital images, although you are encouraged to do so if you are comfortable with the necessary permissions and procedures. The value of your contribution will depend not only on the information content you provide, but how well it is integrated into Wikipedia via hyperlinked text. Please note that it is good procedure to make minor edits to other existing entries so that they link back to your own entry when it ultimately goes "live".

Please use this space for asking any questions you might have about the assignment. I'll answer if I can, but there may also be some answers from others. Please remember to sign your posts!

For references, start out with using the particular referencing system Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. You can then build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called either "References" or "Bibliography". Within the body of the text itself, you can then cite individual statements with shortened cites that correspond to some entry in the bibliography. This is easily done by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008, p.123</ref> after the statement to be cited.

Please make a printed or PDF copy before you make any changes so that it will be easier for me to see what additions and revisions you've made.

Basic Wikipedia Principles

Neutral point of view, verifiability, and no original research are Wikipedia's three core content policies. Together, these determine what type and quality of material will be acceptable in Wikipedia articles. Be sure to familiarize yourself with all three. The principles upon which these policies are based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. If you violate these policies, your article may be subject to sharp criticism, correction, and even deletion! It is strongly recommended that you review the Wikipedia Neutral Point of View Tutorial to understand what is meant by a neutral point of view in Wikipedia articles.

Comments and Procedures

The editors at WikiProject Anthropology will do their best to help out and advise where we can, without intruding on assignments before they get marked & published to mainspace. Please feel free to contact any of of the WikiProject Mesoamerica editors for editing how-to's or leave a message at the Mesoamerica project's discussion board WT:MESO.

Citing Sources

It is very important to provide citations for the sources you are using I urge you to go to the information on citing sources for information about how to do it. To see how it's done, look at models in other Wikipedia entries. A particular referencing system that is good when you're just starting out is one Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. To use this style, build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called "References"). Within the body of the text itself, make individual citations using shortened cites that correspond to an entry in references section by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008: 123</ref> after the statement to be cited. Your references will appear in a section called "Notes" followed by the list of references. For an example of how this is used, look at the code in the entry on Mayanism.

Sources of Ideas

You may have to search a bit to find good biographies that haven't already been created. There are many good sources of ideas for needed articles online. If you scroll up on my talk page, you'll find some discussions of similar assignments (and example entries) that I've had students do in the past. Of course, the best way to get ideas for a model entry is to look at ones that already exist. You should also consider some of the priorities of the WikiProject Anthropology, but please make sure the individual about whom you are writing is relevant to to the history of anthropology. While the obvious choices are anthropologists, please consider this term in a broad fashion. Individuals who have played specific roles as informants or about whom anthropologists have written significant life histories are also appropriate. In selecting individuals, it may be best to choose those who are deceased rather than creating entries for people who are living. This is both a way of honoring those who are no longer with us and of avoiding any issues with living people.

Examples of Model Entries

None of these are perfect, but nonetheless good models for the kind of work I'd like to see.

KU Student Authors

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Articles Edited by KU Students in Previous Courses

Wikipedia Extra-Credit Assignments for "Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Central Americaa" at KU (Fall 2019)

Your extra credit assignment (due Wednesday, December 18, 2019) is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia the revision of an article relevant to the archaeology of Mexico and Central America. You may get some ideas for these by visiting the page for WikiProject Mesoamerica. It is strongly recommended that you edit an article that is directly relevant to your final research project.

Your editing should be in the style of current Wikipedia content, including relevant headings and subheadings, hyperlinks, and (especially) references. It will be graded on the basis of overall appearance as well as the value of its content and the degree to which it contributes to the value of the resource. Please note that you are NOT required to include digital images, although you are encouraged to do so if you are comfortable with the necessary permissions and procedures. The value of your contribution will depend not only on the information content you provide, but how well it is integrated into Wikipedia via hyperlinked text. Please note that it is good procedure to make minor edits to other existing entries so that they link back to your own entry when it ultimately goes "live".

Please use this space for asking any questions you might have about the assignment. I'll answer if I can, but there may also be some answers from others. Please remember to sign your posts!

For references, start out with using the particular referencing system Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. You can then build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called either "References" or "Bibliography". Within the body of the text itself, you can then cite individual statements with shortened cites that correspond to some entry in the bibliography. This is easily done by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008, p.123</ref> after the statement to be cited.

Please make a printed or PDF copy before you make any changes so that it will be easier for me to see what additions and revisions you've made.

Basic Wikipedia Principles

Neutral point of view, verifiability, and no original research are Wikipedia's three core content policies. Together, these determine what type and quality of material will be acceptable in Wikipedia articles. Be sure to familiarize yourself with all three. The principles upon which these policies are based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. If you violate these policies, your article may be subject to sharp criticism, correction, and even deletion! It is strongly recommended that you review the Wikipedia Neutral Point of View Tutorial to understand what is meant by a neutral point of view in Wikipedia articles.

Comments and Procedures

The editors at WikiProject Anthropology will do their best to help out and advise where we can, without intruding on assignments before they get marked & published to mainspace. Please feel free to contact any of of the WikiProject Mesoamerica editors for editing how-to's or leave a message at the Mesoamerica project's discussion board WT:MESO.

Citing Sources

It is very important to provide citations for the sources you are using I urge you to go to the information on citing sources for information about how to do it. To see how it's done, look at models in other Wikipedia entries. A particular referencing system that is good when you're just starting out is one Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. To use this style, build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called "References"). Within the body of the text itself, make individual citations using shortened cites that correspond to an entry in references section by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008: 123</ref> after the statement to be cited. Your references will appear in a section called "Notes" followed by the list of references. For an example of how this is used, look at the code in the entry on Mayanism.

Sources of Ideas

You may have to search a bit to find good biographies that haven't already been created. There are many good sources of ideas for needed articles online. If you scroll up on my talk page, you'll find some discussions of similar assignments (and example entries) that I've had students do in the past. Of course, the best way to get ideas for a model entry is to look at ones that already exist. You should also consider some of the priorities of the WikiProject Anthropology, but please make sure the individual about whom you are writing is relevant to to the history of anthropology. While the obvious choices are anthropologists, please consider this term in a broad fashion. Individuals who have played specific roles as informants or about whom anthropologists have written significant life histories are also appropriate. In selecting individuals, it may be best to choose those who are deceased rather than creating entries for people who are living. This is both a way of honoring those who are no longer with us and of avoiding any issues with living people.

Examples of Model Entries

None of these are perfect, but nonetheless good models for the kind of work I'd like to see.

KU Student Authors

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Articles Edited by KU Students in Previous Courses

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Assignment Questions

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Wikipedia Assignments for "Ancient American Civilizations: The Central Andes" at KU (Spring 2020)

Your assignment, due by 5 pm on Monday, March 30, is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia in the form of either a new article relevant to the archaeology of the Central Andes or a revision of an existing article in that subject area. You may get some ideas for these by visiting the page for WikiProject Mesoamerica, but please note that Mesoamerica is a different archaeological region. You may find WikiProject Peru to also be a useful source.

Your article and/or editing should be in the style of current Wikipedia content, including relevant headings and subheadings, hyperlinks, and (especially) references. It will be graded on the basis of overall appearance as well as the value of its content and the degree to which it contributes to the value of the resource. Please note that you are NOT required to include digital images, although you are encouraged to do so if you are comfortable with the necessary permissions and procedures. The value of your contribution will depend not only on the information content you provide, but how well it is integrated into Wikipedia via hyperlinked text. Please note that it is good procedure to make minor edits to other existing entries so that they link back to your own entry when it ultimately goes "live".

Please use this space for asking any questions you might have about the assignment. I'll answer if I can, but there may also be some answers from others. Please remember to sign your posts!

To develop your article for this assignment, please set up a dedicated user subpage for it and save the link on your main userpage. You would do this by creating a name consisting of a backslash followed by the proposed article title (or "Draft" or any text). It should be coded like this: [[/Article title]]. Click on that link to create the new subpage, which will be created at User:Student username/Article title. You can then add some text, save it, and then continue.

For convenience, you can transclude your working draft subpage onto your main userpage so it's visible from there by adding {{User:Student username/Article title}} to the main userpage somewhere.

Start out with using the particular referencing system wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. You can then build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called either "References" or "Bibliography". Within the body of the text itself, you can then cite individual statements with shortened cites that correspond to some entry in the bibliography. This is easily done by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008, p.123</ref> after the statement to be cited.

If you are going to be revising an existing Wikipedia article, please considering making a printed or PDF copy before you make any changes so that it will be easier for me to see what additions and revisions you've made.

Basic Wikipedia Principles

Neutral point of view, verifiability, and no original research are Wikipedia's three core content policies. Together, these determine what type and quality of material will be acceptable in Wikipedia articles. Be sure to familiarize yourself with all three. The principles upon which these policies are based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. If you violate these policies, your article may be subject to sharp criticism, correction, and even deletion! It is strongly recommended that you review the Wikipedia Neutral Point of View Tutorial to understand what is meant by a neutral point of view in Wikipedia articles.

Comments and Procedures

The editors at WikiProject Anthropology will do their best to help out and advise where we can, without intruding on assignments before they get marked & published to mainspace. Please feel free to contact any of of the WikiProject Mesoamerica editors for editing how-to's or leave a message at the Mesoamerica project's discussion board WT:MESO.

Instead of developing your article on you userpage or user talkpage, please set up a user subpage for it by saving a link on their main userpage consisting of a backslash followed by the proposed article title (or "Draft" or any text, really), like this: [[/Article title]]. Then just click on that link to create the new subpage, which will be created at User:Student username/Article title. Add some text, save it, and away you go. For convenience, you can transclude your working draft subpage onto their main userpage so it's visible from there, by adding {{User:Student username/Article title}} to the main userpage somewhere.

Citing Sources

It is very important to provide citations for the sources you are using I urge you to go to the information on citing sources for information about how to do it. To see how it's done, look at models in other Wikipedia entries. A particular referencing system that is good when you're just starting out is one Wikipedia calls WP:CITESHORT. To use this style, build a separate bibliography of sources towards the end of the article (in a separate section called "References"). Within the body of the text itself, make individual citations using shortened cites that correspond to an entry in references section by adding cites in the form of <ref>Smith 2008: 123</ref> after the statement to be cited. Your references will appear in a section called "Notes" followed by the list of references. For an example of how this is used, look at the code in the entry on Inca Empire.

Please, PLEASE read WP:VERIFY and WP:RS for basic Wikipedia policy. For help on inline citations, which you need to use, see Help:Referencing for beginners. Don't forget you need page numbers for books! Hoopes (talk) 21:26, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Sources of Ideas

You may have to search a bit to find good biographies that haven't already been created. There are many good sources of ideas for needed articles online. If you scroll up on my talk page, you'll find some discussions of similar assignments (and example entries) that I've had students do in the past. Of course, the best way to get ideas for a model entry is to look at ones that already exist. You should also consider some of the priorities of the WikiProject Anthropology, but please make sure the individual about whom you are writing is relevant to to the history of anthropology. While the obvious choices are anthropologists, please consider this term in a broad fashion. Individuals who have played specific roles as informants or about whom anthropologists have written significant life histories are also appropriate. In selecting individuals, it may be best to choose those who are deceased rather than creating entries for people who are living. This is both a way of honoring those who are no longer with us and of avoiding any issues with living people.

Examples of Model Entries

None of these are perfect, but nonetheless good models for the kind of work I'd like to see.

Moving Your Completed, Reviewed, and Graded Article to Wikipedia Mainspace

When I have provided feedback and the article has been revised to your satisfaction, it can be moved to Wikipedia mainspace by going to the subpage, clicking on the "More" icon (near the upper right-hand of the toolbar at the top of the page), and selecting "Move." Select "Wikipedia" from the drop-down menu and add the title for you new page. You may give a brief reason if you like.

KU Student Editors

Please sign this list (with four tildes) once you've created your Wikipedia user account. You should also add a short statement about what entry you'll be creating or working on. (When you've done this correctly, it should look like the first entry below.)

Articles Created by KU Students in Previous Courses

Biographical Articles (from ANTH 500, ANTH 507, and ANTH 701)

Thematic Articles (ANTH 507 "The Ancient Mayas")

Thematic Articles (ANTH 410 "Archaeological Myths & Realities)

Thematic Articles (ANTH 603 "Shamanism Past & Present")

Possible Entries for "Ancient American Civilizations: The Central Andes"

The following is a partial wish list of just some of the entries that I would like to see created (in red) and/or improved (in blue). Please feel free to add additional entries that you would like to see! (I'll be adding more, too, as I find time.) If you decide to take one of these, please sign after it (with four tildes) so other students will know it's already taken.

Archaeological and Historical Sites

Note that there will need to be disambiguations for some of these entries!

Archaeological Regions and Cultures

Archaeologists, Indigenous Personalities, and Others

General Topics

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I will fix this! Hoopes (talk) 21:46, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Assignments for "Archaeological Research Methods" at KU (Spring 2020)

Your assignment, due on Thursday, April 16, by 5 pm, is to make a meaningful contribution of at least 1000 words (not counting the code that includes relevant hyperlinks) to Wikipedia in the form of either a new article relevant to the analysis of archaeological materials. Please follow the general guidelines and instructions as listed below for "Ancient American Civilizations".

KU Student Editors

Please sign this list (with four tildes) once you've created your Wikipedia user account. You should also add a short statement about what entry you'll be creating or working on. (When you've done this correctly, it should look like the first entry below.) I will be communicating with students directly via the Talk page of their User pages and this list will provide direct links to those. Please check there for messages.

Possible Entries for "Archaeological Research Methods"

The following is a partial wish list of just some of the entries that I would like to see created (in red) and/or improved (in blue). Please feel free to add additional entries that you would like to see! (I'll be adding more, too, as I find time.) If you decide to take one of these, please sign after it (with four tildes) so other students will know it's already taken.

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Can you fix this somehow?

[1] Thanks. Doug Weller talk 10:17, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. Done. Hoopes (talk) 21:38, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
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