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Replace [PAGE_NAME_HERE] with the name of the page you want to create. Once there, you will have the ability to edit the empty page and add the content you desire. '''Make sure that you provide appropriate links to your new wiki page on other pages''', that way users can actually find it! | Replace [PAGE_NAME_HERE] with the name of the page you want to create. Once there, you will have the ability to edit the empty page and add the content you desire. '''Make sure that you provide appropriate links to your new wiki page on other pages''', that way users can actually find it! | ||
=== What should my wiki page look like? === | === What should my wiki page look like? === | ||
The target audience for the Circuitdebater Library are students who are learning debate. You should aim to minimize any debate-specific jargon that isn't well-known and avoid making assumptions about what the reader of your pages may already know. Any debater can download arguments off the HSLD wiki, but the reason why they come to the Circuitdebater Library is to benefit from it's explanatory resources. Therefore, write the pages like you are teaching somebody in a classroom-setting, not like you are reading the argument in a debate round. | The target audience for the Circuitdebater Library are students who are learning debate. You should aim to minimize any debate-specific jargon that isn't well-known and avoid making assumptions about what the reader of your pages may already know. Any debater can download arguments off the HSLD wiki, but the reason why they come to the Circuitdebater Library is to benefit from it's explanatory resources. Therefore, write the pages like you are teaching somebody in a classroom-setting, not like you are reading the argument in a debate round. | ||
All wiki pages should follow the following structure. | |||
All wiki pages should follow the following structure. | |||
# <u>Overview</u>: A brief, paragraph-long overview of your topic which summarizes the content, demonstrates its strategic value, and provides any other relevant information. | # <u>Overview</u>: A brief, paragraph-long overview of your topic which summarizes the content, demonstrates its strategic value, and provides any other relevant information. | ||
# <u>Content</u>: Here, put the content of your actual page. Write as if you are teaching in a classroom setting, and aim to be as explanatory as possible. | # <u>Content</u>: Here, put the content of your actual page. Write as if you are teaching in a classroom setting, and aim to be as explanatory as possible. | ||
# <u>Sample Cases</u>: If relevant, you should include links to sample cases of the argument you are writing about so debaters can see the argument in context. [[Uploading Files|See here for a guide on uploading files.]] | # <u>Sample Cases</u>: If relevant, you should include links to sample cases of the argument you are writing about so debaters can see the argument in context. [[Uploading Files|See here for a guide on uploading files.]] | ||
==== Exemplar Pages ==== | ==== Exemplar Pages ==== | ||
See below for a list of exemplar cases you should aim to emulate. | See below for a list of exemplar cases you should aim to emulate. |