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::: I hadn't seen this prior conversation, but, yes, I agree the Help category seems to work; Essays are supposed to be off-limits to edits by others; this one also felt less like an opinion piece and more of a research tool. (You might have noticed I gave it a slightly more-enticing title on the [[Main Page]].) Again, thank you for writing a rather decently put-together guide.--[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 22:09, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
 
::: I hadn't seen this prior conversation, but, yes, I agree the Help category seems to work; Essays are supposed to be off-limits to edits by others; this one also felt less like an opinion piece and more of a research tool. (You might have noticed I gave it a slightly more-enticing title on the [[Main Page]].) Again, thank you for writing a rather decently put-together guide.--[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 22:09, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
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::::Yes, that is definitely a good place for it.  As a guide, it should definitely retain the ability to be edited by others as it will likely need the ability to be adapted as the years go by.  For one, I never addressed a citation format when referencing old websites, so that is a potential expansion.  And there may be some other key old sites to be added to the sample list sooner or later.  I saw the title on the main page.  That title definitely has a stronger draw and gives a better sense of the `what-for' for someone who doesn't know what the web archive is or does.  That is a good touch.  --[[User:Dude RB|Dude RB]] ([[User talk:Dude RB|talk]]) 22:36, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

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Editing Articles for a Class

Hello,

I’m an MS student of technical and professional communication at Arizona State University. For a class, I need to edit at least sixteen pages of content for a client who will inform me about what to edit and how. Could one of you administrators be this client for me?

Sarna already has resources for people to edit articles, but in addition to those resources, I need to communicate directly with a client for the class assignment. Naturally, I’m not charging anything and am a BattleTech fan who uses Sarna.

Thanks, Mark R.

Always ready to help a fellow BT fan, and also happy about every contributor here. But I'm not sure if I understand the rules that apply here - can you explain the what & how guidelines we should give you a bit more? Frabby (talk) 16:07, 7 June 2021 (EDT)

Of course I can.

My assignment is to find a real, live person with at least one real document needing editing. As a real person, you only need to do three things: (1) Convey to me your needs and wants for the finished product. This can be as simple as telling me to follow the instructions for editing articles, which are found in these locations (let me know if I missed anything): https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Help:Cleanup?fbclid=IwAR20j-5uqJOUomvyGGl-tKVUcdLkctLm8PzyN4gOkkq41TsWgG0a5rbgtN0, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:Cleanup, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Policy:Manual_of_Style, and https://www.sarna.net/wiki/BattleTechWiki:The_perfect_article. (2) My professor may send you an email because she wants to verify that you are a real person. Respond to this email, and prove you are real. (3) After my work is complete, receive an email from me that details my editing goals and objectives and how I met them.

-Mark

Okay. Would article creation also count? E.g. check the Hero Mechs section in the MechWarrior Online article. HF22 recently added weblinks to the Lore texts that PGI published going with the Hero Mechs. Each of these needs to be turned into an article of its own, in the fashion of Story of the Legend-Killer which can serve as a good template. Frabby (talk) 16:03, 8 June 2021 (EDT)

Unfortunately, since this is a class on editing, article creation will not count. I do need to write articles to boost my portfolio and intend to write some articles in the future, but I don't have the time now. -Mark

Understood. I take it you're not seeking to add content at this point, but want to edit articles in the sense of text flow, grammar, punctuation etc.. I'll find some "editing quests" for you on existing articles that need cleanup. Any ideas regarding the article size you're looking for? (Also, I'll continue this project on your user talk page from here on.) Frabby (talk) 05:20, 10 June 2021 (EDT)

Web Archive and old BattleTech websites

I am not sure where or how this should be directed. I have recently been using Web Archive for certain articles (and learned some things along the way). Given some of the idiosyncrasies of certain olds URLS's, I drafted a quick set of notes, titled titled WebArchive Notes, regarding Web Archive and a list of some of the more typical `old sites'. Also I was not able to find anything that already seemed to capture this. The second half is a bit similar to Links, but with a more historical view that captures one that are no longer active. So I have two notes/comments.

1) This is really meant as an aid to editors/researchers, so I am not sure where it should properly be housed or under what categories it should be placed. [I suspect that the `Help' category may be one possible place(?)] But aids to editors would seem to be a delicate area, one requiring a different type of curation. In any case, this needs a proper place.

2) This is a first draft. And it may be a bit of an info dump. (Shakespeare it ain't.) So it could use the refinement of appropriate sets of eyes and appropriate writing skills. (Also I don't think I have the `muse' needed for its next level of edits.) Please feel free to revise, add, subtract, and divide as you see fit. [I realize that this may mean it will simply lie on the shelf for a bit.]

Best, --Dude RB (talk) 23:56, 21 June 2021 (EDT)

Many editors have this kind of research link collection on their userpages (eg. User:BrokenMnemonic#References From Other People is a list that I occasionally use). It's a matter of taste wether or not you prefer to create a subpage to your userpage for this.
The other idea, if you're trying to create a meta-source, is to go down the Essays route. But I think the userpage approach is better. Frabby (talk) 03:59, 22 June 2021 (EDT)
Frabby, thanks for the info. This is helpful for knowing the lay of the land. Revanche, thanks for finding a place under Help. That seems to suit its nature as a guide quite well. --Dude RB (talk) 21:28, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
I hadn't seen this prior conversation, but, yes, I agree the Help category seems to work; Essays are supposed to be off-limits to edits by others; this one also felt less like an opinion piece and more of a research tool. (You might have noticed I gave it a slightly more-enticing title on the Main Page.) Again, thank you for writing a rather decently put-together guide.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 22:09, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
Yes, that is definitely a good place for it. As a guide, it should definitely retain the ability to be edited by others as it will likely need the ability to be adapted as the years go by. For one, I never addressed a citation format when referencing old websites, so that is a potential expansion. And there may be some other key old sites to be added to the sample list sooner or later. I saw the title on the main page. That title definitely has a stronger draw and gives a better sense of the `what-for' for someone who doesn't know what the web archive is or does. That is a good touch. --Dude RB (talk) 22:36, 24 June 2021 (EDT)