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== Contributing == | == Contributing == | ||
Anyone with an account can contribute to the content of the wiki. We have produced a [[Revising Legislation/Editorial Wiki Style Guide|style guide]] which should be referred to when adding content in order to help ensure that the content of the wiki remains consistent and accurate. The style guide sets out some basic 'rules' for how new entries should be drafted and includes some useful guidance on html tagging for those wanting to include additional information such as tables and images. All content added will be subject to approval by a senior member of the editorial team at The National Archives. | Anyone with an account can contribute to the content of the wiki. We have produced a [[Revising Legislation/Editorial Wiki Style Guide|style guide]] which should be referred to when adding content in order to help ensure that the content of the wiki remains consistent and accurate. The style guide sets out some basic 'rules' for how new entries should be drafted and includes some useful guidance on html tagging for those wanting to include additional information such as tables and images. All content added will be subject to approval by a senior member of the editorial team at The National Archives. | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 15 July 2015
Welcome
Welcome to the legislation.gov.uk community editorial wiki. It's where you can find editorial documentation and guidance and where you can share your knowledge and experiences to help others. Contributing is easy - have a go! Adding examples of the more unusual or challenging editorial tasks, and how you've solved them, for example, will really bring pages to life and make them a useful tool for others.
Using the Wiki
You can browse the wiki's four main sections, set out below, or you can use the wiki search to find the specific information you're looking for:
Introduction to Revising Legislation If you are a new editor, have recently joined us to help update legislation, or are simply interested in how we produce the revised content on legislation.gov.uk then this section will give you a good overview of our processes.
Editorial Principles This section sets out the core principles of our editorial process. It's useful if you are a new editor, or if you're helping us to update legislation and want to understand the high level principles before you start doing the more detailed update work.
Preparation Tasks This section is mostly for our in-house editorial team who carry out the preparation tasks needed before legislation can be updated. This section covers the 'identify effects' and 'record effects' work that the team does.
Editorial Update This section is useful for all editors, including those of you who have recently joined us to help update legislation. It is where you will find out how to carry out all of the different update tasks.
Contributing
Anyone with an account can contribute to the content of the wiki. We have produced a style guide which should be referred to when adding content in order to help ensure that the content of the wiki remains consistent and accurate. The style guide sets out some basic 'rules' for how new entries should be drafted and includes some useful guidance on html tagging for those wanting to include additional information such as tables and images. All content added will be subject to approval by a senior member of the editorial team at The National Archives.