Help:Authorship
To edit articles in the BugwoodWiki, you must be a BugwoodWiki Scholar. Even then, the BugwoodWiki system 'does not' automatically assign authorship. We leave this upto the site contributors to assign on the various articles. If you make a significant contribution to an article, you should be listed as an author.
Examples of significant contributions include:
- adding a section to article
- improving a section of an article to be more complete
Examples of non-signficant contrubutions include:
- correcting spelling and punctuation
- minor revisions of grammar
This will be an evolving definition as this project develops. We believe most people have a basic understandig of ethics in science and there will be few (if any) disputes over authorship.
How do I become a BugwoodWiki Scholar?
BugwoodWiki Scholars are users who have been given permission to edit and create articles in this wiki. To qualify as a Scholar, you must have experience, education, or training specific to the articles you plan to edit.
Examples of individuals who qualify as BugwoodWiki Scholars include:
- Graduate Students
- Faculty and Staff of Educational Institutions
- Industry Professionals
- Plant Diagnosticians
- Government Scientists
If you wish to become a BugwoodWiki Scholar so that you can contribute to wiki articles Use the following contact information:
- E-mail: bugwood@uga.edu
- Call: 229 (386 – 3298) – Ask for Joe
You can also contact the Bugwood Network Staff or a BugwoodWiki Bureaucrat to receive permission to edit articles. You may also look at our current events to find a project leader in an area you are interested in. General requests to become a BugwoodWiki Scholar can be sent to the Bugwood Webmaster.
If you would like an training on how to use the wiki, you use the following information to request an online training session:
- E-mail: bugwood@uga.edu
- Call: 229 (386 – 3298) – Ask for Joe
or you can try the Self-Help section on the wiki which has plenty of examples.
Standardizing the author line
The standard Author line (in WikiText) for BugwoodWiki articles is:
''Authors: [[User:USERNAME]], [[ORGANIZATION]]''
- The double single quotes ('') at the begining and end will put the text in italics.
- The USERNAME is whatever username you entered when you made your account. Using the [[User:USERNAME]] will link to your personal page on the BugwoodWiki.
- [[ORGANIZATION]] will link to the page for your institution or company. From that page, visitors can find out a little bit of information on the organization access links to different departments and units.
