Creating

 a  Wikipedia  Article  
 
Step  One:  Assemble  Research  
 
The  first  and  most  essential  step  is  to  assemble  an  ample  amount  of  research  on  
your  subject.  You  will  want  to  gather  as  much  data  as  possible,  since  citing  a  variety  
of  independent  sources  is  key  to  having  your  Wikipedia  article  be  approved.  A  good  
rule  of  thumb  would  be  to  aim  for  a  minimum  of  twenty  independent,  verifiable  
sources.  Your  sources  can  be  web  pages,  printed  articles,  books,  or  any  combination  
thereof.  Directly  from  Wikipedia:  
 
“Good  sources  include  books,  newspapers,  reputable  magazines,  academic  journals.  
Bad  sources  include  blogs,  Myspace  pages,  “personal  knowledge,”  any  source  that  
cannot  be  independently  verified  by  another  editor.”  
 
Step  Two:  Draft  the  Article  
 
You  can  do  basically  all  of  the  drafting  in  the  word  processor  of  your  choice  before  
moving  the  text  of  the  article  over  to  the  Wikipedia  interface.  
 
Wikipedia  pages  do  not  have  an  exact  set  template,  but  typically  an  article  will  
consist  of  these  sections:  
 
• The  lead  paragraph—introductory  material,  stating  the  name  of  the  subject  
(in  bold  font),  followed  by  a  brief  description  of  who  they  are  and  why  they  
are  notable/what  they  are  known  for  
• Personal  life  and  education—self-­‐explanatory,  but  you  will  want  to  keep  this  
chronological  (for  ease  of  narrative  flow)  
• Career—also  self-­‐explanatory  
• Bibliography—if  relevant,  this  is  where  a  selection  of  the  subject’s  published  
work  will  go,  including  ISBN  numbers  
• References—this  section  will  auto-­‐populate  with  your  list  of  references  once  
you  add  those  into  the  text,  in-­‐line)  
 
Take  your  research  and  condense  it  into  objective,  straightforward  facts.  It  is  easiest  
to  go  section  by  section,  so  you  can  start  by  compiling  all  of  your  gathered  facts  
about  the  subject’s  personal  life  and  education,  and  then  move  on  to  their  career  and  
bibliography.  
 
Step  Three:  Formatting  the  Article  for  Wikipedia’s  system  
 
A) Coding  the  article  
 
Here  are  the  basics  for  coding  font  in  Wikipedia:  
 
 • Bold  font:  ‘‘‘bold  font’’’  
• Italic  font:  ‘‘italic  font’’  
• Bold  and  italic  font:  ‘‘‘‘‘bold  and  italic’’’’’  
• Main  heading  for  a  section  (for  example,  career):  ==  Main  Heading  ==  
• Subheading  for  a  subsection  (for  example,  author  under  a  career  heading):  
===  Subheading  ===  
• Bullet  point  for  a  list  (for  example,  under  the  bibliography  section):  *  
 
B) Citing  references  
 
Here  is  how  to  code  a  reference  in  Wikipedia:  
 
I. Webpage  citation  
 
The  most  common  type  of  reference  will  usually  be  a  web  page.  When  you  are  
referencing  a  source,  you  will  put  the  reference  immediately  at  the  end  of  the  
sentence  or  clause,  following  any  punctuation.  There  should  be  no  space  after  the  
punctuation,  between  the  punctuation  and  the  reference.  
 
<ref  name="Name">[http://www.URLgoeshere.com/  Name  of  Article],  Retrieved  
Month  Day,  Year.</ref>  
 
You  can  name  the  link  anything  you  want.  If  you  are  citing  the  same  source  more  
than  once,  you’ll  be  able  to  re-­‐cite  the  source  without  typing  the  whole  thing  out  
again  by  simply  referring  to  the  “ref  name”  as  such:  
 
<ref  name="Name"  />  
 
II. Journal  
 
Here  is  the  format  to  cite  an  article  in  a  journal/magazine:  
 
<ref  name="Name">{{cite  journal  |last=authorlastname  |first=authorfirstname  
|date=dateofpublication  |title=Title  of  Article  |journal=Name  of  Journal}}</ref>  
 
Date  of  publication  can  be  Month  Year  (ex:  December  1996)  or  Year-­‐Month-­‐Day  
(1997-­‐08-­‐16)  
 
As  with  webpages,  if  you  want  to  cite  the  same  source  again,  you  can  just  code  any  
additional  references  as  such:  
 
<ref  name="Name"  />  
 
III. Newspaper  articles  
 
Here  is  the  format  to  cite  a  newspaper  article:  
 
<ref  name="Name">{{cite  news  |last=authorlastname  |first=authorfirstname  
|date=dateofpublication  |title=Title  of  Article  |newspaper=Name  of  Newspaper  
|location=City,  State  |access-­‐date=dateaccessed  }}</ref>  
 
Date  of  publication  can  be  Month  Year  (ex:  December  1996)  or  Year-­‐Month-­‐Day  
(1997-­‐08-­‐16)  
 
As  with  webpages  and  journal/magazine  articles,  if  you  want  to  cite  the  same  source  
again,  you  can  code  it  as  such:  
 
<ref  name="Name"  />  
 
C) Linking  to  other  Wikipedia  articles  
 
To  create  a  link  to  another  Wikipedia  article,  enclose  the  word  or  phrase  in  double  
square  brackets:  
 
[[Title  of  Other  Wiki  Page]]  
 
Wikipedia  strongly  recommends  that  you  do  this.  Do  not  overlink  by  linking  every  
single  word.  Proper  names  of  other  people,  places,  or  things  that  would  likely  have  
Wikipedia  pages  of  their  own  should  be  linked.  You  do  not  need  to  link  every  single  
instance  of  a  word  or  phrase—only  link  the  first  occurrence.  
 
Step  Four:  Upload  the  article  
 
Click  through  the  article  wizard  here,  while  logged  in  with  your  Wikipedia  account:  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard/Ready_for_submission  
 
When  you  get  to  “End,”  enter  the  title  of  your  article  in  the  first  box  that  says  “Enter  
your  draft’s  title  here.”  Make  sure  that  the  title  is  what  you  want  it  to  be,  as  you  
will  only  be  able  to  change  the  title  by  contacting  the  Wikipedia  Live  Help  Chat  
after  initiating  the  article  draft  process.  Hit  “Create  new  article  draft.”  
 
Do  not  delete  anything  already  in  the  text  box.  Simply  copy  and  paste  your  existing  
text  into  the  text  box,  below  the  first  line  that  says  “do  not  delete  this  line”  (or  
something  like  that)  and  above  the  References  heading.  
 
Hit  “Show  Preview”  at  the  bottom  of  the  page.  You’ll  be  able  to  see  whether  
everything  is  coded  properly.  Once  you  have  verified  that  the  coding  is  correct,  hit  
“Save  Page,”  ensuring  that  the  “Watch  This  Page”  box  is  checked.  
 
Log  back  into  your  account  every  so  often  to  check  in  on  your  submitted  page.  If  it  
has  been  declined,  the  reviewer  will  leave  feedback  and  you  can  address  the  issues  
from  there.  If  the  feedback  is  unclear,  I  recommend  contacting  the  Wiki  Live  Help  
channel,  as  they  are  very  good  at  walking  you  through  the  corrections.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_help_disclaimer  
   
Example  of  a  Finalized  Article,  Correctly  Coded  
 
'''Douglas  Weiss,  Ph.D.'''  is  an  author,  speaker,  licensed  [[psychologist]],  and  
[[marriage  counselor]]  who  specializes  in  sexual  issues.<ref  
name="DayStar">[http://www.daystar.com/guest-­‐guide/dr-­‐doug-­‐weiss/  Guest  
Guide:  Dr.  Doug  Weiss],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  He  is  also  the  founder  
and  president  of  the  [[American  Association  for  Sex  Addiction  Therapy]],<ref  
name="PsychologyToday">[https://treatment.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/He
art+to+Heart+Counseling+Center_Colorado+Springs_Colorado_217046  "Psychology  
Today:  Heart  to  Heart  Counseling  Center"],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  as  
well  as  the  clinical  director  of  the  Heart  to  Heart  Counseling  Center  in  [[Colorado  
Springs,  Colorado]].<ref  name="Toro  
Magazine">[http://toromagazine.com/features/talking-­‐to/20100201/dr-­‐douglas-­‐
weiss  "Toro  Magazine:  Talking  to  Dr.  Douglas  Weiss"],  Retrieved  November  5,  
2015.</ref>  He  has  written  over  forty  books  on  self-­‐help  and  sexual  and  marital  
issues,  including  [[sexual  anorexia]].<ref  name="LA  Daily  
Post">[http://www.ladailypost.com/content/fall-­‐gathering-­‐conference-­‐features-­‐dr-­‐
doug-­‐weiss  "Fall  Gathering  Conference  Features  Dr.  Doug  Weiss"],  Retrieved  
November  5,  2015.</ref><ref  
name="UPI">[http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/01/13/Marriages-­‐suffer-­‐
from-­‐intimacy-­‐anorexia/54901294955532/  "Marriages  suffer  from  intimacy  
anorexia"],  Retrieved  November  16,  2015.</ref>  
 
==Personal  life  and  education==  
Weiss  received  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  Pastoral  Ministries  from  [[United  Wesleyan  
College]],  a  dual  Masters  degree  in  Divinity  and  in  Marriage  and  Family  Counseling  
from  [[Southwestern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary]],  as  well  as  a  doctorate  in  
Psychology  from  [[North  Central  University]].<ref  name="STL  
Distribution">[http://www.stl-­‐distribution.com/details/?id=9781591859895  
"Send  The  Light  Distribution:  Get  A  Grip"],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  
 
He  has  been  married  to  his  wife  Lisa,  his  business  partner  and  co-­‐worker  at  the  
Heart  to  Heart  Counseling  Center,  for  over  twenty-­‐five  years  and  they  have  two  
children.<ref  name="Enhance">{{cite  journal  |last=Weiss  |first=Lisa  &  Doug  
|date=April  2006  |title=Surviving  Sexual  Addiction  |journal=Enhance  Christian  
Women's  Magazine}}</ref>  
 
Weiss  has  stated  that  he  suffered  from  sexual  addiction  throughout  his  teenage  
years  and  young  adulthood<ref  
name="Time">[http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1956517,00.ht
ml  "What  Happens  in  Sex  Rehab?"],  Retrieved  November  16,  2015.</ref>  and  has  
identified  his  past  as  the  root  cause  of  his  addiction.<ref  name="Honor  
Bound">{{cite  journal  |last=Weiss  |first=Douglas  |date=March  2002  
|title=Ministering  to  the  Sexually  Addicted  |journal=Honor  Bound  Magazine  for  
Men}}</ref>  He  has  reported  that  he  has  been  sober  from  his  sex  addiction  for  over  
twenty  years.<ref  name="DayStar"  />  
  
Weiss  and  his  family  have  been  living  in  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  where  his  
Heart  to  Heart  Counseling  Center  is  also  located,  since  2000.<ref  name="Honor  
Bound"  />  Prior  to  that,  his  family  and  practice  were  based  in  [[Fort  Worth,  
Texas]].<ref  name="Orlando">[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-­‐04-­‐
08/news/9704080189_1_addiction-­‐sexual-­‐behavior-­‐weiss  "Hooked  On  Sex?  Online  
Therapist  Offers  Counsel"],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  
 
==Career==  
Weiss  is  the  founder  and  executive  director  of  Heart  to  Heart  Counseling  Center  in  
Colorado  Springs,  Colorado.<ref  
name="Washington">[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/11/mor
e-­‐women-­‐lured-­‐to-­‐pornography-­‐addiction/?page=all#pagebreak  "More  women  
lured  to  pornography  addiction"],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  He  launched  
his  Heart  to  Heart  website  in  December  1995.<ref  name="Ministries">{{cite  journal  
|last=Bruce  |first=Billy  |date=December  1996  |title=Changing  Times:  Sexual  Healing  
in  Cyberspace  |journal=Ministries  Today}}</ref>  
 
Weiss  is  the  founder  and  president  of  the  American  Association  for  Sex  Addiction  
Therapy,  which  trains  and  certifies  licensed  counselors,  pastoral  counselors,  and  
coaches  in  the  treatment  of  sexual  addiction.<ref  name="PsychologyToday"  /><ref  
name="SASKATOONCCS">[http://www.saskatoonccs.com/drweiss/  
"SASKATOONCCS  -­‐  Dr.  Weiss"],  Retrieved  November  16,  2015.</ref>  He  has  
traveled  the  country  training  therapy  professionals  in  his  treatment  plans  for  
marriage,  sexual  addiction,  and  sexual  abuse.<ref  name="DayStar"  />  
 
Dr.  Weiss’  work  in  the  field  of  sexual  addiction  provided  the  basis  for  a  made-­‐for-­‐
television  [[Lifetime  Network]]  movie  called  ''Sex,  Lies  and  Obsession''.<ref  
name="DayStar"  />  
 
Weiss  has  given  advice,  both  in  print  and  online  publications,  on  sex  and  
relationships,  as  well  as  sharing  his  opinion  on  news  items  such  as  the  Clinton  sex  
scandal,<ref  name="Toro  Magazine"  />  the  Tiger  Woods  sex  scandal,<ref  
name="Time"  /><ref  name="Women's  
Health">[http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/tiger-­‐woods-­‐and-­‐adultery  "Can  
a  Tiger  Rehab  His  Stripes?"],  Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  the  Anthony  
Weiner  sex  scandal,<ref  name="Daily  
Beast">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/24/is-­‐anthony-­‐weiner-­‐
a-­‐sex-­‐addict-­‐or-­‐is-­‐there-­‐no-­‐such-­‐thing.html  "Is  Anthony  Weiner  a  Sex  Addict  or  Is  
There  No  Such  Thing?"],  Retrieved  November  16,  2015.</ref>  and  the  clergy  sex  
abuse  scandal.<ref  name="Dallas">{{cite  news  |last=Weiss  |first=Douglas  
|date=1997-­‐08-­‐16  |title=The  church  must  do  more  for  sex  addicts,  and  it  can  
|newspaper=The  Dallas  Morning  News  |location=Dallas,  Texas  |access-­‐
date=November  5,  2015  }}</ref>  
 
==Bibliography==  
Dr.  Weiss  is  the  author  of  over  forty  books  on  the  subjects  of  marriage,  men’s  issues,  
women’s  issues,  singlehood,  sexual  addiction  recovery,  sexual  abuse,<ref  
name="Conquer  Series">[http://www.conquerseries.com/dr-­‐doug-­‐weiss/  
"Conquer  Series  -­‐  Dr.  Doug  Weiss"],  Retrieved  November  16,  2015.</ref>  and  other  
related  self-­‐help  topics,<ref  
name="Charlotte">[http://www.charlottefreedomgroup.com/about-­‐charlotte-­‐
freedom-­‐group/dr-­‐doug-­‐weiss/  "Charlotte  Freedom  Group:  Dr.  Doug  Weiss"],  
Retrieved  November  5,  2015.</ref>  including:  
*  ''Clean''  ISBN  978-­‐1400204687  
*  ''Married  and  Alone''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292036  
*  ''Miracle  of  Marriage''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292333  
*  ''The  30-­‐Day  Marriage''  Makeover  ISBN  978-­‐1616381400  
*  ''Intimacy  Anorexia''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292265  
*  ''The  Power  of  Pleasure''  ISBN  978-­‐1401911973  
*  ''Get  a  Grip''  ISBN  978-­‐1591859895  
*  ''The  7  Love  Agreements''  ISBN  978-­‐1591859208  
*  ''Beyond  the  Bedroom''  ISBN  978-­‐0757303258  
*  ''Sex,  Men  &  God''  ISBN  978-­‐0884198819  
*  ''Intimacy  Anorexia''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292265  
*  ''Partners''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292258  
*  ''She  Has  a  Secret''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292586  
*  ''The  Final  Freedom''  ISBN  978-­‐1881292371  
 
==References==  
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