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Knowledge (XXG) editors will do, or when they will show up to make edits of their own, careful attention to Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and guidelines from the start of the course will improve your students' experiences – and may save you from aggravating and time-consuming incidents just at the time when you are submitting your grades.
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for practice. You can also start new drafts there. Please be aware that it is a very bad idea to copy a large amount of text into a
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in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, university-level textbooks, professional guidelines, etc. "Primary" sources, such as reports of randomised controlled trials, case reports and comparative studies (even if they are published in a peer-reviewed journal) are rarely adequate support for assertions
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because they are very short and in need of expansion. Such pages are particularly good choices for class projects, because the addition of more material will be welcome. In contrast, adding material to an article that is already extensive in its coverage may lead to problems if the added material is
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that other editors must follow. These policies and guidelines were put in place by the editing community over the past 23 years, and they cover both content and editor behavior. Other members of the community will generally be forgiving as you start to learn how
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material, because encyclopedias prize brevity. You should monitor the edits your students make, and especially take notice if other
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nominations are strongly discouraged for a number of reasons, but allowing a small portion of the most dedicated students to attempt these outcomes, after careful review by the instructor, may be rewarding. Please keep in mind that with a Good article nomination, the nominator needs to be around,
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to the page. If students are not satisfactorily responsive to concerns, consider drawing the matter to the attention of the instructor. Be professional and polite, remembering that instructors are professionals. If you do not get a timely or satisfactory response, please report the matter to the
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appropriate for class assignments. Please do not direct your students to use either of these, as the students will find the experience unsatisfying, and Knowledge (XXG) editors will resent being asked to make these reviews.
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When students edit Knowledge (XXG) as part of an assignment, it should improve Knowledge (XXG) – without any serious violations of content norms. This page contains advice to all parties involved.
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Each student editor should also have a link to their course page, the article(s) they plan to or are working on for the assignment, and any draft at the top of their
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students pressuring reviewers to pass nominations have come to light; and the quality of the reviews and speed at which they are conducted can vary greatly.
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will come along subsequently, and pursue the misconduct at any time, and so it is in the instructor's interest not to leave any problems unresolved.
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