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New Article Boosters are users within the wikiHow community who volunteer to help bring all new articles up to wikiHow standards. This involves quite a bit of time for each new article. Our main goals are:
1. Improving each new page that arrives at wikiHow.
2. Encouraging authors who produce new articles at wikiHow.
Because of the complex formatting issues involved, each NAB team member must have a thorough understanding of the writing processes involved and the applicable wikiHow policies. A typical "boost" often involves things such as fixing common formatting errors, beginning instructions with active verbs where appropriate, correcting spelling and punctuation errors, checking for duplicates and merging a new article with an existing one if the article is not considered to be distinctive enough in its own right. Sometimes it is necessary to adjust spelling or punctuation in the article title as well. After we've cleaned up the new article, we leave an encouraging note on the author's talk page, thanking them for their contribution and offering our help with future articles if needed. We also acknowledge that regular authors need encouragement from time to time as well, so we leave them encouraging messages as well.
If you are interested in becoming a New Article Booster, you can read How to Become a New Article Booster on wikiHow and How to Do New Article Boost to get a good overview, a link to the qualification test and some good tips.
You can read about members of this team below. The boosters have been put into an order close to their NAB 'time'.
Current New Article Boosters
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Name:
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Ttrimm |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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United States |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I patrol recent changes all hours (and I do mean all hours!) I have recently started with NAB and my strength is proofreading, so if you need something proofed, I'm your girl! I am also good for tedious (and otherwise) projects and like to keep busy. |
| Author Summary: I am a veteran of the U.S. Army and the mother of three children (all adults, except for Troy who is deceased.) I work for the Department of Veterans Affairs and I find that I love my job. I like the idea that I am helping other veterans without having 'face time'. The idea of that just flummoxes me. I look forward to learning more and more about wikiHow. |
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Name:
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SudoKing |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Pennsylvania |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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Copyediting, patrolling recent changes, welcoming new users, renaming bad titles, adding links to dead end articles, fixing double/broken redirects, categorizing, weaving the web of links, and template designing. |
| Author Summary: wikiHow gives me a sense of community and an effort to help the world with freely accessible how-to knowledge. What I like most about this community is the friendliness, collaboration, design, and support weaved into the community. |
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Name:
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C#Freak |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Next to my neighbor! |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I patrol RC, categorize, boost, vote on NFD, format articles, help with some projects and I've even written some articles. |
| Author Summary: I found wikiHow in the 10th of July 2008 while searching for something and immediately fall in love with it. I'm a solutions developer and have been coding for so long. I'm married and have two kids. I have joined NAB in August 2008 and it's going great so far. I'm always glad to help in any coding/programming related problem (or anything else I can help with) so don't hesitate to ask. |
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Name:
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Choicefresh |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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California |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I like to do recent changes patrol, create articles, welcome new users, categorize pages, and do New Article Boost. |
| Author Summary: I don't remember exactly when I joined wikiHow, but I'm definitely addicted! I like to waveboard, play baseball/basketball/soccer, play video games, and do things on the computer. |
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Name:
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Charles Carter |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Somerville, Texas U.S.A. |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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When I'm not writing articles, I'm patrolling them. I am still learning. |
| Author Summary: I am a computer geek in a Unix/Linux environment. I am currently majoring in Professional Writing at the University of Houston--Downtown. I have been married 17 years, and I have a 16 year old daughter. I am also active in the Democratic Party. I became a member of the NAB team August 9, 2008. |
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Name:
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PHMan |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Earth |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I fix up articles up to WikiHow standards by correcting grammar and using proper formatting. |
| Author Summary: I've been to WikiHow since June 2008. I was a former member of Wikipedia a long time ago. |
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Name:
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Jack Herrick |
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Contact:
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My talk page. |
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Location:
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Palo Alto, California, USA |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I tend to patrol recent changes, welcome new users, chat on the forums, and brainstorm for ways to improve wikiHow |
| Author Summary: I love wikiHow because I'm passionate about building a huge how-to manual that anyone in the world can use for free. The free exchange of information is the best use of the internet and I'm happy to play my part here at wikiHow. I also like meeting wikiHow authors from around the world, so drop me a line and say hello. |
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Name:
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RMunsonNJ |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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New Jersey |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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I categorize, NAB and try to eliminate Dead end pages and orphans by linking articles together. |
| Author Summary: I've been to WikiHow since July 2008 and have written two featured articles. I'll mentor a bit if you ask. |
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Name:
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SPazzo |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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NAB, RC Patrol, Random page editing, and Welcome Team. |
| Author Summary: I joined wikiHow on September 12, 2008 from a friends "recommendation" and I loved it. I love meeting new people and helping out! |
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Name:
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Ally F |
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Contact:
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My talk page |
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Location:
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Kentucky |
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Typical wikiHow activities:
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Editing/writing, patrolling RC, welcoming new users, NAB, or whatever else I feel like doing |
| Author Summary: I joined wikiHow in June 2007 and love helping out! |
Inactive New Article Boosters
Their page is here.
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