Tips for writing wiki pages

Before you start

Look at some example pages to get an idea for what's expected. Search in the wiki to see if it's already there - or if something very related is already there.

Naming your page

For a paper page, name your page something that would be reasonable citation entry, including at least the first author and the year, as in the examples. Squeeze in a conference name or an abbreviation of a journal if it's someplace easily recognizable to the audience - that will help them remember. You can move you page later if you need to, so this isn't critical.

For a method page, name it according to a reasonably long name of the method - eg, use Logistic Regression, not just "LogReg" or "LR".

Semantic links

If the page describes a paper, include a link of the form [[Category::paper]], like this: "This seminal [[Category::paper]] by Cohen is one of the finest...". The other valid category links are [[Category::method]], [[Category::problem]] and [[Category::dataset]].

If the paper makes use of some learning method or analysis method that should be described on a separate wiki page, then add a link like this one [[UsesMethod::pointwise mutual information]] or [[UsesMethod::logistic regression]]. Generally, it's best to put a learning method on a new page if it is going to be used by more than one author; otherwise, just describe it in the body of the paper page. If you create a link called [[UsesMethod::pointwise mutual information]] and the page for "pointwise mutual information" as well, make sure you mark the "pointwise mutual information" page as a dataset page, using a [[Category::dataset]] link.

There is also a semantic link for UsesDataset - which should link a paper page and a page marked as [[Category::Dataset]] - AddressesProblem - which should link a paper and a [[Category::problem]] page - and RelatedPaper - which should link two paper pages.

Don't make up new semantic tags. If you want to link a method to a (say) related method, just use a plain old hyperlink.

Checking your work

To check you've done the semantic links right:

• Look at the facts at the bottom of the page. Are they what you intended? is anything missing?
• Look at the Special:Properties page. If you see a property that's only been used once or twice, it's probably a mistake. Track it down and fix it (if it's yours).
• Look at the lists on the category pages, like Dataset or Problem. These are dynamically generated, so if you've added something, it should show up there.