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Hello, comrades! This is a page reserved for updates on how you can contribute to the development of our encyclopedia. Readers are also encouraged to contribute in any way possible, as they'll be not only helping the project but also helping spread Marxism-Leninism and make our worldview more accessible to all.

Contributing to pages

Editing an article

In the top right, click the "Edit" button to open VisualEditor. You'll be able to edit most text directly, using the toolbar to modify how the text is shown. As for templates, you can double-click those to edit their parameters.

Click "Save changes..." and write a short description of the changes you made.

Creating a new article

Click the search icon and type the name of the article you'd like to create. If it doesn't already exist, you can click on the red link (highlighted in the image below).

Note: recently created accounts do not have permission to create pages, this permission is granted after the user has contributed enough through editing. While this permission is not granted, anyone can request for pages to be created to Forte or Jucheguevara.

Click the red link of the page name to create a new page

"Where should I start?"

Here are some pages that can help you get inspiration for pages to create:

Recent changes - to see which things others are actively working on, and help them develop
Wanted pages - auto-generated list of pages with dead links pointed to them
Stub pages - pages that are short and need to be expanded

Over time, we might add more maintenance category pages to help contributors to tackle pending tasks. If you need any help on how to write articles on MediaWiki, take a look at this handbook provided by Wikimedia. We are also happy to help you on the Discord server as well.

Article guidelines

It's recommended that you cite sources for the information you are writing. This is not hollow academicism, this serves to track sources of information so that they can be verified to ensure we are delivering trustworthy content and to give readers sources so that they themselves can read and study.

Wanted pages can be created with small stub articles, but try to cite at least one reference for it.

We also have some editorial guidelines, which helps us have a consistent work throughout the encyclopedia.

How to find sources?

There are many resources you can use to find sources to give certain claims a minimum threshold of verifiability.

Search for the subject on Reddit's r/communism and r/communism101 and on Lemmygrad. Many users in these communities share sources so users can read further about certain subjects.
Search for the subject on Google Scholar. It's recommended that you take a good read on the article before you uncritically use it.
If you know a book, see if it's available on Library Genesis
You can use Google to give you a certain direction, but using Yandex and DuckDuckGo can be very useful as well, as these search engines give different results.

Social media work

We have opened accounts for ProleWiki on numerous platforms, such as Twitter, Reddit and Facebook, and we plan to open in more platforms. But, as you may easily see, these platforms are lacking any content whatsoever. ProleWiki depends on the voluntary workforce to develop the work on these platforms. This is no irrelevant work, these social media platforms are very important to make our work known and this attracts more comrades to contribute their labor with us. A creative approach to social media content to bring attention to us can be essential for the project to keep going.

Financial contributions

See: ProleWiki:Donate

Not only we live in a class society and are part of the lower class, but we also live in a market economy. Hosting websites has its expenses, and to keep ProleWiki, we have to pay an yearly fee. Every donation (and expenses) are transparently shown here and if our project ends up with a surplus amount of money, we can discuss collectively how this money can be used to develop our work. Any donation is based on class solidarity, we reject any funding from our class enemies (they have no reason fund us, in any case).

Development

See: ProleWiki:Development

To summarize, we need more comrades available to do this work:

Development of MediaWiki templates and modules
Website administration
Fork Wikipedia's app to work with ProleWiki

It's essential for the long-term success of our project and our goals of educating people on the theory of Marxism-Leninism that we have a mobile app for ProleWiki. Forking Wikipedia's app is not an easy task, and requires an understanding of Kotlin and Java programming languages. Developing an app from scratch may also be an option. If you think you have the knowledge to do that, please, let us know in any way possible.

Translation

To have ProleWiki translated to your language, firstly invite others who speak your language to use the Weblate tool to translate the system interface: https://weblate.yerbamate.ml/projects/prolewiki/interface/

Opening a ProleWiki for another language requires a lot of work on the part of the administration, and we need some reassurance this work won't be in vain. So, considering that, we require that at least 3 other people join you in developing ProleWiki in your language and that you can speak fluent English so that our work can be discussed.

Spread the word

ProleWiki's ultimate purpose of existence is to provide a resourceful source of information to workers from all nations, so they can have the theoretical knowledge to understanding their own realities. By spreading the word of the project, you are also helping us immensely, and helping other people get acquainted with Marxism-Leninism as well.

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-¡Hola, camaradas! Esta es una página reservada para las actualizaciones sobre cómo se puede contribuir al desarrollo de nuestra enciclopedia. También se anima a los lectores a contribuir de cualquier manera posible, ya que no sólo estarán ayudando al proyecto, sino también a difundir el [[marxismo-leninismo|marxismo-leninismo]] y hacer que nuestra visión del mundo sea más accesible para todos.
+Hello, comrades! This is a page reserved for updates on how you can contribute to the development of our encyclopedia. Readers are also encouraged to contribute in any way possible, as they'll be not only helping the project but also helping spread [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] and make our worldview more accessible to all.
-== Contribuyendo a las páginas ==
+== Contributing to pages ==
-=== Edición de un artículo ===
+=== Editing an article ===
-En la parte superior derecha, haz clic en el botón "Editar" para abrir el Editor Visual. Podrás editar la mayor parte del texto directamente, utilizando la barra de herramientas para modificar cómo se muestra el texto. En cuanto a las plantillas, puedes hacer doble clic en ellas para editar sus parámetros.
+In the top right, click the "Edit" button to open VisualEditor. You'll be able to edit most text directly, using the toolbar to modify how the text is shown. As for templates, you can double-click those to edit their parameters.
-Haga clic en "Guardar cambios..." y escriba una breve descripción de los cambios realizados.
+Click "Save changes..." and write a short description of the changes you made.
-=== Creación de un nuevo artículo ===
+=== Creating a new article ===
-Haga clic en el icono de búsqueda y escriba el nombre del artículo que desea crear. Si aún no existe, puedes hacer clic en el enlace rojo (resaltado en la imagen inferior).
+Click the search icon and type the name of the article you'd like to create. If it doesn't already exist, you can click on the red link (highlighted in the image below).
-'''Nota:''' las cuentas recién creadas no tienen permiso para crear páginas, este permiso se concede después de que el usuario haya contribuido lo suficiente a través de la edición. Mientras este permiso no sea concedido, cualquiera puede solicitar la creación de páginas a [[Camaradería:Forte|Forte]].
+'''Note:''' recently created accounts do not have permission to create pages, this permission is granted after the user has contributed enough through editing. While this permission is not granted, anyone can request for pages to be created to [[Comradeship:Forte|Forte]] or [[Comradeship:Jucheguevara|Jucheguevara]].
-[[File:Creating a new page.png|center|thumb|291x291px|Pulsa el enlace rojo del nombre de la página para crear una nueva página]]
+[[File:Creating a new page.png|center|thumb|291x291px|Click the red link of the page name to create a new page]]
-=== "¿Por dónde empiezo?" ===
+=== "Where should I start?" ===
-Aquí tienes algunas páginas que pueden ayudarte a inspirarte para crear páginas:
+Here are some pages that can help you get inspiration for pages to create:
-*[[Special:CambiosRecientes|Cambios recientes]] - para ver en qué cosas están trabajando activamente los demás, y ayudarles a desarrollar
+*[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] - to see which things others are actively working on, and help them develop
-*[[Special:WantedPages|Páginas deseadas]] - lista autogenerada de páginas con enlaces muertos que apuntan a ellas
+*[[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]] - auto-generated list of pages with dead links pointed to them
-Si necesitas ayuda sobre cómo escribir artículos en MediaWiki, echa un vistazo a este manual [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents proporcionado por Wikimedia]. También estaremos encantados de ayudarte en el servidor [https://discord.gg/uz5dbxgQ Discord]. También puedes hacer preguntas en las páginas de discusión de los administradores.
+*[[:Category:Stubs|Stub pages]] - pages that are short and need to be expanded
+Over time, we might add more [[:Category:Maintenance categories|maintenance category]] pages to help contributors to tackle pending tasks. If you need any help on how to write articles on MediaWiki, take a look at this handbook [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents provided by Wikimedia]. We are also happy to help you on the [https://discord.gg/uz5dbxgQ Discord server] as well.
+=== Article guidelines ===
+It's recommended that you '''<u>cite sources</u>''' for the information you are writing. This is not hollow academicism, this serves to track sources of information so that they can be verified to ensure we are delivering trustworthy content and to give readers sources so that they themselves can read and study.
-=== Directrices del artículo ===
+Wanted pages can be created with small stub articles, but try to cite at least one reference for it.
-Es recomendable que '''<u>cite las fuentes</u>''' de la información que está escribiendo. No se trata de un academicismo hueco, esto sirve para rastrear las fuentes de información para que puedan ser verificadas y así asegurarnos de que estamos entregando un contenido confiable y dar a los lectores las fuentes para que ellos mismos puedan leer y estudiar.
+We also have some [[ProleWiki:Editorial guidelines|editorial guidelines]], which helps us have a consistent work throughout the encyclopedia.
+==== How to find sources? ====
+There are many resources you can use to find sources to give certain claims a minimum threshold of verifiability.
+* Search for the subject on Reddit's [https://www.reddit.com/r/communism/ r/communism] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/ r/communism101] and on [https://lemmygrad.ml/ Lemmygrad]. Many users in these communities share sources so users can read further about certain subjects.
+* Search for the subject on [https://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar]. It's recommended that you take a good read on the article before you uncritically use it.
+* If you know a book, see if it's available on [https://libgen.rs/ Library Genesis]
+* You can use [https://www.google.com/ Google] to give you a certain direction, but using [https://yandex.com/ Yandex] and [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] can be very useful as well, as these search engines give different results.
 == Social media work ==
-Hemos abierto cuentas para ProleWiki en numerosas plataformas, como [https://twitter.com/prolewiki Twitter], [https://www.reddit.com/r/prolewiki/ Reddit] y [https://www.facebook.com/groups/747910359442297 Facebook], y planeamos abrir en más plataformas. Pero, como puedes ver fácilmente, estas plataformas carecen de cualquier tipo de contenido. ProleWiki depende del voluntariado para desarrollar el trabajo en estas plataformas. No es un trabajo irrelevante, estas plataformas de medios sociales son muy importantes para dar a conocer nuestro trabajo y esto atrae a más compañeros a contribuir con su labor con nosotros. Un enfoque creativo del contenido de las redes sociales para llamar la atención sobre nosotros puede ser esencial para que el proyecto siga adelante.
+We have opened accounts for ProleWiki on numerous platforms, such as [https://twitter.com/prolewiki Twitter], [https://www.reddit.com/r/prolewiki/ Reddit] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/747910359442297 Facebook], and we plan to open in more platforms. But, as you may easily see, these platforms are lacking any content whatsoever. ProleWiki depends on the voluntary workforce to develop the work on these platforms. This is no irrelevant work, these social media platforms are very important to make our work known and this attracts more comrades to contribute their labor with us. A creative approach to social media content to bring attention to us can be essential for the project to keep going.
+== Financial contributions ==
+<blockquote>''See: [[ProleWiki:Donate]]''</blockquote>
+Not only we live in a class society and are part of the lower class, but we also live in a market economy. Hosting websites has its expenses, and to keep ProleWiki, we have to pay an yearly fee. Every donation (and expenses) are transparently shown [[ProleWiki:Donate|here]] and if our project ends up with a surplus amount of money, we can discuss collectively how this money can be used to develop our work. Any donation is based on class solidarity, we reject any funding from our class enemies (they have no reason fund us, in any case).
+== Development ==
+<blockquote>''See: [[ProleWiki:Development]]''</blockquote>
+To summarize, we need more comrades available to do this work:
+* Development of MediaWiki templates and modules
+* Website administration
+* '''<u>Fork [https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia Wikipedia's app] to work with ProleWiki</u>'''
-Estamos interesados en crear un ProleWiki Twitter en español, y si puedes ayudarnos con ello, ponte en contacto con nosotros
+It's essential for the long-term success of our project and our goals of educating people on the theory of [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] that we have a mobile app for ProleWiki. Forking Wikipedia's app is not an easy task, and requires an understanding of Kotlin and Java programming languages. Developing an app from scratch may also be an option. If you think you have the knowledge to do that, please, let us know in any way possible.
-== Contribuciones financieras ==
+== Translation ==
-<blockquote>''Ver: [[ProleWiki:Donar]]''</blockquote>
+To have ProleWiki translated to your language, firstly invite others who speak your language to use the Weblate tool to translate the system interface: https://weblate.yerbamate.ml/projects/prolewiki/interface/
-No sólo vivimos en una sociedad de clases y formamos parte de la clase baja, sino que también vivimos en una economía de mercado. Alojar sitios web tiene sus gastos, y para mantener ProleWiki, tenemos que pagar una cuota anual. Cada donación (y los gastos) se muestran de forma transparente [[ProleWiki:Donar|aquí]] y si nuestro proyecto termina con una cantidad de dinero excedente, podemos discutir colectivamente cómo se puede utilizar este dinero para desarrollar nuestro trabajo. Cualquier donación se basa en la solidaridad de clase, rechazamos cualquier financiación de nuestros enemigos de clase (no tienen ninguna razón para financiarnos, en cualquier caso).
+Opening a ProleWiki for another language requires a lot of work on the part of the administration, and we need some reassurance this work won't be in vain. So, considering that, we require that <u>at least 3 other people</u> join you in developing ProleWiki in your language and that you can speak fluent English so that our work can be discussed.
-== ¡Corre la voz! ==
+== Spread the word ==
-El propósito último de la existencia de ProleWiki es proporcionar una fuente de información útil a los trabajadores de todas las naciones, para que puedan tener el conocimiento teórico para entender sus propias realidades. Al difundir el proyecto, también nos ayudas inmensamente, y ayudas a otras personas a conocer el marxismo-leninismo también.
+ProleWiki's ultimate purpose of existence is to provide a resourceful source of information to workers from all nations, so they can have the theoretical knowledge to understanding their own realities. By spreading the word of the project, you are also helping us immensely, and helping other people get acquainted with Marxism-Leninism as well.