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; Non-notable topics : People frequently add pages to Chalo Chatu without considering [[Notability in the Chalo Chatu |whether the topic is really notable enough]] to go into the Zambian encyclopedia. Because Chalo Chatu does not have the space limitations of paper-based encyclopedias, our [[Notability in the Chalo Chatu|notability]] policies and guidelines allow a wide range of articles – however, they do not allow ''every'' topic to be included. A particularly common special case of this is pages about people, companies, or groups of people, that do not substantiate the notability or importance of their subject with reliable sources, so we have decided that such pages may be deleted. This can offend – so ''please'' consider whether your chosen topic is notable enough for Chalo Chatu, and then substantiate the notability or importance of your subject by citing those reliable sources in the process of creating your article. Chalo Chatu is not a directory of everything in Zambia.
; Non-notable topics : People frequently add pages to Chalo Chatu without considering [[Notability in the Chalo Chatu |whether the topic is really notable enough]] to go into the Zambian encyclopedia. Because Chalo Chatu does not have the space limitations of paper-based encyclopedias, our [[Notability in the Chalo Chatu|notability]] policies and guidelines allow a wide range of articles – however, they do not allow ''every'' topic to be included. A particularly common special case of this is pages about people, companies, or groups of people, that do not substantiate the notability or importance of their subject with reliable sources, so we have decided that such pages may be deleted. This can offend – so ''please'' consider whether your chosen topic is notable enough for Chalo Chatu, and then substantiate the notability or importance of your subject by citing those reliable sources in the process of creating your article. Chalo Chatu is not a directory of everything in Zambia.
; A single sentence or only a website link: Articles need to have real content of their own.
; A single sentence or only a website link: Articles need to have real content of their own.
==Are you closely connected to the article topic?==
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! Things to avoid !! Things to be careful about !! Great ways to contribute
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* Don't add promotional language
* Don't remove negative/critical text from an article
* Don't make a "group" account for multiple people to share
* Don't neglect to disclose your affiliation on the article's talk page
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* Maintain a neutral, objective tone in any content you add or edit
* Cite secondary sources (e.g., a major media article) for any new statements you add – even if you are confident a statement is true (e.g., it is about your work), only say it if it has been restated already in a secondary source.
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* Make minor edits/corrections to articles (e.g., typos, fixing links, adding references to new secondary sources)
* If you are biased, suggest new article text or edits on the ''article talk page'' (not on the main article page).
* Disclose your relationship to the client/topic.
* Edit using personal accounts.
* Recruit help: Seek out a sponsor (volunteer editor) who has worked on similar articles, or submit ideas for article topics via
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==Donations==
==Donations==
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