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== The Consumer Advocacy Wiki guide to getting stuck in ==
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Welcome, and thank you very much for coming! This page is here to give you guidance on how you can get started on making contributions.
== Welcome to the Consumer Protection Wiki! ==
=== YOUR #1 MISSION: Turn Videos into Wiki Articles! ===


To briefly summarise where we are right now, our initial aim is to get the Wiki going as quickly as possible, through the creation of articles based on situations discussed on Louis' Youtube channel. To see the full (much less brief) summary of what we want to do, and where we want to go, you can read the [[Mission statement|Wiki's Mission Statement]].
'''WHERE TO START - WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!'''
# Go to the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]]
# Pick a video that interests you
# Create an article following our [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]]
# Edit the [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Video Directory]] with a link to your article.


'''The first order of business for the Wiki is creating articles based on our most readily available repository of information''' '''- Louis Rossmann's Youtube channel.''' To do this, we've used AI to filter and create a [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|list of Louis' videos]] which have a good chance of containing information which can be used to write articles aligned with the Wiki's mission. ''Clicking on the page links from these videos will take you to a page with a full transcript of the video (pulled from the Youtube subtitles), an AI summary of the transcript, and some tags.'''[WIP - here soon]'''''
'''WHY?''' We're building a wiki to document consumer protection issues; every time a company has taken part in the anti-ownership, anti-privacy, anti-consumer practices that Louis has discussed on his channel for the past decade. Each video in our directory contains valuable information about consumer rights violations that needs to be transformed into wiki articles.


=== Open Tasks ===
'''WHAT YOU'LL GET:''' (once we get that part to work) When you click on any video in the directory, you'll find:
* ✓ Full video transcript
* ✓ AI-generated summary
* ✓ Topic tags
* ✓ Links to related content


* '''If you have only a little time, or are not inclined towards writing, it would be a great help if you could take Santa's job, and check our list twice!'''
'''NOT READY TO WRITE?''' That's okay! You can still help by:
* 🔍 Reviewing videos in the directory
* ✅ Marking irrelevant videos for review
* ➕ Adding missing relevant videos to the list


It is almost certain that there will be videos in there that don't really fit the bill of being about a situation relevant to the Wiki, and there will probably be examples of videos not included on the list which do have relevance to the Wiki. If a video's page does not contain information useful to the Wiki, then feel free to mark it to be reviewed. Conversely, if you find a video which is not on the list, but should be included, then adding it to the list would be a great help.
'''Want to learn more about our mission?''' Check out our full [[Mission statement|Mission Statement]].
 
=== Ready to Start? ===
👉 [[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory|Click here to browse the Video Directory]] 👈


* '''Correct our mistakes!'''
* '''Correct our mistakes!'''
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Take a look at our [[Article Types]] and familiarise yourself with the [[Mission statement#Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]] on the mission statement page, as well as [[Wiki Content Policies|our content policies]], then pick a topic from the video list and get to it! We don't expect there to be a clean '1 video = 1 article' translation. Instead, the information from the videos should be combined with outside sources to contribute to articles about the incidents, entities, and themes discussed in the video. Please remember to update the video page with links to any articles you write, in order to help us avoid duplication. At this early stage of the Wiki, don't worry about creating stubs, or starting an article with the intention to allow yourself or someone else to finish it at a later date. Right now our main focus is on putting pen to paper, and getting the Wiki populated.
Take a look at our [[Article Types]] and familiarise yourself with the [[Mission statement#Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]] on the mission statement page, as well as [[Wiki Content Policies|our content policies]], then pick a topic from the video list and get to it! We don't expect there to be a clean '1 video = 1 article' translation. Instead, the information from the videos should be combined with outside sources to contribute to articles about the incidents, entities, and themes discussed in the video. Please remember to update the video page with links to any articles you write, in order to help us avoid duplication. At this early stage of the Wiki, don't worry about creating stubs, or starting an article with the intention to allow yourself or someone else to finish it at a later date. Right now our main focus is on putting pen to paper, and getting the Wiki populated.
=== Find the issues Louis hasn't covered yet ===
There are so many issues that would fit in line with our [[Mission statement#Editorial guidelines|Editorial Guidelines]] and [[Moderator Guidelines|content guidelines]] that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. FIND THEM AND POST THEM!


=== Want to do even more? ===
=== Want to do even more? ===
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Again, we're delighted to see you here, and we hope you enjoy working with us to build something special!
Again, we're delighted to see you here, and we hope you enjoy working with us to build something special!
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 19:22, 15 January 2025

Welcome to the Consumer Protection Wiki!

YOUR #1 MISSION: Turn Videos into Wiki Articles!

WHERE TO START - WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!

  1. Go to the Video Directory
  2. Pick a video that interests you
  3. Create an article following our content guidelines
  4. Edit the Video Directory with a link to your article.

WHY? We're building a wiki to document consumer protection issues; every time a company has taken part in the anti-ownership, anti-privacy, anti-consumer practices that Louis has discussed on his channel for the past decade. Each video in our directory contains valuable information about consumer rights violations that needs to be transformed into wiki articles.

WHAT YOU'LL GET: (once we get that part to work) When you click on any video in the directory, you'll find:

  • ✓ Full video transcript
  • ✓ AI-generated summary
  • ✓ Topic tags
  • ✓ Links to related content

NOT READY TO WRITE? That's okay! You can still help by:

  • 🔍 Reviewing videos in the directory
  • ✅ Marking irrelevant videos for review
  • ➕ Adding missing relevant videos to the list

Want to learn more about our mission? Check out our full Mission Statement.

Ready to Start?

👉 Click here to browse the Video Directory 👈

  • Correct our mistakes!

As with any Wiki project, reviewing the pages of others is another great help that won't take up too much of your time - checking for grammatical and formatting issues, ensuring that people are sourcing things properly, adding relevant information, and so on are all essential to the integrity of the Wiki.

Create an article

  • If you have a little more time, there are plenty of articles that need to be written!

Take a look at our Article Types and familiarise yourself with the Editorial Guidelines on the mission statement page, as well as our content policies, then pick a topic from the video list and get to it! We don't expect there to be a clean '1 video = 1 article' translation. Instead, the information from the videos should be combined with outside sources to contribute to articles about the incidents, entities, and themes discussed in the video. Please remember to update the video page with links to any articles you write, in order to help us avoid duplication. At this early stage of the Wiki, don't worry about creating stubs, or starting an article with the intention to allow yourself or someone else to finish it at a later date. Right now our main focus is on putting pen to paper, and getting the Wiki populated.

Find the issues Louis hasn't covered yet

There are so many issues that would fit in line with our Editorial Guidelines and content guidelines that Louis has NOT covered on his channel. FIND THEM AND POST THEM!

Want to do even more?

If you're really looking to dig in and get your hands dirty, we are also looking for those willing to help moderate the platform. For a whole litany of reasons, we need to be able to enforce a high standard of quality, and be very quick to strike down misinformation or vandalism. Please see the Moderator Guidelines as well as the Mission Statement in order to get an idea of what's involved.

Again, we're delighted to see you here, and we hope you enjoy working with us to build something special!