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Here are a few of the areas where we would particularly welcome help.
Here are a few of the areas where we would particularly welcome help.


* Exisiting TSWiki articles:
* '''Exisiting TSWiki articles''':
** Add information on the topic (make sure to use quotes and references when necessary).
** Add information on the topic (make sure to use quotes and references when necessary).
** Add photographs and scans of documents that would add interest to articles.
** Add photographs and scans of documents that would add interest to articles.
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*** [[Joy Mills|Joy Mills']] ''100 Years of Theosophy: A History of The Theosophical Society in America''
*** [[Joy Mills|Joy Mills']] ''100 Years of Theosophy: A History of The Theosophical Society in America''
*** [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa's]] ''The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society: A Brief History of the Society's Growth from 1875-1925''
*** [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa's]] ''The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society: A Brief History of the Society's Growth from 1875-1925''


* [[Calendar]]:
* [[Calendar]]:
** Add dates to help us build the feature "This Day in History," which will show what happened today - births, deaths, holidays, and significant events. (You can skim through Theosophical histories and periodicals for dates of interest).
** Add dates to help us build the feature "This Day in History," which will show what happened today - births, deaths, holidays, and significant events. (You can skim through Theosophical histories and periodicals for dates of interest).


* [[Category:Periodicals]]:
* [[Category:Periodicals]]:
** Skim through a Theosophical periodical for information to add to the wiki.  
** Skim through a Theosophical periodical for information to add to the wiki.  
** Use the [[Union Index to Theosophical Periodicals]] to improve the lists of additional resources for topical wiki articles and bibliographies in biographical articles.
** Use the [[Union Index to Theosophical Periodicals]] to improve the lists of additional resources for topical wiki articles and bibliographies in biographical articles.


* [[ML Portal|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:
* [[ML Portal|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:
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** Create internal links to existing TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in the letters.
** Create internal links to existing TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in the letters.
** Create new TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in a particular letters, and link them to it.
** Create new TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in a particular letters, and link them to it.


* ''The Secret Doctrine'':
* ''The Secret Doctrine'':
** Create internal links to existing TSWiki articles in the [[Stanzas of Dzyan]] or the [[Three Fundamental Propositions]]
** Create internal links to existing TSWiki articles in the [[Stanzas of Dzyan]] or the [[Three Fundamental Propositions]]
** Create new TSWiki articles to concepts mentioned in the above.
** Create new TSWiki articles to concepts mentioned in the above.

Revision as of 20:35, 14 August 2012

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  • To replace the search engine with a more robust one.
  • To finish filling in basic information and images for all the Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett.
  • To seek images that fill gaps in the collection.
  • To expand the stubs and minimal articles that are listed at Category:Articles need expansion.
  • To develop plans for adding images of letters from the Mahatmas to people other than A. P. Sinnett.
  • To begin adding audio and video materials.

How you can participate

Here are a few of the areas where we would particularly welcome help.

  • Exisiting TSWiki articles:
    • Add information on the topic (make sure to use quotes and references when necessary).
    • Add photographs and scans of documents that would add interest to articles.
    • Add links to websites and related online resources in the sections "For Further Reading" or "Additional Resources" you will find at the end of the articles.
    • Add links to the online edition of the Theosophical Encyclopedia so that more readers will find these scholarly entries.
    • Start to build content for articles that are now just stubs. A list is in Category:Articles need expansion.
    • Take a Theosophical history and use its content to add to wiki articles. Examples are:


  • Calendar:
    • Add dates to help us build the feature "This Day in History," which will show what happened today - births, deaths, holidays, and significant events. (You can skim through Theosophical histories and periodicals for dates of interest).


    • Skim through a Theosophical periodical for information to add to the wiki.
    • Use the Union Index to Theosophical Periodicals to improve the lists of additional resources for topical wiki articles and bibliographies in biographical articles.


  • The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
    • Add "Notes" (on the right-hand column) to the individual letters that will help understand the event, place, or person the writer is referring to.
    • Add content to sections such as "Context and Backgroud", "Commentary about this letter", etc. Make sure to document your contribution with the necessary references.
    • Create internal links to existing TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in the letters.
    • Create new TSWiki articles for technical terms, places, or personalities mentioned in a particular letters, and link them to it.