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[edit] See: Wikipedia talk:How-to articles to discuss general policy

  1. Should Wikipedia include How-To articles?
  2. Why do you dislike procedural knowledge?

(I didn't redirect, because people may wish to discuss this article, rather than general policy)

[edit] See: Wikipedia talk:How-to to discuss:

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  1. How should How-To articles be written?

[edit] CamelCase

Could a sysop please move HowTo to How to. --Ellmist Saturday, April 19th, 02003

According to Talk:Main Page/Archive 5 it was renamed HowTo as How and To are on the Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible-list. --- User:Docu
This doesn't seem a valid arguent to me. Proper titling of articles should be more important than overcoming the technical limitations of the search function. -- Oliver P. 07:16 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
We could rename it to List of How-To articles, this keeps it in line with the titling of the general policy article -- User:Docu

List of how-to articles would be more in line with our rules on capitalisation. But since I'm actually campaigning to get rid of how-to articles altogether, there's not really much point in my considering that question at all... :) -- Oliver P. 07:45 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)

 :-) named in a similar way, they will be easier to eliminate .. (Not sure if this convinces you to contribute).
ok, if you want to rename the page. -- User:Docu

Hmm... Well, it starts off by saying, "A how to is".... (Actually, shouldn't it be "A how-to", rather than "A how to"?) So it starts off as a definition-type article. If I succeed in my quest to get rid of how-to articles, the lists will vanish, and we'll just be left with an article which explains the concept of a how-to. So I think the title should be how-to, in fact. -- Oliver P. 08:26 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Several lists have short introductions and several articles include lists ... thus you can make your choice. One could also argue that Wikipedia:How-to is the better article on the topic, but then it's also a "how-to" ;-)
--User:Docu

[edit] How to structure the page HowTo

I would like to reorganize this topic by categories. For example, all of the cultivation How-To wikis would be relocated to a new Cultivation_how_tos page. Categories would only be added for topics that already have several wikis on this general How To page, to avoid categories having only 0 or 1 wikis.

I will go ahead and do this in one week (about 3/13/03 (international 13.3.03)) unless there is a clear consensus that it should not be done. David 17:58 Mar 6, 2003 (UTC)

It sounds like a very good idea to categorize this page, but I personally prefer that if there are not too many of them, that the categorization at least begin all on one page. That way people can browse all that is available at once. An example of this kind of all-in-one-page categorization I am referring to is at: Wikipedia:Wikipedia_arranged_by_topic -

I also think we should make sure its items are integrated within the main subject categorization pages as well (e.g., cultivation how-tos under "Agriculture" categorization section/page) as should all items be tied together (historical timelines by subject not only accessible under the historical timeline page but also in subject category views, etc.)

Brettz9 23:46 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)

Ok, I changed it to be categorized. Again, I think it is nice to be all on one page, but if for some reason, people want it to be separated, you can of course use the categories as a base for making links to subpages (or make up entirely new categories). - Brettz9 08:32 Apr 19, 2003 (UTC)


(talk above moved from Wikipedia talk:How-to articles)

What was wrong with "Recreation and Hobbies"? "Extra-curricular Activities" seems to be related to items outside of a school curriculum? - Brettz9 22:34 3 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Howdy .... Just wanted to say that "how to" does work in google [1] ... reddi 18:22, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I think that this page should be carved up and merged into Wikibooks. -Smack 07:51, 30 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I agree. Wikibooks is a much more appropriate place for how to stuff now. theresa knott 13:05, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I'd support that too. The same goes for things like the cooking section. Angela 02:06, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Agree too - these articles does not belong in the encyclopedic section. I will be moving the "Bicycle repair" sections real soon now. Egil
It is now at Bicycle Repair in Wikibooks -- Egil

So whats the final word on "How-to" articles ? Every time I go to the VfD page I see a How-to getting deleted or moved out of wikipedia. So how is this page still on wikipedia and what makes the lists on this page valid ? Jay 19:02, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I think they are all going to be moved, and this page will be here until they are all gone. It serves as a useful place to find the lists in order to move them, but it isn't really a valid page anymore. Perhaps it could be moved out of the main namespace now? Angela. 08:21, Feb 23, 2004 (UTC)

According to the general policy (Wikipedia:How-to) they are still part of wikipedia. The later page hasn't been re-written recently. -- User:Docu

About How-tos, which ones to include/move to Wikibooks for classrooms, how-to update Wikipedia:How-to, see Wikipedia:Village_pump#How-to -- User:Docu - 24 Feb 2004

[edit] Relationship to WikiBooks?

I've recently discovered WikiBooks and just today discovered this page. No apparent mention on this page of where one draws the line between a WikiBooks instruction manual and a WP one. Experts in either, please comment. Robin Patterson 22:13, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

Shouldn't all of these be at Wikibooks? WhisperToMe 22:02, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, probably. A lot of the article seems like a remnant from the past. --Jonik 20:40, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Wikibooks

In early Wikipedia history, a number of How-To's was added to the encyclopedia. Wikibooks is now considered the correct place for these howto's. The current list is really obsolete, and a remnant from the past. I have moved much of the list to How-to/Move to Wikibooks. All articles on that list should be considered candidates for moving to Wikibooks. By saying candidates I mean exactly that. For each article, it should be considered if it is suitable to retain it in Wikipedia. -- Egil 08:49, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I went through that list and the one on this article page, individually tagged any articles that still need to be moved, and removed the list. See Category:Move to Wikibooks for the current listing of articles that still need to be moved. -- Beland

[edit] i like it

i like it here is easy ti acsess for new people

[edit] linux cmty originated HowTo

Although the origin is not likely easy to prove, the linix origin seems easy to *disprove*. For example, the book (A Handbook of Weaves By Gustaf Hermann Oelsner, Samuel S. Dale Published 1952 Courier Dover Publications Crafts / Hobbies ISBN 0486231690) contains How To guides, and the publication date predates the existence of linux. Unless someone has an alternate interpretation or meaning, this linux reference should be deleted (now pending removal) dr.ef.tymac 17:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

In the Linux community it is spelled HOWTO, a single word, no camel caps and often in all caps. The recommended (though not required) format is laid out in the HOWTO-template for big HOWTOs and in the automated JavaScript driven The Linux Documentation Project HOWTO Generator. So while the Linux community through the Linux Documentation Project perhaps did not create the How To it did create the HOWTO and contuinues to do so after more than 10 years of activity. One could perhaps have two articles, one for How To and one for HOWTO though I believe it would confuse more than it would clarify. You might want to clarify the distinction in the article. --20:16, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
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