Wikipedia:WikiProject Cross-language Editing and Learning Exchange/Guide

The Cross-language Editing Exchange is based on the idea of language exchanges. In short, it helps you find a partner who speaks the language you are learning, and is learning the language that you speak.

To participate, first write a draft of an article in the language you are learning. Of course, you should make sure that the article does not already exist, or, if it does exist, that you are improving it! Once you have written the draft to the best of your ability, post a link to it in the appropriate category on the Exchange page. For instance, if you speak Japanese and are learning English, post it under "Japanese"/"I am learning English". Then, an editor who speaks English and is learning Japanese volunteers to edit the draft. In return, the editor may ask you to edit an article they wrote in Japanese.

What this is not for

1. Copyrighted materials! Copyrighted text is still copyrighted in translation.

2. Machine translations These are very confusing for readers.

3. Anything not intended for a Wikimedia project Although designed for Wikipedia, anything for other Wikimedia projects is also fine. However, your homework, your advertisement, or anything else not intended for Wikimedia is not allowed.

4. People who have not edited Wikipedia before If you are new to Wikipedia, welcome! We recommend that you practice editing in your primary language first to learn how to write for Wikipedia.