Wikipedia:ILAE Wikipedia Project/Apply to Join
Get Involved
Anybody can join the project, but based on your level of expertise there would be a number of levels. Check the details below and feel free to apply. You can still continue to edit the articles without registering but then we would not be able to track your contributions or provide credits. We strongly insist that you apply to join.
As an applicant you would need to have a basic idea about Wikipedia.
Regular Editor on Wikipedia
As regular Wikipedians you can continue to edit the pages tagged under WP:Epilepsy without registering to be a part of the ILAE Wikipedia project. But then we would not be able to offer the additional benefits of joining the project. As a registered member of the project you would be eligible to:
- Ability to display a badge or userbox denoting the level of involvement in the project.
- Recognition as top contributors in various drives that the project will periodically announce.
- A scope to get author credits with the Wikipedia article being co-published in academic journals
- A recognition certificate from ILAE acknowledging the good work you have done.
- Discounts and other benefits while attending ILAE conferences or events.
- Many others...
But for that you would need to
Level 1 Editor
- Any Wikipedian who is interested in contributing within the scope of the project. As Wikipedians you may or may not reveal your real identity or credentials and can continue to contribute from your registered username.
- You need not be from a medical background. You can be caregiver to a patient with epilepsy. You could be from some patient support group.
- You could be technical experts. The scope will also include people from the translation taskforce people, unless you come under the subsequent levels.
Level 2 Editor
- Medical practitioners, general physicians, researchers, or students training in medical subjects or from some associate field.
Level 3 Editor
- People having specialist training, experience or expertise in the field of neurology, neurosciences, epilepsy, or allied subjects.
Reviewers
- Can also be associate editors but would need to register separately, could be Wikipedians as well, could be invited.
ILAE experts
- Credible ILAE members or identified by ILAE for the purpose.
Wikipedia mentors
- Experienced Wikipedians who can shepherd academicians who are keen on contributing to the project but are unaware of the norms of Wikipedia and the basics of medical editing on Wikipedia.
Translators
- Members of the translation taskforce of WikiProject Medicine, or otherwise, who are interested in translating epilepsy related articles to various languages.