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== Keep in mind ==
 
== Keep in mind ==
 
* When uploading images, make sure they have the person's name as in "JohnDoePortrait.JPG" or "JohnDoeCaricature.JPG".  If you just upload "Portrait.JPG", then we will be overwriting each other soon.  Other image file types such as .PNG are fine.
 
* When uploading images, make sure they have the person's name as in "JohnDoePortrait.JPG" or "JohnDoeCaricature.JPG".  If you just upload "Portrait.JPG", then we will be overwriting each other soon.  Other image file types such as .PNG are fine.
** If there is a portrait but no caricature, please use the caricature coming soon tag ( we will show an example of it later). If there is no picture, please move on to the next person in the list.   
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** If there is a portrait but no caricature, please use the caricature coming soon tag (we will show an example of it later). If there is no picture, please move on to the next person in the list.   
 
** If there is both a portrait and a caricature but no information, do not skip to the next person just yet. Search for information first.  
 
** If there is both a portrait and a caricature but no information, do not skip to the next person just yet. Search for information first.  
 
* When entering an e-mail address, replace the "@" with "_[at]_".  This is to thwart e-mail spammers.
 
* When entering an e-mail address, replace the "@" with "_[at]_".  This is to thwart e-mail spammers.
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Lets take the example of [[Frederick Schiwek]] first.  If you check the [http://icannwiki.org/User:Frederick_Schiwek ICANNWiki.org-article] on Frederick Schiwek, you can see there are the pictures and some summarized information.  
 
Lets take the example of [[Frederick Schiwek]] first.  If you check the [http://icannwiki.org/User:Frederick_Schiwek ICANNWiki.org-article] on Frederick Schiwek, you can see there are the pictures and some summarized information.  
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* '''Search''' for information about this person with his name, for example: [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22 "Frederick Schiwek"]. (Remember to use quotation marks so that the search result does not return people named only Frederick or only Schiwek). Also, different people may have the same name so if you want to have more specific results you can search with keywords such as name and country ( example of this search is [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22+Luxembourg "Frederick Schiwek" Luxembourg]) or name and affiliation ( example of this search is [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22+EuroDNS "Frederick Schiwek" EuroDNS] )
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* '''Search''' for information about this person with his name, for example: [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22 "Frederick Schiwek"]. (Remember to use quotation marks so that the search result does not return people named only Frederick or only Schiwek). Also, different people may have the same name so if you want to have more specific results you can search with keywords such as name and country (example of this search is [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22+Luxembourg "Frederick Schiwek" Luxembourg]) or name and affiliation ( example of this search is [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Frederick+Schiwek%22+EuroDNS "Frederick Schiwek" EuroDNS] )
    
* Be sure to go through at least first 50 results and if there is not enough information in these page, all of them combined, that can help you write at least one paragraph about the people, go to the next person. But in this case, if you visit the search results you can see there is plenty of information to write an organized article about [[Frederick Schiwek]].
 
* Be sure to go through at least first 50 results and if there is not enough information in these page, all of them combined, that can help you write at least one paragraph about the people, go to the next person. But in this case, if you visit the search results you can see there is plenty of information to write an organized article about [[Frederick Schiwek]].
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=== Vinton Cerf ===
 
=== Vinton Cerf ===
If you visit the [http://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=Vinton_Cerf&oldid=27152 ICANNWiki.org-article] on [[Vinton Cerf]], you see its an well written article with enough information. You can simply use these information to create a new article. But it would be better if you can use some additional information along the way; with citations as to where you found the information.
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If you visit the [http://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=Vinton_Cerf&oldid=27152 ICANNWiki.org-article] on [[Vinton Cerf]], you see its an well written article with enough information. You can simply use these information to create a new article. But it would be better if you can use some additional information along the way, with citations as to where you found the information.
    
So even if there is a lot of information, we still searched for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22Vinton+Cerf%22 "Vinton Cerf"] and gathered additional information supporting some of the facts of the article. In this way your article will be more precise and references will provided to the readers who wish to learn more about the information presented in the article.
 
So even if there is a lot of information, we still searched for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22Vinton+Cerf%22 "Vinton Cerf"] and gathered additional information supporting some of the facts of the article. In this way your article will be more precise and references will provided to the readers who wish to learn more about the information presented in the article.
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And feel free to browse through the already [http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Category:People completed artciles] for more ideas.
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And feel free to browse through the already [http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Category:People completed articles] for more ideas.
    
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