Wikipedia:Stub: Ọdịiche dị n'etiti nyochagharị

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When you write a stub article, it is important to bear in mind that its main interest is to be expanded, and that thus it ideally contains enough information to give a basis for other editors to expand upon. The key here is to provide adequate ''context''; the extreme case of a very short article with little or no context to allow expansion is a [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|criterion under which articles may be speedily deleted]]. Your initial research may be done either through books or through a reliable search engine such as [[Google]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Windows Live Search]] or [[Clusty]]. You may also contribute with knowledge you have acquired from other sources, but it is useful to conduct a small amount of research beforehand, in order to make sure that your version of the facts is correct and from a [[Wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]].
 
Begin by giving a definition or description of the topic in question. Avoid [[fallacies of definition]]. Since at times definitions are impossible, you should write a clear and informative description of the subject. State, for example, what a person is famous for, where a place is located and what it is known for, or state the basic details of an event and when it happened.
 
Next, you should try to expand this basic definition. The previously mentioned research methods will often fetch you enough information for you to be able to expose the basic points of the subject. Once you have a couple of well-structured and well-written sentences, you should internally link relevant words, so that users unfamiliar with the specifics of a subject can understand what is written on the article. Avoid linking words needlessly; in case you are in doubt, you should use the preview button and try reading the article from the point of view of somebody who has had no exposure to information regarding the subject. If no word seems hard to comprehend or relevant enough, simply do not link anything.
 
Once you have submitted the article, there are a number of courses it may take. An editor might get interested in it and develop it further, or you could expand it yourself once you have found greater information about the subject.
 
Anyone can contribute to complete a stub.
 
=== Locating stubs ===