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* View the current user list [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
* View the current user list [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
* Read the rest of this page to get a sense of our editorial goals.
* Read the rest of this page to get a sense of our editorial goals.
===Editorial guidelines===
==== Use neutral language ====
Avoid absolutes, like "this is the worst piece of equipment", or any other language that veers into the territory of personal opinion. If you believe a practice to be incorrect and a piece of equipment to be inferior to another, try and lay out the facts without using subjective language. Remember this is intended to be both a source of information but also a record of exhibition history.
====Think about the audience====
Sprocket School is for anyone who might want to project film safely. As you write, remember think of a variety of potential users: a projectionist at an art house theater or cinematheque running mainly 35mm and 70mm prints, a librarian or professor with access to a 16mm film collection, an archivist preparing for their first [http://homemovieday.org/ Home Movie Day] by reading up on Super 8 projectors.


===Tips for new editors===
===Tips for new editors===
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* Mediawiki's guide to basic wiki editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
* Mediawiki's guide to basic wiki editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing


===Editorial Guidelines===
==== Use neutral language ====
Avoid absolutes, like "this is the worst piece of equipment", or any other language that veers into the territory of personal opinion. If you believe a practice to be incorrect and a piece of equipment to be inferior to another, try and lay out the facts without using subjective language. Remember this is intended to be both a source of information but also a record of exhibition history.
====Think about the audience====
Sprocket School is for anyone who might want to project film safely. As you write, remember think of a variety of potential users: a projectionist at an art house theater or cinematheque running mainly 35mm and 70mm prints, a librarian or professor with access to a 16mm film collection, an archivist preparing for their first [http://homemovieday.org/ Home Movie Day] by reading up on Super 8 projectors.


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