Checklist for Contributors

Please refer to this checklist each time you review your assigned pages: File:Checklist for Contributors.pdf

1. The purpose of reviewing pages is to ensure changes in law are reflected in content.
2. Clicklaw Wikibooks provide reliable, up-to-date, plain language information to help British Columbians address legal problems or learn about the law.
3. Some Wikibooks offer brief, punctual tips — other titles offer more comprehensive guidance.
4. What is your Wikibook's editorial objective? Consider the purpose, tone and audience of the title as a whole when making edits.

1. REVIEW FOR ACCURACY

For each page you review, please go through the following steps:

Read each Page — read and take notes on pages assigned to you .......................................
Review the Law

• Read laws in context — start with existing citations in the article ...................................
• Review statutory law — check statutory excerpts and compare to current legislation; check Proclamations (BC & Canada) for recent changes ...............................
• Check caselaw — note up cases in CanLII; note up key sections of legislation to find new cases .............................................................................................
• Consult secondary resources — CLE articles, treatises, journals, etc. ..............................

Verify Statements and Specifics

• Procedural steps — have rules or policies changed? .......................................................
• Forms— has a form changed name or been replaced? ....................................................
• Deadlines — readers rely on these being correct ............................................................
• Monetary amounts, costs or limits — have these details changed? ................................

Resource Links

• Check existing links — make sure they work and ALSO make sure they still point to the intended content ..........................................................................................
• Best external resources — have newer resources arrived and did old ones get stale? ...........................................................................................................................
• Best internal links — are concepts discussed that could be cross linked to more Wikibooks and pages? .............................................................................................

Once you've reviewed your pages for legal accuracy, you may decide:
1. Edit not needed → Just update the “last reviewed for legal accuracy” date ..................  2. Edit is needed → See step 2.

2. EDIT & DEVELOP CONTENT Cure Existing Legal Inaccuracies • Fix incorrect statements — top priority is to correct wrong information, or at least remove the incorrect information .......................................................................  •Update citations — add new legislation or caselaw (use CanLII's short URLs) .................................................................................................................................  •Fix broken links and resources ..........................................................................................  Develop & Write — write new content when tweaking existing content won't do. Please consider: • Gaps — what is the gap in information and is filling it crucial? .......................................  • Plain language — keep writing simple (here are some tips) ............................................  • Brevity —edits should clarify meaning, not add length ...................................................  •Organization — lists, subheadings and short paragraphs make reading easier and orient the reader .............................................................................................  •Legal references — would more citations benefit or just overwhelm the reader? ..............................................................................................................................  Simple & Consistent • Clarify legal terms, include parenthetical definitions where needed ..............................  •Be consistent in word choice (e.g. choose either “renter” or “tenant”) ..........................  • Familiarize yourself with and apply Style Guide: o Correct word emphasis, acronyms, and case citation style ...........................  o Apply bullets/numbered lists and punctuation ..............................................  • Format neutral language — writing "See the chapter/page on…" is better than "Click here for information on…" since Wikibooks are also printed ........................ 

3. OPTIONAL CHECKLIST • Is there extraneous information that should be removed? .............................................  •Is the overall language clear and approachable? .............................................................  •Are there other Wikibooks pages that would be improved by linking to your content? Speak to that other editor ......................................................................... 