Charles Darwin

“ But many people find that beginning on an existing text is an easier way to start and means that you have assistance and support in understanding the later stages a document has to go through before getting your own document right.
Finding a document to start on Since most people want to proofread something that interests them, you need to find a suitable book that is in the process of being checked. ”

“ Starting a new project The stages in a project are:
Check that the version of the document does not exist already in Wikisource Check that copyright conditions are fulfilled Upload images of the pages to Wikimedia Commons Upload text of the pages Create the page in the main namespace As chapters are loaded, transclude the pages to the main namespace Add the appropriate copyright, category and incompleteness tags Start proofreading Add entries into the appropriate Portal Add entry to the Author page, creating it if necessary. ”

“ The Community portal has an Improve and Maintain section which highlights a number of projects which are currently in need of volunteers. You can check the Proofread of the Month to join a live activity on which others are working. ”