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Getting Started

Browsing Wikipedia

Who writes Wikipedia, essential information to understand when reading articles (for new readers)
How to search for an article
How to explore Wikipedia
How to use talk (discussion) pages
- How to create talk archive subpages
How to use the Recent Changes page
How to use the Related Changes page
How to do research using Wikipedia
How to play media files in Wikipedia

Changing your settings

How to customise your Wikipedia experience
How to change your signature

Asking questions

Maybe your question has already been answered - see Frequently asked questions
Requests for administrator attention, to get help from an administrator.
Reference desk, request an article or information you can't find. See also Requested articles.
Help desk for users with questions about Wikipedia or editing.
Each article has a Talk page — click on the article's discussion link — to read or take part in discussions about the article.
General Complaints, for discussing problems with the way Wikipedia is designed and making suggestions for improvement.
Village pump is the place for technical and policy issues.
The Helping Hand Group is the place for requests for improvement or creation of Wikipedia tutorials or help files.

Getting in touch

Contact us
Wikipedia mailing lists
Chat with other users on IRC
Get involved at the Community Portal
Bug reports and feature requests
Wikipedians
Meta Wikipedia, a site that works alongside the main Wikipedia project. Here you can post essays and discussions about topics related to Wikipedia.
Contingency page for when the main Wikipedia server is down

MediaWiki

MediaWiki User's Guide (links to another website) For those who have installed the MediaWiki software that runs this site, and need help using it.

Editing Wikipedia

Tutorial
Simplified ruleset, essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors)
How to edit a page, including markup details. You can experiment with editing pages in the sandbox. (You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the "Show Preview" button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then revert your changes.)
How to start a new page
How to name a page
How to use categories
How to use images (and the image use policy)
How to use redirect pages
How to use tables
How to use templates (and the available templates)
How to upload files to Wikipedia
How to add boilerplate text
How to create pages for topics with several different definitions
How to move and merge a page
How to delete pages/images/categories
How to link together Wikipedia articles in different languages
How to link words in articles to articles on sister projects
How to revert a page to an earlier version
How to edit an article so long that you can't edit
How to edit with an external editor
How to edit mathematical formulae using TeX
How to produce graphics for pages
How to protect/unprotect pages (sysops only)
How to do a purge

Contributing to Wikipedia

How to write a great article
Style
- Manual of style
- Category:Wikipedia style guidelines
Policies and guidelines for contributors
WikiProjects, writing and style guidelines for specific disciplines
Contributing to articles outside your native language
Resolving disputes
Wikipedia:Comunity Portal - find out where your help is needed

More information

Category:Wikipedia
Category:Wikipedia how-to for a full list of help topics
Frequently asked questions
Glossary of common Wikipedia terms
Wikipedia:Press Kit, resources for press enquiries

Sources

Citing sources: How | Why | What is a reliable source
Category:Wikipedia resources for researchers
Public domain resources

Other

How to download Wikipedia content

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+== Editing Wikipedia==
 * [[Wikipedia:tutorial|Tutorial]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified ruleset]], essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors)
 * How to [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|edit a page]], including markup details. You can experiment with editing pages in the [[wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. (You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the "Show Preview" button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then [[revert]] your changes.)
 * How to [[Help:Starting a new page|start a new page]]
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 * How to [[Wikipedia:purge|do a purge]]
+== Contributing to Wikipedia ==
-== Information and resources for contributors ==
-* [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines]]
-* [[:Category:Wikipedia how-to]] for a full list of help topics
-* [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|Who writes Wikipedia]], essential information to understand when reading articles (for new readers)
-* [[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified ruleset]], essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors)
-* [[:Category:Wikipedia]]
-* [[Wikipedia:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines for contributors]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Glossary|Glossary of common Wikipedia terms]]
 * [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]
+* Style
+** [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]
+** [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to articles outside your native language|Contributing to articles outside your native language]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines for contributors]]
 * [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]], writing and style guidelines for specific disciplines
+* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to articles outside your native language|Contributing to articles outside your native language]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Resolving disputes]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Press Kit]], resources for press enquiries
 * [[Wikipedia:Comunity Portal]] - find out where your help is needed
+== More information ==
+* [[:Category:Wikipedia]]
+* [[:Category:Wikipedia how-to]] for a full list of help topics
+* [[Wikipedia:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Glossary|Glossary of common Wikipedia terms]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Press Kit]], resources for press enquiries
 ===Sources===