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How to do research using Wikipedia
How to play media files in Wikipedia

Changing your settings

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How to change your signature

Asking questions

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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

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How to sections in an article
How to revert a page to an earlier version
How to use categories
How to use redirect pages
How to use tables
How to use special characters
How to use easy timeline syntax
How to edit mathematical formulae using TeX
How to do a purge
How to edit an article so long that you can't edit
How to edit with an external editor

Contributing to Wikipedia

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

Sources

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

More information

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Glossary of common Wikipedia terms
Wikipedia:Press Kit, resources for press enquiries
How to download Wikipedia content

Wikipedia in the media · Goings-on · Announcements · Press releases · Stats · Milestones

Watchlists

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Featured content

Featured articles · Featured pictures · Featured lists · Featured portals

Related communities

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Help

New user information

Welcome! · Tutorial · Sandbox · Help · New user log · Wikipedia:How to edit a page

Advanced help for contributors

User's Guide · Table format · TeX and math formulae · Images and multimedia · Customizing your display with CSS

Frequently asked questions

FAQ list and Overview · Administration · Contributing · Editing · Schools · Misc · Problems · Readers' · Technical · Glossary · What Wikipedia is not

Ways to communicate

Contact (overview) · Village pump (News, Policy, Technical, Proposals, Assistance, Miscellaneous) · Discussion pages · Mailing lists · IRC chat · Instant Messaging · In person meetings · User pages · Surveys

Common procedures

Featuring an article, pictures or lists· Peer review · Deleting a page (full policy) · Moving a page (naming policies) · Protecting a page (full policy) · Reverting a page · Administrator nominations

Account maintenance

Account benefits · Choosing and Changing a username · Logging in · User preferences · Changing attribution for edits · Account deletion

Technical information

The MediaWiki software · Requests and bug reports · Browser notes · Bots · Database download · Export page(s) in XML

Writing/Reference resources

Policies, conventions and guidelines

Overview of policies · Neutral point of view (NPOV) · Copyright · Editing · Manual of Style (Layout, Naming conventions, Disambiguation, Captions) · Image use · Citing Wikipedia · Libel · Wikipedia etiquette · Be bold!

How to resolve conflicts

Stay cool! · Be nice to newcomers · Alert others · Request assistance from a members' advocate · Dispute resolution · Arbitration policy

Resources

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