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[[Wikipedia]] is a [[free content]] [[encyclopedia]] that is [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|being written collaboratively]] worldwide in over 200 languages. The following articles contain useful tips and information about reading, authoring, and participating in the [[Wikipedia community]].

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== Getting Started ==

* '''[[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction to Wikipedia]]'''

* [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]]

* [[Wikipedia:About|Overview of Wikipedia]] (All about Wikipedia)

* [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|Account benefits]]

* [[Wikipedia:Username|Choosing a username]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:How to log in|log in]]

* [[Wikipedia:New user log|New user log]]

== Browsing Wikipedia ==

* [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|Who writes Wikipedia]], essential information to understand when reading articles (for new readers)

* How to [[Wikipedia:Searching|search for an article]] (including "Go" button)

* How to [[Wikipedia:explore|explore Wikipedia]]

* How to [[Help:What links here|use the "what links here" browsing tool]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Talk page|use talk (discussion) pages]]

** How to [[Wikipedia:Subpages|create talk archive subpages]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|use the ''Recent Changes'' page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Related Changes|use the ''Related Changes'' page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia|do research using Wikipedia]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Media help|play media files in Wikipedia]]

===Featured content===

* [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]]

* [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Featured pictures]]

* [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]]

* [[Wikipedia:Featured portals|Featured portals]]

== Changing your settings, and account maintenance==

* How to [[Wikipedia:Customisation|customise your Wikipedia experience]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Signature|change your signature]]

* How to and [[Wikipedia:Changing username|Changing a username]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Account deletion|delete your account]]

==More about Wikipedia==

* [[:Category:Wikipedia administration|Category-based access to pages about Wikipedia]]

* [[Wikipedia:Glossary|Glossary]]

* [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]

==Finding Answers (to frequently asked questions)==

* [[Wikipedia:FAQ|FAQ list]]

* [[Wikipedia:Overview FAQ|Overview FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Administration FAQ|Administration FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ|Contributing FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Editing FAQ|Editing FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Schools' FAQ|Schools FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Miscellaneous FAQ|Misc FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Problems FAQ|Problems FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Readers' FAQ|Readers' FAQ]]

* [[Wikipedia:Technical FAQ|Technical FAQ]]

==Communication==

=== Asking questions ===

* [[Wikipedia:Requests for administrator attention|Requests for administrator attention]], to get help from an [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]].

* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference desk]], request an article or information you can't [[Wikipedia:Searching|find]]. See also [[Requested articles]].

* [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]] for users with questions about Wikipedia or editing.

* Each article has a [[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]] &mdash; click on the article's '''discussion''' link &mdash; to read or take part in discussions about the article.

* [[Wikipedia:General complaints|General Complaints]], for discussing problems with the way Wikipedia is designed and making suggestions for improvement.

* [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]] is the place for technical and policy issues.

* The [[Wikipedia:Helping_Hand_Group|Helping Hand Group]] is the place for requests for improvement or creation of Wikipedia tutorials or help files.

=== Getting in touch ===

* [[Wikipedia:Contact us|Contact us]]

* [[Wikipedia:Talk page|Discussion pages]]

* [[Wikipedia:User page|User pages]]

* [[Wikipedia:Mailing lists|Wikipedia mailing lists]]

* [[Wikipedia:IRC channels|Chat with other users on IRC]]

* [[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Get involved at the Community Portal]]

* '''[[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]'''

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (news)|News]]

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|Policy]]

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)|Technical]]

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)|Proposals]]

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (assistance)|Assistance]]

** [[Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)|Miscellaneous]]

* [[Wikipedia:Bug report|Bug reports and feature requests]]

* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]]

* [[Wikipedia:Current surveys|Surveys]]

* [[meta:Main Page|Meta Wikipedia]], a site that works alongside the main Wikipedia project. Here you can post essays and discussions about topics related to Wikipedia.

* [[Wikipedia:Contingency Page For When The Main Wikipedia Server Is Down|Contingency page for when the main Wikipedia server is down]]

* [[Wikipedia:Instant Messaging Wikipedians|Instant Messaging]]

* [[Wikipedia:Meetup|In person meetings]]

===Keeping informed: News===

* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ad|The Signpost - Wikipedia's newspaper]]

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* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia in the media|Wikipedia in the media]]

* [[Wikipedia:Goings-on|Goings-on]]

* [[Wikipedia:Announcements|Announcements]]

* [[Wikipedia:Press releases|Press releases]]

* [[Wikipedia:Statistics|Stats]]

* [[m:Milestones|Milestones]]

==Tracking changes==

*[[Help:Recent changes|Recent changes]]

*[[Help:Enhanced recent changes|Enhanced recent changes]]

*[[Help:Related changes|Related changes]]

*[[Help:Watching pages|Watching pages]]

*[[Help:Page history|Page history]]

*[[Help:Diff|Diff]]

*[[Help:User contributions|User contributions]]

*[[Help:Edit summary|Edit summary]]

*[[Help:Minor edit|Minor edit]]

==Technical information==

* [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|The MediaWiki software]]

** [[m:Help:Contents|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.

** [[m:MediaWiki feature request and bug report discussion|Requests and bug reports]]

* [[Wikipedia:Browser notes|Browser notes]]

* [[Wikipedia:Bots|Bots]]

* [[Wikipedia:Database download|Database download]]

* [[Special:Export|Export page(s) in XML]]

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== Editing Wikipedia==

* [[Wikipedia:tutorial|Tutorial]]

* [[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified ruleset]], essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors)

* '''[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to 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:Section|use sections]] in an article

* How to [[Wikipedia:Revert|revert a page]] to an earlier version

* How to [[Wikipedia:Categorization|use categories]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:redirect|use redirect pages]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:How to use tables|use tables]]

* How to [[Help:Special characters|use special characters]]

* How to [[Help:EasyTimeline syntax|use easy timeline syntax]]

* How to [[Help:Formula|edit mathematical formulae using TeX]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:purge|do a purge]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Article size|edit an article so long that you can't edit]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Text editor support|edit with an external editor]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit|Change attribution for edits]]

===Creating links===

* How to [[Help:Link|link Wikipedia articles]]

** How to [[Help:Piped link|use an alternate link descriptor]] (the piped link)

* How to [[Wikipedia:Interlanguage links|link together Wikipedia articles in different languages]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Interwikimedia link|link words in articles to articles on sister projects]]

* How to [[Help:URL|create links to external pages]]

* How to [[Help:Page name|use page names]]

* How to [[Help:Namespace|use namespaces]]

===File management===

* How to [[Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages|move and merge a page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|delete pages/images/categories]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protect/unprotect pages]] ([[Wikipedia:Administrators|sysops]] only)

===Creating pages===

* How to [[Help:Starting a new page|start a new page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|name a page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|create pages for topics with several different definitions]]

===Templates===

*[[Help:A quick guide to templates|A quick guide to templates]]

* How to [[Help:Template|use templates]] (and the available [[Wikipedia:Template messages|templates]])

* How to [[Wikipedia:Boilerplate text|add boilerplate text]]

===Using images===

* How to [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|use images]] (and the [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]])

* How to [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|upload files]] to Wikipedia

*[[Help:Image description page|Image description page]]

* How to [[Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials|produce graphics for pages]]

* [[Wikipedia:Media|Images and multimedia]]

===How to resolve conflicts===

* [[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|Stay cool!]]

* [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|Be nice to newcomers]]

* [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts|Alert others]]

* [[Wikipedia:AMA Requests for Assistance|Request assistance from a members' advocate]]

* [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Dispute resolution]]

* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration policy|Arbitration policy]]

== Contributing to Wikipedia ==

* [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]

* Style

** [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]

** [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines]]

** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]], writing and style guidelines for specific disciplines

* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines for contributors]]

* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to articles outside your native language|Contributing to articles outside your native language]]

* [[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Resolving disputes]]

* [[Wikipedia:Comunity Portal]] - find out where your help is needed

===Sources===

* Citing sources: [[Wikipedia:Cite_sources|How]] | [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Why]] | [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|What is a reliable source]]

* [[:Category:Wikipedia resources for researchers]]

* [[Wikipedia:Public domain resources|Public domain resources]]

==Common procedures==

* [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featuring an article]]

* [[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates|Featuring pictures]]

* [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates|Featuring lists]]

* [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]]

* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|Deleting a page]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|full policy]]</small>)

* [[Wikipedia:Requested moves|Moving a page]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|naming policies]]</small>)

* [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|Protecting a page]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Protection policy|full policy]]</small>)

* [[Wikipedia:How to revert a page to an earlier version|Reverting a page]]

* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|Administrator nominations]]

==Policies, conventions and guidelines==

* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Overview of policies]]

* [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view ('''NPOV''')]]

* [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|Copyright]]

* [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|Editing policy]]

* '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]'''

** [[Wikipedia:Guide to layout|Layout]]

** [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]]

** [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]

** [[Wikipedia:Captions|Captions]]

* [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use]]

* [[Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia|Citing Wikipedia]]

* [[Wikipedia:Libel|Libel]]

* [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette|Wikipedia etiquette]]

* [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|Be '''bold'''!]]

== 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

* How to [[Wikipedia:download|download Wikipedia content]]

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