Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that's being written collaboratively on this web site. If you plan to contribute, bookmarking this page is a good idea.

About Wikipedia

• About Wikipedia
• Welcome, newcomers!
• Frequently asked questions

How do I do that?

• How to explore Wikipedia.
• How to search for an article.
• How to edit a page. Anyone, including you, can edit a page. Here's how!
• Experiment with editing articles in the Wikipedia sandbox.
• How to start a new page.
• How to use talk pages, which are used to discuss how to improve articles.
• How to use the Recent Changes page
• How to log in.
• How to set preferences.
• How to rename (move) a page.
• How to use redirect pages.
• How to revert a page to an earlier version.
• How to create pages for topics with several different definitions.
• How to link together Wikipedia articles in different languages.
• How to delete pages
• How to edit mathematical formulas
• How to edit an article so long that you can't edit

Information and resources for contributors

• Policies and guidelines for contributors.
• Glossary of common Wikipedia terms.
• How to write a great article.
• Wikipedia utilities.
• Public domain resources.
• Manual of style
• Announcements.
• Wikipedia:Wikipedia guide - Another approach to familiarizing yourself with Wikipedia

Getting in touch

• Village pump. Got a question? Ask it here!
• Reference desk. Request an article or information. See also Requested articles
• Wikipedia mailing lists.
• Chat with other users on IRC.
• 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

Wikipedia software and database

• About the software.
• Download Wikipedia database.