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Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that's being written collaboratively on this web site. If you are new to the project, you may want to read [[Welcome, newcomers]]. |
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that's being written collaboratively on this web site. If you are new to the project, you may want to read [[Welcome, newcomers]]. |
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=== About wikipedia === |
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* [[wikipedia:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]. |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''About the project'''</td> |
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* [[wikipedia:Announcements|Announcements]]. |
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<td>[[Wikipedia Announcements|Announcements]] - [[wikipedia:FAQ|FAQ]] - [[wikipedia:How does one edit a page|How to edit a page]] - [[wikipedia:Searching|How to search]] - [[Wikipedia policy|Policy]] - [[wikipedia:Feature requests|Feature requests]] - [[wikipedia:Bug_reports|Bug reports]] - [[Wikipedia:Chat|Ask questions]] - [[Wikipedia-L|Mailing list]] - [[wikipedia:IRC channel|Chat]] - [[How does Wikipedia relate to Nupedia|Wikipedia and Nupedia]] - [[Wikipedians]] - [[Wikipedia:Village pump]]</td></tr> |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Article pointers'''</td> |
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<td>[[Wikipedia NEWS|Article news]] - [[New topics]] - [[wikipedia:Brilliant prose|Brilliant prose]] - [[special:RandomPage|Random page]] - [[special:AllPages|Index of all pages]]</td></tr> |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Content requests'''</td> |
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<td>[[Requested articles]] - [[wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]]</td></tr> |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Resources for Wikipedians'''</td> |
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<td>[[Wikipedia:Searching|Searching Wikipedia]] - [[Wikipedia utilities]] - [[Wikipedia:Database download|Download Wikipedia database]] - [[Public Domain Resources|Public domain resources]] - [http://meta.wikipedia.com Wikipedia commentary] - [[wikipedia:Sandbox|Sandbox to try out editing]]</td></tr> |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Selected press coverage'''</td> |
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<td>''[http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/09/magazine/09POPULIST.html The New York Times Magazine (December 9, 2001)]'' - ''[http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/technology/circuits/20ENCY.html The New York Times (September 20, 2001)]'' - ''[http://www.techreview.com/articles/heim090401.asp MIT's Technology Review (September 4, 2001)]''</td></tr> |
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<tr valign="top"><td>'''Links to Wikipedia'''</td> |
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<td>[[Friends of Wikipedia]]</td></tr> |
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=== How do I do that? === |
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* [[wikipedia:Searching|How to search for an article]]. |
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* [[wikipedia:How does one edit a page|How to edit a page]]. Anyone, including ''you'', can edit a page, here's how! See also [[Wikipedia policy|policies and guidelines]]. |
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* Experiment with editing articles in the [[wikipedia:Sandbox|Wikipedia sandbox]]. |
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=== Getting in touch === |
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* [[wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]. Got a question? Ask it here! |
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* [[wikipedia:Chat|Chat]]. Another place to ask your questions. |
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* [[wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]]. Request an article or information. See also [[Requested articles]] |
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* [[Wikipedia-L|Wikipedia mailing list]]. |
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* [[wikipedia:IRC channel|Chat with other users on IRC]]. |
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* [[wikipedia:Bug reports|Bug reports and feature requests]]. |
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* [[Wikipedians]]. |
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=== Information and resources for contributors === |
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* [[Wikipedia policy|Policies and guidelines for contributors]]. |
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* [[Wikipedia utilities]]. |
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* [[Public Domain Resources|Public domain resources]]. |
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* [[New topics]]. |
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=== Wikipedia software === |
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* [[Wikipedia:PHP script|About the software]]. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Database download|Download Wikipedia database]]. |
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Revision as of 04:54, 11 August 2002
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that's being written collaboratively on this web site. If you are new to the project, you may want to read Welcome, newcomers.
About wikipedia
How do I do that?
- How to search for an article.
- How to edit a page. Anyone, including you, can edit a page, here's how! See also policies and guidelines.
- Experiment with editing articles in the Wikipedia sandbox.
Getting in touch
- Village pump. Got a question? Ask it here!
- Chat. Another place to ask your questions.
- Help desk. Request an article or information. See also Requested articles
- Wikipedia mailing list.
- Chat with other users on IRC.
- Bug reports and feature requests.
- Wikipedians.
Information and resources for contributors
- Policies and guidelines for contributors.
- Wikipedia utilities.
- Other Wikipedia resources.
- Public domain resources.
- New topics.