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- To view all of this on one page, see: Help Site Map
Where to find answers to specific kinds of questions:
- See Wikipedia:Reference desk for questions general knowledge questions you can't find the answers to in the encyclopedia.
- See Wikipedia:Help desk for questions about editing on Wikipedia.
- See Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia for help citing Wikipedia as a reference.
- See Wikipedia:General complaints for discussions on things that could be fixed or made better.
- See Wikipedia:Village pump for policy and technical information.
- See Wikipedia:Resolving disputes to resolve issues between users.
- See Wikipedia:Computer help desk for help with software related to Wikipedia.
- See MediaWiki support page if you need help with your own Wiki.