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- Help with an aspect of Wikipedia: see the help documentation, or ask a question for assistance.
- Answers for questions about factual topics: please visit Wikipedia's reference desk.
- A place to discuss things with other users: the village pump is Wikipedia's main discussion forum.
- A place to resolve disputes: use the dispute resolution guidelines.
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Wikipedia is, by number of articles, the largest encyclopedia ever to exist. However, many articles are stubs, or otherwise need attention. If you like, go ahead, be bold, and jump right in. If you are not ready to fly solo, you can participate in a Collaboration. Things to do
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Open tasksHere are some tasks you can do:
Not sure where to report a certain type of problem with article content? If it exists, it is probably listed at Wikipedia:Maintenance.
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Collaborations |
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To improve the quality of articles that are short or lacking in detail, Wikipedia's community organizes collaborations to expand articles. |
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Collaborations by topic
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Other collaborationsActive improvement teamsWikiProjectsWikiProjects are ongoing team efforts to improve articles having to do with a particular subject, and to manage the logistics of that topic. Hundreds exist — examine the master list to find one that interests you. Language translationWikipedia is not just in English. Versions exist in many different languages. To fill in some of the English Wikipedia's gaps, we translate articles from other languages into English. You can view a list of articles that need translation, organized by language. |
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Wikipedia has many help pages, policies, and departments. Here are some of the most general. For a comprehensive list of Wikipedia's departments, see the Wikipedia department directory. |
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Policies and guidelinesWikipedia has many established policies, guidelines, conventions, and traditions. This is a very brief sampling of some of the most important; for more information, see the main policies and guidelines page. Policies and guidelines apply to both articles and how to work with fellow editors. For easy access, the shortcuts to the pages are also listed. Article standards
Working with others
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Tip of the dayWikipedia's search box has two buttons: Go and Search. Go will take you right to the page having the title you typed in, if it exists. Sometimes you'll get an article you didn't expect, such as the Mexican State of Chihuahua instead of the breed of dog of the same name. Usually, there will be a special note at the top of the page that says something like For other uses of the term, see Chihuahua (disambiguation). If there is no such message, go back one page using your browser's back button, and hit Wikipedia's Search button. In this example, Chihuahua (dog) shows up as the 17th entry in the search results list. Read more: disambiguation |