User:ToniSant/help

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'This sub-page on my user space is designed to provided a simplified set of help pointers for students and others I work with. 'It relates rather directly to a series of workshops (originally held in 2011/12 + 2012 + 2013) delivered towards creating and/or editing Wikipedia articles as an educational assignment...but is also useful in other Wikipedia training sessions.

Before you start!

  • Wikipedia:WELCOME - Welcome to Wikipedia! (let's get to know each other a little bit...)

Be sure to look at the above pages! They are very important, and they will help you — even if you're not perfect the first second tenth seventeenth 33rd time!

You can also download a very helpful PDF which contains the essential elements to help you get to know how Wikipedia works.

OR have a look at The Grande Guide to Wikipedia - an excellent alternative introduction to Wikipedia.

Beginner

Creating a New Article

Editing an Existing Article

Asking for Help

Personal help on your talk page

Intermediate

There's also a wikitext cheatsheet you can download as a PDF.
  • Disambiguation - when a term/name refers to more than one topic covered by Wikipedia articles


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Page citations

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Stuff you wanted to know about Wikipedia...but were afraid to ask!

Deletionism and inclusionism in Wikipedia

No Original Research

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See also: WP:PRIMER

Vandalism
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