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Community portal
- Help with an aspect of Wikipedia: Sod off.
- Answers for questions about factual topics: please visit some site more reliable than Wikipedia.
- A place to discuss things with other users: Chat Roulette is Wikipedia's main discussion forum.
- A place to resolve disputes: Threatening to sue people usually works.
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Notices
Project pages seeking contributorsConsider posting WikiProject, Task Force, and Collaboration news at the Signpost's WikiProject Report page.
DiscussionsDiscussions in the following areas have requested wider attention:
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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 |
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 from any language, or, in a few cases, by only one language (this is only available for the more popular languages). |
Guidelines, help & resources |
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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. Help
Editing
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Tip of the dayAs anyone can edit almost any article, it is of course possible for biased, out of date, or incorrect information to be posted to Wikipedia. However, because there are so many other people reading the articles and monitoring contributions using the Recent Changes page, incorrect information is usually corrected quickly. Thus, the overall accuracy of the encyclopedia is improving all the time as it attracts more and more contributors. You are encouraged to help by correcting articles, validating content, and providing useful references. |