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![]() | Using Wikipedia in a nutshell: Wikipedia is the sum of what is known about various topics. What is contributed is more important than who contributes it. Create an account to edit ('one editor, one account') and, if you'd like, use account features in your user toolbar (top right menu) to customise your editing experience. To get started editing, you can improve existing articles or create new ones. |
Wikipedia is the sum of what is known about various topics. Anyone is allowed to add or edit text, references, images, and other media here, including yourself. As such, there is no single point of authority, and decisions are made through reason-giving and discussion. In editing, we can try to show and assume good faith, and treat everyone's input as equally valuable ( Wikipedia:Assume good faith). No one's input is more valid than anyone else's by default, regardless of who they are, how much recognition they have within or outside of Wikipedia, and how long they have been editing. What is contributed—and why, if you are discussing an edit—is more important than who contributes it.
At first, the sheer size and scope of Wikipedia can seem a bit overwhelming. There is no need to understand everything from the start. We all learn as we go.
Keep in mind:
Once you're logged in, see the user menu in the top right corner to access helpful editing features:
This is a non-exhaustive guide to editing, simplified and organised by type of edit. You can supplement the notes below with this DIY slide deck. You can also try some editing exercises.
On Wikipedia, you can improve old stuff (existing articles) or write new stuff (new articles). If you're new to Wikipedia, it may be helpful to start by improving existing articles. Please bear in mind that the instructions below take the English Wikipedia as their basis. Basic editing "how-to"s apply across all language Wikipedias, although templates are specific to each Wikipedia and you will need to find and use the appropriate ones.
Here are some ways you can improve an existing article:
{{authority control}}
- if the article is about a person or an organisation{{stub}}
- if the article is small and needs more development.To write a new article, take the following steps:
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of your draft in the source editor. Once you publish changes, you will see a
yellow tag which indicates that the article has been submitted for review.WikiProject University of Toronto Libraries |
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![]() | Using Wikipedia in a nutshell: Wikipedia is the sum of what is known about various topics. What is contributed is more important than who contributes it. Create an account to edit ('one editor, one account') and, if you'd like, use account features in your user toolbar (top right menu) to customise your editing experience. To get started editing, you can improve existing articles or create new ones. |
Wikipedia is the sum of what is known about various topics. Anyone is allowed to add or edit text, references, images, and other media here, including yourself. As such, there is no single point of authority, and decisions are made through reason-giving and discussion. In editing, we can try to show and assume good faith, and treat everyone's input as equally valuable ( Wikipedia:Assume good faith). No one's input is more valid than anyone else's by default, regardless of who they are, how much recognition they have within or outside of Wikipedia, and how long they have been editing. What is contributed—and why, if you are discussing an edit—is more important than who contributes it.
At first, the sheer size and scope of Wikipedia can seem a bit overwhelming. There is no need to understand everything from the start. We all learn as we go.
Keep in mind:
Once you're logged in, see the user menu in the top right corner to access helpful editing features:
This is a non-exhaustive guide to editing, simplified and organised by type of edit. You can supplement the notes below with this DIY slide deck. You can also try some editing exercises.
On Wikipedia, you can improve old stuff (existing articles) or write new stuff (new articles). If you're new to Wikipedia, it may be helpful to start by improving existing articles. Please bear in mind that the instructions below take the English Wikipedia as their basis. Basic editing "how-to"s apply across all language Wikipedias, although templates are specific to each Wikipedia and you will need to find and use the appropriate ones.
Here are some ways you can improve an existing article:
{{authority control}}
- if the article is about a person or an organisation{{stub}}
- if the article is small and needs more development.To write a new article, take the following steps:
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of your draft in the source editor. Once you publish changes, you will see a
yellow tag which indicates that the article has been submitted for review.