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In the search box, type in the name of the article you wish to create. When told that the page does not exist, click the link either in red or with the question mark.

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Perhaps the easiest way to start a new article is to follow a link to a page that does not exist yet. Depending on your settings, these links may show up as red links or have a question mark at the end of the link (red links?).

Note: The ability to create articles directly in mainspace is restricted to autoconfirmed users, though non-confirmed users and non-registered users can submit a proposed article through the Articles for Creation process, where it will be reviewed and considered for publication.

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Style tips

A spin off of the tip of the day, this is another template that provides useful instruction a little at a time.

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Dashes in article titles

When naming an article, don't use a hyphen as a substitute for an en dash that properly belongs in the title, for example in Eye–hand span. To aid searching and linking, provide a redirect from the corresponding article title with hyphens in place of en dashes, as in Eye-hand span.

Barnometer

This is an example of a Barnometer, to display the barnstars you've received in a humorous timescale. You can check the coding and then tweak it according to your own needs. Hold your mouse pointer over each barnstar to read each greeting.

Barnometer™

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Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes

Mottos

There's a motto of the day project, called, you guessed it: Wikipedia:Motto of the day. To use it, just place {{ Motd}} on your user page!

Here's what it looks like:

Today's motto...
→ The fallen petal is not heartless,
It shall dissolve into the spring soil to nourish the flower.

Nominate one today!

Thoughtboxes

This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:

What happens when a Wikipedian dies? He or she just doesn't show up to edit anymore. Does anybody notice? Does anybody really even care? To all those Wikipedians who may have died and been forgotten here, Thank you for your contributions and Rest in Peace .

Quotes

Quote of the week: {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote}}

Quote of the Week

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All of us are put in boxes by our family, by our religion, by our society, our moment in history, even our own bodies. Some people have the courage to break free.

”

— Geena Rocero

Random quote: {{ Randomquote}}

Never has there been a good war or a bad peace.
— Benjamin Franklin

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Pics and images

There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikimedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...

Pictures can be found all over Wikipedia, but it can be very time-consuming to hunt for them in the encyclopedia's articles. Another option is to browse Wikipedia's collections...

Image categories

Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:

But most of the images used on Wikipedia are kept at:

Wikimedia Commons (plus a whole lot more)

Featured pictures

Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:

A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures

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There is usually a long delay before a featured picture is scheduled into the picture of the day system, so two other places to look for featured pictures are:

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Picture(s) of the day

The Picture of the Day, which changes daily, is currently displayed every day on the Main Page, and you can use it to decorate your userpage as well...

Here's what the various picture of the day templates look like. To place them on your user page, include the corresponding double-curly bracket code, and the picture will be displayed automagically:

Picture of the day

The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in much of sub-Saharan Africa and has been introduced to some islands in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean. Village weavers forage and roost in large groups, often with other weaver species. In some areas, they move periodically along fixed routes. The birds look for food on the ground, but also look up to search vegetation and trees. Village weavers nest in colonies and are very active during the breeding season. Birds fly in and leave again constantly, making significant noise. Colonies can contain as many as 150 nests, but eight to a hundred nests in a single tree are usual. This male village weaver was photographed in Kakum National Park, Ghana.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Picture of the day

Village weaver

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}

The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in much of sub-Saharan Africa and has been introduced to some islands in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean. Village weavers forage and roost in large groups, often with other weaver species. In some areas, they move periodically along fixed routes. The birds look for food on the ground, but also look up to search vegetation and trees. Village weavers nest in colonies and are very active during the breeding season. Birds fly in and leave again constantly, making significant noise. Colonies can contain as many as 150 nests, but eight to a hundred nests in a single tree are usual. This male village weaver was photographed in Kakum National Park, Ghana.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

If you'd rather have it without the text (to make it smaller), you can use {{Wikipedia:POTD/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}},_{{CURRENTYEAR}} instead.

Alternate picture of the day

To display the alternate picture of the day from the no-restrictions anybody-can-add-a-pic-right-now picture project, use {{rpotd}}, which displays this:

Random picture of the day

Governor of New York David Paterson

Image credit: David Shankbone ( talk · contribs)

Unlike PotD, these pictures are not featured. You can use {{rpotd}} to add the daily random picture to your userpage.

To display the alternate cool random picture of the day from User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator, use {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator}}, which displays this:

Random Cool Picture:

Coral reef near Heron Island.

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Commons picture of the day

You can also display the Commons Picture of the Day, which is different from the featured picture displayed on the main page, with {{WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD}}. Which shows this:

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: City Mosque in Likas (west side) during blue hour.

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Troll-free zone

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Logos & symbols

Stolen from Supernerd11's page,

<div style="position:absolute; top:-13.2em; left:-15em; background:#f6f6f6; z-index:1;"></div>

should create a logo that roughly covers the ~~boring~~ default logo. This needs to be tweaked a bit, but gives you an empiric formula of sorts.

Jokes, including prank markup

Caught you

(Refresh)

Instead of doing something useful,
You have been staring at this page since 17:34 Friday, July 12, 2024 UTC.

Other template

Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.

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