Wikipedia:Quick directory

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For other useful directories and indexes, see Directories.

Learning the wiki way
Contributing to Wikipedia  The "start here" page for editors.

Why create an account? For security against vandalism and spam, we reserve certain abilities (like moving pages) to editors with an account. You can keep your identity anonymous by using a pseudonym; most of our editors do.

Introduction to policies and guidelines The basic rules about content and conduct.

Editing How to edit a page, whether it is protected or not. And remember, summarize each edit!

Sandbox This is the page where you can experiment with wiki markup and VisualEditor without risking the wrath of the regulars.

Your first article Instructions and guidance for creating new articles.

Help desk Wikipedia's help brigade. Ask any question about how to use Wikipedia. Volunteers are standing by.

Virtual classroom Wikischool of higher wikification.

Bureaucracy
These are the pages about how and where people talk about the running of Wikipedia. Administration Wondering how Wikipedia works? Wikipedia does require a certain amount of administration and governance in order to further the project's goals. Village pump Don't like how Wikipedia works? Feel overburdened by instruction creep? Thought up a brilliant new policy which will make all Wikipedians happy forever? Visit the village pump to discuss the technical issues, policies, and operations of Wikipedia.

Requests for adminship Have you ever wanted to be a costumed superhero janitor? Well, through this page, you (or a nominee of your choice) can be the next best thing! Administrators are Wikipedians with a few extra tools. This is the page where admin candidates are nominated and voted on. (If you're considering becoming one, you should read What adminship is not first.)

Dispute resolution
Ideally, Wikipedians get along with each other in the spirit of wikilove. But these are the places of interest to resolve conflicts when they happen.

Requests for comment Visit this page to let other level-headed Wikipedians give their $0.02 worth of the situation.

Requests for dispute resolution A slightly more formal, and serious avenue for dispute resolution, visit this page if you feel the need to ask help from Wikipedia's mediators.

Requests for arbitration This is the "highest court of the land". All disputes go here as a last resort, to be overseen by a carefully chosen select group of arbitrators.

Requests for dispute resolution overview See this page for a complete overview of all dispute resolution options available to Wikipedians.

The best of Wikipedia
Here are pages designed to recognize Wikipedia's best work.

Peer review Feel that an article might be good enough for featured status? This is the first step, where Wikipedians with too much time on their hands come and nitpick flaws in your prized work.

Featured content A showcase of the best that Wikipedia has to offer. A random selection of previously featured content, and a list of recent additions.

Featured article candidates All potential featured articles must be nominated and reviewed, before they gain the distinction of being "featured" and get that nice little star on the top of the page.

Featured list candidates As Featured Article Candidates is to articles, this is to lists.

Featured picture candidates Found yourself an awesome picture? This is where Wikipedians vote on and recognize Wikipedia's best images.

Featured topic candidates Candidates for the best collections of inter-related articles.

Featured article review Here is where it all goes belly-up. Wikipedians nominate and vote on articles which may have to be stripped of their featured status.

The worst of Wikipedia
Here is where we handle bad articles and other rubbish. X for deletion When all else fails, delete the page from Wikipedia.

Banning policy A Wikipedia ban is a formal revocation of editing privileges on one or more Wikipedia pages. Typically, for poor self-conduct, such as mistreating others during a dispute.

Blocking policy For what happens to editors who engage in vandalism

Cleanup Ask for help to improve a bad article to quality standards

Sock puppetry The use of multiple Wikipedia user accounts for an improper purpose, such as deception, voting more than once, etc.

Spam Spam is bad. There are three types: advertisements masquerading as articles; external link spamming; and adding references to promote the author or the work being referenced.

Vandalism What to do when you see vandals damage Wikipedia

For power users
Places where Wikipedia's technophiles and computer geeks can find toys and techniques.

Bots Need another pair of hands? Automate your edits.

Scripts Javascripts for doing just about everything.

Tips Tricks and techniques — fine tune your wikiskills.

Tools Programs and components to turbo-charge your wiki-workstation.

Wikilove and appreciation
Barnstars Award these unique prizes to Wikipedians whom you feel have made great contributions.

Kindness campaign This page is for encouraging niceness among Wikipedians.

Wikipedia laughs
Funny pages Department of Fun Various games, contests, and projects for our own amusement, not related to Wikipedia.

Lamest edit wars Documents the most ridiculous edit disputes in Wikipedia.

Silly things In the past, Wikipedia has been a victim of hilarious vandalism; the funniest was preserved here.

Unusual articles A list of bizarre Wikipedia pages. Check out the entries on religion in Antarctica and male pregnancy.


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