Wikipedia:Reference desk



Wikipedia reference desk The Wikipedia reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.

Before asking a question, please try the search boxes below to search Wikipedia as a whole or the reference desk archives. See also the reference desk guidelines.

Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's legal and medical disclaimers. See also the medical advice guidelines.

For information on any topic, choose the section that best fits that topic: Computers and IT Computing, information technology, electronics, software, and hardware Entertainment Sports, popular culture, movies, music, video games, and TV shows Humanities History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, the arts, and society Language Spelling, grammar, word origins, linguistics, language usage, and translation requests Mathematics Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics Science Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, engineering, and technology Travel Tourism, vacations, and travel Desk administered by sister project Wikivoyage (external link) Miscellaneous For questions that don't fit in any of the other categories Archives Old questions are archived daily

For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia: Help desk To ask general questions about using Wikipedia Village pump To ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia Teahouse A friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture

For Wikipedia reference information: Help directory To ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia Citing Wikipedia How to cite Wikipedia as a reference Resolving disputes For resolving issues between users Virtual classroom An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia

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