Wikipedia:WikiProject Romance/Help

Welcome to the WikiProject Romance Help Desk One of the best places to get started after reading this page is Introduction. Also be sure to stop by our friendly Teahouse

What would you like help with?

Farm-Fresh_help.png Questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia
Your question might already be answered in the Frequently Asked Questions, otherwise:
 * Getting started is a page that lists some brief introductions on all the basics of Wikipedia.
 * If you place helpme on your talk page, an editor will visit you there!
 * Help Desk is the main place to ask a question and also where to turn when all else fails.
 * Tips is a listing of all the "how to pages"  on using Wikipedia.
 * Requests is a page that lists all the services and assistance that can be requested on Wikipedia.
 * WikiProject Romance Notice Board and/or Editor assistance/Requests is a place to ask for help regarding content issues and disputes.
 * Dispute resolution requests details the various different methods used at each of the various dispute resolution pages.
 * The Village Pump is the forum for discussion of more complex project-wide technical issues, policies, proposals, and operations of Wikipedia.
 * Media copyright questions covers the use of images and other media on Wikipedia.
 * Need help starting a new article? The article wizard will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia.

Farm-Fresh_information.png Some pages of helpful information to get you started

 * Face-smile.svg  Introduction to Wikipedia
 * BluePillar.svg  The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Crystal Clear app ktip.png  Editing tutorial
 * Crystal package utilities.png  How to edit a page
 * Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.png  Manual of style
 * LetterW.svg  The basics of Wikicode
 * Symbol_support_vote.svg  How to develop an article
 * Cscr-featured.svg  How to create an article
 * Crystal khelpcenter.png  Help pages
 * Octagon-warning.svg  What Wikipedia is not

Farm-Fresh_emotion_wink.png Some common sense Do's and Don'ts:

 * UncialB-01.png  Do be bold
 * Face-angel.svg  Do assume good faith
 * Face-tongue.svg  Do be civil
 * Face-wink.svg  Do keep cool!
 * Symbol neutral vote.svg  Do maintain a neutral point of view
 * No-spam.png  Don't spam
 * NotCommons-emblem-copyrighted.svg  Don't infringe copyright
 * Ambox warning blue.svg  Don't vandalize
 * Stop hand.svg  Don't get blocked

Farm-Fresh_lightbulb_add.png Tips

 * Use common sense, appropriate etiquette and assume good faith on the part of others. Be bold with your additions in a fair and accurate manner, because  perfection is not required. See Editing policy for more information.
 * Before starting a new article!  - Notability is a  concern that must be adhered to. See  Notability for more information.
 * Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include references listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you have used to write or expand articles. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See: Citing sources and Verifiability for more information.
 * Keep it simple. Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary or thesaurus. Stay on topic as many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See: Writing better articles and The perfect article for more information..
 * Use images if possible. Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See: Images and Picture tutorial for more information.

Icon tools.svg Tools & sister projects

 * Tools
 * Tools - Contain various tools and tutorials intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality to Wikipedians.
 * Google book tool - Converts bare url's  into  cite book format.