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Learning
Wikipedia is unlike any other internet site you'll ever see
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Learn
- ... how Wikipedia started
- ... how articles get written and improved by people just like you!
- ... that Wikipedia is owned by an educational charity with just 60 employees, and is funded by donations
- ... what else we do
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Using
Reading, or want to make improvements and corrections?
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Find out
- ... what you can expect from Wikipedia articles
- ... how to use Wikipedia for fun, work, study, and research
- ... how Wikipedia's quality control works
- ... how to make simple improvements and corrections
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Personalizing
Creative? Start here!
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Discover
- ... the Wikipedia community
- ... what you can do with a Wikipedia account
- ... customizing your experience
- ... telling others a bit about you on your user page
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Editing
Anyone can add content immediately - and everyone does!
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You can start now! But it helps to know editing skills and:
- ... why some articles (and changes) are kept and some are not
- ... what belongs in an article
- ... what editors expect of each other
- ... photos, videos, article review, and other ways to use your skills, hobbies and knowledge at Wikipedia
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| Amazing facts
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- ... a million edits a day, and other Wikipedia statistics
- ... Wikipedia used in science and law
- ... Wikipedia as an information clearing house during global news events
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| More help and information
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- Asking questions
- Getting help
- Donating
- Privacy
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- In-house research
- Technical and software
- Regional chapters
- Collaborating with Wikipedia
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- Article problems and issues
- Wikimedia Foundation website
- Legal
- Contact us
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