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Help

 * Wikipedia help - Browse help pages
 * Where to ask questions

Editing

 * The Manual of Style guidelines and tutorial
 * How to edit a page
 * Contributing
 * How to improve articles
 * How to write a great article
 * Where to find information for articles
 * A list of template messages
 * The list of images that have been uploaded to Wikipedia
 * What special pages are available.
 * Tools for editing

Policies and guidelines
Wikipedia has many established policies, guidelines, conventions, and traditions. This is a very brief sampling of some of the most important; for more information, see the main policies and guidelines page. Policies and guidelines apply both to articles and how to work with fellow editors. For easy access, the shortcuts to the pages are also listed.

Working with others

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Resources
New user information Welcome! &middot; New user tutorial &middot; Sandbox &middot; Help &middot; New user log &middot; What Wikipedia is not &middot; Glossary &middot; Account benefits Ways to communicate Contact (overview) &middot; Discussion pages &middot; Mailing lists &middot; IRC chat &middot; Instant Messaging &middot; Meetups &middot; User pages &middot; Surveys &middot; Public watchlists &middot; Regional notice boards &middot; Administrators' noticeboard &middot; Requests for article feedback Common Procedures Featured content &middot; Good articles &middot; Requests for feedback &middot; Deleting a page ( full policy ) &middot; Moving a page ( naming policies ) &middot; Protecting a page ( full policy ) &middot; Reverting a page &middot; Administrator nominations ( summaries ) &middot; Category-based access How to resolve conflicts Stay cool! &middot; Be nice to newcomers &middot; Alert others &middot; Request assistance from a members' advocate &middot; Dispute resolution &middot; Arbitration policy
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