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Welcome to Wikipedia, Nan! Have some (virtual) cookies!.
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Hi NMcNinney! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at
the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from experienced editors like Worm That Turned (
talk).
Hello, NMcNinney, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for
your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some tips that you might find helpful:
Link to other articles with [[double square brackets]]
Add pictures from
Wikimedia Commons using [[double square brackets with|thumb for thumbnail|Left, right or center so it knows where to go|a meaningful caption|alt=a description for blind people]]
Example [[Image:Chocolate chip cookies.jpg|thumb|right|Wiki biscuits are guaranteed zero calories! ]]
Click here for an exercise in adding images to articles.
Now you know how to add pictures to Wikipedia, why not add your own?
This shows you articles that are near you. Is there one without a picture or where you could take a better one? In many countries modern buildings are still copyrighted, but not in the UK and some other places.
This is the upload page on Wikimedia Commons.
Add headings with ==double equal signs==
If an article has sections two editors can edit different sections simultaneously without edit conflicts. Four or more sections and you get a
table of contents.
When you add information to Wikipedia please summarize things in your own words, and tell us where you got the information from in the following format <ref>[The webpage, book or magazine you are citing, a description, the word "retrieved" and today's date]</ref>
If you find unreferenced information on Wikipedia that you consider dubious or unlikely, first try to reference it yourself. If you know it is wrong, correct it, if you can't find a source then {{fact}} adds the famous [citation needed]. If, after a week no-one has referenced the information, feel free to remove it.
''Double single quotes'' gives you Italic and '''triple quotes''' Bold.
Many Wikipedians organise themselves by subject area, we have hundreds of WikiProjects ranging from
Arts to
Zoology, and I'm sure there will be ones that fit your interests. A good place to look for them is
Category:WikiProjects by topic, alternatively the talkpages of articles you are interested in may have links to relevant Wikiprojects.