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The best way to demonstrate verifiability, is by creating a citation to a reliable source that you found, and embedding it in-line as you write your article. The best sources tend to have some form of editorial oversight and a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Some websites are reliable; many are not.
"7 Things" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. The song was co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato and Tim James, and produced by John Fields.It was released on June 17, 2008, by Hollywood Records as the lead single from Cyrus' second studio album Breakout (2008), with no ties to her character Hannah Montana from the Disney Channel comedy series of the same name.
Articles start with a lead section (WP:CREATELEAD) summarising the most important points of the topic.The lead section is the first part of the article; it comes above the first header, and may contain a lead image which is representative of the topic, and/or an infobox that provides a few key facts, often statistical, such as dates and measurements.
Before starting, try editing existing articles to get a feel for writing and for using Wikipedia's mark-up language. Gather references both to use as source(s) of the information you will include and to demonstrate the notability of your article's subject matter. Wikipedia requires the use of reliable published sources. Sources, particularly ...
Try things out in Wikipedia's sandbox to learn how "Wiki-coding" works. Have fun. Do what you enjoy and what you are good at. All of us, of whatever age, work on Wikipedia because we like spending our free time doing it. So if you enjoy finding spelling mistakes and fixing them, do that; if you enjoy removing vandal edits and reporting vandals ...
Wikipedia, having contributors from many areas of the world, provides its readers with a "world view" that could not be provided simply by a few contributors from a limited region. This also serves to eliminate cultural bias in articles. To use an extended metaphor, Wikipedia is very fertile soil for knowledge.
Wikipedia actually has few strict rules, but rather is founded on five fundamental principles. Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to clarify these principles and describe the best way to apply them, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free and reliable encyclopedia.
A lead should not serve to be a perfect definition of the subject of the article; a lead should be an introduction to that subject. A great lead would ignite a reader's curiosity and tempt them to read the body of paragraphs below.