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On Wikipedia and other sites running on MediaWiki, Special:Random can be used to access a random article in the main namespace; this feature is useful as a tool to generate a random article. Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using a keyboard shortcut (in Firefox , Edge , and Chrome Alt-Shift + X ).
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This template creates a link to a random article from a specified category and its subcategories. The tool used in the background for this comes from User:Erwin . Kopiervorlage
Adds a "random in this category" link to the sidebar of category pages, which opens a random page from the current category in a new tab. N/A: N/A: Random Rootpage : Adds a link to Special:RandomRootpage. N/A: N/A: RandomRedirect : Adds a "Random redirect" link below the "Random article" link. N/A: N/A: SNA
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Category 1 Category from which page will be selected Page name optional Namespace ns no description Unknown optional type type no description Unknown optional action action no description Unknown optional text text no description Unknown optional Examples {{Random page in category}} would produce on ...
Random pages tests by various editors can be found in Category:Random pages tests, although the category is not comprehensive. The concept of random sampling is not exactly original to Wikipedia; indeed, various editors seem to have independently conceived the idea in Wikipedia's context several times over. The earliest tests date back to 2003.
Before creating a draft article, you can practice by first editing in Wikipedia's community sandbox your personal sandbox. It's a great way to try out editing without affecting live articles. It's a great way to try out editing without affecting live articles.
The Department of Fun is dedicated to providing the community of Wikipedians, both young and old editors, with things to make them stay at Wikipedia, indirectly improving the encyclopedia. Below, you can find a fun and simple game to play.