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All Wikipedia pages are created by accessing a page title that does not yet exist, usually by clicking on a red-colored link (which denotes non-existence, as opposed to a blue link which, with some exceptions, indicates the linked page exists).
Do add content that has a neutral point of view, and fairly represents the majority of the sources. Do exercise caution when editing articles about living people. Negative or critical content must be impeccably sourced to highly reliable sources. Do ask for help at the Teahouse, the Help desk, or check these help links.
Wikipedia uses two methods of editing: classic editing through wiki markup (wikitext) and through a newer VisualEditor (VE). Wiki markup editing is chosen by clicking the Edit tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a section-edit link – if these links are missing, click the Edit tab and remove the code __NOEDITSECTION__). This will take ...
Now you know how to add sources to an article, but which sources should you use? The word "source" in Wikipedia has three meanings: the work itself (for example, a document, article, paper, or book), the creator of the work (for example, the writer), and the publisher of the work (for example, Cambridge University Press).
As a new editor, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the sheer size and scope of Wikipedia.Don't fret! Here are some resources that you can look into: The contributing to Wikipedia page provides information, links, videos and other resources on the basics needed to edit Wikipedia.
To add a link, find an article that supports both the immediate context and main topic. The spelling of the page name can come from visiting the target and copying its title, from the search box name-completion. Markup the link, and then you may activate a preview to test the new link. A missing link will be red.
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.
A screencast that walks through how to upload files to Wikimedia Commons and add them to Wikipedia articles. If you want to give a link to the file description page in an article, use an extra colon at the front, e.g., "[[:File:pagename". If you type "[[Media:pagename]]", a download link to the media file is created.