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The Wikipedia reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it. Before asking a question, please try the search boxes below to search Wikipedia as a whole or the reference desk archives. See also the reference desk guidelines. Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited.
The library's full reference collection is usually nearby as well. Newspaper clipping files and other rare or restricted items that must be returned to the reference desk. Index cards with the answers to frequently asked questions, and/or drawers with folders of pamphlets and photocopies of pages that, from previous experience, were difficult ...
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Archived questions If you cannot find your question on the reference desks, please see the Archives. Unanswered questions If you find that your question has been archived before being answered, you may copy your question from the Archives into a new section on the reference desk. Do not request medical or legal advice. Ask a doctor or lawyer ...
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Main page: Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines. The best answers address the question directly, and back up facts with wikilinks and links to sources. Do not edit others' comments and do not give any medical or legal advice.
This is an archive where you can browse all of the old questions and answers from the reference desk. Not all questions have been archived (nonsense and questions not meant for the reference desk have not been saved). Some of these pages are very large and may crash even high-end computers. We recommend you don't open many windows at the same time.