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Wikipedia is a [[free content|free]] [[encyclopedia]], written [[wiki|collaboratively]] by the [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?|people who use it]]. Since 2001, it has grown rapidly to become the world's largest reference website, with {{#expr:{{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}|R}}/10^6 round1}}{{nbsp}}million articles in English attracting <span class="plainlinks">[https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org billions]</span> of views every month. For a more detailed account of the project, see '''[[WP:About|About Wikipedia]]'''.</div>
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===How you can contribute===
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'''[[WP:Be bold|Don't be afraid to edit]]''' –
'''[[WP:Talk page guidelines|Suggest improvements]]''' – Each article also has a
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===Sign up for an account===
You're welcome to edit
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You can test out how editing feels now, by editing one of the "sandbox" test pages below.▼
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===Want to try editing?===
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|{{Clickable button 2|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/Sample_page&veaction=edit&preload=Help:Introduction/main_sandbox&summary=Creating%20sandbox|Edit page visually}} or {{Clickable button 2|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/Sample_page&action=edit&preload=Help:Introduction/main_sandbox/preload&summary=Creating%20sandbox&editintro=Help:Introduction/main_sandbox/preload/editintro|Edit using wiki markup}}
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Just type some text and click {{Button|{{int:Publishpage}}|bgcolor2=#BBE}} when you're happy with the way it looks. Don't worry about breaking anything; these pages are open areas just for experimentation!
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Wikipedia has many community pages in addition to its articles.
▲You're welcome to edit anonymously, but there are many [[WP:Why create an account?|benefits of registering an account]].
'''[[WP:Task Center|Task Center]]''' – List of tasks with which you can help<br>
▲{{clickable button 2|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UserLogin/signup|Sign up}}
'''[[Help:Contents|Help pages]]''' – Support and advice<br>
'''[[WP:Community portal|Community portal]]''' – The hub for editors<br>
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[[Category:Wikipedia quick introductions|Wikipedia]]
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▲[[File:The Impact Of Wikipedia.webm|thumbtime=1:32|280px|right|A video that articulates the diversity and enthusiasm of the Wikipedp
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