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Line 6: \|top = ===How you can contribute=== [[File:Great Feeling.ogv\|~~250px~~300px\|~~thumb~~right\|A short video about the satisfaction editors get from contributing]] '''[[WP:Be bold\|Don't be afraid to edit]]''' – ''Anyone'' can edit almost every page, just find something that can be improved and make it better! You can [[WP:Articles_for_creation\|create new articles]], or improve existing articles by adding [[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/1\|content]], [[Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1\|references]] and [[Help:Introduction to images with VisualEditor/1\|images]], or correcting spelling, grammar and readability. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide [[Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1\|reliable references]] so they may be [[WP:Verifiability\|verified]]. Remember, you can't break Wikipedia; all edits can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wikipedia the best information source on the Internet! Line 16: ===Why not try out the editor right now?=== [[File:10 sharing book cover background.jpg\|300px\|right]] You can test out how editing feels now, by editing one of the sandbox pages below. Line 25 ⟶ 26: ===Sign up for an account=== ~~===If you think you might want to do some editing===~~ You're welcome to edit anonymously, but there are many [[WP:Why create an account?\|benefits of registering an account]]. Line 31 ⟶ 32: ===There's plenty more behind the scenes=== Wikipedia has a large number of community pages in addition to its articles. ~~----------------------~~ <br>'''[[WP:Signpost\|The Signpost]]''' - Weekly news on Wikipedia topics <br>'''[[WP:WikiProject Directory\|WikiProjects]]''' - Special-interest editor communities ~~===Explore Wikipedia===~~ * <br>'''[[WPHelp:~~Searching~~Contents\|~~Search~~Extensive help pages]]''' ~~for~~ a ~~topic~~ - Support and ~~add~~advice from ~~your~~other ~~knowledge~~Wikipedians <br>'''[[WP:Community portal\|Community portal]]''' - A general directory to the community pages * Have a '''[[WP:Contents\|browse around]]''' Wikipedia * Check out the topic-specific '''[[Portal:List of portals\|portals]]''' * Learn more about '''[[WP:Who writes Wikipedia\|who writes Wikipedia]]''' * Find out '''[[WP:Goings-on\|what's going on]]''' in the world of Wikipedia * Keep abreast of the latest '''[[WP:News\|news]]''' * Or try our '''[[WP:Community Portal\|Community Portal]]''' for more ideas ~~===Add to an existing article===~~ * Learn more about '''[[WP:How to edit a page\|editing pages]]''' * '''[[Help:Wiki markup#Section headings\|Organize and format]]''' your writing * '''[[Help:Files\|Add images or sounds]]''' to articles * '''[[Help:Link\|Link]]''' to other Wikipedia articles and other Web sites ~~===Write a new article===~~ * Read about how to create '''[[WP:Your first article\|your first article]]''' * Try out the '''[[WP:Article wizard\|Article Wizard]]''' * Start a '''[[WP:Most wanted articles\|wanted article]]''' * or try our '''[[WP:Community portal\|Community Portal]]''' for more ideas ~~===Find out more===~~ '''[[WP:FAQ\|Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Find out more about '''[[Wikipedia]]''' * Discover the '''[[WP:Five pillars\|Five pillars]]''' that define Wikipedia's character * Read what Wikipedia '''[[WP:About\|is]]''' and what Wikipedia '''[[WP:What Wikipedia is not\|is not]]''' * For further help, see '''[[Help:Contents]]'''

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