Wikipedia:A primer for newcomers

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting.

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This page in a nutshell: This article provides a quick and simple guide to people who are new to Wikipedia.

Contributing to Wikipedia (Tutorial)
Policies and guidelines
Editing policy Content policies Dispute resolution Simple rule set Simple style manual
Introductions
About Wikipedia Administration How to contribute Tutorial
How-to pages
Creating an account How to edit Starting an article Article wizard Talk pages Referencing Renaming Deletion Media Lists Tables Templates Copying text Style tips Wikitext
Writing advice
Article development Basic copyediting Layouts Avoiding mistakes Writing better Perfect article Advanced editing
Community
Portal Dashboard Essays Maintenance Task Center WikiProjects Editor's index
Directories and indexes
FAQs Help index Tools
Interactive help
Teahouse Help desk
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Welcome to Wikipedia! We're all volunteers here. There are no bosses or paid supervisors. But we do have policies and guidelines, created and developed by fellow editors, to help contributors work together to produce accurate, verifiable articles, free of bias and accidental copyright infringements. While the guidance offered here is covered in far more detail elsewhere within Wikipedia, this essay should be of help in your early days as a member of our great project. Don't be afraid to edit as you are encouraged to be bold! If you do get stuck, there are volunteers available to answer your questions, see asking for help for more information.