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This page provides '''help with the most common questions about Wikipedia'''.
This page provides '''help with the most common questions about Acadēmīa'''. It will mostly link to the wikimedia.org website, as it already has very good documentation for creating the pages..
 
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<h2 id="read-heading">'''Read''' or '''find''' an article</h2>
<h2 id="read-heading">'''Set''' your account and preferences</h2>
 
At the top right you can set your preferences.
The '''[[Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers|Readers' FAQ]]''' and our '''[[Wikipedia:About|about page]]''' contain the most commonly sought information about Wikipedia.
* Please '''confirm your email address''' to be notified by mail about important wiki news.
 
* Under the "Notifications" tab, you can set which messages should reach you by mail, and which should reach you via our notification system.
For simple searches, there is a search box at the top of every page. Type what you are looking for in the box. Partial matches will appear in a dropdown list. Select any page in the list to go to that page. Or, select the magnifying glass "Go" button, or press {{key press|enter}}, to go to a full search result. For advanced searches, see '''[[Help:Searching]]'''.
* To participate in active wiki work, please add [[Acadēmīa:Cūria|Cūria]], [[Acadēmīa:Cēnsūra|Cēnsūra]], and [[Acadēmīa:Fabrica|Fabrica]] to your [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Watchlist watch list]. You do not need to add the other sections of the forum to your watch list, but you can.
 
* You can customize your [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_page user page] with the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates template] [[Template:User info]].
There are other ways to browse and explore Wikipedia articles; many can be found at '''[[Wikipedia:Contents]]'''. See our '''[[Wikipedia:General disclaimer|disclaimer]]''' for cautions about Wikipedia's limitations.
* Please, '''configure your keyboard to use macrons'''. Depending on your operating system, there are several ways to do so.
 
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<h2 id="edit-heading">'''Edit''' an article</h2>
<h2 id="edit-heading">'''Edit''' an article</h2>


Contributing is easy: see '''[[Help:Editing|how to edit a page]]'''. For a quick summary on participating, see '''[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|contributing to Wikipedia]]''', and for a friendly tutorial, see '''[[Help:Introduction|our introduction]]'''. For a listing of introductions and tutorials by topic, see '''[[Help:Getting started|getting started]]'''. The '''[[Wikipedia:SMOS|Simplified Manual of Style]]''' and '''[[Help:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]''' can remind you of basic wiki markup.
Contributing is easy.
 
* Take existing entries as a model. If you press the "Edit"/"View Source" button there, you can look at the source code, copy it if necessary and adapt it to your needs.
'''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be&nbsp;bold]]''' in improving articles! When adding facts, please '''[[Help:Introduction to referencing/1|provide references]]''' so others may verify them. If you are affiliated with the article subject, please see our '''[[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest guideline]]'''.
* With the help of Wikimarkup you can print the text in '''bold''' or ''italics''. You can select most of them in the editor with the click of a button. However, some commands are used so rarely that even administrators can look them up. Check out the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki page] on this!
 
* Remember: All others will be saved. So don't be afraid to "mess up". Every mistake can be reset in the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tracking_changes revision history].
The '''[[Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup|simple guide to vandalism cleanup]]''' can help you undo malicious edits.
 
If you're looking for places you can help out, the '''[[Wikipedia:Task Center|Task Center]]''' is the place to go, or check out what else is happening at the '''[[Wikipedia:Community portal|community portal]]'''. You can practice editing and experiment in {{If IP|a '''[[Wikipedia:sandbox|sandbox]]'''|your '''[[Special:MyPage/sandbox|sandbox]]'''}}.
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<h2 id="report-heading">'''Report a problem''' with an article</h2>


If there is a problem with an article about yourself, a family member, a friend or a colleague, please read '''[[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help|Biographies of living persons/Help]]'''.
* If you spot a problem with an article, you can fix it directly, by clicking on the "Edit" link at the top of that page. '''[[#edit-heading|See the "edit an article" section of this page]]''' for more information.


If you spot a problem with an article, you can fix it directly, by clicking on the "Edit" link at the top of that page. '''[[#edit-heading|See the "edit an article" section of this page]]''' for more information.
* If you don't feel ready to fix the article yourself, post a message on the article's '''talk page'''. This will bring the matter to the attention of others who work on that article. There is a "Talk" link at the beginning of <em>every</em> article page.


If you don't feel ready to fix the article yourself, post a message on the article's '''[[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk page]]'''. This will bring the matter to the attention of others who work on that article. There is a "Talk" link at the beginning of <em>every</em> article page.
* If you get stuck, you can ask a question on the [[Acadēmīa:Schola|schola]].
 
You can '''[[Wikipedia:Contact us - Readers|contact us]]'''. If it's an article about you or your organization, see '''[[Wikipedia:Contact us - Subjects|Contact us – Subjects]]'''.
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<h2 id="create-heading">'''Create a new article''' or '''use media'''</h2>


Check '''[[Wikipedia:Your first article|Your first article]]''' to see if your topic is appropriate, then the '''[[Wikipedia:Article wizard|Article wizard]]''' will walk you through creating the article.
* You can create an article by following a link in red or typing in the search bar an article that does not exist.


Once you have created an article, see '''[[Wikipedia:writing better articles|Writing better articles]]''' for guidance on how to improve it and what to include (like reference '''[[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citations]]''').
* Do not forget that the headings of the articles note upper and lower case!


For contributing images, audio or video files, see the '''[[Help:Introduction to uploading images/1|Introduction to uploading images]]'''. Then the '''[[Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard|Upload wizard]]''' will guide you through that process.
* Remember, after creating an article, to also create the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects redirects] to the article. How the redirects should look like, you can find in the [[Acadēmīa:Style#Redirects|guidelines]]. You can use existing articles as a model by clicking on "[[Special:WhatLinksHere|What links here]]" on the left and looking at the redirects.
 
* We use images that can be found on the search engine in the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons]. Most of them are copyright free and can be easily integrated. You can learn how to embed the images [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].
 
* If you want to upload an image (e.g. your profile picture on your [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_page user page])
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<h2 id="gethelp">'''Stuck?'''</h2>
<h2 id="gethelp">'''Stuck?'''</h2>


Answers to common problems can be found at '''[[Wikipedia:FAQ|frequently asked questions]]'''.
* Problems and Questions should be asked at '''[[Acadēmīa:Schola|Schola]]'''. Volunteers will respond as soon as they're able.
 
Or check out '''[[Wikipedia:Questions|where to ask questions or make comments]]'''.
 
New users having problems editing Wikipedia should ask at the '''[[Wikipedia:Teahouse|Teahouse]]'''. More complex questions can be posed at the '''[[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]]'''. Volunteers will respond as soon as they're able.
 
Or {{edit|Special:MyTalk|'''ask for help on your talk page'''|section=new|preload=Help:Contents/helpmepreload|preloadtitle=Help me!}} and a volunteer will visit you there!
 
You can get live help with editing in the '''[[Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer|help chatroom]]'''.
 
For help with technical issues, ask at the '''[[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)|Village pump]]'''.
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<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Help related</h3>
 
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Request directory|Request directory]]''': for services and assistance that can be requested on Wikipedia.
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Protocols and conventions</h3>
 
* '''[[Wikipedia:List of policies|Policy directory]]''': official policies for "English Wikipedia".
* '''[[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|Guideline directory]]''': official guidelines for "English Wikipedia".
* '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style directory]]''': pages related to the style manual of Wikipedia articles.
 
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Department directory|Departments]]''': for the different divisions of Wikipedia.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia|Editor's index]]''': for everything an editor needs to know to work on Wikipedia.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Essay directory|Essay directory]]''': for Wikipedia namespace essays.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Dashboard|Dashboard]]''': for current discussions taking place throughout Wikipedia.
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory|WikiProjects]]''': for people who want to work together as a team to improve Wikipedia.
 
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* '''[[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext]]''': for the syntax used by Wikipedia to format a page.
* '''[[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML]]''': for HTML5 elements, or tags and their attribute.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Template index|Templates]]''': for templates used within Wikipedia.
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* '''[[Help:Menu/Joining Wikipedia|Joining Wikipedia]]''': how to get involved.
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 1 February 2023


This page provides help with the most common questions about Acadēmīa. It will mostly link to the wikimedia.org website, as it already has very good documentation for creating the pages..

Set your account and preferences

At the top right you can set your preferences.

  • Please confirm your email address to be notified by mail about important wiki news.
  • Under the "Notifications" tab, you can set which messages should reach you by mail, and which should reach you via our notification system.
  • To participate in active wiki work, please add Cūria, Cēnsūra, and Fabrica to your watch list. You do not need to add the other sections of the forum to your watch list, but you can.
  • You can customize your user page with the template Template:User info.
  • Please, configure your keyboard to use macrons. Depending on your operating system, there are several ways to do so.

Edit an article

Contributing is easy.

  • Take existing entries as a model. If you press the "Edit"/"View Source" button there, you can look at the source code, copy it if necessary and adapt it to your needs.
  • With the help of Wikimarkup you can print the text in bold or italics. You can select most of them in the editor with the click of a button. However, some commands are used so rarely that even administrators can look them up. Check out the MediaWiki page on this!
  • Remember: All others will be saved. So don't be afraid to "mess up". Every mistake can be reset in the revision history.

Report a problem with an article

  • If you don't feel ready to fix the article yourself, post a message on the article's talk page. This will bring the matter to the attention of others who work on that article. There is a "Talk" link at the beginning of every article page.
  • If you get stuck, you can ask a question on the schola.

Create a new article or use media

  • You can create an article by following a link in red or typing in the search bar an article that does not exist.
  • Do not forget that the headings of the articles note upper and lower case!
  • Remember, after creating an article, to also create the redirects to the article. How the redirects should look like, you can find in the guidelines. You can use existing articles as a model by clicking on "What links here" on the left and looking at the redirects.
  • We use images that can be found on the search engine in the Wikimedia Commons. Most of them are copyright free and can be easily integrated. You can learn how to embed the images here.
  • If you want to upload an image (e.g. your profile picture on your user page)

Stuck?

  • Problems and Questions should be asked at Schola. Volunteers will respond as soon as they're able.