Wikipedia account steps and policies

The first step to editing Wikipedia is creating an account. Go to Wikipedia's Create account page to get started. Remember that your username is publicly visible and all edits you make will be attributed to your username. View Wikipedia's Username policy to learn more about usernames

Resources for learning how to edit

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Help:Editing: Wikipedia's basic introduction to editing Wikipedia. There are two different interfaces users can choose from to when editing:

• Wiki Markup is Wikipedia's primary editor and it works like a plain text file and editing is done using simple code.
  • Wiki Markup tutorial.
• VisualEditor is Wikipedia's secondary editing interface and it looks more like a word processor where edits are made using a toolbar or popup interfaces. Beginning editors may find themselves more comfortable with the VisualEditor as it looks less intimidating.
  • VisualEditor tutorial.
• Play The Wikipedia Adventure Game, learn to edit Wiki in an hour.

More Information

• Wikipedia Image Use Policy
• Minor edits - A minor edit is an edit that does not substantially change the page such as typographical fixes, corrections of formatting errors, or fixing small misinformation errors.
• Wikipedia's Editing policy and Talking and editing page.
• Referencing for beginners page to learn the basics of adding citations.
• Wikipedia's Sandbox page  allows a user to experiment with editing Wikipedia without actually editing Wikipedia. A user is also able to draft articles in their sandbox and then have it published.