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Technical information
Tools | The MediaWiki software

Where to ask questions
Article problem – report problems with Wikipedia articles.
Help desk – questions on how to use Wikipedia.
New contributors' help page – help for beginning editors.
Editor assistance/Requests – help for article issues or disputes.
Reference desk – general-knowledge questions.
Village pump – discussion about Wikipedia.

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See also: Department directory, Quick directory, Editor's index, and The Missing Manual.

Tip of the day...

In the searchbox, type in the name of the article you wish to create. When told that the page does not exist, click the link either in red or with the question mark.

You can also type the title as the URL in your browser's link field and get there directly:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_name

Perhaps the easiest way to start a new article is to follow a link to a page that doesn't exist yet. Depending on your settings, these links may show up as red links or have a question mark at the end of the link (red links?).

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