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Wikipedia Editing Guidelines

Wikipedia: Plagiarism
This page outlines Wikipedia plagiarism guidelines and how to avoid it. It includes examples of how to give credit where credit is due along with examples of acceptable content and plagiarized content. Keep in mind that any content you add that is in violation of the plagiarism guidelines set up by Wikipedia is likely to get taken down.
Wikipedia: Copyright
This page explains copyright and how it applies on Wikipedia. It goes into detail on the copyright of images and text on Wikipedia and the guidelines for reusing content from other articles.

Wikipedia: Editing Help

Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
The most comprehensive page on Wikipedia to help you edit. It includes information on images, creating new articles, things to avoid, as well as technical Wikipedia editing information.
Wikipedia: Visual Editor Guide
This comprehensive guide will walk you through step by step instructions on how to use Wikipedia's visual editor to edit articles, add images, and create new articles. Includes detailed screenshots, tool descriptions, and guidelines.
Wikipedia: Editing: Tutorials
A page that offers step by step directions on editing Wikipedia pages. It includes video tutorials, screenshots, and links to other helpful pages on Wikipedia. Please keep in mind that most of these tutorials detail editing in source editor.
Wikipedia: Editing: Help
This page is a basic overview of Wikipedia editing and includes directions on how to add content along with tutorials that walk you through the process. It also explains the difference between different Wikipedia editing tools.
Wikipedia: Your First Article
Explains the do's and don'ts of creating a new article. It also contains information on how to create a new article on Wikipedia and how to avoid common scenarios that might get your article taken down.
Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
This guide, created by Wikipedia, covers the formatting needed most often when editing Wikipedia articles with wiki markup. This is most useful when you are editing in the source editor.
Wikipedia Editing Training for Students
A comprehensive overview of Wikipedia and how to edit it for students. It also includes guidelines for specific types of topic pages and what to avoid when adding content.
Wikipedia: Teahouse
A resource for students and other new editors to ask questions about editing and receive help from experienced editors.

YouTube: Wikipedia: Editing Basics (Visual Editor) Uploaded by RIT Libraries on March 25, 2017

Uploaded by RIT Libraries March 25, 2017

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