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Wikipedia Training Modules

This set of modules helps new editors get started with Wikipedia. This page lists every module, including specialized modules for particular topics.

  • Basics

    These modules cover the basic rules of Wikipedia.

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    • Wikipedia Essentials

      An overview of Wikipedia's main rules

    • Editing Basics

      An introduction to editing Wikipedia pages

    • Evaluating Articles and Sources

      Advice for thinking critically about Wikipedia article quality

  • How-to refreshers

    These modules cover specific topics, in-depth, with how-to instructions.

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    • Sandboxes and mainspace

      How to use sandboxes effectly to draft articles, and how to move a sandbox article live

    • Sources and Citations

      What makes a good source, and how to create citations

    • Plagiarism and Copyright Violation

      A detailed review of plagiarism and how to avoid it

  • Special topics

    These modules are for special projects, topics and tasks.

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    • Editing Medical Topics

      Special rules and advice for working on content related to medicine or human health (including psychology topics)

    • Contributing Images and Media Files

      How to contribute images, video, diagrams, sound files, and other multimedia

    • Translating Articles

      How to translate an article from Wikipedia in another language into English

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