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|<div><big>'''THIS PAGE IS A STARTER TOOLSET.  COPY IT PER INSTRUCTIONS, THEN MODIFY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR OWN WISHES!!!'''</big></div>
'''This is Usernames's Toolset.'''<br>

'''To copy this page to your own set of pages for editing, proceed as follows:'''<br>

1. Click on '''''edit this page'''''.<br>
2. ''Highlight the text'' by pressing down the left button of your mouse (or equivalent) at the upper left corner of the opened window, then 'dragging' all the way down to the extreme lower right corner; release the button, and press ctrl-C (or equivalent for COPY).<br>
3. Click on '''''Cancel''''', below the open window to the right.<br>
4. In the search box in the left column, enter ''User:UserName/Toolset'', where '''''UserName''''' is '''''your''''' name.<br>
5. Press '''GO''' and then opt to create the new page.<br>
6. Make sure your cursor is in the window that appears, then type ctrl-V (or equivalent for PASTE).  Click on '''''Save page'''''.<br>
7. ''Bookmark'' the resulting page as your entry to Wikipedia.<br>
<div><big>'''THIS PAGE IS A STARTER TOOLSET.  COPY IT PER INSTRUCTIONS, THEN MODIFY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR OWN WISHES!!!'''</big></div>
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==My Shortcuts==
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== <font color = 990000> ToDo </font> ==

==Welcome Wagon==
'''[[MUST READ:]] Links for newcomers:'''
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*[[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|<big>'''''Welcome, newcomer'''''</big>]]
*[[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia]] | [[Wikipedia:Introduction|User Introduction]]
* [[Wikipedia:First steps|First steps]] | [[Wikipedia:Basic navigation|Basic navigation]] | [[Wikipedia:URLs|URLs]]  
*[[Wikipedia:Talk pages|Talk (discussion) pages]] | [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|Guide]]
*[[Wikipedia:Bootcamp|Bootcamp]] | [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help Desk]] | [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|Beware the Grumps!]]
*[[Wikipedia:New user log|New user log]] (for new sign-ins)
*[[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee|Welcoming committee]] | [[Wikipedia:Contact us|Contact us]]
*[[Wikipedia:Etiquette|Wiki-etiquette]] | [[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]] | [[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Resolving disputes]]
*[[Wikipedia:About|About Wikipedia]] | [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing]]
*[[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|Why create an account?]] | [[Help:Starting a new page|Starting a new page]]
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*[[Collaborative writing]] | [[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]
*[[Wikipedia:FAQ|FAQs]] | [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorials]] | [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|Common mistakes]]
*[[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified ruleset]] | [[Wikipedia:Don't be a fanatic|Don't be a fanatic]]
*[[Wikipedia:Your first article|Your first article]] | [[:Category:Wikipedia notability criteria| Include/exclude]]
*[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|Writing a great article]] | [[Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles|Better]] | [[Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles|Best]]
**'''[[KISS Principle|K.I.S.S.]]—  Keep It Sweet and Simple'''.
*[[History of Wikipedia|Wikipedia history]] | [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia]] | [[meta:Category:Wikimedia history|Articles]]
*[[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]] | [[Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects|WikiProjects]] | [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject/List of proposed projects|Proposals]]
*[[Wikipedia:Editing FAQ|about Pages]] | [[Help:Editing|Help]] | [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|inPage edits]] | [[Wikipedia:How to copy-edit|Copy-edit]]
*[[Wikipedia:Sandbox|Wikipedia <big>Sandbox</big>]] Please do <font color=red>'experimental' edits</font> [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|<big><font color=green>here</font></big>]].
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<font color=navy>['''''Hint:'''''</font> You can learn a lot just by clicking on the '''''edit this page'' tab''' at the top on this or any other page and seeing how the various effects are actually produced.  '''Don't forget to click ''Cancel''—''' below the window on the right hand side— to make sure you don't inadvertantly change anything.  Also, if you have made a '''planned edit,''' don't forget to '''''Save page''''' it, or your edits will be lost!  Also, it's polite to leave an '''''[[Wikipedia:Edit summary|Edit summary]]''''' (see above or below window), if you have changed anything, telling what you changed.]</p>
[[Image:Pdnbtn.png|frame|left|[[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|Please do not bite the newcomers]]!]] 
# [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|<u>Sign</u> <u>Your</u> <u>Posts</u>]] on talk & discussion pages using four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki>; this will automatically produce your name and the date; three tildes will produce your name only; five just the date.<br>
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# Don't forget to use the [[Wikipedia:Show preview|Show preview]] button; it saves a lot of wear and tear on the computers, and keeps the various wiki lists clean of lots of unnecessary entries.  Also, please don't forget to fill in the [[Wikipedia:Edit summary|Edit summary]].
# <big>'''Questions?'''</big> ==> check out [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question|Where to ask a question]], [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]], or ask on someone's talk page [[User_talk:XXXX|XXXX]]<br>
# '''Write to the target audience:''' A related question, is who should the pages be written for? Most ''writers'' are in college or past college. However, there is evidence that most ''readers'' are high-school students, or others not too familar with a topic. (Else, why would they be looking it up in an encyclopedia?) What is obvious or of minor relevance to a CS student or grad, may be very unclear or important to a high-school student, someone who is thinking of returning to college, or just someone looking for information (but not a learned treatise). Of course, Wikipedia has yet to define its target audience very well.
* [[Meta:Reading level|Discussion of Reading level ]]
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==Really, Really Important things==

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*For content errors in an article, click on '''''edit this page''''' or '''''discussion''''' '''at that particular article'''.
* [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|<u>Sign</u> <u>Your</u> <u>Posts</u>]] on ''talk'' and ''discussion'' pages using four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki>.
* '''Don't sign''' Encyclopedia entry pages, but '''do''' fill in the [[Wikipedia:Edit summary|Edit summary]] block.
*See [[Wikipedia:Page history|Page history]] to see who has previously edited a page. 
*See the [[Wikipedia:talk page|discussion page]] to see what these [[Wikipedia editor]]s have said about the edits in progress.  Check the ''watch tab'' to make sure you will see any later changes to a page in your [[Help:Watching pages|My watchlist]] page. Check out [[Wikipedia:Writers' rules of engagement|Writers' rules of engagement]].
*See '''[[Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress|Vandalism in progress]]''' to report persistent [[Wikipedia:vandalism|vandalism]]. If it's serious, maybe [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RR|3RR violation]] or [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism|request for Administrator intervention]], or if it's really, really serious: [[WP:ANI]].
*See [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]] for questions about editing on Wikipedia.
*See [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference desk]] for '''factual''' questions (about everything but Wikimedia— e.g., "Who is the current Pope?") ''not yet'' answered by Wikipedia.
*See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|Village pump (policy)]] for Wikipedia policy questions.
*See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)|Village pump (technical)]] for Wikipedia technical help.
*See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (assistance)|Village pump (assistance)]] or [[Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)|Village pump (miscellaneous)]] for any other (Wikipedia) help that does not seem to fit into an accepted category.
*See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (all)|Village pump (all)]] to browse all village pump topics at once.
*See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)|Village pump (proposals)]] or [[Wikipedia:Village pump (perennial proposals)|(perennial proposals)]] to discuss things that could be fixed or made better.
*See [[Wikipedia:Third opinion|Third opinion]] or [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment|requests for comment]] or [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|edit dispute]] for help resolving an editing dispute.
*See [[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Resolving disputes]] to resolve issues between/among users or for making a ''user conduct dispute'' complaint. ''Remember, [[Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point|Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point]]!''
*See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication MediaWiki support page] if you need help with your own Wiki.
*See [[meta:Main page|Wikimedia Meta-wiki]] to view other [[Wikimedia]] projects.
*See [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]] for incisive, constructive criticisms from others on a '''''finished''''' article.
*See [[Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks|Mirrors and forks]] to report sites that copy Wikipedia content.
*See [[Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia|Citing Wikipedia]] to know about citing Wikipedia. e.g., in a bibliography.
*See [http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org/ MediaZilla] to make [[wiki]] software bug reports and feature requests.
*See [[Wikipedia:Contingency Page For When The Main Wikipedia Server Is Down|Alternate Sites For When The Main Wikipedia Server Is Down]] You should bookmark the sites noted '''because once Wikipedia is down, you won't be able to access ''this'' page.'''
* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''IF YOU HAVE REALLY MESSED UP A PAGE,''' and accidentally saved it, simply ''click'' on the '''''history'' tab''' (at the top) and then ''click'' on the date immediately preceding that of your change, then ''click'' on '''''edit this page''''', then ''save'' the resulting page. This will '''''revert''''' the change.
* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''Do Not Attempt to Rename, Move, or Copy a Page Simply by Copying Its Contents; See'' [[Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page|Renaming, moving, copying a page]].
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===Spelling/Grammar checking===
''Whenever doing anything but minor editing, copy and paste to a word-processor with real time spelling/grammar checking!''
:(or use a tool-bar with a built-in spellcheck such as [[Google Toolbar]].)

== Information & Resources for Contributors & Editors==
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But, if a question or article has existed on Wikipedia for long enough, you should be able to find it through a '''Google''' or '''Yahoo!''' search. (See ''Searching'', below on this page). 

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* [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help Desk]] | [[Wikipedia:FAQ|FAQs]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia help forums|Help Forums Category]]
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* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|About WikiProjects]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices|About WikiProject Best Practices]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|Avoid self-references]]
* [[Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]]
* [[Bookmarklet]]s
* [[:Category:Wikipedia bots|Bots Category]]
* [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categorization]] | [[Wikipedia:Categorisation FAQ|FAQ]] | [[Wikipedia:Category schemes|Category schemes]]
* [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|Cleanup]] | [[Wikipedia:Cleanup resources|Templates & tags]] | [[:Template:Active_Wiki_Fixup_Projects|Fix-ups]]
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Commons Main page]
* [[Wikipedia:Contributing to articles outside your native language|Contributing outside your native language]]
* [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]] | [[Wikipedia:Undeletion policy|Undeletion policy]]
* [[Wikipedia:Editing FAQ|'''Editing''' pages]] | [[Help:Editing|Help]] | [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|inPage edits]] | [[Wikipedia:How to copy-edit|Copy-edit]]
* [[Wikipedia:External links|External links]] | [[Meta:When should I link externally|(when?)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes|Footnotes (Proposal)]]
* [[:Category:Fundamental|Fundamental category]]
* [[Wikipedia:Glossary|Glossary of Wiki terms]] [[List of glossaries|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>Lists-1]] [[:Category:Glossaries|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>Lists-2]]
* [[Wikipedia:Guide to layout|Guide to layout]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page|How to archive a talk page]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to structure the content|" &nbsp;&nbsp;'''structure content''' in Wiki articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|" &nbsp;&nbsp;'''write a great''' article]] | [[Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles|Improve it]]
* '''''Images and Copyrights'''''
** [[Wikipedia:Fair use|Fair use]]
** [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Featured pictures]]
** [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|Image copyright tags]]
** [[:Category:Wikipedia image help|Image help category]]
** [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use policy]]
** [[Wikipedia:Images|Images]]
** [[Help:Image page|Image (description) page]]
** [[Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion|Images and media for deletion]]
** [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Picture tutorial]]
** [[Wikipedia:Public domain image resources|Public domain image resources]]
** [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|Uploading images, intro]]
** [[Help:Images and other uploaded files|Uploading images]]
* [[Wikipedia:Infobox|'''InfoBoxes''']]
* '''''JavaScript in Wikipedia'''''
** <!-- [[Meta:monobook.js|monobook.js]] -->[[Help:User style|monobook.js]]
** [[Wikipedia:Tools/Greasemonkey user scripts|Greasemonkey user scripts]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts|Library of user scripts]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Techniques|Script Techniques]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Tutorial|Script Tutorials]]
** [[Wikipedia:Scripts|Scripts]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts|WikiProject User scripts]]
* [[Special:Logs|Logs]]
* [[Wikipedia:Mailing lists|Mailing lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]
* [[m:MediaWiki extensions|MediaWiki HTML extensions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages|Merging and moving pages]] | [[Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page|(Rename)]]

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* [[Wikipedia:Meta|Meta]]
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* [[Special:Mostlinkedcategories|Most linked to Categories]]
* [[Special:Mostlinked|Most linked to Pages]]
* [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]] | [[:Category:Wikipedia naming conventions|Category]]
* [[Help:Page name|Page name]] | [[Help:Section|Section]] | [[Help:Namespace|Namespace]] | [[Wikipedia:Page history|History]]
* [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]]
* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]] | [[:Category:Wikipedia proposals|Proposals Category]]
* [[Help:Preferences|Preferences]]
* [[Wikipedia:Project namespace|Project namespace]]
* [[Help:Redirect|Redirect]] | [[Wikipedia:Double redirects|Double redirect]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reference Desk|Reference Desk]]
* [[Wikipedia:Boilerplate text|Reusable text (boilerplate text)]]
* [[Help:Reverting|Reverting a page]] | [[Wikipedia:Three-revert rule|Three-revert rule (3RR)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Searching|Searching]] | [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=en.wikipedia.org&sitesearch=en.wikipedia.org Google] [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=en.wikipedia.org&sitesearch=en.wikipedia.org&hq=-%22Articles+for+deletion%22 [omit Afd]] [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=wikipedia.org&sitesearch=wikipedia.org [All Langs]] | [http://search.yahoo.com/web/advanced?vs=wikipedia.org Yahoo!] [http://search.yahoo.com/web/advanced?vs=wikipedia.org&fl=1&vl=lang_en [All Langs]]
* [[Wikipedia:Shortcuts|Shortcuts]]
* [[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simplified ruleset]], ''essential info for new editors''
* [[Help:Special page|Special pages]] [[Special:Specialpages|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>List]]
* [[Wikipedia:Speedy deletions|Speedy deletions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Stub|Stub]] | [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types|Types]]
* [[Wikipedia:Current surveys|Surveys of the Readers]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tools/Editing tools#Wikisyntax conversion utilities|Syntax conversion utilities]]
* [[special:allmessages|System Messages]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to use tables|Tables intro]] | [[Help:Table|Guide]]
* [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|Talk page guidelines]]
* '''''Templates'''''
** [[Help:A quick guide to templates|Templates, intro]]
** [[Help:Template|Templates]]
** [[Wikipedia:Template messages|Template messages]] | [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace|User talk namespace]]
** [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|Template namespace]]
** [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|Template substitution]]
** [[Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits|Transclusion]]
** [[m:Help:Advanced templates|Advanced templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tools|Tools]] [[:Category:Wikipedia tools|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>List]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorials]]
* [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|User boxes]] [[Wikipedia:List of userboxes|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>List]]
* [[Wikipedia:User page|User page(s)]] | [[Help:User style|Styles (js/css)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Utilities|Utilities]]  If you've exhausted Toolset!
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability]] | [[Wikipedia:No original research|No original research]] | [[Wikipedia:Don't create hoaxes|Hoaxes]]
* [[Help:Watching pages|Watchlist]]
* [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]
* [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question|Where to ask a ??]]
* [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|Who writes for Wikipedia]], ''for new 'readers'''
* [[Wikipedia:Guide to layout|Wikify]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia categories]]
* [[Wikipedia:IRC channel]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia_features|Wikipedia features]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines|Wikipedia style guidelines]] | [[:Category:Style guides|(non-Wiki)]];<br> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for specific projects/disciplines]], 
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* [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|Avoid self-references]]
* [[Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly|Avoid statements that date quickly]]
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* [[Wikipedia:List of bad article ideas|Bad article ideas]]
* [[Wikipedia:Brilliant prose|Brilliant prose]]
* [[Wikipedia:Build the web|Build the web]] vs. [[Wikipedia:Make only links relevant to the context|Make links relevant to the context ''only'']]
* [[Wikipedia:Check your facts|Check your facts]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Lists|Lists]] | [[Wikipedia:Lists (stand-alone lists)|Stand-alone]] | [[Wikipedia:Embedded list|Embedded]] | [[Wikipedia:Pro & con lists|Pro & con]]
* [[Wikipedia:Long article layout|Long article layout]] | [[Wikipedia:Article size|Size]]
* [[Wikipedia:Make articles useful for readers|Make articles useful for readers]]
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** [[Wikipedia:Explain jargon|Explain (necessary) jargon]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Proper names|Proper names]]
* [[Wikipedia:Rhetoric|Rhetoric]]
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== See also ==

=== Other Links: ===
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* [[Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense|Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense]]
* [[Wikipedia:List of lists|Browse-1]] | [[Wikipedia:Browse|Browse-2]] | [[Wikipedia:Quick index|Quick index]]
* [http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp Clichés] (To be abhorred!)
* [http://www.openclipart.org/ Clipart (free)]    
* [[Wikipedia:Computer help desk|Computer help desk]]
* [[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Conflict resolution]]
* [[Wikipedia:Department of Fun|Department of Fun]]
* [[Internet encyclopedia project]]
* [[Wikipedia:Keyboard shortcuts|Keyboard shortcuts]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Most wanted articles|Most wanted articles]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Patent nonsense|Patent nonsense]]
* [[Wikipedia:Press Kit|Press Kit]] resources for enquiries
* [[Wikipedia:Regional notice boards|Regional notice boards for collaboration in particular geographical areas]]
* [[Wikipedia:Research resources|Resources for researchers]] [[:Category:Wikipedia resources for researchers|<font color="#FF0000"><b>⇒</b></font>List]]
* [[Wikipedia:Semi-protection policy|Semi-protection policy]]
* [[Wikipedia:Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
* [[Help:User contributions|User contributions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Bypass your cache|Vanishing edits]] For problems with apparently disappearing edits or other strange display behavior.
* [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]
* [[Help:Variable|Wikipedia assigned variables]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]]
*[[Meta:Young Jacobins|Young Jacobins]] | [[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]
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=== Summary: ===
*Write first for the '''''Educated Layperson''''' (that's hard... But I would suggest using the '''[http://www.newscientist.com/ "New Scientist"]''' as a style example).
**...then try to do it better and write for the beginner (that's harder)
*If an educated layperson can't figure it out by following the wikilinks, then it's too hard.  
**Yes, we're experts (more or less) but we're writing for a general audience.  We could write a clever, concise, deep sentence to explain something...but it's useless if it isn't easy to understand.
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'''For example,''' <nowiki>[[Image:Wiki Fairy.gif|thumb|right|160px|[[Wikipedia:WikiFairy|A Wiki fairy in the wild.]]]]</nowiki>  Gives you the image on the right, where the caption is a wiki-link.

To have an image ''deleted,'' edit its description page and put<br>
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>deletebecause|redundant to image <b>FOO.jpg</b><nowiki>}}</nowiki> (but of course you would insert the name of the '''FOO.jpg''' image.  Everything to the right of the | is comment.  <!-- Omit nowikis. -->)

====Redirects====
* [[Help:Redirect|Help on Redirect]]
* [[Wikipedia:Redirect|Wikipedia Redirect]] (formatting)
* Avoid the dreaded [[Wikipedia:Double redirects|Double redirect]] and [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]].

 #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[NAME OF REDIRECT TARGET]]</nowiki>
<!-- omit the ''nowiki'' tags in an actual edit -->

To go (back) to a ''Redirect Page'' itself (e.g., to change or delete the redirect), use the link in the (Redirected from ''Redirect Page'') line, which appears at the top of the ''target'' page, just below the line 'From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.'  (For this line to appear, you must first ''Go to'' the ''Redirect Page''.)

====Box Formats====

<table border=1>
<TR><TH>Date</TH><TH>rank - name</TH><th>main space<BR> edits</TH><th>edits <BR>last 30 days</TH><TH>rank change</TH></TR>
<TR><TD>Month 27, 200x</TD><TD>000 [[User:UserName|UserName]]</TD><TD>0000</TD><TD>000</TD><TD><font color="green">↑ 000</font></TD></TR>
</Table>

====Formatting ISBN====

* simply typing <nowiki>ISBN 3-540-60521-5</nowiki>  <!-- but without the ''nowikis'' --> produces the special reference display   {{ISBN|3-540-60521-5}}

=== $$$ [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstar]]: ===

Be generous in your [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstar]] awards.

{|style="background: #FFFFEE; border: 3px solid blue; padding: 5px;"
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Barnstars| Image:$$$ barnstar.png|<font color=dark red>Identify</font> Barnstar]]
| <big>'''Congratulations!!!'''</big>''' I hereby award a $$$ Barnstar to [[SomeEditor]] for [[Some Reason]] beyond the call of duty!'''  
[[User:UserName|UserName]] [[~date~]] (UTC)
|}

=== Test Templates: ===

[[:Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace|'Test' Templates]]  for newcomers' greetings and vandals' 'greetings.'

=== HTML Colors: ===

[http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/colors/article.php/3478961 HTML Colors]  for use in '''''color='''''color  Wikipedia (named color) codes, e.g., in place of the '''''color='''''#FEDCBA98 (hexidecimal color) codes.

== Personal Detritus ==

[[Category:Wikipedia users' toolsets| ]]