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==Repository of official How-to wisdom==
 
''The miniseries has three divisions''
*''[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|How to contribute]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:How to start a page|How to start a page]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Guide to Layout|Guide to layout]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials|How to use graphics]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Browser notes|How to know if the problem is your browser]]''
**''[[Wikipedia:Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]''
*''Writing and editing advice
** ''[[Wikipedia:Establish context|Establish context]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Explain jargon|Explain jargon]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Define and describe|Define and describe]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Integrate changes|Integrate, don't append]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Make articles useful for readers|Consider your audience]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:News style|Write it like a news story]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Check your facts|Check your facts]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Cite your sources|Cite your sources]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly|Avoid statements that will date quickly]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:spoiler warning|Warn readers about spoilers]]''
** ''[[wikipedia:Check your fiction|Label characters from fiction as such]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Make only links relevant to the context|Don't over-link]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Describe external links|Describe external links]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Don't use external links where we'll want Wikipedia links|Don't use external links where we'll want Wikipedia links]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms|Avoid peacock terms]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel terms|Avoid weasel terms]]'' ''(disputed)''
** ''[[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|Avoid self-references]]''
** ''[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|Write a great article]]''


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