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Resources and lists

1 Categories
2 Lists
3 Stubs
4 Infoboxes
5 Templates
6 Wikiprojects & article series
7 Shortcuts & "magic words"
8 Other resources
9 Administration
- 9.1 Administrators
10 Copyright
11 New user greetings
12 Essays

List of wiki markup

Categories[edit]

General information
Resource	Description
Wikipedia:Categorization	Introduction to categorization.
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories)	Discusses naming conventions for categories.
Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates	Discusses the three different ways to group and organize articles.
WikiProject Categories-related pages
/uncategorized	Taskforce page for categorizing and patrolling for uncategorized articles.
Category:Wikipedia categorization	Category page listing our project pages.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories/Current subprojects	WikiProject Categories subprojects.
Category:WikiProjects	Category page containing list of WikiProjects and helpful resources.
Category:Category needed	Category containing articles that need categorization.
Category:Uncategorized pages	Category containing pages that need categorization.
Special:UncategorizedPages	Special page for uncategorized pages.
Uncategorized Categories	Special page for uncategorized categories.
Advanced resources
Wikimedia stats:Category Overview Index	Dumps of the category tree.
Wikipedia:Database_reports#Categories	Page containing generated reports about categories.
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion	Where deletion, merging, and renaming of categories is discussed.
Miscellaneous
Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting	Similar WikiProject for stubs.
Portal:Contents	Browse Wikipedia's contents.
Portal:Contents/Overviews	Browse Wikipedia's contents overviews.

Lists[edit]

General

Help

Help:List
Help:Table. External links section has free HTML-to-wiki converters.
User:Hyacinth/How to use tables
Wikipedia:When to use tables
Help:Sorting. All about automatic sorting of table rows.

Rejected proposals

Essays

Wikipedia:Lists in Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Listcruft
Wikipedia:Write the Article First - one solution to cruft-y red links in lists
Creating A Better List - A User Essay
Wikipedia:Lists within articles

List of "magic words" - Magic words can be used to automate text or change the display of pages.

Other resources[edit]

Cleanup resources

List of Resources for researchers

Public domain resources

Wikipedia:Free online resources

Wikipedia:Free or semi-free non-Public-Domain information resources

Wikipedia:Public domain image resources

Wikipedia:Free sound resources

WikiProject Resource Exchange

Web Browser tools - Tools for your Web browser

Web colors

Administration[edit]

Mailing lists

List of protected pages

Links to disambiguating pages

List of controversial issues

Administrators[edit]

List of administrators

Requests for administrator attention

Copyright[edit]

Sample letters requesting content be made available to Wikipedia

Sample letters for violations of Wikipedia's licence (GFDL)

New user greetings[edit]

Standard user greeting

Welcome templates

Essays[edit]

Essays about Wikipedia

Essays on building, editing, and deleting content

Philosophy	Articles must be written Avoid vague introductions Be a reliable source Cohesion Concede lost arguments 8 simple rules for editing our encyclopedia Explanationism Here to build an encyclopedia Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction Neutrality of Sources Paradoxes Paraphrasing POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields Product, process, policy Purpose Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia Tendentious editing The role of policies in collaborative anarchy The rules are principles Trifecta Wikipedia in brief Wikipedia is an encyclopedia Wikipedia is a community

Construction	100K featured articles A navbox on every page Acronym Overkill Advanced article editing Advanced table formatting Advanced template coding Advanced text formatting Alternatives to the "Expand" template Amnesia test An unfinished house is a real problem Autosizing images Avoid mission statements Bare URLs Be neutral in form Beef up that first revision Cherrypicking Children's lit, adult new readers, & large-print books Citation overkill Concept cloud Creating controversial content Dictionaries as sources Don't demolish the house while it's still being built Don't hope the house will build itself Don't leave giant breaks between sections Don't panic Editing on mobile devices Editors are not mindreaders Endorsements (commercial) Featured articles may have problems Give an article a chance Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats Inaccuracy Law sources Link rot Mine a source Merge Test Minors and persons judged incompetent "Murder of" articles Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography Not everything needs a navbox Nothing is in stone Permastub Potential, not just current state Put a little effort into it Pruning article revisions Publicists Restoring part of a reverted edit Robotic editing Sham consensus Run an edit-a-thon Temporary versions of articles There is a deadline There is no deadline The deadline is now Walled garden What an article should not include Wikipedia is a work in progress Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion The world will not end tomorrow Write the article first Writing better articles

Deletion	Adjectives in your recommendations AfD is not a war zone Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions Arguments to make in deletion discussions Avoid repeated arguments Before commenting in a deletion discussion But there must be sources! Content removal Delete the junk Does deletion help Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument Follow the leader How to save an article proposed for deletion I just don't like it Immunity Liar Liar Pants on Fire Nothing Overzealous deletion Relisting can be abusive Wikipedia is not Whack-A-Mole Why was the page I created deleted? What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork

Essays on civility

The basics	How to be civil Compromise Accepting other users Enjoy yourself Thank you Apologizing Truce Divisiveness Encouraging newcomers Relationships with academic editors High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors

Philosophy	An uncivil environment is a poor environment Be the glue Civility warnings Deletion as revenge Failure Forgive and forget It's not the end of the world Nobody cares Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals Staying cool when the editing gets hot The grey zone The last word The rules of polite discourse There is no common sense Wikipedia is not about winning Writing for the opponent

Dos	Assume good faith Assume the assumption of good faith Assume no clue Assume clue Avoid personal remarks Avoid the word "vandal" Call a spade a spade Candor Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass Deny recognition Encourage full discussions Get over it How to lose Just drop it Mind your own business Keep it down to earth

Don'ts	Don't give a fuck Don't be inconsiderate Don't be rude Don't call a spade a spade Don't call the kettle black Don't take the bait Do not insult the vandals Don't come down like a ton of bricks Don't be ashamed Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid Don't spite your face Don't call things cruft No angry mastodons No, you can't have a pony Don't be an ostrich Don't template the regulars Don't be a fanatic Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack Don't fight fire with fire Don't be prejudiced Don't remind others of past misdeeds Don't throw your toys out of the pram Don't help too much Passive Aggressive Don't cry COI Don't be obnoxious Don't be a WikiBigot

Wiki relations	WikiLove WikiHate WikiCrime WikiBullying WikiPeace WikiLawyering WikiHarassment POV Railroading

Essays on notability

Notability

Humorous essays

Humorous material	Assume bad faith Assume good wraith Assume stupidity Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith Avoid using preview button Avoid using wikilinks BOLD, revert, revert, revert Boston Tea Party Barnstaritis Don't-give-a-Fuckism Edits Per Day Go ahead, vandalize Lamest edit wars Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you Please bite the newbies R-e-s-p-e-c-t How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb? The first rule of Wikipedia The Five Pillars of Untruth Watchlistitis Why not create an Account?

Inactive historical references	Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Unblock Emails

About essays

About essays	Value of essays Difference between policies, guidelines and essays Essays are not policy Don't cite essays as if they were policy Avoid writing redundant essays Finding an essay Quote your own essay

Related subjects	About policies and guidelines Policies Guidelines

v t e Wikipedia help pages

Visit the Teahouse if you are a new editor looking for interactive help, or the Help desk for an interactive Q & A forum

About Wikipedia	Principles (Wikipedia in brief) Policies and guidelines What Wikipedia is not Disclaimer (parental advice) Making requests where to ask questions contact Wikipedia directly Who writes Wikipedia Why create an account?

Contributing to Wikipedia	A plain and simple overview A primer for newcomers (getting started) Asking for help Advice for young editors Avoiding common mistakes Etiquette (community expectations) Learning the ropes Instructional material Simplified Manual of Style Simplified rule-set "Ignore all rules" "The rules are principles" Tip of the day Your first article (article wizard) Vandalism VisualEditor

Introductions	Editing Exploring Images Manual of Style Media Navigating Policies Referencing Tables Talk pages

Tutorials	Newcomers' welcome The Wikipedia Adventure Editing Formatting Graphics Images IRC (live chat) Links Policies Registration Sources Talk pages VisualEditor

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)	Overview Administration Article subjects Categories Contributing Copyright Editing Forking IRC (live chat) Miscellaneous Organizations Problems Researching Readers Schools Technical

Help: Contents	Help menu Navigating Joining Editing Links and references Images and media Tracking changes Policies and guidelines Asking questions Wikipedia community Resources and lists Account settings Technical info Site map

The Missing Manual	Introduction First edit Sourcing Account setup and personal space Creating articles Page history and reverting Monitoring changes Vandalism and spam Communicating with others WikiProjects Content disputes Incivility Helping others Sections Lists and tables Images Naming, redirects and disambiguation Categorizing Better articles Deletions Personal preferences JavaScript Wikipedia Pages Reader’s guide Learning more

How-to pages Information pages	Appealing blocks Article deletion Books Categories Citations / references Referencing for beginners Citation Style 1 Cite errors References and page numbers Copyright Diff Editing toolbar edit conflict Email confirmation Find sources Files Footnotes Glossary Image deletion Infoboxes Linking (link color) Logging in Media Merging Mobile access Namespaces Navigation Other languages Page name Redirect Renaming pages Passwords Reverting Searching Talk pages (archiving) Students URL User contributions

Coding wiki markup	Wiki markup (cheatsheet) Barcharts Calculations Characters Citation templates Columns HTML Lists Magic words (introduction) Music symbols Sections Sounds Tables (introduction) Templates documentation messages Transclusion Visual files Wiki tools

Reference desks	Computing Entertainment Humanities Language Mathematics Miscellaneous Science

Noticeboards	Administrators edit warring incidents vandalism Conflict of interest Disputes Editor help External links Neutrality Original research Sources Page moves Village pump idea lab proposals technical Wikipedia policies miscellaneous

Directories	Abbreviations Content Departments Editor's index Essays FAQs Glossary Guidelines Help:contents Manual of Style contents Policies Portals Shortcuts Tips

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