User:FelisObscura

About en-USThis user speaks U.S. English as a first language. This user likes cats. MHCThis user attends or attended Mount Holyoke College. This user supports open research and open access. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, let them know.

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Below are some of the resources I find/have found most useful. There are many other compilations of this nature, but this is mine!

Quick Links

• Help:Cheatsheet – most commonly used wiki markup
• Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style – "overview of commonly used style guidelines"
• Citer – creates Wikipedia citation from URL, DOI, ISBN, PMID, PMCID, OCLC, or Google Books
  • Help:Citation tools – other options

Introductory Resources

• Help:Introduction to Wikipedia
  • The Wikipedia Adventure
  • Single-page guide to contributing
  • Writing better articles
  • Dos and don'ts
  • Lots of links to helpful pages about basic info
• Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style/1 (or view all as single page)
  • Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style/Manual of Style quiz
  • Lots of links to helpful pages about the MoS
• Wikipedia:Tips – "digest how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels"
  • Wikipedia:Styletips – "useful advice to editors on writing style and formatting"
• Wikipedia:Task Center – find things that need doing

More Detailed Guides

• Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style

Getting Help

• You can almost certainly find the answer to your question by searching the below:
  • Help:Contents – for help with the most common questions about Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:FAQ – index of FAQ (frequently asked questions) topics
• For "some locations where you can ask questions or make comments", go to Wikipedia:Questions.
  • Wikipedia:Teahouse – for beginners looking for help
  • Wikipedia:Help desk – for new and experienced users looking for help using the English Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:Reference desk – for general (i.e., not Wikipedia-specific) knowledge queries
• Find the right place to ask for help.

Other Links

• Citation Hunt – "The Wikipedia snippet below is not backed by a reliable source. Can you find one?"