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The purpose of this page is to help users of Wikipedia solve problems they may encounter when browsing or editing. Note: If you're trying to get help for a specific technical problem that isn't answered by the FAQs, try asking at Wikipedia:Troubleshooting or at the Village pump.
And as soon as you view the pop-up screen you will see the problem! Namely, for the second time in six days, a brand-new editor has vandalised this page. The first editor wrote in english, and has since been blocked. This second editor has added text in a foreign language (Indonesian?), together with a telephone number. I feel it requires more ...
You do not need to register to do this, and anyone who has edited is known as a Wikipedian or editor. Small edits add up, and every editor can be proud to have made Wikipedia better for all. There are two editing interfaces: the new VisualEditor (VE) and classic wikitext editing (wiki markup), which uses the Source Editor.
Maintenance tags are routinely added to articles that have one or more deficiencies. These can include cleanup requirements, disputes, and references.Maintenance tags are important because they categorise articles according to the deficiencies that need attention, which allows interested editors and maintenance WikiProjects such as the League of Copyeditors to find and fix them.
Editing Wikipedia articles using a full-fledged text editor is often more convenient than a web browser's standard text area. Text editors provide facilities that are very useful for writing and editing articles (especially long articles), such as spell checking, search and replace, macros, syntax highlighting, and alphabetic sorting.
Enable VisualEditor.: Read VisualEditor's User Guide.: Report a problem with VisualEditor.: VisualEditor is enabled by default for new registered editors. If it is not enabled for you, and you are logged in, go to Preferences, click Editing, check Enable the visual editor, and click Save.
When editing in the visual mode, pressing the Enter key will start a new paragraph. To force a single new line in this mode, press Ctrl-Enter (or Command-Enter on Mac).
Copy-edit an article Most articles in Wikipedia could use some copy-editing, including checking for typos, correcting mistakes in grammar, and improving clarity. Here is a good guide. Join a WikiProject Many Wikipedians work together to create better articles in their fields of interest. Locate your field here.