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Adding your own contributions to Wikipedia Main pages: Wikipedia:Tutorial and Wikipedia:New contributors' help page You can build your own contributions list simply by editing existing pages (click the Edit tab on a page you're interested in contributing to) or creating new pages (for example via the Article Wizard ).
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
To view the PDF you must have a browser or other application which directly supports PDF viewing. For browser support, see Comparison of web browsers § Image format support. For PDF applications, see List of PDF software.
The following file types may be uploaded: png, gif, jpg/jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, ogg/ogv/oga, svg, djvu and webm. note: pdf and djvu are intended primarily for projects like Wikisource. A screencast that walks through how to upload files to Wikimedia Commons and add them to Wikipedia articles.
A brochure in PDF form by the Wikimedia Foundation about how articles evolve, elements of good quality articles, and signs of poor quality articles. The quality of Wikipedia articles varies widely; many are very good, but some lack depth and clarity, contain bias or are out of date.
English: "Editing Wikipedia" gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors.
Sources — the basics on adding references. Talk pages — the basics on how to communicate with others. Policies — there are some things to keep in mind when editing Wikipedia. Registration — registering a username is optional, but encouraged. Graphics — the basics on how to use graphics. Images — the basics on how to use images.
For example, suppose you add this to an article: "Name of person, a historian who has written extensively about this period, said quotation." You don't have to document who this person is, because the reader can follow the internal link to the Wikipedia article about the person.