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If [needs update] appears on a page, please edit the page to update the information and, as appropriate, delete the template or reset it to the next date the information needs to be updated. Please see Template:Update after, which has details on exactly when it may or may not be used, and what the required and optional parameters are. Other ...
And the whole reason that Wikipedia works. Wikipedia has page histories. So every time you make a change to an article (or most other pages), the old version is still there too, and is almost as easily accessible to a reader or to another editor as the current version of the page. And so if you do something silly, someone else can easily undo it.
If you wish to link to a page while displaying text different from the page name, use [[page name|text]]. To add a link, find an article that supports both the immediate context and main topic. The spelling of the page name can come from visiting the target and copying its title, from the search box name-completion.
Wikipedia's long-held conflict of interest policy limits an article's contributors to anonymous strangers and unrelated randos for the sake of objectivity. But this can be frustrating to subjects of articles and those who love them, especially when information is wrong, outdated, or weird.
You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. You can strike out deleted material. and underline new (inserted) material. You can <del>strike out deleted material</del> and <ins>underline new (inserted) material</ins>. Commenting page source: not shown in page. Used to leave comments in a page for future editors. <!-- comment here -->
To see how the page looks with your changes, press the "Show preview" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "Show changes" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, be bold and press the "Save page" button. Your changes will immediately be visible to all Wikipedia users.
Update the page and the corresponding article as per the rest of the guidelines. If an editor has added a little known news item, do not revert without checking for sources. If an editor has failed to follow the guidelines but the story has merit, do not revert the headline but try to format according to the guidelines.
Wikipedia is a wiki, meaning anyone can edit nearly any [1] page and improve articles immediately. 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.