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It is not one of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, and may reflect varying levels of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>. </div> </div></td> <td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:DOS"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:DOS%26redirect%3Dno">WP:DOS</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>"<b>Dos and don'ts</b>" pages are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:INFOPAGES?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INFOPAGES">information pages</a> that summarize Wikipedia <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">policies</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">guidelines</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">style</a> in bullet points. They present the <i>most important points</i> in a quick list, for the benefit of editors who are not inclined to read the full, authoritative guidance. They are especially useful for highlighting guidance that is unique to Wikipedia.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Keys_to_a_good_%22dos_and_don'ts%22_page"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Dos_and_don'ts_pages"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Dos and don'ts pages</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Encyclopedia_content"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Encyclopedia content</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Collaboration"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Collaboration</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Manual_of_Style-related"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Manual of Style-related</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#General_formatting"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">General formatting</span></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Keys_to_a_good_"dos_and_don'ts"_page" data-mw-thread-id="h-Keys_to_a_good_"dos_and_don'ts"_page"><span id="Keys_to_a_good_.22dos_and_don.27ts.22_page"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Keys_to_a_good_"dos_and_don'ts"_page"></span>Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Keys_to_a_good_"dos_and_don'ts"_page"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <ul> <li>To apply a standard format, use the template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Dodont?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Dodont">dodont</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>.</li> <li>Keep bullets short – for more information, users can always check the full guideline.</li> <li>Only include the most important and non-obvious points from the guideline.</li> <li>Try to keep the "dos" and "don'ts" lists the same length, with 5–8 bullets each.</li> <li>Bold and wikilink the key terms in each bullet.</li> <li>List the most important bullets at the top.</li> <li>Link to a relevant WikiProject, if one exists.</li> <li>Add the page to relevant Wikipedia namespace categories.</li> <li>Include the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Help_Project?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Help Project">Help Project</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> banner, and any other relevant WikiProject banners, on the talk page.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Dos_and_don'ts_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"><span id="Dos_and_don.27ts_pages"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span>Dos and don'ts pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Dos and don'ts pages" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Encyclopedia_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Encyclopedia_content-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Encyclopedia_content-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span>Encyclopedia content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Encyclopedia_content-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Encyclopedia content" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th style="text-align: left; width: 280px;">Page</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Shortcut</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts">Accessibility dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ACCDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ACCDD">WP:ACCDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_title_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article title dos and don'ts">Article title dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:TITLEDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TITLEDD">WP:TITLEDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Biography_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts">Biography dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BIODD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BIODD">WP:BIODD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts">Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BLPDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLPDD">WP:BLPDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts">Categorization dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CATDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CATDD">WP:CATDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts">Disambiguation dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:DABDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DABDD">WP:DABDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><br>     <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Long_dab_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Long dab dos and don'ts">Long dab dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:LDDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LDDD">WP:LDDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts">Image dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IMGDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IMGDD">WP:IMGDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Lead dos and don'ts">Lead dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:LEADDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEADDD">WP:LEADDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts">Linking dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:LINKDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LINKDD">WP:LINKDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts">List dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:LISTDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LISTDD">WP:LISTDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">References dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:REFDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:REFDD">WP:REFDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Table_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts">Table dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:TABDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TABDD">WP:TABDD</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Collaboration" data-mw-thread-id="h-Collaboration-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Collaboration-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span>Collaboration<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Collaboration-Dos_and_don'ts_pages"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Dos_and_don'ts&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Collaboration" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th style="text-align: left; width: 220px;">Page</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Shortcut</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus dos and don'ts">Consensus dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CONDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONDD">WP:CONDD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_dos_and_don%27ts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Talk dos and don'ts">Talk dos and don'ts</a></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:TALKDD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TALKDD">WP:TALKDD</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">Who writes Wikipedia?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Formal_organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Formal organization">Organization</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Censorship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Censorship">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_brief?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia in brief">In brief</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:General disclaimer">General disclaimer</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">Readers' FAQ</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Student_help?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Student help">Student help</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Navigation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Navigation">Navigation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Searching?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Viewing_media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Viewing media">Viewing media</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Media">Help</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Mobile_access?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Mobile access">Mobile access</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_parents?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Advice for parents">Parental advice</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Other_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Other languages">Other languages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Researching_with_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia">Researching with Wikipedia</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia">Citing Wikipedia</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Copyright?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Copyright">Copyright</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Introductions<br> to contributing </a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Introduction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Introduction">Main introduction</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Getting_started?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Getting started">List of tutorials and introductions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_answer_to_life,_the_universe,_and_everything?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything">The answer</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dos and don'ts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Learning_the_ropes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Learning the ropes">Learning the ropes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Common mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:A_primer_for_newcomers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:A primer for newcomers">Newcomer primer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Simplified ruleset</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual">The "Missing Manual"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Your_first_article?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Your first article">Your first article</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">Wizard</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_for_younger_editors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors">Young Wikipedians</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure">The Wikipedia Adventure</a></li> <li>Accounts <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Logging_in?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Email_confirmation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Email confirmation">Email confirmation</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Editing">Editing</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Edit toolbar">Toolbar</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Edit conflict">Conflict</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">VisualEditor</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide">User guide</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Pillars, policies<br> and guidelines</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Five pillars</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Expectations_and_norms_of_the_Wikipedia_community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Expectations and norms of the Wikipedia community">Expectations</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editorial_oversight_and_control?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control">Oversight</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Principles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Principles">Principles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">The rules are principles</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Core_content_policies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Core content policies">Core content policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Questions">Getting help</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Menu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Menu">Help menu</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_Desk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Reference Desk">Reference Desk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Category?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Category">Category</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Request directory">Requests for help</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_requests?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution requests">Disputes resolution requests</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:IRC">IRC live chat</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">Tutorial</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contact us">Contact us</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia community">Wikipedia community</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Department directory">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Meetup">Meetups</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjects?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProjects">WikiProjects</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#What_is_a_WikiProject?" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject_report?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject report">FAQ</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump">Village pump</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)">technical</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">proposals</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)">idea lab</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(WMF)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF)">wikimedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)">misc</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:News?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:News">Newsletters</a>: <ul> <li><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Signpost</a></i></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="metawiki:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter">Library Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="meta:GLAM/Newsletter"> GLAM Newsletter</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Informational: <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Community portal">Community portal</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dashboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Dashboard">Dashboard</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">Noticeboards</a></li> 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Library</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request">Request Resources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Free_resources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Free resources">Free resources</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/">Request access to major databases</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange">WikiProject Resource Exchange</a> <ul> <li><a 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for beginners">Referencing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citations_quick_reference?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citations quick reference">Citations</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation templates">Citation templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Footnotes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:References_and_page_numbers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:References and page numbers">Page numbers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Cite_errors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Cite errors">Cite errors</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">How-to guides</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_information_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedia information pages">Category</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Tools?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Tools">Tools</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Infobox?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Infobox">Infoboxes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Article writing">Writing articles</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_development?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article development">Development</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Better writing</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Files?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Files">Files</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Images?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Images">Images</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Creation_and_usage_of_media_files?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Creation and usage of media files">Media files</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Uploading images">Uploading</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_image_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion">Deletion</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:User_contributions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:User contributions">User contribution pages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Editing">Editing pages</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Diff?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Diff">Diffs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Namespace">Namespaces</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:How_to_move_a_page?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:How to move a page">Renaming</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves">Requests</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Redirect?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Redirect">Redirecting</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reverting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reverting">Reverting</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Simple_guide_to_vandalism_cleanup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup">Vandalism cleanup</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Talk_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Talk pages">Talk pages</a> <ul> <li><a 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