Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/5
Editing pages
Activate editing mode
Formatting
Keeping it tidy
Links and wikilinks
Connect pages to each other
Saving your changes
Publishing
Creating new articles
Building a page from scratch
Summary
Review of what you've learned
Wikipedia already has 6.8 million articles, so most of the time you'll likely be updating and improving existing pages. Sometimes, however, you may want to create a completely new article! Before you do so, there are three criteria you need to know:
Notability
Is the topic
Reliable sources
Are there reliable and verifiable sources to back up any claims? Before you start writing an article, you should gather a set of independent, reliable, verifiable sources to cite as references. These are essential for ensuring that the contents of Wikipedia remain accurate, verifiable, and trustworthy.
Conflicts of interest
Do you have a
Where to create a new page
It is typically best to create a new article as a
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The Article Creation Wizard will walk you through the steps of creating a new draft article and notify experienced editors to review the article and provide feedback. |