User:wikiLeon/Guide

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Wikipedia tips and tricks


Below are a few things I've learned while going around Wikipedia, and I would like to share with you as well.

  • restoring it
    .
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia does not only mean free as in beer, but free as in expression. It would be more clear when you interprete the slogan as "Wikipedia, the open source encyclopedia". The same goes with the rest of Wikimedia, including the Commons.
  • While talking to Wikipedians who are already experienced in
    pipe them
    , so the person you are talking to knows what you are talking about.
  • To save yourself much trouble in the future, do not make claims about yourself that are exponently higher than what you really are.
  • To avoid
    first sentence in an article
    should only contain the following:
    1. Full name including most prominent stage name.
    2. Birthdate and location
    3. Nationality
    4. Occupation
  • Instead of linking an interview on the "External links" section of an article, use it as a
    citation for the article
    . External links are for the subject's official site or any active wiki site that is focused on the subject.
  • sockpuppets
    is a good way to assure you'll never edit English Wikipedia again.