Wikipedia:FAQ
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FAQs
Index of FAQ topics
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Index of FAQs
Main FAQ
Overview
Readers
Schools
Contributing
Editing
Featured articles
Administrators
Blocks
Technical
Problems
Article subjects
Categories
Categorization
Copyright
Forking
Templates
Main Page
Miscellaneous
Help desk
See also
Wikipedia:Questions
, for other places to get answers.
General FAQs
Main FAQ
– Main FAQ about using and contributing to Wikipedia.
Overview FAQ
– General questions about the Wikipedia project.
Readers' FAQ
– Finding, reading and using Wikipedia material.
Schools' and Teachers' FAQ
– Using Wikipedia in the classroom.
Contributing FAQ
– Why you might want to contribute to the Wikipedia project, and how you can do it.
Editing FAQ
– The ins and outs of creating and editing Wikipedia pages.
Administration FAQ
– What an administrator (or "sysop") is, sysop status, and server administration.
Blocks FAQ
– Information about
blocks
.
Technical FAQ
– Questions about Wikipedia software and hardware and their limitations.
Problems FAQ
– Questions relating to past or present difficulties and criticism.
Article subjects' FAQ
– Questions relating to an article about you, someone you represent, or your organization or business
Copyright FAQ
– Questions pertaining to copyright issues.
Template FAQ
– Questions about
templates
.
Miscellaneous FAQ
– Everything else.
Specific FAQs
Forking FAQ
– How to download Wikipedia content and/or software and/or create derivative works of Wikipedia.
Categorization FAQ
– Editor's guide to the
Category
feature.
Categories FAQ
– Readers' guide to categories.
Main Page FAQ
– How it works and other common answers.
ClueBot NG FAQ
– Specific to
ClueBot NG
Similar pages
Citing Wikipedia
– Detailed information about how to cite Wikipedia when you use it as a reference.
Who writes Wikipedia
– An overview of the process and people behind Wikipedia.
What is an article?
– What constitutes an article.
Glossary
– Definitions of Wikipedia jargon and acronyms.
See also
Help contents
– A page to guide you to the right place.
Help directory
– A descriptive directory of informative, instructional and supportive pages.
The Wikipedia Help Desk
– For questions about How to use Wikipedia.
Troubleshooting
– Help with various technical difficulties with accessing or editing Wikipedia pages.
The Wikipedia Manual of Style
– Stylistic guidebook to help keep Wikipedia's appearance self-consistent.
Replies to common objections
– Responses to common criticisms leveled at Wikipedia.
Press Kit
– Resources for media inquiries, and corrections to common misconceptions about Wikipedia.
For other useful directories and indexes, see
Wikipedia:Directory
.