Here you can digest how to useWikipedia, in bite-sized morsels. The tips listed below were created for theTip of the day project, or theStyletips project, but are listed here by title and organized by subject area for your convenience.
The articleWikipedia:Plain and simple is a summary that explains the basics of what you need to know to start editing quickly and avoid major stumbling blocks. Don't worry if you don't understand everything at first. As time goes on, you'll learn how to be a great contributor to Wikipedia!
If you do get stuck, there are volunteers available to answer your questions, seeasking for help for more information.
TheMediaWiki software that runsWikipedia is under constant development. Do you want to see the latest, greatest features? Then head over totest.wikipedia.org, where thedevelopment branch is tested. But be careful. That wiki runs indebugging mode, so even the smallest problem in the code might cause it to spew out error messages. Take a look at the list of features under development in theMediaWiki roadmap. MediaWiki already is one of the most feature-richwiki engines; see theMediaWiki feature list. MediaWiki and its dependencies areopen source, so if you are the inquisitive type, pleasetake a look at the code and help improve it.
For a listing of current collaborations, tasks, and news, see theCommunity portal. For a listing of ongoing discussions and current requests, see theDashboard.
