If you see a problem in an article, but you don't (yet) know how to fix it, or you do know how to fix it, but you can't edit the article (some articles are fully protected, typically for short periods of time), you can still help by posting a constructive comment on the article's talk (discussion) page. You can contribute without editing articles at all.
If you don't get something exactly right, someone else is likely to come along and help by fixing or finishing it. As in sports, you don't need to hit a home run or score a goal on every play to be a valuable contributor. If you add something that's constructive and 90-percent right, that's far better than not doing an edit at all.
You don't need to know everything about your subject to edit an article.If you don't get something exactly right, don't worry-no one else gets everything right every time, either. Wikipedia has literally hundreds of pages of policy, guidelines, and how-to information on topics such as capitalization, categorization, citations, copyrights, disclaimers, foreign language characters, headings, indentation, links, lists, neutrality, pronunciation, quotations, tags, and templates, to name just a few. You don't need to know everything about Wikipedia to edit an article.Keeping the following points in mind will get you into the right mindset for effective editing: 8.1 Wordsmithing versus adding informationĮxperienced Wikipedia editors understand one thing above all else: Wikipedia is a collaboration! There's no need to be intimidated, because you've got the support of an entire community of researchers, fact-checkers, and proofreaders.3 Starting, previewing and saving your edit.Appendix B: Reader's guide to Wikipedia.Appendix A: A tour of the Wikipedia page.Chapter 21: Easier editing with JavaScript.Chapter 20: Customizing with preferences.Chapter 18: Better articles: A systematic approach.Chapter 16: Getting readers to the right article: naming, redirects, and disambiguation.Part IV: Building a stronger encyclopedia.Chapter 13: Article sections and tables of contents.Part III: Formatting and illustrating articles.Chapter 12: Lending other editors a hand.Chapter 11: Handling incivility and personal attacks.Chapter 9: WikiProjects and other group efforts.Chapter 8: Communicating with your fellow editors.Part II: Collaborating with other editors.Chapter 7: Dealing with vandalism and spam.Chapter 5: Who did what: Page histories and reverting.Chapter 3: Setting up your account and personal workspace.Part I: Editing, creating, and maintaining articles.Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help update this help page to reflect recent events or newly available information.
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