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== New to wikis? ==
* If you are new to wikis, you may want to read '''[[Project:Tutorial|the tutorial]]''' and '''[[Project:Editing|the editing guide]]''' here at {{SITENAME}}.
* There is some advice on starting your own, full-fledged, free-standing wiki at '''[[Project:Start a new wiki|Start a new wiki]]'''.
** To create a new wiki, simply click <span style="font-size:200%; font-weight:bold;">&rarr;</span>&nbsp;<span class="button">[[homepage:Special:CreateNewWiki|<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%;">here</span>]]</span>
* A list of most help pages can be found in '''[[:Category:Help]]'''.

== How to help out ==
* If you want to help, but you’re not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[:Category:Article stubs|stub]]''' articles by adding content.
* Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don’t exist yet.
* Check out the '''[[#Things to do|Things to do]]''' list below.
* You can find a list of useful '''[[Project:templates|templates]]''' at '''[[:Category:Templates]]'''<!-- , some of which are documented on '''[[{{SITENAME}}:Templates]]''' -->.
* If you need help editing, you could start with either of '''[[Project:Editing]]''', or '''[[Project:Tutorial|the tutorial]]''', both here on '''{{SITENAME}}'''.

== Want to discuss stuff? ==
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article:
** use '''[[Project:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article.
* For more general discussions:
** use the '''[[Project talk:Community Portal|Community Portal discussion page]]''' (i.e., the '''[[Project:Noticeboard|Noticeboard]]''')<!-- ,'''''or'''''
** open a '''[[Forum:Index|Forum]]''' on the topic here at '''{{SITENAME}}'''-->. 

== Things to do ==
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; Useful activities
* Help clean up {{SITENAME}}’s '''[[Project:categories|categories]]''', an ongoing, seemingly endless challenge.
* Help weed {{SITENAME}} of blank pages and pages with little or no content by flagging them for '''[[Project:deletion|deletion]]'''.
* Help expand some '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]'''.
* '''[[Special:Shortpages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]'''.
* Create links to some '''[[Special:Lonelypages|orphaned pages]]'''.
* Upload and add some images! Visit '''[[Special:Upload]]'''. Add them to a category too! (Like this: '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:''category name'']]</code>'''.)
* Write a new article that’s on the '''[[Special:Wantedpages|the wanted list!]]'''
* Consider splitting up very '''[[Special:Longpages|long pages]]'''.
* Create some links on '''[[Special:Deadendpages|dead-end pages]]'''.
* <b><i>Add more …</i></b>

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* '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]'''
* '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects]]'''
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]'''
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedImages]]'''
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedPages]]'''
* '''[[Special:UnusedImages]]'''
* '''[[Special:WantedCategories]]'''
*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:SpecialPages]].'''
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== Some other interesting pages ==
* Want to find out what you’ve done so far?
** Visit '''[[Special:MyContributions|MyContributions]]'''.
* Find out more about the wiki at
** '''[[Special:Statistics|Statistics]]''' and
** '''[[Special:Version|Version]]'''

[[Category:Help|Community Portal]]
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