General and particular FAQs
editFrequently asked questions (FAQs)
- 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
- Technical FAQ – Wikipedia software and hardware and their limitations
- Forking FAQ – how to download Wikipedia content and/or software and/or create derivative works of Wikipedia
- Copyright FAQ – pertaining to copyright issues
- Problems FAQ – relating to past or present difficulties and criticism
- Miscellaneous FAQ – everything else
Specific FAQs
edit- Citing Wikipedia – how to cite Wikipedia when you use it as a reference
- Who writes Wikipedia – an easy-to-read explanation of how to assess article quality
- Wikipedia:What is an article – what constitutes an article
- Glossary – learn some Wikipedia jargon
- PHP script FAQ – covers the major difference in the PHP script from UseModWiki
- Categorization FAQ – about the Category feature introduced in June 2004
- Template FAQ – about the Template feature
- Main Page FAQ – how it works and other common answers
See also
edit- Help pages – help with editing articles, starting new articles, and more
- Questions – where to ask questions
- Troubleshooting – help with various technical difficulties with accessing or editing Wikipedia pages
- Editing the main page – help editing the main page
- The Wikipedia Style Guide main page – stylistic goals to help keep Wikipedia's appearance self-consistent
- Replies to common objections – responses to common criticisms leveled at Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Press Kit – resources for media inquiries, and corrections to common misconceptions about Wikipedia