to talk or comment on an article, use its talk page. for making an article, you can first make it in your own sandbox (User:Survivorfan44/sandbox) and then ask an administrator to see if it is worthy enough to be an actual article Sophie(: 19:16, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
there are currently over 1000 administrators. They can be reached at WP:ANI or the freenode chatroom #wikipedia-en-help Sophie(: 19:19, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Can someone help me by covering the basics of editing?
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Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
Hi, Survivorfan44. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 22:22, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.
Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.
Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.
When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.
Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.
There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!
