|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| <noinclude>This template is used in [[SikhiWiki:Intro]]</noinclude>{{/Header}}
| | {{Please leave this line alone}} |
| <div style="border:2px solid #A3B1BF;padding:.5em 1em 1em 1em;border-top:none;background-color:#fff;color:#000">
| |
| | |
| See "'''edit this page'''" above? On Wikipedia, you can '''edit articles right now''', without logging in.
| |
| | |
| '''<span style="font-size:x-large">What is Wikipedia?</span>'''
| |
| [[Image:Edit-this-page-large.png|right|Click '''edit this page''' to change an article]]
| |
| | |
| Wikipedia is an [[encyclopedia]] [[Collaborative writing|collaboratively]] written by [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia|many of its readers]]. It is a special type of website, called a [[wiki]], that makes collaboration easy. Many people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes an hour, all of which are recorded on [[Help:Page history|article histories]] and [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|recent changes]]. Inappropriate changes are usually removed quickly, and repeat offenders can be blocked from editing.
| |
| | |
| <div style="float:left; background-color:#f5faff; padding: .2em .6em; border: 1px solid #cee0f2;">'''Learn more [[Wikipedia:About|about the project]]'''</div><br /><br />
| |
| | |
| <big>'''How can I help?'''</big>
| |
| '''Don't be afraid to edit''' — ''anyone'' can edit almost any page, and we encourage you to '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|be bold]]'''! Find something that can be improved, whether content, grammar or formatting, and make it better.
| |
| | |
| You can't break Wikipedia. Anything can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wikipedia the best information source on the Internet!
| |
| | |
| <div style="width:100%">
| |
| <big>'''Make your first edit right now:'''</big>
| |
| # Click [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Introduction&action=edit§ion=new here] to add a new section. (If there are already sections under "Test edits", you can also click on the appropriate "[[edit]]" link and edit someone else's text.)
| |
| # Type a subject line and some text
| |
| # Please, remember that while Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, it is not a forum! No profanity, libel, or personal attacks will be tolerated.
| |
| # [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|Sign]] by entering four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) or by clicking on the signature icon. [[Image:Signature_icon.jpg]] This will automatically produce your name and the date.
| |
| # Click '''Show preview''' to test your changes, or '''Save page''' when you're happy with the way it looks. (It will usually not stay for long, though.)
| |
| <!-- not necessary since add section doesn't show the header: #Please do not remove the header message (it's the stuff in <nowiki>{{ }}</nowiki> marks) -->
| |
| </div>
| |
| <div style="float: right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; font-size: 130%; border: 1px solid #A3B1BF;">Next: [[SikhiWiki:Intro 2|'''Learn more about editing''']] <span style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">→</span>
| |
| <div style="clear:both"></div>
| |
| </div>
| |
| </div>
| |
| __NOTOC__
| |
| <includeonly>[[Category:SikhiWiki Intro]]</includeonly>
| |
| | |
| | |
| '''<big>Test edits</big>'''
| |
See "edit this page" above? On Wikipedia, you can edit articles right now, without logging in.
What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia collaboratively written by many of its readers. It is a special type of website, called a wiki, that makes collaboration easy. Many people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes an hour, all of which are recorded on article histories and recent changes. Inappropriate changes are usually removed quickly, and repeat offenders can be blocked from editing.
How can I help?
Don't be afraid to edit — anyone can edit almost any page, and we encourage you to be bold! Find something that can be improved, whether content, grammar or formatting, and make it better.
You can't break Wikipedia. Anything can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wikipedia the best information source on the Internet!
Make your first edit right now:
- Click here to add a new section. (If there are already sections under "Test edits", you can also click on the appropriate "edit" link and edit someone else's text.)
- Type a subject line and some text
- Please, remember that while Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, it is not a forum! No profanity, libel, or personal attacks will be tolerated.
- Sign by entering four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking on the signature icon.
This will automatically produce your name and the date.
- Click Show preview to test your changes, or Save page when you're happy with the way it looks. (It will usually not stay for long, though.)
Test edits
