Wikipedia Cheat Sheet

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Five Pillars Wikipedia Lists and Indents Wikipedia Tables (cont)

The "Five Pillar​s" are the fundam​ental * Text Bullet list | row 2, cell 1
principles of Wikipedia: ** Text Bullet list (second level) | row 2, cell 2
1. Wikipedia is an encycl​opedia # Text Numbered list |} End Table
2. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point ## Text Numbered list (second level)
of view Wikipedia Images
; Item Definition list item
3. Wikipedia is free content that anyone [[File​:im​g.j​pg|​thu​mb|​alt​=Te​xt|​Cap​tion]]
: Definition Definition list definition
can use, edit, and distribute
Place an image
: Text Indented text
4. Editors should treat each other with
:: Text Indented text (second level) [[File​:im​g.j​pg|​thu​mb|​left]]
respect and civility
Image on the left
5. Wikipedia has no firm rules Can be nested, e.g., use #* to put a bullet
list within a numbered list. [[File​:im​g.j​pg|​thu​mb|​none]]
Wikipedia Headings Image with no text flowing around it
Wikipedia Lines and Signatures
==Text== Level 1 heading
---- Horizontal Line Wikipedia Citations
===Text=== Level 2
<br /> Line break <re​f>S​mith, John. 'Reference Title''.
====Te​xt==== Level 3
~~~ Signature Journal, 2011, p. 1.<​/re​f>

Wikipedia Text Effects ~~~~ Signature with timestamp Inline citation.

''text'' Italics ~~~~~ Timestamp <ref name="r​efn​ame​"​>te​xt<​/re​f>

'''text''' Bold Named inline citation.

Wikipedia Allowed HTML Tags
<s>​tex​t</​s> Strike​through <ref name="r​efn​ame​" />
<!-- Comment --> <pr​e>
<su​p>t​ext​</s​up> Supers​cript Use earlier named citation.
<ab​br> <tt>
<no​wik​i>no ''mark​up'​'</​‐ Escape wiki {{citation needed}}
now​iki> markup <di​v> <fo​nt>
Citation needed.
<sp​an> <de​l>
{{reflist}}
Wikipedia Links <br /> <in​s>
Citations list.
[[Article Name]] <bl​ock​quo​te> <su​b>
Link to article "​Article Name" More inform​ation at http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​‐
<co​de> <su​p>
wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Cit​ing​_so​urces
[[Article Name]]s Full list of allowed tags at http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​‐
Link with text "​Article Names" a.o​rg/​wik​i/H​elp​:HT​ML_​in_​wik​itext
Wikipedia Useful Pages
[[Article Name|Link Text]] http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/H​elp​:Ed​iting
Wikipedia Tables
Link with text "Link Text" Help with editing
{| class=​"​nam​e" Start table
[[Article Name#S​ubs​ect​ion​|Link Text]] http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Lis​‐
|- Start row
Link to subsection of article t_o​f_g​uid​elines
! Header 1 Headings
[http:​//w​ww.e​xa​mpl​e.com Link Text] Wikipedia guidelines
! Header 2
Link to exampl​e.com http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Lis​‐
|-
t_o​f_p​olicies
[[Cate​gor​y:C​ategory Name]]
| row 1, cell 1 Data
Wikipedia policies
Add article to "​Cat​egory Name"
| row 1, cell 2
http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Man​‐
[[:Cat​ego​ry:​Cat​egory Name]] |-
ual​_of​_Style
Link to category
Wikipedia manual of style

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 Wikipedia Cheat Sheet
by Dave Child (DaveChild) via cheatography.com/1/cs/155/

Wikipedia Useful Pages (cont)

http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Not​‐
ability
Guide to notability

http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Hel​‐
p_desk
Wikipedia help desk

http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/U​ser​:A._​B./​Us​‐
efu​l_W​iki​ped​ia_​links
Compre​hensive list of useful links

Wikipedia Abbrev​iations and Shortcuts

WP:3RR Three Revert Rule

WP:AFC Articles For Creation
WP:AFD Articles For Deletion
WP:AGF Assume Good Faith
WP:AN Admini​str​ator's Notice​board
WP:AP Arbitr​ation Policy
WP:BOT Bots
WP:BCRAT Bureau​crats
WP:CIVIL Civility
WP:D Disamb​igu​ation
WP:DEL Deletion Policy
WP:NEW New user log
WP:NOR No Original Research
WP:NOT What Wikipedia is not
WP:NPA No Personal Attacks
WP:NPOV Neutral Point Of View
WP:PD Public Domain
WP:PN Patent Nonsense
WP:PROD Proposed Deletion
WP:SELF Avoid self-r​efe​rences
WP:V Verifi​ability
WP:VAND Vandalism
WP:VIE Voting Is Evil

More at http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​rg/​wik​i/U​ser​:Kj​‐
kol​b/A​bbr​evi​ations and http:/​/en.wi​kip​edi​a.o​‐
rg/​wik​i/W​iki​ped​ia:​Sho​rtcuts

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