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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Fundamental Principles

The "five pillars" of Wikipedia:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia
Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view
Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute
Wikipedia's editors should treat each other with respect and civility
Wikipedia has no firm rules

The “core content policies” of Wikipedia:

Neutral point of view
Verifiability
No original research

Wikipedia Guides for Beginners

Introduction to Wikipedia
A set of short tutorials covering all the basics of contributing to Wikipedia.
Editing Wikipedia: A Guide to Improving Content on the Online Encyclopedia
A welcome brochure for new contributors, covering the "how" and the "why" of editing Wikipedia, with special focus on the things that trip up new editors most often: writing in an appropriate encyclopedic style, using and citing reliable sources, and understanding wiki markup
Art+Feminism Quick Guides for Editing on Wikipedia
Guides and brief training videos to walk you through the basics of Wikipedia editing.
Help:Editing
A basic how-to guide for editing Wikipedia.

Practice Editing

Wikipedia:Sandbox
A space to experiment with the process of editing Wikipedia by making changes which are not saved permanently.