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If there is already an article about your subject, you may want to change it to make it better. But the main advice we give is {{em|don't}}.

Your idea of "better" may not be the same as Wikipedia's. Remember that Wikipedia should be unbiased, so it has to show the bad as well as the good. But if there are too many bad things, that's a problem.

''Exception'': If you just want to correct mistakes in spelling, grammar, and formatting, that's okay. You can also take out anything that {{em|obviously}} shouldn't be there. (This refers to the "XYZ is terrible!!" level of obviousness. If there's any doubt, don't do it.)

[[File:Comments alt font awesome.svg|20px|alt=]] Every article has a ''{{dfn|talk page}}'', which is where people discuss changes and improvements. You can get to it by clicking the "Talk" tab at the top. Instead of editing the article directly, you should propose your changes on the talk page. That way, other contributors can check if they're appropriate.

[[File:Ambox outdated content.svg|20px|alt=]] Sometimes there aren't a lot of people checking the talk page. If it's taking too long to get a response, add the code {{tlx|edit COI}} before your proposal. This will attract someone's attention.

The next steps will help you form a good proposal for changes to the article.

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