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{{center|<big>One of the best places to get started after reading this page is '''[[Wikipedia:Introduction]]'''. Also be sure to stop by our friendly '''[[Wikipedia:Teahouse]]'''</big>}}
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<center><big>'''Questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia</big></br>
Your question might already be answered in the '''[[Wikipedia:FAQ_Index|Frequently Asked Questions]]''', otherwise:</center></br>
*'''[[Help:Getting started|Getting started]]''' is a page that lists some brief introductions on all the basics of Wikipedia.
* If you place '''<tt>{{tl|helpme}}</tt>''' on [[Special:Mytalk|your talk page]], an editor will visit you there! 
*'''[[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help Desk]]''' is the main place to ask a question  and also where to turn when all else fails.
*'''[[Wikipedia:Requests|Requests]]''' is a page that lists all the services and assistance that can be requested on Wikipedia.
*'''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas|WikiProject Texas talk]]''' and/or '''[[Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests|Editor assistance/Requests]]'''  is a place to ask for help regarding content issues and disputes.
*'''[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution requests|Dispute resolution requests]]''' details the various different methods used at each of the various '''[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|dispute resolution]]''' pages.
*'''[[Wikipedia:Village pump|The Village Pump]]''' is the forum for discussion of more complex project-wide technical issues, policies, proposals, and operations of Wikipedia.
*'''[[Wikipedia:Media copyright questions|Media copyright questions]]''' covers the use of images and other media on Wikipedia.
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|width="50%"|Some pages of helpful information to get you started:
:[[File:Face-smile.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Introduction]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction to Wikipedia]]
:[[File:BluePillar.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Five pillars]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]
:[[File:Crystal Clear app ktip.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Tutorial]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Editing tutorial]]
:[[File:Crystal package utilities.png|20px|link=Help:Editing]] &nbsp; [[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]
:[[File:Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Manual of style]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]]
:[[File:LetterW.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Cheatsheet]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|The basics of Wikicode]]
:[[File:Symbol_support_vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Article development]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Article development|How to develop an article]]
:[[File:Cscr-featured.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Your first article]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Your first article|How to create an article]]
:[[File:Crystal khelpcenter.png|20px|link=Help:Contents]] &nbsp; [[Help:Contents|Help pages]]
:[[File:Octagon-warning.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]
|width="50%"|Some [[Wikipedia:What_"Ignore_all_rules"_means#Use_common_sense|common sense]] Do's and Don'ts:
:[[File:UncialB-01.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Be bold]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]'''
:[[File:Face-angel.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Assume good faith]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assume good faith]]'''
:[[File:Face-tongue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Civility]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Civility|be civil]]'''
:[[File:Face-wink.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|keep cool!]]'''
:[[File:Symbol neutral vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|maintain a neutral point of view]]'''
:[[File:No-spam.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Spam#How not to be a spammer]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Spam#How not to be a spammer|spam]]
:[[File:NotCommons-emblem-copyrighted.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Copyrights]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|infringe copyright]]
:[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Vandalism]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]]
:[[File:Stop hand.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Blocking policy]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|get blocked]]
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<center><big>'''Tips'''</big></center>
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|bgcolor=transparent| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''I'''.</span>
||'''[[Wikipedia:Tips|The "Tips" page]]''' is a  listing of all the "how to pages"  on using Wikipedia.
'''Use [[Wikipedia:Common sense|common sense]]''', appropriate '''[[Wikipedia:Etiquette|etiquette]]''' and  '''[[Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]]''' on the part of others.</br> [[WP:BB|Be '''bold''']] with your additions in a '''[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|fair]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|accurate manner]]''', because  [[WP:Editing policy#Wikipedia is a work in progress: perfection is not required|'''perfEction Is n0t reQuired''']]. See [[Wikipedia:Editing policy]] for more information.</br>
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|bgcolor=transparent| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''II'''.</span>
||'''Before [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|starting  a new article!]]'''  - '''[[Notability in Wikipedia|Notability]]''' is a  concern that must be adhered to. See  [[Wikipedia:Notability]] for more information.</br> 
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|bgcolor=transparent| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''III'''.</span>
||'''Use [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#When and why to cite sources|references]].''' This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include  references listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you have used to write or expand articles. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if [[Wikipedia:Verification methods|unreferenced or referenced poorly]]. See: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] and [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] for more information.
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|bgcolor=transparent| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''IV'''.</span>
|| '''[[KISS principle|Keep it simple]].''' Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary or thesaurus.</br> '''[[Wikipedia:Stay on topic|Stay on topic]]''' as many articles are criticized for [[Wikipedia:Article size|length]]; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See: [[Wikipedia:Writing better articles]] and [[Wikipedia:The perfect article]] for more information..
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|bgcolor=transparent| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''V'''.</span>
|| '''Use [[MOS:IMAGES|images if possible]].''' Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See: [[Wikipedia:Images]] and [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial]] for more information.
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||<center><big>'''Tools & sister projects'''</big></center></br>
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;WPTEXAS automated pages 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/Article alerts|Article alerts]] - List of deletions, featured & good article candidates, requests for comments, peer reviews etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Texas articles by quality log|Article log]] - List of  "Moved (renamed)" articles and recent assessments.	 	
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/Unreferenced BLPs|Unreferenced BLPs]] - Articles of living people with [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|no references]]. See [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|BLPs]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/Popular pages|Popular pages]] -  Listing of the most viewed pages that should be improved (if need be) and watched over closely for vandalism.
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*[[Wikipedia:Tools]] - Contain various tools and tutorials intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality to Wikipedians.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] -  Adds title/dates/publisher/accessdates etc., to bare references automatically. (Interactive mode recommend) 
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - External link verifier, that allows editing and replacement of dead links.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links by click and pick.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
*[http://reftag.appspot.com/ Google book tool]  - Converts bare url's  into  {{tl|cite book}} format.
;Watchlist
[http://toolserver.org/~tim1357/cgi-bin/wikiproject_watchlist.py?template=WikiProject+Texas Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Texas]
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