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Tip of the day

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Tip of the moment...
What are templates used for?

Templates are pages that you can include on another page. They are usually used to insert boilerplate messages that need to be displayed on more than one page. Templates are quite versatile and can be used to accomplish many things. For example, some specialized uses for templates are:

To include a template on a page, enclose it in double curly brackets, leaving out the prefix "Template:", like this: {{In the news}}

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To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}


Tip of the day...
A better wiki editor: wikEd

Whether you are a new or advanced user, you can edit pages with ease by installing wikEd.

To install, simply select wikEd on the Gadgets panel of your Preferences:

Preferences → Gadgets → Editing → Tick wikEd: a full-featured integrated text editor for Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome (documentation)

wikEd provides many abilities, including a multifunctional search-and-replace feature for regular expressions (regex).

wikEd works in the following web browsers: Firefox, Pale Moon, SeaMonkey, Safari, WebKit, Google Chrome, and Opera (version 15 and higher). Currently, wikEd is not compatible with Internet Explorer or versions of Opera below 15.

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To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}

About Me

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My goal is to make Wikipedia the best possible encyclopedia it can be. I believe that everyone should have access to free, high-quality information, and Wikipedia is a vital resource for achieving that goal. I'm always looking for ways to improve the quality of Wikipedia, whether it's by editing articles for clarity and accuracy or by helping other editors learn the ropes.

I'm also a big fan of collaboration. I believe that we can achieve great things when we work together, and that's why I love being part of the Wikipedia community. I'm always happy to help other editors, and I'm always open to learning from them.

If you're ever interested in chatting or collaborating on a Wikipedia project, please don't hesitate to reach out!

If you feel like I’ve helped you, please leave a "thank you" and give me a thumbs up. It encourages me to keep learning and improving.

Now enjoy these random images of space and the sky.