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Introduction
What is this guide?

Conflicts of interest
What is a close connection? A conflict of interest?

Principles
What Wikipedia is, and is not

First steps
Before you start editing

New article
How to write a new article about your subject

Existing article
What to do about an existing article on your subject

Sourcing
How to provide information on Wikipedia

Copyright
Avoiding copyright mishaps

Copyright for text
Copyright policies for text

Copyright for images
Copyright policies for images

Linking
What links we like (and don't like)

Getting help
Have any more questions?

A Wikipedia article with a plus sign, the logo for Articles for creation

If your subject doesn't already have an article, you should start at Articles for creation. It walks you through the basic rules (some of which are also in this guide), and then you can write an article and submit it as a draft. Experienced contributors will review it and let you know if it is appropriate. If it is, it will become a "live" article.[1] If not, you'll be notified with the reasons.

You may want to open Articles for creation in a new tab or window while you go through this guide.

Since you're writing a new article, we'll skip the information about dealing with existing articles. You can come back to it in the future. The next steps will help you write a good draft.

  1. ^ "Live" means that people will find it in a normal search. Drafts that are not "live" are still public: They can be viewed and edited by others, and they can be found in an "Everything" search on Wikipedia.