User:FormalDude/Tips

These are some of my go-to tools and resources for Wikipedia. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page with any questions about them.

User scripts

User scripts are programs you can install, written in JavaScript, that make editing Wikipedia easier.

• User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/admintagger – Shows you who's who.
• User:Anomie/unsignedhelper – Signs other's unsigned comments for you.
• User:Awesome Aasim/xfdvote – makes it easier to participate in XFD discussions.
• User:Enterprisey/CustomSummaryPresets – Adds a dropdown of custom edit summaries.
• User:Enterprisey/cv-revdel – Easily request revdel.
• User:Enterprisey/delsort – AfD category sorter.
• User:Evad37/rater – Adds WP banners to talk pages.
• User:JPxG/current-switcher – Hides edits at Special:Contributions that are still current.
• User:Kaniivel/Reference Organizer – Sort and organize article references.
• User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/CiteHighlighter – Highlights citations based on reliability.
• User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/VisualEditorEverywhere – Visual editor everywhere.
• WP:RedWarn – One of the best ways to fight vandalism.

Useful essays

Essays offer helpful advice and opinions of one or more editors, and often supplement policies and guidelines.

• Avoiding fluff in your writing
• Award barnstars
• Contributor Copyright Investigations guide
• Don't be the Fun Police
• Editors' pronouns
• Friends don't let friends get sanctioned
• Guidance for editors with mental illnesses
• Guide to addressing bias
• How to respond to incivility
• NPOV means neutral editing
• Nuances of Criteria for Speedy Deletion
• Nuances of the General Notability Guideline
• Pearl-clutching
• Taking the stick out of your ass
• Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia
• Too long; didn't read

Some helpful active editors

A few helpful Wikipedians that have been active recently. Feel free to reach out to them for any assistance! You can also find great advice on their userpages.

• 0xDeadbeef (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Cassiopeia (talk · contribs)
• Chlod (talk · contribs)
• Clovermoss (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Elli (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Firefangledfeathers (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Firefly (talk · contribs) (admin)
• JPxG (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Justiyaya (talk · contribs)
• Moneytrees (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Novem Linguae (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Oshwah (talk · contribs) (admin)
• ScottishFinnishRadish (talk · contribs) (admin)
• Sdkb (talk · contribs) (admin)