'This sub-page on my user space is designed to provided a simplified set of help pointers for students and others I work with. 'It relates rather directly to a series of workshops (originally held in 2011/12 + 2012 + 2013) delivered towards creating and/or editing Wikipedia articles as an educational assignment...but is also useful in other Wikipedia training sessions.
Be sure to look at the above pages! They are very important, and they will help you — even if you're not perfect the firstsecondtenthseventeenth 33rd time!
You can also download a very helpful PDF which contains the essential elements to help you get to know how Wikipedia works.
* {{subst:uw-vandalism1|PageName}}~~~~ (unintentional vandalism/test)
* {{subst:uw-delete1|PageName}}~~~~ (unintentional removal of content)
* {{subst:uw-vandalism2|PageName}}~~~~ (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption)
* {{subst:uw-delete2|PageName}}~~~~ (variant for removal of content)
* {{subst:uw-vandalism3|PageName}}~~~~ ("please stop" for use after level 2 warning)
* {{subst:uw-delete3|PageName}}~~~~ (please stop removing content)
* {{subst:uw-vandalism4|PageName}}~~~~ (last warning for vandalism)
* {{subst:uw-delete4|PageName}}~~~~ (last warning for removing content)
* {{subst:uw-vandalism4im|PageName}}~~~~ (only warning; for severe or grotesque vandalism only)
* {{subst:uw-delete4im|PageName}}~~~~ (only warning; for many blankings in a short period of time)
This is an oldie but goodie, that for sure works in Firefox...
Visit Conveniently searching Wikipedia, and follow the instructions for your browser. It's a bookmarklet that sits on your toolbar, and which serves as a Wikipedia search button that you can activate from any web page. The next time you want to look something up on Wikipedia while browsing a web-page, highlight the term and then click on your new bookmarklet.