Bridge Research Guides: Wikipedia Hackathon: Wikipedia Help and Training

Edit an article for a Minnesota politician!

General training for student Wikipedians
A self-driven tutorial that goes over the hows and whys of Wikipedia editing in normal English terms
Wikipedia Tutorial/Overview
A step-by-step guide that includes information on editing, citing, formatting, and adding links. A more technical take on the hows and whys.

View and Edit your User Page
By adding a couple of brief lines to your user page Wikipedia is less likely to brand you as a bot and delete your edits.
More Information about User Pages
What can I put here? What are some good examples?

Wikipedia Tutorial: Cite your sources
The Wikipedia Citation Style Guide
Wikipedia Tutorial: Add links to other Wikipedia articles
Add links to external website
How do I add a link in an article? What types of websites will Wikipedia allow me to cite?
What's a minor edit?
There's a box in the "submit changes" form. When should you check it?
Wikipedia: Identifying reliable sources
You shouldn't include everything in a Wikipedia article. This will help you figure out what to include.