From Electrical Engineering TA Handbook

Template:Under construction (What I wish I knew when I began editing)
Now that I've been on Wikipedia for a little while (See my Contributions), I will attempt to compile a list of tools, tips, and helpful articles for my use and for others, if they wish. I want to be concise, but go beyond what is included in user welcome templates and provide organization.

Contents 1 Reference 1.1 Where to get Help 1.2 What Editors Should Know 1.2.1 Policy Abbreviations 1.3 Editing 1.4 Article quality 1.5 Templates: Quick and Fancy Messages for Articles and Talk Pages

Reference

Wikipedia:Introduction

Where to get Help

• Wikipedia:New contributors' help page
• Help:Contents
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Leave messages at the Village pump to discuss Wikipedia policies, issues, etc. with editors.
  
  
• Category:Wikipedia help for more help pages.

What Editors Should Know

• Wikipedia:Five pillars (Summary of official policies and guidelines)
  

More:

• Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
  • Wikipedia:List of policies
  • Wikipedia:List of guidelines

Policy Abbreviations

(Often used on talk pages)

• NPOV: Neutral Point of View
• POV: Point of View
• NOR: No Original Research
• 3RR: 3 Revert Rule

Editing

• Wikipedia:Tutorial (Good place to start)
• How to write a great article
• Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes
• Wikipedia:How to edit a page
  • Wiki Markup (Formatting: Bold, Italics, Headings, etc. Adding links, images, special symbols, etc.)
    • Tip: Use the Edit toolbar (included by using preferences) to do many of these things with a click of a button.

Article quality

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style -an extensive guide on article organization, punctuation, grammar, etc.
  
• Article rating system

Templates: Quick and Fancy Messages for Articles and Talk Pages

• Wikipedia:Template messages
  
• Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace