Top 10 Wikipedia Tricks that will change the way you use it

1. Can anyone really edit Wikipedia?
2. Is it easy to edit Wikipedia?
3. What is the Wikipedia trick?
4. How do you change something on Wikipedia?
5. Can you go to jail for editing Wikipedia?
6. Is Wikipedia reliable 2020?
7. What happens if you edit Wikipedia wrong?
8. Can Wikipedia be trusted?
9. What happens if we edit Wikipedia?
10. How many clicks did Jesus get?
11. How can I make Wikipedia easier?
12. How can I make Wikipedia easier to read?

Can anyone really edit Wikipedia?

Anyone can - it's open to all and can be modified and edited by anyone. However, Wikipedia's administrators protect some pages from direct editing if they believe they are regularly subjected to "vandalism" - the addition of abusive language or falsehoods.

Is it easy to edit Wikipedia?

Editing most Wikipedia pages is simple. ... Wiki markup editing is chosen by clicking the Edit tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a section-edit link). This will take you to a new page containing the editable contents of the current page.

What is the Wikipedia trick?

Here's something strange, but it really works… Go to Wikipedia, any random article will do. Click the first link of any article, but skip anything in parentheses (brackets). Repeat this and you will eventually end up on Philosophy.

How do you change something on Wikipedia?

How do I edit a page? To edit the whole page at once, click the "edit this page" tab at the top. To edit just one section, click the "edit" link to the right of the section heading. To edit on Wikipedia, you type in a special markup language called wikitext.

Can you go to jail for editing Wikipedia?

It is not a criminal act to vandalise Wikipedia. However, it is against the site's terms of use to vandalise or otherwise cause disruption. Vandals are blocked from editing, and may also be further banned according to the terms of use.

Is Wikipedia reliable 2020?

Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia. Because it can be edited by anyone at any time, any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress, or just plain wrong. ... Wikipedia generally uses reliable secondary sources, which vet data from primary sources.

What happens if you edit Wikipedia wrong?

But if you persist with vandalism (or you make an account just to vandalize), you may be blocked indefinitely or completely banned from editing Wikipedia, and will be unable to create another account from your IP address. ... Any pages that you vandalize may get protected, making it harder for others to edit legitimately.

Can Wikipedia be trusted?

Wikipedia allows anyone to create pages or edit them — by tweaking, updating or deleting revisions, for example. A 2005 study in the journal Nature found that the information provided on Wikipedia is almost as reliable as that of the benchmark, Encyclopedia Britannica.

What happens if we edit Wikipedia?

If you pick any Wikipedia page, you can see a view history tab on the far right. When you edit a Wikipedia page, you can either log in or complete this task anonymously. If you are logged in, it will display your username and the edit you have made. If you have done so anonymously, it will just record your IP address .

How many clicks did Jesus get?

'5-Clicks-to-Jesus': A form of Wikiracing that mimics golf, the challenge in this version is to get from a Random Article to the Jesus entry in as few clicks as possible. Reaching the article in five clicks is considered 'par', with clicks over or under five being referred to as 'bogeys' and 'birdies' respectively.

How can I make Wikipedia easier?

To visit the simple Wikipedia website, all you need to do is add 'simple' to the beginning of your Wikipedia url, like so: simple.wikipedia.org. Add 'simple' to the front of any Wikipedia article URL and you'll be taken to a version of that same article, but in simple Wikipedia format.

How can I make Wikipedia easier to read?

About Wikipedia

1. Use Basic English words and shorter sentences. This allows people to understand complex terms or phrases.
2. Write good pages. The best encyclopedia pages have useful, well-written information.
3. Use the pages to learn and teach. These pages can help people learn English. ...
4. Simple does not mean short. ...
5. Be bold!