如何編輯維基百科條目

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Step 1: Consider opening an account
If you're not already a registered Wikipedia user, consider becoming one. If you edit a piece without registering, the site will record your IP address publicly in the article's edit history. With an account, you can also start new pages and upload images. To register, click "create account" at the top right of any page.

Step 2: Edit text
To get started, click on the "edit this page" tab at the top of the page. This will bring you to a new page with a text box containing the editable text of the original page. Just start typing! Get help at any time by clicking the link "Help" in the toolbox on the left of any page.

Tip
If you don't see an "edit this page" tab at the top, it means the page is protected from editing, probably because of a high incidence of malicious changes.

Step 3: Open only what you need
If you're making just a small change in one part of the article, look for the "edit" link on the right side of each section, and click on the one next to the passage you want to revise. This allows you to make changes in one section without opening the whole article.

Tip
Use the tool bar above the way you would with any word processing program. Don't worry about strange punctuation marks that might appear; this is just Wikipedia formatting your copy.

Step 4: Source your work
If you're adding new information, be sure to provide reliable sources that verify your work, or it will likely be deleted. Detailed instructions on the proper way to cite sources can be found by typing WP:CITE into the search box and hitting "Go."

Tip
Material in books and newspapers generally is considered reliable; the musings of bloggers are not. And don't bother writing about yourself; it's considered a conflict of interest.

Step 5: Explain your edit
Briefly explain your changes in the "Edit summary" box at the bottom. Your explanation can run up to 200 characters.

Step 6: Review your changes
Review your changes by hitting the "Show preview" tab at the bottom. If you want to compare your changes to the text you altered, hit the "Show changes" button. Once you're satisfied with your work, hit the "Save page" button.

Step 7: Check it out
Check out your contribution, which will appear instantly. But be aware that if there are any inaccuracies in your text, someone will soon be editing you. Wikipedia saves all versions, and anyone can view them.

Tip
If you have an account, click the "watch" tab to track changes made to the article. On the "My watchlist" page, click "diff," to see exactly what has been changed

Step 8: Look for your work
Keep an eye on the featured content on Wikipedia's front page; the article -- with your improvements -- may show up there someday!

Did You Know?
Seventy-five percent of Wikipedia edits are made by two percent of users.

「如何編輯維基百科」：想要發揮你的專長，編輯維基百科的條目嗎？

這款免費的線上百科全書，是世上瀏覽量最高的網站之一。

按照以下的説明，你可以開始編輯第一篇文章。準備好：網際網路連線、

知識、以及練習操作。
第 1 步：尚未於維基百科註冊者，請考慮

申請一個帳戶。若沒註冊逕自編輯，維基將記錄其 IP 位址

在文章的編輯歷史中保存。
註冊後，還能創立新條目以及上傳圖片等進階功能。

要註冊，請點選頁面右上方的「創建新帳號」。
第 2 步：開始編輯。

點選頁面上方「編輯本頁」標籤。
這將能帶您進入新一頁，

新頁中有原始網頁裡頭，可編輯的文字內容。
開始編修吧 ！

若想閱讀説明，隨時可點選頁面左方工具箱上的「幫助」。

如果您沒看到上方顯示「編輯」標籤，
這意味著此頁面正被保護。

可能有人惡意破壞文章的結果。
第 3 步：如果你只想

編輯一小部分內容，點選條目內，各標題右側的「編輯」。

每個標題段落都有，點選你想要編修的那個段落。
這將允許

您在某一章節裡頭進行更改，而無需打開整篇文章。
頁上方工具列

的使用方法跟其他文字編輯程式一模一樣，別擔心奇怪標點符號

的出現 ；這是維基百科將您編修格式輸出的結果。
第 4 步：如果您要添加

新內容，請驗證消息來源之可靠性，否則它可能

會被刪。
更多引用來源的規範，請在維基百科搜尋欄

輸入「維基百科:列明來源」，點選「進入」查詢。
在書籍和報紙中的內容

一般而言是可靠的 ；部落格就不是可靠來源了。
也請勿撰寫

關於你本人的條目－－這會造成利益衝突。
第 5 步：簡要地在底部「編輯摘要」

說明您的修訂。摘要最多 100 個中文字。

第 6 步：點選下方的「顯示預覽」可以看到您的更改。
如果想比較

編輯前後的修訂差異，點選「顯示更改」。一旦

您滿意，點選「保存編輯」。
第 7 步：查看您的編輯

這馬上就會顯示出來。
注意，若編輯內容中，有不准確之處

很快就會被人改掉。
維基百科保存所有的編輯版本，任何人都可查看。

若你有帳戶，點選「監視」標籤可追蹤文章的變動。

在「監視列表」內選「差異」，即可發現是哪些文字更動了。

第8步：隨時注意維基百科首頁的「特色條目」欄位。
有您的改善後

您的條目也許會在那出現！
您知道嗎？維基百科中有 75%的條目

是由 2%的使用者所編輯而成的。