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Important notes:
- Wikipedia is a volunteer-operated site.
- There is no "documentation service" nor is there paid staff to process enquiries about the content of articles (sources, accuracy, etc.).
- Please write all enquiries to the relevant reference desk or talk page; see below.
- We will not respond to email enquiries.
- Please do not email Wikipedia about finding more documentation, contact addresses for celebrities or companies, or similar requests.
Where to ask questions or make comments
You can find the answers to many of your questions at the following places:
Finding information
- Search — for many questions it's fastest and easiest to use the search box.
e.g. To find the capital of South Africa, fill in south africa in the box on the left and click Search.
- Reference Desks — for knowledge questions (about anything other than how to use Wikipedia) you can ask our volunteers.
e.g. "What country has the world's largest fishing fleet?"
- Computing - Language - Humanities - Mathematics - Science - Miscellaneous
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How to use Wikipedia
- FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions about Wikipedia
- Help:Contents — information about using Wikipedia.
e.g. "How do I add an image to an article?"
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Asking questions or making comments
- Each article has a Talk page — click on the article's discussion link at the top of the page — for questions, reporting vandalism or discussions about the article.
- Village pump is the discussion forum for many technical and policy issues.
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IRC — help chat
You are also welcome to ask questions in one of Wikipedia's IRC channels. If you have an IRC client installed you can join a channel by connecting to #wikipedia-bootcamp (a help channel for new Wikipedians) or #wikipedia (for general chat). You can also use the web-based client to be connected instantly.
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Please do not post your question on this page.
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