Training, research, and resources to understand how to contribute to Wikipedia. Plus, research you may need (or want) to verify the entries you edit or create.
Wikipedia: Training and Information
Wikipedia already provides a robust set of training materials to learn how to edit or contribute to the platform. Here are some of the most useful resources:
- Creating a Wikipedia Account
- The Wikipedia Style Guide
- Introduction to Contributing to Wikipedia
- Learn to Edit Wikipedia Entries
- Wikipedia Help Desk
- The Training Adventure (Interactive)
Guides
Editing Wikipedia: A Quick Guide
A basic resource that walks you through the requirements to edit or add an article in Wikipedia.
![Editing Wikipedia: A Quick Guide](https://adopteesunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/quick-guide-cover.jpg)
Research
We are building a set of research materials and articles that can help with verifying information for entries. Have a research article to suggest? Let us know.
Events and Information
Wikipedia Editathon: June 29, 2024
The first in-person Wikipedia Editathon is scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Open Book in Minneapolis. It is also a hybrid event to allow virtual participation. More details will be announced soon.
![Postcard flyer for an event entitled Wikipedia Editathon, Empowering Missing Voices. On a dark blue background with white letters are the description of the event as "Join Adoptees United as we launch our first Wikipedia Editathon, an adoptee-only community event to provide missing content and fuller context for adoption-related Wikipedia entries. Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 12 to 4pm at Open Book Minneapolis. Part of Challengint and Changing the Dominant Narrative of Adoption.](https://adopteesunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wikipedia-editathon-flyer-1024x724.jpg)