These are some of my go-to tools and resources for Wikipedia. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page with any questions about them.
User scripts
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User scripts are programs you can install, written in JavaScript, that make editing Wikipedia easier.
- User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/admintagger – Shows you who's who.
- User:Anomie/unsignedhelper – Signs other's unsigned comments for you.
- User:Awesome Aasim/xfdvote – makes it easier to participate in XFD discussions.
- User:Enterprisey/CustomSummaryPresets – Adds a dropdown of custom edit summaries.
- User:Enterprisey/cv-revdel – Easily request revdel.
- User:Enterprisey/delsort – AfD category sorter.
- User:Evad37/rater – Adds WP banners to talk pages.
- User:JPxG/current-switcher – Hides edits at Special:Contributions that are still current.
- User:Kaniivel/Reference Organizer – Sort and organize article references.
- User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/CiteHighlighter – Highlights citations based on reliability.
- User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/VisualEditorEverywhere – Visual editor everywhere.
- WP:RedWarn – One of the best ways to fight vandalism.
Useful essays
editEssays offer helpful advice and opinions of one or more editors, and often supplement policies and guidelines.
- Avoiding fluff in your writing
- Award barnstars
- Contributor Copyright Investigations guide
- Don't be the Fun Police
- Editors' pronouns
- Friends don't let friends get sanctioned
- Guidance for editors with mental illnesses
- Guide to addressing bias
- How to respond to incivility
- NPOV means neutral editing
- Nuances of Criteria for Speedy Deletion
- Nuances of the General Notability Guideline
- Pearl-clutching
- Taking the stick out of your ass
- Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia
- Too long; didn't read
Some helpful active editors
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A few helpful Wikipedians that have been active recently. Feel free to reach out to them for any assistance! You can also find great advice on their userpages.
- 0xDeadbeef (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Cassiopeia (talk · contribs)
- Chlod (talk · contribs)
- Clovermoss (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Elli (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Firefangledfeathers (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Firefly (talk · contribs) (admin)
- JPxG (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Justiyaya (talk · contribs)
- Moneytrees (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Novem Linguae (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Oshwah (talk · contribs) (admin)
- ScottishFinnishRadish (talk · contribs) (admin)
- Sdkb (talk · contribs) (admin)
