Howdy. I'm a writer who's been using Wikipedia for research for years. I joined as an editor when I started feeling guilty for backing out of stubs instead of trying to fill holes with article content.

Below is my lazy start of this user page.

Create a userspace draft

Introduction About you Navigation aids Metadata Your scripts Style Menus & subpages Art, Decor, etc. Hall of Fame


Key projects

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Navigation bars are templates which have an assortment of links usually based around a theme. They are designed to stretch across a page, usually at the top. Here are some examples you can clone and stylize for your user page:

Wikipedia contents pages nav header:
Reference desk nav bar:
Humanities Science Mathematics Computing/IT Language Miscellaneous Archives
Frequently asked questions nav bar:
Editorial nav bar:

ArticlesCBBDirCleanFixFCDelHelpDeskInfoboxesMagic wdsMoSNav temps

PeerRvwPicsReqPolicies & GuidelinesRefDeskRfCSPostToolsVPWikiProjects

Communications nav bar:

HelpDeskAdmin attentionANBotCBBClassIndexNewsroomRequestsRfCRfFThird

RefDesk (HumSciMathCompLangMisc)VPPolPropTechMisc)

Wikipedia principles nav bar:
Writing guides nav bar:
Tools nav bar:
Report abuse nav header
    Search nav bar using {{Google custom}}
    Administrators' nav bars:

    Admin (DirHowRead)ABAIVAN (I3RR)BLBlock (IPsLogOPRFU)Del ((A C I M R T) fDCSDDRVListLogProcPRD)

    DirERHDNew (UsPgs)Prot (LogPERPPPTRFPSPP)RfARfArbRfCRFRRMSPostSSPUNUTMVPWL

    WIKIPEDIA ADMINISTRATOR TOOLS
    A user page nav bar (not shown here)

    {{Navbar}}

    Jennavecia's nav box:

    User:Jennavecia/InfoCenter

    WP:AIV WP:ANI WP:NPP WP:RPP WP:RFR WP:AFD WP:XFD
    CAT:CSD WP:CSD WP:RM BLPWHRR WP:DR WP:TM WP:TT
    WP:RCU WP:LOP CAT:AB WP:BS WP:RD WP:NFC WP:IUP

    News and navigation boxes

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    Here's a useful tools menu from Diannaa's user page:

    Coordinates lookup New Reflinks "Refill" Duplication detector
    Catscan Dispenser's Checklinks My cite templates
    Range contributions alternate X's tools: automated edits, more My template collection
    Range block calculator IPv6 range block T. Paris article blamer Intersect contribs alternate
    Autoblock finder Wikichecker user activity Σ's Editor Interact Tool
    Page history statistics Buttons and gizmos User Contribution Search
    All pages with prefix Special:ComparePages Wiki ViewStats


    For information on any topic, choose a category for your question:

    Computing reference desk

    Science reference desk

    Mathematics reference desk

    Miscellaneous reference desk

    Computing Science Mathematics Miscellaneous
    Computing, information technology, software, and hardware Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, psychology, and technology Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics Subjects that don't fit in any of the other categories

    Humanities reference desk

    Language reference desk

    Entertainment reference desk

    Reference desk archives

    Humanities Language Entertainment Archives
    History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, music, and society Spelling, grammar, word etymology, linguistics, language usage, and requesting translations Popular culture, movies, video games, and TV shows Old questions are archived daily



    For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

    Help desk

    Village pump

    New contributors' help page

    Help desk Village pump New contributors' help page
    Ask general questions about using Wikipedia Ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia A range of services to answer newcomers' questions

    For Wikipedia reference information:
    Help manual MediaWiki handbook Citing Wikipedia Resolving disputes Virtual classroom
    Information and instructions on every aspect of Wikipedia Information about the software that runs Wikipedia How to cite Wikipedia as a reference For resolving issues between users An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia
    See also the Wikipedia department directory

    More templates

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    Standard formatting

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    Or use standard article formatting to create your own fast and easy navigation aid, like this:

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    Key help pages

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    Key templates

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    Interesting spaces

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