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|style="padding-right: 1em;"| [[Wikipedia]] is '''both''' an [[encyclopedia]] and a [[wiki]] community. You can [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|edit]] and [[Help:Starting a new page|create]] articles on Wikipedia right now. Learn how to contribute with the [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|tutorial]] (or just play around in our [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]). |
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For more information, post comments at the '''[[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village Pump]]''', read the [[Help:Contents|Help]] directory and our [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies]], [[Wikipedia:Contact us|contact]] other [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]], and keep track of [[Wikipedia:Goings-on|'''what's going on''']]. If you haven't already, you may want to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]] ([[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|why?]]). |
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<small>[[#Get involved|Get involved]]</small><br/> |
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<small>[[#About Wikipedia|'''Directory''']]</small><br/> |
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<small>[[#Frequently asked questions|'''FAQ''']]</small> |
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==Things you can do== |
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==Collaboration of the week== |
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Want to contribute? Help edit '''[[Ancient warfare]]''', Wikipedia's current [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]]! Please help to improve it to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] standard. |
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: Ancient warfare is war conducted from the beginnings of history to the end of the ancient period, which is often equated with the fall of Rome in 476 CE[[Ancient warfare|...]] |
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You can still help with last week's article '''[[Congo Civil War]]''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/wiki.phtml?title=Congo_Civil_War&diff=0&oldid=6319242 see how it improved]), look at [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/History|previous collaborations]], or [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week#Candidates for next week|help pick next week's article]]. |
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==Get involved== |
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* Help to add [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|copyright tags]] to the [[User:Yann/Untagged Images|list of untagged images]]. |
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* Upcoming [[Wikipedia:Meetup|Wikipedia meetups]] in [[User:Jimbo Wales/Chicago Meetup|Chicago]] and [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle|Seattle]] |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Goings-on|Goings-on]]''' in the Wikipedia universe |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment|Hot Discussions]]''': [[Wikipedia talk:Bureaucrats#Bureaucratic statistics|Should some ''bureaucrats'' have that status removed, subject to reapplication through the current process?]] |
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* Wikipedia is looking for [[m:Copyediting|Copyeditors]], [[m:Proofreading|Proofreaders]], and [[m:Translation#Translators by "A" language|Translators]] to help improve quality and coverage. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Nooks and corners of Wikipedia that should be frequented|Nooks and corners of Wikipedia]]''' |
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* Try '''[[Wikipedia:Wikifun|Wikifun]]''' for some wikitainment |
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==Tip of the day== |
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{{Totd}} |
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==About Wikipedia== |
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===New user information=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Welcome%2C_newcomers|Welcome!]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Help|Help]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:New user log|New user log]] |
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===Frequently asked questions=== |
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[[Wikipedia:FAQ|FAQ list]] and |
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[[Wikipedia:Overview FAQ|Overview]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Administration FAQ|Administration]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ|Contributing]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Editing FAQ|Editing]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Schools' FAQ|Schools]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Miscellaneous FAQ|Misc]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:PHP script FAQ|PHP script]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Problems FAQ|Problems]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Readers' FAQ|Readers']] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Talk Etiquette FAQ|Talk Etiquette]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Technical FAQ|Technical]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Glossary|Glossary]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]] |
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===Ways to communicate=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Contact us|Contact (overview)]] – |
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'''[[Wikipedia:Village Pump|Village pump]]''' – |
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[[Wikipedia:Talk page|Discussion pages]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Mailing lists|Mailing lists]] – |
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[[m:IRC channels|IRC chat]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Instant Messaging Wikipedians|Instant Messaging]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Meetup|In person meetings]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:User page|User pages]] |
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===Community information=== |
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[[Wikipedia:About|About Wikipedia]] – |
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[[Wikimedia|About Wiki'''media''']] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Friends of Wikipedia|Friends of Wikipedia]] – |
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[http://wikimediafoundation.org/fundraising Donations] |
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===Wikipedia highlights=== |
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[[wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]] and |
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[[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|pictures]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Announcements|Announcements]] and other |
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'''[[Wikipedia:Goings-on|Goings-on]]''' – |
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[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia in the media|Wikipedia in the media]] and |
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[[Wikipedia:Press releases|Press releases]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Statistics|Stats]] – |
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[[m:Milestones|Milestones]] |
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===Common procedures=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featuring an article]] or |
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[[Wikipedia:Featured pictures candidates|picture]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Votes for deletion|Deleting a page]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|full policy]]</small>) – |
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[[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|Protecting a page]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Protection policy|full policy]]</small>) – |
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[[Wikipedia:How to revert a page to an earlier version|Reverting a page]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|Administrator nominations]] |
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===Help with Meta-Wiki=== |
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[[m:MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide|User's Guide]] – |
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[[m:Help:Table|Table format]] – |
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[[m:Help:Formula|TeX, math and formulae]] – |
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[[m:Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files|Images and embedding]] |
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===Account maintenance=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|Account benefits]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Username|Choosing]] and [[Wikipedia:Changing username|Changing a username]] – |
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[[m:MediaWiki User's Guide: Logging-in|Logging in]] – |
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[[m:MediaWiki User's Guide: Setting preferences|User preferences]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit|Changing attribution for edits]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Account deletion|Account deletion]] |
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===Downloads=== |
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[http://download.wikimedia.org/ Wikipedia database download] |
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[[Special:Export]] |
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==Writing/Reference Resources== |
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===Policies and conventions=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Overview of policies]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view ('''NPOV''')]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Copyrights|Copyright]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Editing policy|Editing]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Guide to Layout|Layout]], [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]], [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]], [[Wikipedia:Captions|Captions]]</small>) – |
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[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use]] |
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====Behavioral guidelines==== |
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[[Wikipedia:Wikiquette|Wikipedia etiquette]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|Be bold!]] but [[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|Stay cool!]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|Be nice to newcomers]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Dispute resolution]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Arbitration policy|Arbitration policy]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Association of Members' Advocates|Association of Members' Advocates]] |
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===Resources=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference desk]] – |
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[[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Utilities|Utilities]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Basic topics|Basic topics]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|Contributing]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles|Improving articles]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|Writing a great article]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Public domain resources|Public domain]] and other |
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[[Wikipedia:Research resources|research resources]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Boilerplate text|Boilerplate text]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission|Boilerplate permission to copy]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:MediaWiki custom messages|Custom messages]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:List of images|Image list]] |
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===Projects=== |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Requested articles|Requested articles]] and [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures|pictures]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Article series|Article series]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Infobox|Infoboxes]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing Captions|Captions]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia maintenance|Maintenance]] (<small>[[Wikipedia:Pages needing attention|Pages needing attention]], |
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[[Wikipedia:Cleanup|Cleanup]], |
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[[Wikipedia:Requests for page expansion|Expansion]], [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categorization]]</small>) – |
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[[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|Transwiki]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Regional notice boards|Regional notice boards]] |
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===Technical information=== |
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[[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|The MediaWiki software]] – |
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[[m:MediaWiki feature request and bug report discussion|Requests and bug reports]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Browser notes|Browser notes]] – |
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[[m:User_styles|User styles (customizing your display with CSS)]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Multimedia|Multimedia]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Bots|Bots]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Database download|SQL dumps]] (<font size="-1">[[Wikipedia:TomeRaider database|TomeRaider format]]</font>) |
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===Related communities=== |
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[[Wikipedia:Multilingual coordination|Other Wikipedia languages]] – |
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[[Wikipedia:Create a new language in Wikipedia|Start a new language]] |
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