Wikipedia FAQ

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Contents 1 Very Frequently Asked Questions (VFAQs) 2 An article doesn't show up in the search 3 All links suddenly became underlined 4 I changed the skin and can't it get back to normal 5 How do I cite Wikipedia? or Who wrote Wikipedia? 6 How do I change my username? 7 Who owns Wikipedia? 8 When I try to edit, it opens index.php 9 Why has my article been deleted?

Very Frequently Asked Questions (VFAQs)

Shortcut: [[WP:VFAQ]]

This page is a list of very frequently asked questions that are asked extremely frequently by new contributors to Wikipedia, at Help desk and Village pump, by using {{helpme}} and elsewhere.

If your question is not answered on this page, see Wikipedia:FAQ for a more extensive set of FAQs.

An article doesn't show up in the search

The search index is often out of date, sometimes taking weeks before it's updated. Because of that, recent changes are not immediately reflected on the search.

All links suddenly became underlined

If all the links in the articles suddenly become underlined (or the opposite), it's probably because your browser failed to load one of the stylesheets. Do a forced reload or bypass your cache.

I changed the skin and can't it get back to normal

If you changed to another skin and cannot change back, use this link.

How do I cite Wikipedia? or Who wrote Wikipedia?

See Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia, for authors, editions etc.

How do I change my username?

See Wikipedia:Changing_username.

Who owns Wikipedia?

See here.

When I try to edit, it opens index.php

Go to Special:Preferences. In the Editing section untick "Use external editor by default".

Why has my article been deleted?

The best way to find out is to look on the coresponding Articles for Deletion page.