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.
Introduction | About you | Navigation aids | Metadata | Your scripts | Style | Menus & subpages | Art, Decor, etc. | Hall of Fame |
Key projects
edit- proj Arts · proj Biography · proj Culture
- proj LGBT studies
- proj Lists · proj topics (basic)
- proj Romance
- proj Science
- proj Technology
Navigation bars
editNavigation 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:
Humanities | Science | Mathematics | Computing/IT | Language | Miscellaneous | Archives |
PeerRvw • PicsReq • Policies & Guidelines • RefDesk • RfC • SPost • Tools • VP • WikiProjects
HelpDesk • Admin attention • AN • Bot • CBB • Class • Index • Newsroom • Requests • RfC • RfF • Third
RefDesk (Hum • Sci • Math • Comp • Lang • Misc) • VP • Pol • Prop • Tech • Misc)
Admin (Dir • How • Read) • AB • AIV • AN (I • 3RR) • BL • Block (IPs • Log • OP • RFU) • Del ((A C I M R T) fD • CSD • DRV • List • Log • Proc • PRD)
Dir • ER • HD • New (Us • Pgs)• Prot (Log • PER • PP • PT • RFP • SPP) • RfA • RfArb • RfC • RFR • RM • SPost • SSP • UN • UTM • VP • WL
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News and navigation boxes
editHere's a useful tools menu from Diannaa's user page:
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Standard formatting
editOr use standard article formatting to create your own fast and easy navigation aid, like this:
Key Wikimedia-related pages
edit- commons · mailing lists · meta · simple · wiktionary · sister projects
- bugzilla · charts · catgraph · 6° · mirror filter
- vpp · vpr · vpt
Key help pages
edit- template · user page · watch
- Wikipedia:cheatsheet · catalogue of CSS classes
- web colors · list of colors