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{{Short description|Place to ask questions on Wikimedia projects}}
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<div class="rd-mainheader-top">The '''Wikipedia reference desk''' works like a library [[reference desk]]. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.

Before asking a question, '''please try these search boxes''' to search Wikipedia as a whole or the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives|reference desk archives]]. See also the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines|reference desk guidelines]].

'''Note:''' Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer|legal]] and [[Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer|medical]] disclaimers. See also the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines/Medical advice|medical advice guidelines]].
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<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing|Computers and IT]]</div>
<div>Computing, information technology, electronics, software, and hardware</div>
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<div>[[File:P music.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment|Entertainment reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment|Entertainment]]</div>
<div>Sports, popular culture, movies, music, video&nbsp;games, and TV&nbsp;shows</div>
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<div>[[File:P art.png|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities|Humanities reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities|Humanities]]</div>
<div>History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, and society</div>
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<div>[[File:P literature.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language|Language reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language|Language]]</div>
<div>Spelling, grammar, word&nbsp;origins, linguistics, language&nbsp;usage, and translation&nbsp;requests</div>
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<div>[[File:P mathematics.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics|Mathematics reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics|Mathematics]]</div>
<div>Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics</div>
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<div>[[File:P physics.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science|Science reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science|Science]]</div>
<div>Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, engineering, and technology</div>
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<div>[[File:P_Airplane.png|48x48px|link=Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage:Tourist office]]</div>
<div>[[Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage:Tourist office|Travel]]</div>
<div>Tourism, vacations, and travel
<small>Desk administered by [[Wikipedia:Sister_projects|sister project]] [[Wikivoyage]] (external link)</small></div>
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<div>[[File:P question.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous reference desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]</div>
<div>For questions that don't fit in any of the other&nbsp;categories</div>
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<div>[[File:P archive.svg|48x48px|link=Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives|Reference desk archives]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives|Archives]]</div>
<div>Old questions are archived&nbsp;daily</div>
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<h3>For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:</h3>
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<div>[[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg|36x36px|link=Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]]</div>
<div>To ask general&nbsp;questions about using&nbsp;Wikipedia</div>
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<div>[[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg|36x36px|link=Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]</div>
<div>To ask about specific&nbsp;policies and operations of&nbsp;Wikipedia</div>
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<div>[[File:WP teahouse logo.png|36x36px|link=Wikipedia:Teahouse|Teahouse]]</div>
<div>[[Wikipedia:Teahouse|Teahouse]]</div>
<div>A friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture</div>
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<h3>For Wikipedia reference information:</h3>
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<div>[[Help:Contents/Directory|Help directory]]</div>
<div>To ask about specific&nbsp;policies and operations of&nbsp;Wikipedia</div>
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<div>[[Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia|Citing Wikipedia]]</div>
<div>How to cite Wikipedia as&nbsp;a&nbsp;reference</div>
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<div>[[Wikipedia:Resolving disputes|Resolving disputes]]</div>
<div>For resolving issues between&nbsp;users</div>
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<div>[[User:WBOSITG/Virtual classroom|Virtual classroom]]</div>
<div>An advanced guide on everything&nbsp;Wikipedia</div>
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<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><br>''Further information'' [[Wikipedia:Department directory|Wikipedia department directory]]</div>
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"WP:RD" redirects here. You may also be looking for Wikipedia:Resolving disputes, Wikipedia:Recent deaths, Wikipedia:Redirect, Wikipedia:Revision deletion, or Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Research desk.
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Wikipedia reference desk
The Wikipedia reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.

Before asking a question, please try these search boxes to search Wikipedia as a whole or the reference desk archives. See also the reference desk guidelines.

Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's legal and medical disclaimers. See also the medical advice guidelines.

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

Computing reference desk
Computing, information technology, electronics, software, and hardware
Entertainment reference desk
Sports, popular culture, movies, music, video games, and TV shows
Humanities reference desk
History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, and society
Language reference desk
Spelling, grammar, word origins, linguistics, language usage, and translation requests
Mathematics reference desk
Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics
Science reference desk
Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, engineering, and technology
Tourism, vacations, and travel Desk administered by sister project Wikivoyage (external link)
Miscellaneous reference desk
For questions that don't fit in any of the other categories
Reference desk archives
Old questions are archived daily

For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

Help desk
To ask general questions about using Wikipedia
Village pump
To ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia
Teahouse
A friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture

For Wikipedia reference information:

To ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia
How to cite Wikipedia as a reference
For resolving issues between users
An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia

Further information Wikipedia department directory
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