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Wikitravel:Help

From Wikitravel

Contents

• Understand
• Contribute
• Use
• Talk

If you need help with Wikitravel, you have come to the right place. We have information about understanding Wikitravel, contributing to Wikitravel, using Wikitravel, and various other things about Wikitravel.

If you have questions that aren't answered here, try checking the FAQ, or ask a question in the travellers' pub.

[edit] Understand

About Wikitravel
Welcome, newcomers

Welcome, Wikipedians - we're very much like – and unlike – that great encyclopedia
Welcome, business owners - hoteliers, restauranteurs, barkeepers, etc.
Welcome, tourism professionals - we're all about cooperation

FAQ - fearfully anticipated questions... and answers.
Copyleft - information about the license and philosophy that guides this site
Policies and guidelines - an index of all Wikitravel policy guidelines
Wikitravel:Namespace index - all the pages in the Wikitravel: namespace

[edit] Contribute

Tips for new contributors - useful information for first-time contributors
Manual of style - spelling, layout, formatting rules and article templates
Ways to help Wikitravel - writers, editors, photographers and cheerleaders are all needed
How to - step by step instructions for accomplishing specific tasks
Software features - guides to using various Mediawiki functions

[edit] Use

How to re-use Wikitravel guides - for those who use Wikitravel content on other websites or publications

[edit] Talk

Travellers' pub - for general discussions about Wikitravel
Wikitravel jargon - explains some of the abbreviations, words and phrases used in discussions, edit summaries etc.
Mailing lists
Get-togethers
Bug reports
Feature requests
Babel - language indicators on user home pages
List of Wikitravellers by location - if you need help from a local, and there are no Docents yet
Technical infrastructure policy