Resources
The essential Wikipedia policies on one page, and the wider community we organize with.
The policies that matter most
Eight ideas cover almost everything a new editor needs. Each card links to the full policy in the language you're reading.
The five pillars
Wikipedia's whole ethos in five ideas: it's an encyclopedia, it's neutral, it's free, editors treat each other with respect, and there are no unbreakable rules.
Read the full policy ↗Verifiability
Readers must be able to check that what you write comes from a published, reliable source. If you can't cite it, don't add it.
Read the full policy ↗Neutral point of view
Articles present all significant views fairly and without taking sides. Your power move is sources, not spin.
Read the full policy ↗No original research
Wikipedia summarizes what reliable sources have already published. Your own conclusions, however good, belong elsewhere first.
Read the full policy ↗Reliable sources
Independent, published sources with editorial oversight: newspapers, books, academic journals. Not social media, press releases, or fan sites.
Read the full policy ↗Notability
A topic earns an article when independent reliable sources have covered it in depth. Harder-to-find coverage still counts: dig into local and ethnic media.
Read the full policy ↗Biographies of living persons
Writing about living people carries the strictest sourcing rules on Wikipedia. Unsourced or contentious claims get removed immediately.
Read the full policy ↗Conflict of interest
Editing about yourself, your employer, or your organization requires disclosure. When in doubt, suggest the edit on the talk page instead.
Read the full policy ↗Our wider familia on Wikipedia
User groups and projects aligned with WikiLatinos. Their events and communities are open — showing up is how partnerships start.
WikiLatinos
Our home on Meta-Wiki — and our English Wikipedia base, WikiProject Latino and Hispanic heritage. Who we are and how to join.
Visit their page ↗Wikimedia New York City
The NYC regional chapter: edit-a-thons, trainings, and longtime WikiLatinos collaborators.
Visit their page ↗Wiki Education
Supports instructors teaching with Wikipedia in higher ed — the backbone of course-based editing programs like ours.
Visit their page ↗Wikimedians of Indiana
The Indiana user group: building Wikimedia community and Midwest coverage through local events and outreach.
Visit their page ↗Art+Feminism
A global campaign improving coverage of gender, feminism, and the arts.
Visit their page ↗Women in Red
Turning red links blue: creating the missing Wikipedia biographies of women, one of the largest gap-closing projects on the platform.
Visit their page ↗WikiPortraits
Volunteer photographers taking freely licensed portraits of notable people at events, so articles get real images.
Visit their page ↗WikiCred
Supporting projects that strengthen credibility and fight misinformation across Wikipedia and the news ecosystem.
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