Editing Encyclopedia:FAQ/Contributing (section)

== Getting started ==
===<span id="HOW"></span>How can I contribute?===
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: For how to volunteer, see [[Help:Introduction]].
: For how to donate, see [[m:Donations FAQ]].

===<span id="WHY"></span>Why would I want to contribute?===
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: See [[wikipedia:Why on Earth would I want to contribute to a wiki|why on Earth would I want to contribute to a wiki]].

===<span id="REG"></span>Do I have to register to edit pages?===
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:No. '''Anyone''' can edit without any kind of registration (except disruptive users who have been [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]]).

===<span id="WHYREG"></span>What, then, is the point of getting an account?===
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:There are many reasons: see [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?]]

===<span id="AGE"></span>Is there a minimum age requirement to contribute or register?===
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:No. '''Anyone''' of '''any age''' may edit articles or register. Wikipedia does not even require that users disclose their age when registering!

:Note that users who identify themselves as minors (generally those under 16 years of age) are encouraged, and will be required, to protect their identities via safe practices where the posting of personal information is concerned. See [[Wikipedia:Protecting children's privacy]].

===<span id="NAME"></span>Do I have to use my real name?===
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:No. Real names are not required; some Wikipedians use real names, some don't: see [[Wikipedia:Username]].

===<span id="CHNGUSER"></span>How do I change my own username?===
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:See [[Wikipedia:Changing username]].