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==<span id="RESP"></span>Who is responsible for the articles on Wikipedia?==
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:You are! Editing is a collaborative effort. Millions of people have contributed information to this project, and anyone can do so, including you. All you need is to know [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|how to edit a page]], and have some encyclopedic knowledge that you would like to share. The encyclopedia provides users with a certain amount of freedom.

:You can learn who is responsible for the most recent versions of any given page by clicking on the "View history" link. If you spot an error in the latest revision of an article, you are highly encouraged to [[Wikipedia:be bold in updating pages|be bold]] and correct it. This practice is one of the basic review mechanisms that maintains the reliability of the encyclopedia. As a result, Wikipedia has become one of the most extensive information libraries available on the Internet.

:If you are uncertain, or find the wording confusing, quote the material on the associated [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk page]] and leave a question for the next person. This helps reduce errors, inaccuracies, or misleading wording more quickly and is highly appreciated by the community.