Wikipedia:Reference desk

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 the search boxes at right 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:

Computers and IT	Entertainment	Humanities

Computing, information technology, electronics, software, and hardware	Sports, popular culture, movies, music, video games, and TV shows	History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, and society

Language	Mathematics	Science
Spelling, grammar, word origins, linguistics, language usage, and translation requests	Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics	Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, engineering, and technology

Travel	Miscellaneous	Archives
Tourism, vacations, and travel Desk administered by sister project Wikivoyage (external link)	For questions that don't fit in any of the other categories	Old questions are archived daily

For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

Help desk	Village pump	Editor assistance	Teahouse

To ask general questions about using Wikipedia	To ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia	A place to ask for help regarding content issues and disputes	A friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture

For Wikipedia reference information:

Help directory	Citing Wikipedia	Resolving disputes	Virtual classroom
Information and instructions on every aspect 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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P computing.svg, P physics.svg, P mathematics.svg, P question.svg, P art.png, P literature.svg, P music.svg, P archive.svg, P Airplane.png

Wikipedia:Reference desk

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