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The open nature of a wiki lets anyone be a Wikipedia editor. However, to be trusted within the Wikipedia community and ensure that your contributions stay requires a bit more effort. Follow these steps and you'll be a respected member of the community, given a bit of time.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionWhy is the Wikipedia community harsh and unwelcoming?Hello903helloCommunity AnswerSome experienced Wikipedians might dislike new editors as many of them only vandalize Wikipedia and cause a huge workload for admins and other volunteers. Also, new users are unfamiliar with Wikipedia policies and usually make mistakes. Of course, there are welcoming, friendly, and helpful Wikipedians, and they won't mind pointing out mistakes of new editors. Some of them might be tired of such new editors and become unwelcoming though.
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QuestionAre there other roles/positions for Wikipedia editors?Community AnswerThere are, but they require certain prerequisites. Check out Wikipedia:User_access_levels for more.
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QuestionWould I get paid to be an editor?Community AnswerNo. Wikipedia is an open project that relies on volunteers, not paid staff editors.
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Warnings
- Do not create an article about yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial or other relationships on Wikipedia as it is against Wikipedia Conflict of interest policy.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not create multiple accounts on Wikipedia as you might get accused of abusive sock puppetry. If that happens, all your accounts will end up being blocked/banned unless you have a legitimate reason to start a new account.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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