Finding information

• Search — for many questions it's fastest and easiest to use the search box.

e.g. To find the capital of South Africa, type South Africa in the box on the left and click Search.

• Reference Desks — for knowledge questions (about anything other than how to use Wikipedia) you can ask our volunteers.

e.g. "What country has the world's largest fishing fleet?"

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How to use Wikipedia

• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions about Wikipedia
• Advice for parents - information about Wikipedia for parents and guardians.
• Help:Contents — information about using Wikipedia.

e.g. "How do I add an image to an article?"

• Help Desk — the place to ask volunteers questions on how to use and edit Wikipedia.
• New contributors' help page — a range of services to answer newcomers' questions.
• Media copyright questions — a place to ask questions on this topic in particular

Asking questions or making comments

• Each article has a Talk page — click on the article's discussion link at the top of the page — for questions, reporting vandalism or discussions about the article.
• Village pump is the discussion forum for many technical and policy issues.

IRC — help chat

You are also welcome to ask questions in one of Wikipedia's IRC channels. If you have an IRC client installed you can join a channel by connecting to #wikipedia-en-help (a help channel for English Wikipedia users) or #wikipedia (for general chat about Wikipedia). Wikipedia's IRC channels are found on the freenode network.