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Wikipedian Research Page

These are open questions I'm working on to answer. If you could help me, that would be appreciated.
For frequently asked questions about wikipedia, see Wikipedia:FAQ

Open Questions

How does wikipedia do version control of articles? (lead: same as MediaWiki)
Are there any software to edit and manage wikitext offline? (lead: see Kate editor)
Where is [[List of Stubs]]?

Questions Answered

The following are important resource links that I've saved in my own list format:

How to list pages in userspace :: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex
How to check for deletions :: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log
How to create first article :: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article
How to create {{stub}} :: Wikipedia:Stub
How to creat {{essay}} :: Template:Essay
What are guidelines for #en-wikipedia :: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia/Guidelines
What is wikitext - the wikipedia editor syntax? :: Help:Wikitext
How to Paraphrase :: Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing
What is a bad article? :: Wikipedia:List of bad article ideas
Where to ask for help? :: Wikipedia:Teahouse
How to manage an edit conflict :: Help:Edit conflict#Resolving an edit conflict

To quickly learn the basics of wikipedia, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure

Note

I do not endorse the creation of FAQ pages on an online encyclopedia, and if you choose to make a page like this for yourself, make sure it's really, really, really useful to you and others. Please do not inherit bad practices from me. Thank you. <br

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 * How to create first article :: [[Wikipedia:Your first article|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article]]<br />
 *How to create <code><nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki></code> :: [[Wikipedia:Stub]]
-*How to creat <code><nowiki>{{essay}}</nowiki></code> :: <br />
+*How to creat <code><nowiki>{{essay}}</nowiki></code> :: [[Template:Essay]]<br />
 *What are guidelines for <code>#en-wikipedia</code> :: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia/Guidelines <br />
 *What is wikitext - the wikipedia editor syntax? :: [[Help:Wikitext|'''Help:Wikitext''']] <br />