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About Wikitravel Shared
Welcome, newcomers
FAQ
Copyleft -- Information about the license and philosophy that guides this site.
Tags -- Annotated list of all license, location and source tags available for describing Wikitravel Shared images.
Ways to help Wikitravel Shared -- Writers, editors, photographers and cheerleaders are all needed.
Tips for new contributors -- Useful information for first-time contributors.
Software tools -- Software tools created for use with Wikitravel.

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How to create a user account -- Making a name for yourself.
How to edit an image description
How to upload files
How to add an image
How to draw a map
Using talk pages

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User preferences help -- Information about customizing Wikitravel Shared.
Watchlist help -- The watchlist provides a way to keep track of articles that are of interest to you.
Page history help -- All changes to Wikitravel Shared are available in the article's history.
Recent changes help -- View the latest updates to Wikitravel Shared.
User page help -- Every Wikitraveller has a page of their own.
Search help -- Detailed help on the Wikitravel Shared search capabilities.
Special pages help -- Special pages include the login/logout pages, recent changes page, statistics pages, etc.
Namespaces help -- Namespaces are an organizational tool used by Wikimedia software.