Correct a spelling or grammar mistake on Wikipedia
It happens to the best of us: a slipped finger here, a sentence fragment there. Sometimes a fresh set of eyes is needed to find and fix small errors in our writing. These are considered minor edits on Wikipedia and making these changes is a good way to test out how to edit on Wikipedia.
Minor edits are usually typographical (spelling or grammar) errors, and ones that require no review because these edits could never be disputed. You must be logged in to be able to mark an edit as minor.
Instructions
- Browse through our HIW Authors List to see if you can find a spelling or grammar mistake that needs to be fixed on any of the authors’ pages
- Go to edit the article
- Fix the mistake
- Click on “Publish changes”
- Check the box for “This is a minor edit”
- Publish
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