User:Dot.py/Article example
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This is the lead section of the article.[Note 1] It is used as a hook and summary of an article, or for when something is short and doesn't need it's own section.
 | This is an example article made by Dot.py for their own purposes, different from the official example article page. |
 Here's an example for an infobox. It is used to give more detailed information, like a planet's mass or a person's birthday. |
Here is the second paragraph of the article.[Note 1] The last word of this sentence is formatted as a wikilink.
Heading
This is a new section of the article. It's usually used when a specific topic of an article is notable enough to have it's own section.
Here is an example of a sentence that needs a citation, so it's given one.[1] This sentence also needs a citation, but it doesn't have one, so the {{Citation needed}} template is used here.[citation needed]
Sub-heading 1
This is the first sub-heading, listed under #Heading. Depending on the skin you're viewing this article on, it may appear either on the left sidebar or in a little box at the top.
Sub-heading 2
Many people say[weasel words] that this information is currently outdated.[as of?]
Sub-heading 3
There are many templates on Wikipedia, and they can show you pretty cool things. [unbalanced opinion?] For example, the {{NUMBEROF}} template can show statistics of Wikipedia.[Note 2] There are 7,141,459 articles on the English Wikipedia, and you can to update this information (don't worry, you can't break anything by purging.)
Sub-heading 4
There are 4 levels of sub-headings, with this being the last.
Sub-heading 1 (again)
Sections can have multiple of the same types of sub-headings. Just like having multiple subheadings, you can also re-use citations multiple times[1], but you don't need to re-use citations.[2]