This is Veronica.

Like millions of people, she reads Wikipedia daily.

But Veronica wants to do more.

She wants to join the enormous community behind the articles thes air the people who keep everything up to date and neutral.

But how did they do it?

In addition to all the articles, there are numerous other user created pages, including help pages and tutorials.

Veronica can even find a mentor because the members of the Wikipedia community help each other, so Veronica creates her own user page.

There she tells the community about her work on Wikipedia and her favorite subject, railroads.

On Wikipedia.

She encounters thousands of inquisitive people who not only want to share their knowledge but also talk about it.

What does she do when there's new, exciting information about a train related topic?

Easy, Veronica simply posts the link to the talk page of that Wikipedia article.

Together with other users, she now discusses how to use this new information to make the article even better.

On the talk page, everyone contributes their own perspective, forming a coherent overall picture of the topic.

Veronica also checks the wiki projects and thematic portals that especially interest her.

She finds a list of topics that Wikipedia already covers on topics that are not yet covered adequately.

But Veronica isn't satisfied yet.

She also wants to discuss things offline.

In most countries, she can participate in regular Wikipedia meet ups and editorial meetings.

Some cities even have a dedicated Wikipedia office, where volunteers meat to edit collaboratively or hold events.

Of course, Veronica can also work alone, but as a part of Wikipedia, she doesnt just share her knowledge with others.

She learns plenty of fascinating things herself.