I tried again, and I got the VisualEditor as I remember it. I guess I actually was in classic mode before for some reason. Maybe because my connection is being crappy, I dunno.

Anyway, ONE of the two methods described should work, depending on which editor you're using. If you're not sure, here's Wikia's help articles for the classic editor and VisualEditor. They tell you how to switch to source mode with helpful visual aids that I can't replicate.

Or you can just take Tira's suggestion and select source mode as your default in the Editing tab of your account preferences. It's what I'd advise, too.

~Neshomeh

I switched on VisualEditor in my preferences and took a look at the edit screen, and I don't see the drop-down menu button anymore. It was stupid, so maybe they got rid of it. Instead, there are tabs that say Source and Visual above the toolbar on the right, like in the classic editor. Do you see that?

~Neshomeh