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Five pillars
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Some ns believe that all of
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:Policies and guidelines official policies and guidelines are based on '''five pillars''' that define 's character:
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:What is not is an encyclopedia''' incorporating elements of general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias, and
almanacs. is '''not''' a
: is not a dictionary dictionary, a
:Don't include copies of primary sources collection of primary source documents, a
:What is not# is not a propaganda machine soapbox, a newspaper, a free host, a webspace provider, a series of
:Vanity page vanity articles, a memorial collection, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, or a grouping of links (whether internal or external). It is also not the place to insert your own opinions, experiences, or arguments — all editors must follow our
:No original research no original research policy. All editors must strive for accuracy.
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:Neutral point of view uses the ''neutral point-of-view''''', which means we strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view; presenting each point of view accurately; providing context for any given point of view, so that readers understand whose view the point represents; and presenting no one point of view as "the truth" or "the best view." It means citing
:Verifiability verifiable, authoritative
:Cite sources sources whenever possible, especially on
:Guidelines for controversial articles controversial topics. When a conflict arises as to which version is the most neutral, declare a cool-down period and tag the article as disputed; hammer out details on the
:Talk page talk page and follow
:Dispute resolution dispute resolution.
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:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License is free content''', so all text is available under the
GNU Free Documentation License GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be distributed or linked accordingly. Recognize that
:Ownership of articles articles can be changed by anyone and no individual controls any specific article; therefore, any writing you contribute can be mercilessly edited and redistributed at will by the community. Do not submit
:Copyrights copyright infringements or works licensed in a way incompatible with the GFDL.
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:Writers' rules of engagement follows the writers' rules of engagement''': Respect your fellow ns even when you may not agree with them. Be
:Civility civil. Avoid making
:No personal attacks personal attacks or sweeping generalizations.
:Stay cool Stay cool when the editing gets hot; avoid
:Lamest edit wars ever lame edit wars by following the
:Three-revert rule three-revert rule; remember that there are {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles on the
English language English to work on and discuss. Act in
:Assume good faith good faith by never
:Don't disrupt to illustrate a point disrupting to illustrate a point, and
:Assume good faith assume that others do the same in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary. Don't use
:Sockpuppet sockpuppets to do wrong or circumvent policy. Be open, welcoming, and inclusive.
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:Ignore all rules doesn't have firm rules''' besides the five general principles elucidated here.
:Be bold Be bold in editing, moving, and modifying articles, because the joy of editing is that although it should be aimed for, '''
:Editing policy perfection isn't required'''. And don't worry about messing up. All prior versions of articles are kept, so there is no way that you can accidentally damage or irretrievably destroy content. But remember — whatever you write here may be preserved for posterity.
See also
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:What is not
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:What Is
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:Simplified Ruleset
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:Policy trifecta
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: in eight words
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:Policies and guidelines
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:Topical index
Category: policies and guidelines {{PAGENAME}}
Category: basic information {{PAGENAME}}
ar:ويكيبيديا:الركائز الخمس
fr:Wikipédia:Principes_fondateurs
ko:위키백과:오대 �칙
sl:Wikipedija:Pet stebrov Wikipedije
vi: :Năm cột trụ
ur:ویکیپیڈیا:پانچ ارکان
zh: :五大支柱
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