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• Be bold • Build consensus • Resolve disputes
• Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette • Neutrality
• No personal attacks •

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Welcome, and please read below....

The Five Pillars of Wikipedia

(memorize and practice)

   

The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are summarized in the form of five "pillars":

	Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. Not a blog, soapbox, advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a web directory. It is not a dictionary, newspaper, or a collection of source documents; that kind of content should be contributed instead to the Wikimedia sister projects.
	Wikipedia has a neutral point of view. That means no bias either way, but neutrality and objectivity in tone and wording. And no single view or position should be endorsed, especially where there's contention or controversy, even if it's the "majority view" (which is just "majority bias".) Neutral Point of View takes precedence even over "majority view", as NPOV is one of the main pillars of WP, and "majority view" (though important and certainly to be considered) is not even listed as a pillar. Articles should advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view, presenting each point of view accurately and in context, and not presenting any point of view as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy: unreferenced material may be removed, so please provide references. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong here, if there's no outside and neutral verification for such analyses. That means citing verifiable, authoritative sources, especially on controversial topics and when the subject is a living person. When conflict arises over neutrality, discuss details on the talk page, and follow dispute resolution.
	Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit and distribute. It is a wiki. So no elitism or possessiveness should be tolerated on any articles. Respect copyright laws. Since all your contributions are freely licensed to the public, no editor owns any article; all of your contributions can and will be mercilessly edited and redistributed.
	Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner. Respect and be polite to your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Apply Wikipedia etiquette, and avoid personal attacks. Find consensus, avoid edit wars, and remember that there are currently 6,911,712 articles on the English Wikipedia to work on and discuss. Act in good faith, never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming.
	Wikipedia has general policies but not dogmatic rules. Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone, and the spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule. Be bold in updating articles and do not worry about making mistakes. Your efforts do not need to be perfect; prior versions are saved, so no damage is irreparable.

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