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Five pillars
Statement of our principles

Jimbo's statement
Historic principles

Simplified ruleset
Synopsis of our conventions

Wikimedia principles
Common to all projects
(in Meta-Wiki)

Principles
Other essays on Wikipedia's principles

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Wikipedia key policies and guidelines

Five pillars
- Ignore all rules

Content

P	Verifiability No original research Neutral point of view What Wikipedia is not Biographies of living persons Copyright (Copyright violations) Image use Article titles
G	Notability Autobiography Citing sources Reliable sources Medicine Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources Plagiarism Don't create hoaxes Fringe theories Patent nonsense External links

Conduct

P	Civility Consensus Harassment Vandalism Ignore all rules No personal attacks Ownership of content Edit warring Dispute resolution Sockpuppetry No legal threats Child protection Paid-contribution disclosure
G	Assume good faith Conflict of interest Disruptive editing Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point Etiquette Gaming the system Please do not bite the newcomers Courtesy vanishing Responding to threats of harm Talk page guidelines Signatures

Deletion

P	Deletion policy Proposed deletion Biographies Speedy deletion Attack page Oversight Revision deletion

Enforcement

P	Administrators Banning Blocking Page protection

Editing

Editing policy

Article size Summary style Be bold Disambiguation Hatnotes Broad-concept article Understandability
Style	Manual of Style Contents Accessibility Dates and numbers Images Layout Lead section Linking Lists
Classification	Categories, lists, and navigation templates Categorization Template namespace

Project content

G	Project namespace WikiProjects User pages User boxes Shortcuts Subpages

WMF (?)

P	Universal Code of Conduct Terms of Use List of policies Friendly space policy Licensing and copyright Privacy policy

List of all policies and guidelines
- P: List of policies
- G: List of guidelines
Summaries of values and principles

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v t e Writing guides
Starting an article Getting started Layout Visual structure of articles The perfect article A checklist of components Article development Suggested stages of an article Manual of Style Comprehensive style guide Writing better articles A collection of advice

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v t e Lists in Wikipedia
Style	Lists Lists of works Stand-alone lists Set index articles Naming conventions (lists) Accessibility/Lists
Content	Wikipedia:Contents/Lists Featured list criteria WikiProject Lists
Guideline	Categories, lists, and navigation templates
Essays	Categories vs. lists Lists in Wikipedia Lists within articles Listcruft Write the article first Pro and con lists List dos and don'ts (information page)
Existing lists	Featured lists List of lists Lists of lists List of lists of lists
Templates	Template index/Lists Category:List templates
Assistance	Help:List

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Toolbox

Templates

Welcome	{{subst:Welcome}} {{subst:Welcomeh}} {{subst:Welcome-anon}} {{subst:W-graphical-anon}} {{subst:Welcome-anon-unconstructive}} {{subst:Welcome-anon-npov}} {{subst:welcome-t}} {{subst:thanks}}
Vandalism	{{subst:uw-vandalism1}} {{subst:uw-vandalism2}} {{subst:uw-vandalism3}} {{subst:uw-vandalism4}} {{subst:uw-vandalism4im}}
Content removal	{{subst:uw-delete1}} {{subst:uw-delete2}} {{subst:uw-delete3}} {{subst:uw-delete4}} {{subst:uw-delete4im}}
Check	{{subst:Copyvio\|url=source}} {{Db\|...}} {{Di-no license}} {{Di-no source}}
Dispute	{{Citation needed}} {{Controversial}} {{Disputed}} {{Fringe theories}} {{POV}} {{Unreferenced section}} {{Promotional}} {{Multiple issues}}
Delete	{{subst:afd}} {{subst:cfd}} {{ffd}} {{mfd}} {{subst:rfd}} {{subst:tfd}} {{subst:proposed deletion}}

Community

Protocols

Main

Stats

Statistics
- Site map

External

HTML to Wiki Converter for Tables

Wikipedia:Directories and indexes

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For information on any topic, choose a category for your question:

Computing	Science	Mathematics	Miscellaneous

Computing, information technology, software, and hardware	Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, psychology, and technology	Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics	Subjects that don't fit in any of the other categories

Humanities	Language	Entertainment	Archives
History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, music, and society	Spelling, grammar, word etymology, linguistics, language usage, and requesting translations	Popular culture, movies, video games, and TV shows	Old questions are archived daily

For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

Help desk	Village pump	New contributors' help page

Ask general questions about using Wikipedia	Ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia	A range of services to answer newcomers' questions

For Wikipedia reference information:

Help manual	MediaWiki handbook	Citing Wikipedia	Resolving disputes	Virtual classroom
Information and instructions on every aspect of Wikipedia	Information about the software that runs Wikipedia	How to cite Wikipedia as a reference	For resolving issues between users	An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia

See also the Wikipedia department directory

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Active Wiki Fixup Projects
Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help.
Writing
Articles that need to be wikified Massive backlog. Ongoing (category) Dead-end pages These pages are not wikified. Ongoing (category) Missing articles Wikipedia is not as complete as you might think. Ongoing Most wanted articles Updated February 2015 Oldest requested articles Updated November 2012
Other
Articles needing geo-coordinates Help locate places. See WP:GEO. Ongoing (category) Articles written by a single editor Reviewing articles written by a newer editor. Updated February 2013 Bluelink patrol Directing wayward links to the intended articles. Ongoing Check Wikipedia Fix the syntax of Wikipedia. Updated every 15 minutes Disambiguation pages with links Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles. Ongoing Fix Common Mistakes Fix common mistakes in English grammar (e.g. "the the", "and and"). Ongoing moss Currently doing a collaborative spell-check of the entire encyclopedia. Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. Ongoing (categories) Orphaned articles Help link to these orphaned articles. Ongoing (category) Red Link Recovery Turn red links blue. Ongoing Stubsensor Help remove stub tags from articles they don't belong on. Updated August 2011 Uncategorised articles Help categorise articles. Ongoing (category) Unreferenced articles Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source. Ongoing (category) Main Inactive Mini
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By topic area

Arts

Music
Anime and manga Comics Film Lyrics and poetry Novels Television Video games Visual arts Writing about fiction WikiProject style guidelines
Music Music samples Record charts Stringed instruments WikiProject style guidelines

Wikipedian philosophies
Darwikinism Deletionism Delusionism Essentialism Eventualism Exclusionism Exopedianism Immediatism Inclusionism Incrementalism Mergism Metapedianism Wikipedia sociology Wikipedian personality types

Common decisions and arguments
Deletion (XfD)
Arguments to avoid Common outcomes (AfD) Common outcomes (RfD) Common outcomes (TfD) Overcategorisation Perennial deletion review
Adminship (RfA) and Bureaucratship (RfB)
Arguments to avoid
Arbitration (Arbcom)
Guide to arbitration Principles
Proposals and policy
Perennial proposals
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Policies and guidelines (list)
Principles
Five pillars Ignore all rules
Content policies
Article titles Biographies of living persons Image use Neutral point of view No original research Verifiability What Wikipedia is not (Not a dictionary)
Conduct policies
Civility Clean start Consensus Dispute resolution Edit warring Editing policy Harassment No legal threats No personal attacks Ownership of content Username policy Vandalism
Other policy categories
Deletion Enforcement Legal Procedural
Directories
List of policies List of guidelines Manual of Style contents Searching
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Content policies
Neutral point of view No original research Verifiability Article titles Biographies of living persons Image use policy What Wikipedia is not
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Conduct policies
Block evasion Civility Clean start Consensus Dispute resolution Edit warring Editing policy Harassment No personal attacks Ownership of content Sockpuppetry Username policy Vandalism
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Discussions
Assume good faith Conflict of interest Courtesy vanishing Disruptive editing Don't bite the newcomers Don't disrupt to make a point Etiquette Gaming the system User pages Other behavioral guidelines WMF friendly space policy
Talk page guidelines Signatures

Manual of Style
- contents
- lists
- tables

{{Disambiguation}}

WikiProject (talk)
CJKV task force (talk)

Dispute resolution (Requests)
Tips
Assume good faith Use etiquette Be civil Be open to compromise Discuss on talk pages Failure to discuss Help desk (Request)
Content disputes
Third opinion (Request) Mediation Noticeboards Requests for comment Resolution noticeboard (Request)
Conduct disputes
Administrator assistance (Request) Arbitration (Request)
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Active Wiki Fixup Projects
AI Cleanup Articles for improvement Article Rescue Squadron Bluelink patrol Broken section links Check Wikipedia Cleanup Dead-end pages Disambig pages w/ links Fix common mistakes Free images to Commons Geo-coordinates Missing articles Most-wanted articles Notability Orphaned articles Reliability Requested articles Single editor Spell check Stubsensor Uncategorised articles Unreferenced articles Wikification needed
Main · Inactive · Mini
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Deletion discussions
Deletion today Undeletion Deletion review Deletion log Request a copy of a deleted article
Articles
today all (sorted) closing log
Templates and modules
today all closing holding log
Files
today all closing log
Categories
today all category closing log speedy working manual
Redirects
today all closing log
Miscellany
today all closing log
Speedy deletion
candidates
Proposed deletion
all (sorted) BLPs
Policy Process Guide (Images) Administrator guidelines
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Vandalism
Dealing with vandalism
Obvious vandalism Sockpuppet investigations Long-term abuse reports WikiProject Open proxies
Resources and assistance
Counter-Vandalism Unit Counter Vandalism Academy Cleaning up vandalism Counter-vandalism tools
Further information
Blocking IP addresses Do not insult the vandals CVU Vandalism studies
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Wikipedia Awards
Part of a Wikipedia help series on


Awarded by co-founder Jimmy Wales
Order of the Day Wikimedian of the Year
Awards by WikiProject
WikiCup Editor of the Week W Awards Four Award Triple Crown Million Award Impact • Precious
Barnstars and other personal awards
Barnstar awards (by topic) Personal user awards Personal greetings and cheers Awards by country (2.0) Ribbons
Awards by number of edits
Service awards Incremental service awards Administrative service awards
See also
WikiLove Thanks! Reward board Contests Merchandise giveaways
WikiProject Wikipedia Awards Kindness Campaign
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WikiProject Resource Exchange
Shared Resources Resource Request Free image resources Free online resources Free sound resources Public domain resources Public domain image resources Non-PD resources Bibliographies Maps
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Resources for maintenance and collaboration
Cleanup
Articles needing attention Articles needing cleanup Copy to Wikisource Copyediting Deorphan an article Wikification Notability Sorting Progress boxes Spam Template messages Update an article
Categories
Articles to be categorized General cleanup Uncategorized categories Other reports on categories Links to more pages
Create an article
Missing encyclopedic topics Most wanted Requested articles Requests 1 year+ Review anonymous article submissions Short pages Stale userspace drafts
Referencing
Articles lacking sources Need more references Original research
Stubs
Advice Incomplete lists Long stubs Most wanted Short pages Stubs by topic Stubs included directly in stub categories
Deletion
Articles Categories Discussion archives Files Log Misc. pages Redirects Review Speedy Templates
Polishing
Featured candidates Fill a topic list Peer review Popular low quality articles Articles for improvement
Translation into English
Existing pages Wikipedia:Dump reports/Missing articles Spanish trans. of the week Wikipedia:Translation
Images
Caption review Images for cleanup Images with missing articles Other reports on files Requested pictures
Controversy
Article accuracy Neutrality Statement accuracy
To-do lists
Articles Projects
Disambiguation
Disambiguation Hatnotes Manual of Style Disambiguation Templates
More
Active wiki fixup projects Articles to merge Articles to split Backlogs Copyright violations Dated statements Expert request sorting Missing names Open tasks Reports on redirects Requests Unused templates
For a listing of ongoing discussions, see the dashboard.
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