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Wikipedia:Rule Book

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This page is an organized list of all of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

Wikipedia Principles

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5 Pillars of Wikipedia

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The 5 pillars are the first set of core principles of Wikipedia. They can be found at WP:Pillars.

Jimbo's Statement

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On October 27th 2001, Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales released a statement on his vision of Wikipedia it can be found at WP:JWP

Ignore All Rules

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In the event of a rule inhibiting your IMPROVEMENT (ie. no vandals or trolls) of Wikipedia, read this article: WP:IAR

What Wikipedia is NOT

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This page is a full guide to everything NOT to put on Wikipedia. If you think something might be out of place in an encyclopedia, read these principles. See WP:NOT


Core Content Polices

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Neutral Point of View

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Wikipedia is required to have a neutral point of view. For a full list of article NPOV requirments, see WP:NPOV

Verifiability & Original Research

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All content on Wikipedia is required to be sourced from another, reliable website. See WP:V for Verifiability and WP:NOR for the no original research policy.


Wikipedia Policies

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For a complete list of Wikipedia Polices see WP:LOP