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The fundamental principles of Wikipedia

The fundamental principles of Wikipedia may be summarized in five "pillars":
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Encyclopedia icon.svg Wikipedia is an encyclopedia
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Wikipedia combines many features of general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an 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, a newspaper, or a collection of source documents, although some of its fellow Wikimedia projects are.
Scale icon green.svg Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view
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We strive for articles in an impartial tone that document and explain major points of view, giving due weight for their prominence. We avoid advocacy, and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is about a living person. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong on Wikipedia.
Jigsaw piece yellow 01.svg Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute
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Since all editors freely license their work to the public, no editor owns an article and any contributions can and may be mercilessly edited and redistributed. Respect copyright laws, and never plagiarize from any sources. Borrowing non-free media is sometimes allowed as fair use, but strive to find free alternatives first.
Smiley icon orange.svg Wikipedia's editors should treat each other with respect and civility
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Respect your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Apply Wikipedia etiquette, and do not engage in personal attacks. Seek consensus, avoid edit wars, and never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Act in good faith, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming to newcomers. Should conflicts arise, discuss them calmly on the appropriate talk pages, follow dispute resolution procedures, and consider that there are 6,281,121 other articles on the English Wikipedia to improve and discuss.
Light bulb icon red.svg Wikipedia has no firm rules
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Wikipedia has policies and guidelines, but they are not carved in stone; their content and interpretation can evolve over time. The principles and spirit matter more than literal wording, and sometimes improving Wikipedia requires making exceptions. Be bold, but not reckless, in updating articles. And do not agonize over making mistakes: (almost) every past version of a page is saved, so mistakes can be easily corrected.
Wikipedia principles
   

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

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
    • Books
  • Criteria for speedy deletion
  • Attack page
  • Oversight
  • Revision deletion
Enforcement (?)
P
  • Administrators
  • Banning
  • Blocking
  • Page protection
Editing (?)
P
  • Editing policy
G
  • Article size
  • 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
  • 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
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars
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