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Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines/1 (view source)
Revision as of 17:58, 25 April 2022
, 17:58, 25 April 2022←Created page with '<noinclude>{{pp|small=yes}}</noinclude>{{intro to|{{Shortcut|HELP:PG|HELP:POLICY|HELP:GUIDE}} Wikipedia actually has Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules|few strict rule...'
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Wikipedia actually has [[Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules|few strict rules]], but rather is founded on [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five fundamental principles]]. Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines|'''policies''' and '''guidelines''']] are developed by the community to clarify these principles and describe the best way to apply them, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free and reliable encyclopedia.
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'''Policies''' express the fundamental principles of Wikipedia in more detail, and '''guidelines''' advise how to apply policies and how to provide general consistency across articles. Formal policies and guidelines have a notice at the top of their pages, and the prefix "Wikipedia:" or "WP:" before their page name.
While there is a policy or guideline for almost every issue imaginable, no one is expected to know all of them! Luckily, there are a handful upon which all others are based. The next few <noinclude>pages</noinclude><includeonly>sections</includeonly> describe the most significant of these, representing the general spirit of Wikipedia's rules. Knowing these basics makes discussions and editing easier and more productive.
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[[Category:Wikipedia policies and guidelines]]
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Wikipedia actually has [[Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules|few strict rules]], but rather is founded on [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five fundamental principles]]. Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines|'''policies''' and '''guidelines''']] are developed by the community to clarify these principles and describe the best way to apply them, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free and reliable encyclopedia.
[[File:Nuvola_apps_bookcase_pastel.png|right|100px|link=|alt=]]
'''Policies''' express the fundamental principles of Wikipedia in more detail, and '''guidelines''' advise how to apply policies and how to provide general consistency across articles. Formal policies and guidelines have a notice at the top of their pages, and the prefix "Wikipedia:" or "WP:" before their page name.
While there is a policy or guideline for almost every issue imaginable, no one is expected to know all of them! Luckily, there are a handful upon which all others are based. The next few <noinclude>pages</noinclude><includeonly>sections</includeonly> describe the most significant of these, representing the general spirit of Wikipedia's rules. Knowing these basics makes discussions and editing easier and more productive.
}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Wikipedia policies and guidelines]]
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