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Policies and guidelines

Wikipedia has many established policies, guidelines, conventions, and traditions. This is a very brief sampling of some of the most important; for more information, see the main policies and guidelines page. Policies and guidelines apply to both articles and how to work with fellow editors. For easy access, the shortcuts to the pages are also listed.

Article standards

Be bold!	wikipedia:WP:BB • wikipedia:WP:BOLD
Citing sources	wikipedia:WP:CITE • wikipedia:WP:REF
Copyrights	wikipedia:WP:C
Editing	wikipedia:WP:EP
External links	wikipedia:WP:EL
Image use	wikipedia:WP:IUP
Include only verifiable information	wikipedia:WP:V
Manual of Style	wikipedia:WP:MOS • wikipedia:WP:STYLE
Neutral point of view	wikipedia:WP:NPOV  • wikipedia:WP:NEU
What Wikipedia is not	wikipedia:WP:WWIN • wikipedia:WP:NOT

Working with others

Assume good faith	wikipedia:WP:AGF • wikipedia:WP:FAITH
Avoid instruction creep	wikipedia:WP:CREEP
Civility and etiquette	wikipedia:WP:CIV • wikipedia:WP:EQ
Consensus	wikipedia:WP:CON
Do not bite the newcomers	wikipedia:WP:BITE
Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point	wikipedia:WP:POINT
No personal attacks	wikipedia:WP:NPA • wikipedia:WP:ATTACK
Resolving disputes	wikipedia:WP:DR
Vandalism	wikipedia:WP:VAND

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Common procedures

Featured content · Good articles · Requests for feedback · Deleting a page (full policy) · Moving a page (naming policies) · Protecting a page (full policy) · Reverting a page · Administrator nominations (summaries) · Category-based access

How to resolve conflicts

Stay cool! · Be nice to newcomers · Alert others · Dispute resolution · Arbitration policy

Community information

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