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===Summary===

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* '''Policies''' define Wikipedia's fundamental principles. '''Guidelines '''say how to apply them or provide general consistency.

* '''Content''' – Articles should be neutral and only contain information and opinions that already exist from a reliable source.

* '''Conduct''' – Be bold, but don't be rude. In a disagreement, assume good faith and civilly talk things out on the talk pages until a consensus can be reached.

* '''Policies''' define Wikipedia's fundamental principles. '''Guidelines '''say recommend how to apply them orand how to provide general consistency for readers.

* '''Content''' – Articles should be neutral and contain only contain information and opinions that already exist from ain reliable sourcesources.

* '''Conduct''' – Be bold, but don'tand be rudecivil. In a disagreement, assume good faith, and civilly talk thingsdiscuss outissues on the talk pages until a consensus can be reached.

===More information===

You should now have enough of an idea of the spirit of the guidelines and policies to begin editing with some confidence! For more information, check out [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines]].

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