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===The principles which the policies and guidelines are based on===

===Principles===

*: [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|Five pillars]] &nbspmdash;– statement of our principles

*:[[User:Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles|Jimbo's statement]] &nbspmdash;– historic principles

*:[[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simplified ruleset]] &nbspmdash;– synopsis of our conventions

*:[[meta:Founding principles|Wikimedia principles]] &nbspmdash;– common to all projects

*:[[Wikipedia:Principles|Principles]] &nbspmdash;– other essays on Wikipedia's principles

===PoliciesTutorial andon guidelinespolicies===

:[[Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines|Introduction to policies and guidelines]] &mdash; &nbsp;a quick introduction to the major policies and guidelines for very new users.

;Overviews

*'''[[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies & guidelines]]''' &nbsp;- describes how policies and guidelines should normally be developed and maintained.

* [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|List of policies and guidelines]]&nbsp;– a list of principle policies and guidelines.

* [[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]]&nbsp;– a comprehensive descriptive directory of policies.

* [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|List of guidelines]]&nbsp;– a comprehensive descriptive directory of guidelines.

*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style contents]]&nbsp;– a comprehensive descriptive directory of the pages which make up the Manual of Style.

=== General policies ===

;Tutorials

: [[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]

*[[Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines|Introduction to policies and guidelines]]&nbsp;– a quick introduction to the major policies and guidelines for very new users.

: [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Dispute resolution]]

*[[Wikipedia:Tutorial/Keep in mind|Keep in mind]]&nbsp;– a quick introduction on how to apply policies and guidelines as you go about editing.

: [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|Editing policy]]

: [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]]

: [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]

=== Procedural policies ===

;Project-wide principles

* [[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]

* [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Dispute resolution]]

* [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|Editing policy]]

* [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]]

* [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]

:'''[[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policies & guidelines]]''' &mdash; how policies and guidelines should be developed and maintained.

;Core content policies

* :[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of viewMediation|Neutral point of viewMediation]]

* :[[Wikipedia:NoBot original researchpolicy|No originalBot researchpolicy]]

* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability]]

;Other=== contentContent policies and guidelines===

:;Core content policies

* [[Wikipedia:Article titles|Article titles]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:BiographiesNeutral point of living personsview|BiographiesNeutral ofpoint livingof personsview]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:DeletionNo policyoriginal research|DeletionNo original research]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:Image use policyVerifiability|Image useVerifiability]]

:;Other content policies

;Content guidelines

* :;[[Wikipedia:CitingArticle sourcestitles|CitingArticle sourcestitles]]

:;[[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons]]

* [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:DoDeletion not create hoaxespolicy|Do not create hoaxesDeletion]]

:;[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use]]

* [[Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources|Do not include copies of primary sources]]

* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|Identifying reliable sources]]

* [[Wikipedia:Notability|Notability]]

* [[Wikipedia:Patent nonsense|Patent nonsense]]

:;Content guidelines

;Behavioural policies

* :;[[Wikipedia:ChildCiting protectionsources|ChildCiting protectionsources]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:CivilityDisambiguation|CivilityDisambiguation]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:EditDo warringnot create hoaxes|EditDo not create warringhoaxes]]

:;[[Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources|Do not include copies of primary sources]]

* [[Wikipedia:Harassment|Harassment]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:NoIdentifying legalreliable threatssources|NoIdentifying legalreliable threatssources]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:No personal attacksNotability|No personal attacksNotability]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:OwnershipPatent of articlesnonsense|Ownership ofPatent articlesnonsense]]

* [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|Sock puppetry]]

;===Behavioural policies and guidelines===

:;Behavioural policies

* [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|Assume good faith]]

*:: [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interestCivility|Conflict of interestCivility]]

::[[Wikipedia:Child protection|Child protection]]

* [[Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point|Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point]]

:: Incivility is not tolerated

* [[Wikipedia:Etiquette|Etiquette]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:GamingEdit the systemwarring|Gaming theEdit systemwarring]]

::[[Wikipedia:Harassment|Harassment]]

* [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|Please do not bite the newcomers]]

::[[Wikipedia:No legal threats|Legal threats]]

::[[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|Personal attacks]]

::[[Wikipedia:Ownership of content|Ownership of content]]

::[[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|Sock puppetry]]

:;EditingBehavioural guidelines

* :;[[Wikipedia:ArticleAssume sizegood faith|ArticleAssume good sizefaith]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:BeConflict boldof interest|BeConflict of boldinterest]]

:;[[Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point|Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point]]

* [[Wikipedia:Hatnote|Hatnotes]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:SignaturesEtiquette|SignaturesEtiquette]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:SubpagesGaming the system|SubpagesGaming the system]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:TalkPlease pagedo guidelinesnot bite the newcomers|TalkPlease do not bite pagethe guidelinesnewcomers]]

* [[Wikipedia:User pages|User pages]]

* [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|Vandalism]]

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide|WikiProjects]]

=== Editing policies and guidelines ===

;Style conventions

;;Editing policies

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]

** ;;[[Wikipedia:ManualEditing ofpolicy|Editing Style/Contents|Contentspolicy]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Dates and numbers]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|Images]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout|Layout]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|Lead section]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Linking]]

* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists|Lists]]

;Classification;Editing guidelines

;;[[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]]

* [[Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates|Categories, lists, and navigation templates]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:CategorizationArticle size|CategorizationArticle size]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Template namespaceHatnote|Template namespaceHatnotes]]

;;[[Wikipedia:Signatures|Signatures]]

;;[[Wikipedia:Subpages|Subpages]]

;;[[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|Talk page guidelines]]

;;[[Wikipedia:User pages|User pages]]

;;[[Wikipedia:Vandalism|Vandalism]]

;;[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide|WikiProjects]]

===Style and formatting conventions===

;Wikimedia Foundation

*: [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia:PoliciesManual of Style|ListManual of policiesStyle]]

:[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents|Contents]]

* [[:Wikimedia:Resolution:Licensing policy|Licensing and copyright]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]]

* [[:Wikimedia:Privacy policy|Privacy]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Dates and numbers]]

* [[wmf:Values|Values]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|Images]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout|Layout]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|Lead section]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Linking]]

: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists|Lists]]

===Classification guidelines===

;Related essays

: [[Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates|Categories, lists, and navigation templates]]

*[[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simplified rule-set]]&nbsp;– some basic aspect of Wikipedia norms and practices.

: [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categorization]]

**[[Wikipedia:8 simple rules for editing our encyclopedia|Eight rules for editing]] &nbsp;– if you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally.

: [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|Template namespace]]

**[[Wikipedia:Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia|Ten rules for editing]] &nbsp;– Wikipedia can be daunting, but here we provide tips to make editing smoother.

**[[Wikipedia:Trifecta|Trifecta]]&nbsp;– ultra fast overview of foundational principles related to policies and guidelines.

*[[Wikipedia:The rules are principles|The rules are principles]]&nbsp;– policies and guidelines exist as rough approximations of their underlying principles.

===See also===

: [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|List of policies and guidelines]]&nbsp;&mdash; a list of principle policies and guidelines.

:[[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]] &mdash; a comprehensive descriptive directory of policies.

:[[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|List of guidelines]] &mdash; a comprehensive descriptive directory of guidelines.

:[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style contents]] &mdash; a comprehensive descriptive directory of the pages which make up the Manual of Style.

;; Related essays

::[[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simplified rule-set]]&nbsp;&mdash; some basic aspect of Wikipedia norms and practices.

::[[Wikipedia:8 simple rules for editing our encyclopedia|Eight rules for editing]] &nbsp;&mdash; &nbsp;if you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally.

::[[Wikipedia:Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia|Ten rules for editing]] &nbsp;&mdash; Wikipedia can be daunting, but here we provide tips to make editing smoother.

::[[Wikipedia:Trifecta|Trifecta]]&nbsp;&mdash; ultra fast overview of foundational principles related to policies and guidelines.

::[[Wikipedia:The rules are principles|The rules are principles]]&nbsp;&mdash; policies and guidelines exist as rough approximations of their underlying principles.

;;Wikimedia Foundation policies

;;[[:Wikimedia:Policies|List of policies]]

;;[[:Wikimedia:Resolution:Licensing policy|Licensing and copyright]]

;;[[:Wikimedia:Privacy policy|Privacy]]

;;[[wmf:Values|Values]]

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