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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

===OverviewsTutorial on policies===

*''':[[WikipediaHelp:PoliciesIntroduction to policies and guidelines|PoliciesIntroduction &to policies and guidelines]]''' &mdash; &nbsp;-a describesquick howintroduction to the major policies and guidelines shouldfor normallyvery benew developed and maintainedusers.

* [[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.

===Tutorials===

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

=== General policies ===

*: [[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]]

=== Procedural policies ===

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

* :[[Wikipedia:HatnoteMediation|HatnotesMediation]]

* :[[Wikipedia:UserBot pagespolicy|UserBot pagespolicy]]

=== Content policies and guidelines===

====:;Core content policies====

* :;[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:No original research|No original research]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability]]

====:;Other content policies====

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

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

* :;[[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|Deletion]]

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

====:;Content guidelines====

* :;[[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Citing sources]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]

* :;[[Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes|Do not create hoaxes]]

* :;[[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]]

===Behavioural policies and guidelines===

:;Behavioural policies

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

*:: [[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:EditChild warringprotection|EditChild warringprotection]]

:: Incivility is not tolerated

* [[Wikipedia:Harassment|Harassment]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:NoEdit legal threatswarring|No legalEdit threatswarring]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:No personal attacksHarassment|No personal attacksHarassment]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:OwnershipNo oflegal articlesthreats|Ownership ofLegal articlesthreats]]

* ::[[Wikipedia:SockNo personal puppetryattacks|SockPersonal puppetryattacks]]

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

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

===:;Behavioural guidelines===

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

* :;[[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Conflict of interest]]

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

* :;[[Wikipedia:Etiquette|Etiquette]]

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

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

=== Editing policies and guidelines ===

;;Editing policies

* [[Wikipedia:Article size|Article size]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:BeEditing boldpolicy|BeEditing boldpolicy]]

* [[Wikipedia:Hatnote|Hatnotes]]

* [[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]]

;;Editing guidelines

===Style conventions===

* ;;[[Wikipedia:ManualBe of Stylebold|Manual ofBe Stylebold]]

** ;;[[Wikipedia:ManualArticle ofsize|Article Style/Contents|Contentssize]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/AccessibilityHatnote|AccessibilityHatnotes]]

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

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/ImagesSubpages|ImagesSubpages]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:ManualTalk ofpage Style/Layoutguidelines|LayoutTalk page guidelines]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/LeadUser sectionpages|LeadUser sectionpages]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/LinkingVandalism|LinkingVandalism]]

* ;;[[Wikipedia:Manual ofWikiProject StyleCouncil/ListsGuide|ListsWikiProjects]]

===Style and formatting conventions===

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

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

: [[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 guidelines===

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

*: [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categorization]]

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

===WikimediaSee Foundationalso===

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* [[wmf:Values|Values]]

===;; 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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