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===Summary===

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

Understand that '''[[WP:COPY|copyright]]''' is important; do not add anything you didn't personally write yourself. Use the edit-summary box and the talk pages to explain why you are doing what you're doing. Other editors want to help; talk to them, and ask at [[WP:HD|Help desk]] if you have problems or even uncertainties. You can edit other people's work, they will edit yours, anyone who undoes what you've done does not hate you. They may misunderstand what you were trying to do - communicate. Do not stress too much about formatting at first, focus on getting the information clear, neutral and sourced.

* '''Content''' – Articles should be neutral and contain only information and opinions that already exist in reliable sources.

* '''Conduct''' – Be bold, and be civil. In a disagreement, assume good faith, and civilly discuss issues on talk pages until a consensus can be reached.

===More information===

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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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