Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines/4: Difference between revisions

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You can edit other people's work, they will edit yours, anyone who undoes what you've done does not hate you.

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.

Do's:

* Use the [[WP:HD|Help desk]] for problems or even uncertainties

* Fill in the edit-summary box when making an edit

* Communicate on a talk page about changes, concerns or contentions

Don'ts:

* Stress too much about formatting at first, focus on getting the information clear, neutral and sourced

* Use multiple user accounts

* Edit war, like reverting others edits over and over (use the talk page)

* Write articles that you are affiliated with or are self-promotional

* Add anything you didn't personally write yourself (copyright is important!)

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