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Wikipedia may seem like it has a lot of rules, but these are the important ones:
#'''[[WP:IAR|Ignore all rules]].''' "If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it." This is arguably the most important rule on Wikipedia. The spirit of the rules is more important than the letter.
#'''[[WP:BB|Be bold]].''' If you see a mistake, '''fix it'''. If you see some way to improve Wikipedia, '''do it'''. Unless the page is [[WP:PP|protected]], in which case you should make an [[WP:ER|edit request]]... '''as boldly as possible'''.
#'''[[WP:NPV|Neutral point of view]].''' Wikipedia isn't a place for putting opinions in articles.
#'''[[WP:OR|No original research]].''' Everything in an article must come from a [[WP:RS|reliable source]]. Wikipedia is not a place to add new information or interpretations of things.▼
#'''[[WP:V|Information must be verifiable]].''' Any information added to an article must come from a reliable source. Make sure to cite those sources too, or information you add might be removed or slapped with the {{citation needed}} tag.
▲#'''[[WP:OR|No original research]].''' Everything in an article must come from a [[WP:RS|reliable source]]. Wikipedia is not a place to add new information or interpretations of things.
#'''[[WP:EW|Don't edit war]].''' Explain why you made an edit by using an [[H:ES|edit summary]]. If necessary, explain further on the article's talk page. If you [[WP:3R|revert an edit 3 times]] in 24 hours, you may be [[WP:BP|blocked]].
#'''[[WP:JERK|Don't be a jerk]].''' Treat other editors with [[WP:CIV|civility]]. Remember that [[WP:IAN|Wikipedians]] are people too. [[WP:PA|Don't call anyone a jerk either.]]
#'''[[WP:AGF|Assume good faith]].''' Assume other editors have good intentions, unless they [[WP:VD|do something to convince you otherwise]].
#'''[[H:H|Ask for help]].''' There are many places to do this, including the [[WP:HD|help desk]] and the talk page of the article you're editing. Just make sure to [[WP:~|sign your posts]] on discussion pages with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>!
==Other pages like this==
*[[WP:TRI|Trifecta]]
*[[WP:5P|Five pillars]]
*[[WP:SR|Simplified ruleset]]
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