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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Problems that may justify removal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Problems_that_may_justify_removal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Talking_and_editing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Talking_and_editing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Talking and editing</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Talking_and_editing-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Talking and editing subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Talking_and_editing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Be_helpful:_explain" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Be_helpful:_explain"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Be helpful: explain</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Be_helpful:_explain-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Be cautious with major changes: discuss</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>But – Wikipedia is not a discussion forum</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-If_you_need_help" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#If_you_need_help"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>If you need help</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-If_you_need_help-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Editing and refactoring talk pages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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Available in 36 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-36" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">36 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة التحرير – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة التحرير" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:সম্পাদনা নীতি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:সম্পাদনা নীতি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%AF%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%87_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:دییشدیرمه سیاستی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:دییشدیرمه سیاستی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:সম্পাদনা নীতি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:সম্পাদনা নীতি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pravila_ure%C4%91ivanja" title="Wikipedia:Pravila uređivanja – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:Pravila uređivanja" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4" title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست ویرایش – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست ویرایش" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:R%C3%A8gles_concernant_les_modifications" title="Wikipédia:Règles concernant les modifications – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Règles concernant les modifications" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%ED%8E%B8%EC%A7%91_%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85" title="위키백과:편집 정책 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:편집 정책" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Pravila_ure%C4%91ivanja" title="Wikipedija:Pravila uređivanja – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Pravila uređivanja" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kebijakan_penyuntingan" title="Wikipedia:Kebijakan penyuntingan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Kebijakan penyuntingan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Breytingar" title="Wikipedia:Breytingar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Wikipedia:Breytingar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF:%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE_%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF" title="ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:ಸಂಪಾದನಾ ನೀತಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:ಸಂಪಾದನಾ ನೀತಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF:%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82" title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:തിരുത്തൽ നയം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:തിരുത്തൽ നയം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84" title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة التعديل – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة التعديل" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Polisi_menyunting" title="Wikipedia:Polisi menyunting – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:Polisi menyunting" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E7%B7%A8%E9%9B%86%E6%96%B9%E9%87%9D" title="Wikipedia:編集方針 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:編集方針" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86:Editing_policy" title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Editing policy – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Editing policy" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Pol%C3%ADtica_de_edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o" title="Wikipédia:Política de edição – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:Política de edição" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editin_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editin policy – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Wikipedia:Editin policy" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F:%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AB_%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA" title="විකිපීඩියා:සංස්කරණ ප්‍රතිපත්තිය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:සංස්කරණ ප්‍රතිපත්තිය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Wikipedia:Editing policy" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DA%AA%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%DA%8A%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%AD%DA%AA%D9%85%D8%AA_%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A" title="وڪيپيڊيا:ترميمي حڪمت عملي – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="وڪيپيڊيا:ترميمي حڪمت عملي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Pravila_urejanja" title="Wikipedija:Pravila urejanja – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikipedija:Pravila urejanja" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a 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title="Wikipedia:Wikipedians">editors' contributions</a></b>, each one bringing something different to the table, whether it be: researching skills, technical expertise, writing prowess or tidbits of information, but most importantly, a willingness to help. Even the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles">best articles</a> should not be considered complete, as each new editor can offer new insights on how to enhance and improve the content in it at any time. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Adding_information_to_Wikipedia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Adding_information_to_Wikipedia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Adding_information_to_Wikipedia"></span>Adding information to Wikipedia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Adding_information_to_Wikipedia"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Copying_material_from_free_sources" title="Wikipedia:Plagiarism">Wikipedia:Plagiarism § Copying material from free sources</a></div> <p>Wikipedia <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Encyclopedic_content" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">summarizes</a></i> accepted knowledge. As a rule, the more accepted knowledge it contains, the better. Please <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">be bold</a> and add content summarizing accepted knowledge, but be particularly cautious about removing sourced content. Information in Wikipedia must be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiable</a> and cannot be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a>. Show that content is verifiable by citing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>. Because a lack of content is better than misleading or false content, unsourced content may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BURDEN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BURDEN">removed</a>. To avoid such challenges, the best practice is to provide an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inline_citation" title="Wikipedia:Inline citation">inline citation</a> when adding content (see: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">WP:Citing sources</a> for instructions on how to do this, or ask for help at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a>). </p><p>Wikipedia respects others' copyright. Although content must be backed by reliable sources, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_text_from_other_sources" title="Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources">avoid copying</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing" title="Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing">closely paraphrasing</a> a copyrighted source. You should read the source, understand it, and then express what it says <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Copyright_and_plagiarism" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">in your own words</a>. An exception exists for the often necessary use of short quotations; they must be enclosed in quotations marks, accompanied by an inline reference to the source, and usually attributed to the author. (See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content" title="Wikipedia:Non-free content">fair use doctrine</a> which allows limited quoting without permission.) </p><p>Another way you can improve an article is by finding a source for existing unsourced content. This is especially true if you come across statements that are potentially controversial. You do not need to be the person who added the content to add a source and citation for it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Creating_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Creating_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Creating_articles"></span>Creating articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Creating_articles"></span></h2></div> <p>The guideline <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Wikipedia:Notability</a> describes what is needed to support the creation of a new article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mass_page_creation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Mass_page_creation-Creating_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Mass_page_creation-Creating_articles"></span>Mass page creation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Mass_page_creation-Creating_articles"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MASSCREATE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MASSCREATE&redirect=no">WP:MASSCREATE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot-created_articles" title="Wikipedia:Bot-created articles">Wikipedia:Bot-created articles</a></div> <p>Any large-scale automated or semi-automated content page creation task must be approved by the community.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Community input may be solicited at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">WP:Village pump (proposals)</a> and the talk pages of any relevant WikiProjects. Creators must ensure that all creations are strictly within the terms of their approval. All mass-created articles (except those not required to meet <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">WP:GNG</a>) must cite at least one source which would plausibly contribute to GNG, that is, which constitutes significant coverage in an independent, reliable, secondary source.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alternatives to simply creating mass quantities of content pages include creating the pages in small batches or creating the content pages as subpages of a relevant WikiProject to be individually <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOVE">moved</a> to public-facing space after each has been reviewed by human editors. While use of these alternatives does not remove the need for approval, it may garner more support from the community at large. </p><p>Mass creation by automated means may additionally require approval as specified by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy">Wikipedia:Bot policy</a>. Approval of a bot for mass creation does not override the need for community consensus for the creation itself, nor does community consensus for a creation override the need for approval of the bot itself. </p><p>Note that while creation of <i>non</i>-content pages (such as redirects from systematic names, or maintenance categories) is not covered by this mass creation policy, other policies, such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy">Wikipedia:Bot policy</a>, still apply. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"></span><span class="anchor" id="Perfection_is_not_required"></span> Wikipedia is a work in progress: perfection is not required<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:IMPERFECT"></span><span id="WP:PERFECTION"></span><span id="WP:NOTPERFECT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IMPERFECT&redirect=no">WP:IMPERFECT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PERFECTION&redirect=no">WP:PERFECTION</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTPERFECT&redirect=no">WP:NOTPERFECT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><i>Perfection is not required</i>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">Wikipedia is a work in progress</a>. Collaborative editing means that incomplete or poorly written first drafts can evolve over time into <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles">excellent articles</a>. Even poor articles, if they can be improved, are welcome. For instance, one person may start an article with an overview of a subject or a few random facts. Another may help standardize the article's formatting or have additional facts and figures or a graphic to add. Yet another may bring better <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Due_and_undue_weight" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">balance</a> to the views represented in the article and perform fact-checking and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">sourcing</a> to existing content. At any point during this process, the article may become disorganized or contain substandard writing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neutrality_in_articles_of_living_or_recently_deceased_persons" data-mw-thread-id="h-Neutrality_in_articles_of_living_or_recently_deceased_persons-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Neutrality_in_articles_of_living_or_recently_deceased_persons-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"></span>Neutrality in articles of living or recently deceased persons<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Neutrality_in_articles_of_living_or_recently_deceased_persons-Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons</a></div> <p>Although <i>perfection is not required</i>, extra care should be taken on articles that mention living persons. Contentious material about living or recently deceased persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should either be verified immediately, with one or more reliable sources and presented in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">neutral manner</a> without <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UNDUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UNDUE">undue weight</a>, or be removed immediately, without waiting for discussion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Try_to_fix_problems" data-mw-thread-id="h-Try_to_fix_problems"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Try_to_fix_problems"></span><span class="anchor" id="Try_to_fix_problems:_preserve_information"></span><span class="anchor" id="Preserve_content"></span> Try to fix problems<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Try_to_fix_problems"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="How_to_handle_problematic_material"></span><span class="anchor" id="Handling_problematic_material"></span><span class="anchor" id="Fix_problems:_preserve_information"></span><span class="anchor" id="Remove_libel,_nonsense,_and_copyright_violations"></span><span class="anchor" id="Handling_material_that_violates_policy"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:PRESERVE"></span><span id="WP:HANDLE"></span><span id="WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PRESERVE&redirect=no">WP:PRESERVE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:HANDLE&redirect=no">WP:HANDLE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FIXTHEPROBLEM&redirect=no">WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:PRESERVE" redirects here. For the Manual of Style section on varieties of English, see <a href="/wiki/MOS:RETAIN" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:RETAIN">MOS:RETAIN</a>.</div> <p>Great Wikipedia articles come from a succession of editors' efforts. Rather than remove imperfect content outright, <b>fix problems if you can, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup">tag</a> or excise them if you can't</b>. </p><p>As explained <a href="#Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required">above</a>, Wikipedia is a work in progress and perfection is not required. Any facts or ideas that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ONUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ONUS">would belong</a> in the "finished" article <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">should be retained</a> if they meet the three <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Core_content_policies" title="Wikipedia:Core content policies">core content policies</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a> (which does not mean no point of view), <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a>. </p><p>If you think an article needs to be rewritten or changed substantially, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">go ahead and do so</a>, but it is best to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines#How_to_use_article_talk_pages" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">leave a comment</a> about why you made the changes on the <a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">article's talk page</a>. </p><p>Instead of removing content from an article or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:REVERT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:REVERT">reverting</a> a new contribution, consider: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paraphrase" title="Paraphrase">Rephrasing</a> or <a href="/wiki/Copy_editing" title="Copy editing">copy-editing</a> to improve grammar or more accurately represent the sources</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FIXFIRST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FIXFIRST">Formatting or sourcing on the spot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup">Tagging</a> it as necessary</li> <li>Correcting <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy_dispute" title="Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute">inaccuracies</a>, while keeping the rest of the content intact</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a> or moving the content to a more relevant existing article, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Splitting" title="Wikipedia:Splitting">splitting</a> the content to <a href="/wiki/Help:Your_first_article" title="Help:Your first article">an entirely new article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Adding another point of view</a> to the existing points of view to make the article more balanced</li> <li>Requesting a citation by adding the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Citation_needed" title="Template:Citation needed">citation needed</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag, or adding any other <a href="/wiki/Template:Inline_cleanup_tags" title="Template:Inline cleanup tags">appropriate cleanup tags</a> to content you cannot fix yourself</li> <li>Doing a quick <a href="/wiki/Template:Find_sources" title="Template:Find sources">search for sources</a> and adding a citation yourself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DEADREF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DEADREF">Repairing a dead link</a> if a new <a href="/wiki/URL" title="URL">URL</a> for the page or an <a href="/wiki/Archive_site" title="Archive site">archive</a> of the old one can be located</li> <li>Merging the entire article into another article with the original article turned into a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">redirect</a> as described at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MERGETEXT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MERGETEXT">performing a merge</a></li> <li>Fixing errors in <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">wikitext</a> or formatting</li></ul> <p>Otherwise, if you think the content could provide the seed of a new sub-article, or if you are just unsure about removing it from the English Wikipedia entirely, consider copying the information to the article's talk page for further discussion. If you think the content might find a better home elsewhere, consider moving the content to a talk page of any article you think might be more relevant, so that editors there can decide how it might be properly included in our encyclopedia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Problems_that_may_justify_removal" data-mw-thread-id="h-Problems_that_may_justify_removal-Try_to_fix_problems"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Problems_that_may_justify_removal-Try_to_fix_problems"></span>Problems that may justify removal<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Problems_that_may_justify_removal-Try_to_fix_problems"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CANTFIX"></span><span id="WP:WONTWORK"></span><span id="WP:DON&#039;T_PRESERVE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CANTFIX&redirect=no">WP:CANTFIX</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WONTWORK&redirect=no">WP:WONTWORK</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DON%27T_PRESERVE&redirect=no">WP:DON'T PRESERVE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="REMOVE"></span>Several of our core policies discuss situations when it <i>might</i> be more appropriate to remove information from an article rather than preserve it. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a> discusses handling unsourced and contentious material</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a> discusses the need to remove original research</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a> describes material that is fundamentally inappropriate for Wikipedia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Undue_weight" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Undue weight">Undue weight</a> discusses how to balance material that gives undue weight to a particular viewpoint, which might include removal of trivia, tiny minority viewpoints, or material that cannot be supported with high-quality sources</li></ul> <p>Also, redundancy within an article should be kept to a minimum (except in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">lead</a>, which is meant to be a summary of the entire article, and so is intentionally duplicative). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Libel" title="Wikipedia:Libel">Libel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">nonsense</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a> should be completely removed, as should material that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">violates copyright</a> and material for which no reliable source that supports it has ever been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Published" title="Wikipedia:Published">published</a>. </p><p>Special care needs to be taken with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living people">biographies of living people</a>, especially when it comes to handling unsourced or poorly sourced claims about the subject. Such claims should generally be removed immediately. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Talking_and_editing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Talking_and_editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Talking_and_editing"></span>Talking and editing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Talking_and_editing"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:EPTALK"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:EPTALK&redirect=no">WP:EPTALK</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PGCHANGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PGCHANGE">Policies and guidelines § Content changes</a></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold in updating articles</a>, especially for <a href="/wiki/Help:Minor_edit" title="Help:Minor edit">minor changes</a>, fixing problems, and changes that you believe are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Likely_to_be_challenged" title="Wikipedia:Likely to be challenged">unlikely to be controversial</a>.</i> Previous authors do not need to be consulted before making changes. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Nobody owns articles</a>, so if you see an improvement you can make, make it. </p><p>If you think the edit might be controversial, then a better course of action may be to first <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_talk_pages/1" title="Help:Introduction to talk pages/1">make a proposal on the talk page</a>. Bold editing does not excuse edits against <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">existing consensus</a>, edits in violation of core policies, such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a>, or edits designed to create a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fait_accompli" title="Wikipedia:Fait accompli"><i>fait accompli</i></a>, where actions are justified by the fact they have already been carried out. </p><p>If someone indicates disagreement with your bold edit by reverting it or contesting it in a talk page discussion, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BRB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BRB">consider your options</a> and respond appropriately. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Be_helpful:_explain" data-mw-thread-id="h-Be_helpful:_explain-Talking_and_editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Be_helpful:_explain-Talking_and_editing"></span>Be helpful: explain<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Be_helpful:_explain-Talking_and_editing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:UNRESPONSIVE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:UNRESPONSIVE&redirect=no">WP:UNRESPONSIVE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><i>Be helpful: explain your changes</i>. When you edit an article, the more radical or controversial the change, the greater the need to explain it. Be sure to leave a comment about <i>why</i> you made the change. Try to use an appropriate <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a>. For larger or more significant changes, the edit summary may not give you enough space to fully explain the edit; in this case, you may leave a note on the <a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">article's talk page</a> as well. Remember too that notes on the talk page are more visible, make misunderstandings less likely, and encourage discussion rather than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit warring</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss" data-mw-thread-id="h-Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss-Talking_and_editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss-Talking_and_editing"></span>Be cautious with major changes: discuss<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Be_cautious_with_major_changes:_discuss-Talking_and_editing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CAUTIOUS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CAUTIOUS&redirect=no">WP:CAUTIOUS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><i>Be cautious about making a major change to an article.</i> Prevent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit warring</a> by discussing such edits first on the <a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">article's talk page</a>. An edit that one editor thinks is minor or clearly warranted might be seen as major or unwarranted by others. If you choose to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">be bold</a>, provide the rationale for any change in the edit summary or on the article talk page. If your change is lengthy or complex, consider first creating a new draft on a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages#SUB" title="Wikipedia:User pages">subpage of your own user page</a> and start a discussion that includes a link to it on the article's talk page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum" data-mw-thread-id="h-But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum-Talking_and_editing"><span id="But_.E2.80.93_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum-Talking_and_editing"></span>But – Wikipedia is not a discussion forum<span data-mw-comment-end="h-But_–_Wikipedia_is_not_a_discussion_forum-Talking_and_editing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_publisher_of_original_thought" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not § Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought</a></div> <p>Whether you decide to edit very boldly or discuss carefully on the talk page first, please bear in mind that Wikipedia is not a discussion forum. It is best to concentrate our energies on improving articles rather than debating our personal ideas and beliefs. This is discussed further at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Wikipedia:Etiquette</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="If_you_need_help" data-mw-thread-id="h-If_you_need_help-Talking_and_editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-If_you_need_help-Talking_and_editing"></span>If you need help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-If_you_need_help-Talking_and_editing"></span></h3></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Wikipedia:Dispute resolution</a> processes are available if you need help reaching an agreement with other editors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages"></span>Editing and refactoring talk pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editing_and_refactoring_talk_pages"></span></h2></div> <p>For guidance on how to edit talk pages see: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Refactoring_talk_pages" title="Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages">Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_a_talk_page" title="Help:Archiving a talk page">Help:Archiving a talk page</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing to Wikipedia</a>: how and where you can help Wikipedia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a>: how not to edit Wikipedia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict" title="Help:Edit conflict">Edit conflicts</a>: how to deal with an edit conflict</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_deadline" title="Wikipedia:There is no deadline">There is no deadline</a>: various points of view on what this lack of a deadline means</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/User_talk_namespace/Multi-level_templates#Blanking/Removal_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace/Multi-level templates">Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace/Multi-level templates#Blanking/Removal of content</a> (warning templates)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This requirement <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_66#Proposal:_Any_large-scale_semi-/automated_article_creation_task_require_BRFA" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 66">initially applied to articles</a> but has since been expanded to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Bot_policy/Archive_28#Semi-automated_Portal_creation" title="Wikipedia talk:Bot policy/Archive 28">include all "content pages"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader#Project_versus_content" title="Wikipedia:Reader">broadly meaning</a> pages designed to be viewed by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader" title="Wikipedia:Reader">readers</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MAINSPACE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MAINSPACE">mainspace</a>. These include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARTICLE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARTICLE">articles</a>, most visible <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CAT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CAT">categories</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FILES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FILES">files</a> hosted on Wikipedia, mainspace <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EDITNOTICE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EDITNOTICE">editnotices</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PORTALS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PORTALS">portals</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">While no specific definition of "large-scale" was decided, a suggestion of "anything more than 25 or 50" <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_66#Proposal:_Any_large-scale_semi-/automated_article_creation_task_require_BRFA" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 66">was not opposed</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Requests_for_comment/Article_creation_at_scale/Closing_statement#Question_2:_Should_we_require_(a)_source(s)_that_plausibly_contribute(s)_to_WP:GNG?" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale/Closing statement">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale/Closing statement § Question 2: Should we require (a) source(s) that plausibly contribute(s) to WP:GNG?</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox 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class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template talk:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_key_policies_and_guidelines_(?)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Wikipedia key <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal.">(?)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Five pillars</a></b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></b></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Copyright</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">Image use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography" title="Wikipedia:Autobiography">Autobiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Reliable sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">Medicine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_include_the_full_text_of_lengthy_primary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources">Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism" title="Wikipedia:Plagiarism">Plagiarism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_create_hoaxes" title="Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes">Don't create hoaxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories" title="Wikipedia:Fringe theories">Fringe theories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">Patent nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Conduct <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">No personal attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Ownership of content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_legal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No legal threats">No legal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Child_protection" title="Wikipedia:Child protection">Child protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Paid-contribution disclosure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_disrupt_Wikipedia_to_illustrate_a_point" title="Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point">Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Gaming the system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm" title="Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm">Responding to threats of harm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Talk page guidelines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">Signatures</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Deletion <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people">Biographies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Criteria for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">Attack page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">Revision deletion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Enforcement <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the various means by which standards may be enforced">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">Page protection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Editing <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="documents the various protocols about style and grouping">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Editing policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Summary style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a 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