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<a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">Beginning</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Wikiquote is not an encyclopedia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a dictionary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a textbook</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a place for public domain documents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a personal website</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a collection of your personal quotes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Wikiquote is not an internet directory</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a discussion forum</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a weblog</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_works" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_works"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a place for posting substantial quotations from copyrighted works</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_works-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a collection of advertisements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Wikiquote is not a crystal ball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Similar_official_policies_on_other_sister_projects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Similar_official_policies_on_other_sister_projects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Similar official policies on other sister projects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Similar_official_policies_on_other_sister_projects-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 class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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Available in 35 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-35" 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">35 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.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3:%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="ويكي الاقتباس:ويكي الاقتباس ليست – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكي الاقتباس:ويكي الاقتباس ليست" 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.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF:%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC" title="ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি:ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি কি নহয় – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি:ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি কি নহয়" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vikisitat:Vikisitat_n%C9%99_deyil%3F" title="Vikisitat:Vikisitat nə deyil? – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikisitat:Vikisitat nə deyil?" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF:%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC" title="উইকিউক্তি:উইকিউক্তি কী নয় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিউক্তি:উইকিউক্তি কী নয়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Viquidites:All%C3%B2_que_Viquidites_no_%C3%A9s" title="Viquidites:Allò que Viquidites no és – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquidites:Allò que Viquidites no és" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicit%C3%A1ty:Co_Wikicit%C3%A1ty_nejsou" title="Wikicitáty:Co Wikicitáty nejsou – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikicitáty:Co Wikicitáty nejsou" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Was_Wikiquote_nicht_ist" title="Wikiquote:Was Wikiquote nicht ist – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikiquote:Was Wikiquote nicht ist" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikiquote.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1:%CE%A4%CE%B9_%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%BD_%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CF%84%CE%B1_%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Βικιφθέγματα:Τι δεν είναι τα Βικιφθέγματα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιφθέγματα:Τι δεν είναι τα Βικιφθέγματα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vikicitaro:Kio_Vikicitaro_ne_estas" title="Vikicitaro:Kio Vikicitaro ne estas – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikicitaro:Kio Vikicitaro ne estas" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Lo_que_Wikiquote_no_es" title="Wikiquote:Lo que Wikiquote no es – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikiquote:Lo que Wikiquote no es" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF:%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%87_%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="ویکی‌گفتاورد:ویکی‌گفتاورد چه چیزی نیست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌گفتاورد:ویکی‌گفتاورد چه چیزی نیست" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikisitaatit:Mit%C3%A4_Wikisitaatit_ei_ole%3F" title="Wikisitaatit:Mitä Wikisitaatit ei ole? – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Wikisitaatit:Mitä Wikisitaatit ei ole?" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Ce_que_Wikiquote_n%27est_pas" title="Wikiquote:Ce que Wikiquote n'est pas – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikiquote:Ce que Wikiquote n'est pas" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicitat:%C5%A0to_Wikicitat_nije" title="Wikicitat:Što Wikicitat nije – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikicitat:Što Wikicitat nije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikid%C3%A9zet:Mi_nem_Wikid%C3%A9zet" title="Wikidézet:Mi nem Wikidézet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikidézet:Mi nem Wikidézet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikivitnun:%C3%9Ea%C3%B0_sem_Wikivitnun_er_ekki" title="Wikivitnun:Það sem Wikivitnun er ekki – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Wikivitnun:Það sem Wikivitnun er ekki" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Cosa_Wikiquote_non_%C3%A8" title="Wikiquote:Cosa Wikiquote non è – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikiquote:Cosa Wikiquote non è" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E4%BD%95%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B" title="Wikiquote:ウィキクォートは何でないか – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikiquote:ウィキクォートは何でないか" 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-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikiquote.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EC%9D%B8%EC%9A%A9%EC%A7%91:%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EC%9D%B8%EC%9A%A9%EC%A7%91%EC%97%90_%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C_%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4" title="위키인용집:위키인용집에 대한 오해 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키인용집:위키인용집에 대한 오해" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Kas_n%C4%97ra_Vikicitatos" title="Wikiquote:Kas nėra Vikicitatos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Wikiquote:Kas nėra Vikicitatos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Wat_Wikiquote_niet_is" title="Wikiquote:Wat Wikiquote niet is – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikiquote:Wat Wikiquote niet is" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicytaty:Czym_Wikicytaty_nie_s%C4%85" title="Wikicytaty:Czym Wikicytaty nie są – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikicytaty:Czym Wikicytaty nie są" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:O_que_o_Wikiquote_n%C3%A3o_%C3%A9" title="Wikiquote:O que o Wikiquote não é – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikiquote:O que o Wikiquote não é" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Exquisite-opera.png/75px-Exquisite-opera.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Exquisite-opera.png/113px-Exquisite-opera.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Exquisite-opera.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span></td><td><b>This page is an <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines">official policy</a> on Wikiquote.</b><br/>It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow. <br/>Please do not make significant changes to this page without prior discussion.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br/> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 0 0 1em; border: 1px solid navy;" align="right" width="175px"> <tbody><tr> <th><big>Wikiquote Policies and Guidelines</big> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Content </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Wikiquote" title="Wikiquote:Wikiquote">Wikiquote</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:General_disclaimer" title="Wikiquote:General disclaimer">General disclaimer</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Image_use_policy" title="Wikiquote:Image use policy">Image use policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikiquote:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Quotes_by_living_persons" title="Wikiquote:Quotes by living persons">Quotes by living persons</a></small></li> <li><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wikiquote is not...</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Sourced_and_Unsourced_sections" title="Wikiquote:Sourced and Unsourced sections">Sourcing categories</a> (guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Fictional_characters" title="Wikiquote:Fictional characters">Fictional characters</a> (guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Quotability" title="Wikiquote:Quotability">Quotability</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Conduct </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikiquote:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Operation </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy" title="Wikiquote:Blocking policy">Blocking policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Bots" title="Wikiquote:Bots">Bots</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Deletion_policy" title="Wikiquote:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:GNU_FDL" title="Wikiquote:GNU FDL">GNU FDL</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines">Policies and Guidelines</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikiquote:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Speedy_deletions" title="Wikiquote:Speedy deletions">Speedy deletions</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Username_policy" title="Wikiquote:Username policy">Username policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Babel" title="Wikiquote:Babel">Babel</a> (guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Stub" title="Wikiquote:Stub">Stub</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Wikiquote" title="Wikiquote:Wikiquote">Wikiquote:Wikiquote</a> is a free online compendium of sourced quotations, and its goals are explained elsewhere. The following discusses <b>what Wikiquote is <i>not</i></b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia"></span>Wikiquote is not an encyclopedia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_encyclopedia"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTENCYC"></span><span id="WQ:NOTENCYCLOPEDIA"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTENCYC&redirect=no">WQ:NOTENCYC</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTENCYCLOPEDIA&redirect=no">WQ:NOTENCYCLOPEDIA</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote is not the same as its sister project, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>. A short introduction is used to identify an article's subject and, if needed, indicate why it is notable. Longer expositions, encyclopedic references, and suggestions for further reading about the subject may be added to a corresponding Wikipedia article, but do not belong in Wikiquote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary"></span>Wikiquote is not a dictionary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_dictionary"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTDICTIONARY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTDICTIONARY&redirect=no">WQ:NOTDICTIONARY</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote is not a place for dictionary definitions, which may be added to its sister project, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary" class="extiw" title="w:Wiktionary">Wiktionary</a>, which is a dictionary. Quotes can be about a certain theme, such as <a href="/wiki/Love" title="Love">Love</a>, but not any random word. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook"></span>Wikiquote is not a textbook<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_textbook"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTTEXTBOOK"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTTEXTBOOK&redirect=no">WQ:NOTTEXTBOOK</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote is not a collection of information found in textbooks and guides. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikibooks" class="extiw" title="w:Wikibooks">Wikibooks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents"></span>Wikiquote is not a place for public domain documents<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_public_domain_documents"></span></h2></div> <p>Wikiquote is not a collection of public domain documents such as source code, original historical documents, letters, laws, whole books or whole poems. </p> <ul><li>Famous speeches of historical value can be added to the <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Speeches" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Portal:Speeches">speeches portal at Wikisource</a>.</li> <li>Whole public domain books can be added to <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Main Page">Wikisource</a> or <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="b:Main Page">Wikibooks</a>, see <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Project:Annotations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Project:Annotations">Wikisource Project:Annotations</a>.</li> <li>Generic deposits of published information may be appropriate at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikisource" class="extiw" title="w:Wikisource">Wikisource</a>.</li> <li>Book PDFs/DJVUs, pictures, sound files, and other forms of media that are <b>in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/public_domain" class="extiw" title="w:public domain">public domain</a></b> or under a libre license are accepted at <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="commons:Main Page">Wikimedia Commons</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website"></span>Wikiquote is not a personal website<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_personal_website"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTWEB"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTWEB&redirect=no">WQ:NOTWEB</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote is not <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace" class="extiw" title="w:Myspace">Myspace</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" class="extiw" title="w:Facebook">Facebook</a>. Every registered user is able to create a user page about themself as a Wikiquotian, but they should not use it for posting non-Wikiquote related topics, such as résumés, personal files, etc. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:User_page" title="Wikiquote:User page">Wikiquote:User page</a> for more information on userpages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes"></span>Wikiquote is not a collection of your personal quotes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_your_personal_quotes"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTPERSONAL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTPERSONAL&redirect=no">WQ:NOTPERSONAL</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Any user can place quotes they or their friends may have said on their user page, but you should not create your own page in the main namespace for your own quotes, or add your own personal quotes, or those of your friends and acquaintances to existing articles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory"></span>Wikiquote is not an internet directory<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_an_internet_directory"></span></h2></div> <p>Articles are for collections of quotes, not random links. You should not create pages solely for the purpose of listing your favorite sites, random phone numbers, and other unrelated information. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum"></span>Wikiquote is not a discussion forum<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_discussion_forum"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTFORUM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTFORUM&redirect=no">WQ:NOTFORUM</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Users are allowed to post messages to each other on their respective User talk pages, but you must confine those chats to those pages only, not to the article talk pages, which are reserved for discussion regarding that page only. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog"></span>Wikiquote is not a weblog<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_weblog"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:NOTBLOG"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTBLOG&redirect=no">WQ:NOTBLOG</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote is not a collection of journal entries from various weblogs. While users may post their thoughts on their user pages, they should not use them solely for the purpose of maintaining a weblog. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_wor"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_wor"></span>Wikiquote is not a place for posting substantial quotations from copyrighted works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_place_for_posting_substantial_quotations_from_copyrighted_wor"></span></h2></div> <p>Wikiquote is not a compendium of song lyrics or entire poems, and there are definite copyright issues in using more than a few lines of modern songs or modern poetry, even under <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Copyrights#Fair_use" title="Wikiquote:Copyrights">fair use provisions</a>. The same applies to dialogue from films, TV shows, and video games. While there are no legal impediments to using entire poems or lyrics that are in the public domain, the use of entire poems or the full lyrics of any songs are not encouraged, and a selection process of significant statements within a poem or a song should generally occur. <b>Postings of copyrighted works on the Internet does NOT place them in the public domain.</b> See <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Copyrights" title="Wikiquote:Copyrights">Wikiquote:Copyrights</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements"></span>Wikiquote is not a collection of advertisements<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_collection_of_advertisements"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:AD"></span><span id="WQ:NOTAD"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:AD&redirect=no">WQ:AD</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:NOTAD&redirect=no">WQ:NOTAD</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>While there is a place on Wikiquote for <a href="/wiki/Advertising_slogans" title="Advertising slogans">advertising slogans</a>, Wikiquote does not allow gratuitous advertising (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SPAM" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:SPAM">spam</a>) of any type. Users who repeatedly post links to commercial websites or to their personal website after being warned against doing so may be <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy" title="Wikiquote:Blocking policy">blocked</a> from editing Wikiquote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball"></span>Wikiquote is not a crystal ball<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikiquote_is_not_a_crystal_ball"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2776253"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WQ:CRYSTAL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain plainlist noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:CRYSTAL&redirect=no">WQ:CRYSTAL</a></span></li></ul></div> <p>Wikiquote works to ensure accuracy by <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikiquote:CITE">citing</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RS" class="extiw" title="w:WP:RS">reliable sources</a> for its quotes. Books, films, games, and other works that have not yet been released are not accessible for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:V" class="extiw" title="w:WP:V">verification</a>, so quotes from and articles on these subjects are not acceptable unless there is a reliable publication previewing them. 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