Wikipedia Policy Primer

1. Wikipedia logo
Wikimedia Foundation logo

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4.  You must agree to the
Terms of Use to edit
Wikipedia pages
 Violations of the Terms of
Use could result in blocking,
suspension, banning or other
enforcement methods
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 Anyone can edit a
Wikipedia page. Just click
the edit button at the top
right of the page.
Here

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 Written from a neutral
point of view
 No original research.
Articles must come from
published theory
 Verifiability. Cite sources
 Failure to comply with content
policies can lead to your
contributions being challenged
and removed

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 Vandalism is prohibited.
 Vandalism is any addition,
deletion or change to
content made in a deliberate
attempt to compromise the
integrity of the
encyclopaedia
(Wikimedia Terms of Use, 2012).

8. Viruses
Malware
Worms
Trojan Horses
Malicious
code
Hacking
Spamming
Spoofing
Accessing
non-public
areas
Probing
Scanning
Testing
DDOS
attacks
Fishing
Harassing
Trolling
Inundating
Or any
disruptive
activities is
prohibited

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 Cookies are deleted when
a visitor leaves Wikipedia
 You can edit anonymously
but your IP address is
publicly credited as the
author. Registered users’ IP
addresses are protected.

10.  Be respectful of others and
use the dispute resolution
process when all else fails
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11. BE CAREFUL
 you should exercise caution and
avoid contributing any content that
may result in criminal or civil
liability under any applicable laws”
(Wikimedia Terms of Use, 2012)
ESPECIALLY COPYRIGHTED
MATERIAL
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12. WARNING
 DO NOT get a LABOTOMY
because of something you
READ on WIKIPEDIA or
HEAR from the RAMONES!!!
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