If a new driver were encouraged to start without any instruction or preparation, simply getting into the driver's seat and setting off into the traffic as soon as he had worked out how to start the car, he would certainly find the highway an unfriendly place, with people hooting, flashing and yelling at him and police flagging him down and issuing warnings and threats. A Wikipedia newbie is in very much this position, and it is no wonder that many newbies' talk pages contain strings of notices and warnings. Making constructive edits to an encyclopedia is not a simple task.
JohnCD
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Wikipedia is not a dumping ground for random information

Wikipedia is not a message board or blog service

Wikipedia is not for unsourced material

Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy

Wikipedia is not a soapbox

Wikipedia is not censored

Wikipedia is not a democracy

Wikipedia is not a free advertising space

Wikipedia is not a place to publish your opinions

Wikipedia is not a place to publish your new ideas

I edit using my trusty red pencil
I edit using my trusty red pencil

Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts.

WIKIPEDIA IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

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