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Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a blog or a homepage. We write about whatever interests us, but we write to inform and educate. |
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Wikipedia has a neutral point-of-view. We don't take sides in battles, we just write about the battle and who's fighting. |
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Wikipedia is free. We share everything we write with the world, and we don't steal other people's writing. |
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Wikipedia is fair. We show respect for others and expect the same in return. |
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Wikipedia doesn't always follow the rules. Perfection isn't required, since we can undo anything. It's far more important to have fun! |
Hello, {{{1}}}!
- Welcome to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia that Anyone Can Edit.
- I see that you have discovered how easy it is to edit Wikipedia. We reverted your edit, because unfortunately it's not quite what we're looking for.
- (but that's OK, everyone has to start somewhere!)
Let me tell you a little about Wikipedia. We've written over 900,000 articles (6,819,969 to be exact) on everything from Aardvarks to [[{{{2}}}]]. (I know you must be interested in that!)
- That's more articles (and words) than the largest published encyclopedia, by a lot. We did it all ourselves, and it's free to everyone in the World.
I'd like you to join us, if you're interested. Unlike a lot of other places, we've just got five simple rules, and they're easy to follow.