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Wikipedia is a place where advertisements do not belong. In contrast, Fandom is itself plastered with advertising. Each community on Fandom has its own rules and standards on what is and what is not acceptable. Some even have their own notability guidelines just like Wikipedia does. To qualify for a Wikipedia article, a subject must meet ...
This can adversely affect the new wiki's search rankings, [115] potentially also resulting in outdated or incorrect information being present and viewed more often than the information on the new wiki. Fandom allows only a message directing viewers to a discussion about whether to fork for as long as the discussion is active before the message ...
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The email help desk frequently receives complaints from users that start an autobiography, or a biography of a relative, or a description of their company, product or project, and who consequently get messages that their article does not explain well enough the importance the subject of the article, uses non-neutral expressions, contains ...
Wikipedia is not a place to publish your own thoughts and analyses or new information. Per the policy on original research, do not use Wikipedia for any of the following: Primary (original) research, such as proposing theories and solutions, communicating original ideas, offering novel definitions of terms, coining new words, etc.
Wikipedia uses Unicode (specifically UTF-8) and most browsers can handle it. Font issues mean that more obscure characters may not work for many users. See the Meta:Help:Special characters page for a detailed discussion of what is generally safe and what isn't.
Wikipedia is a user-edited website, but it is not a fan website; it is an encyclopedia. Accordingly, all articles, including those on celebrity actors or musicians who have attracted thousands of eager fans, must conform to a neutral point of view (NPOV).
John Seigenthaler, an American journalist, was the subject of a defamatory Wikipedia hoax article in May 2005. The hoax raised questions about the reliability of Wikipedia and other websites with user-generated content. Since the launch of Wikipedia in 2001, the site has faced several controversies. Wikipedia's open-editing model, under which anyone can edit most articles, has led to concerns ...