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Prevent edit warring by discussing such edits first on the article's talk page. An edit that one editor thinks is minor or clearly warranted might be seen as major or unwarranted by others. If you choose to be bold, provide the rationale for any change in the edit summary or on the article talk page.
All articles in Wikipedia should be impartial in tone and content. When writing, do state facts and facts about notable opinions, but do not offer your opinion as fact. Many newcomers to Wikipedia gravitate to articles on controversial issues about which people hold strong opposing viewpoints.
This page includes a listing of policies and guidelines for English Wikipedia. Policy and guideline pages describe Wikipedia's principles and best-agreed practices. Policies are standards that all users should normally follow, while guidelines are meant to be best practices for following those standards in specific contexts.
Wikipedia is not the place to host your blog or personal web page, or to promote yourself, your company, your band, etc. If you are here to do only one thing and that one thing is prohibited by policy, guideline, and/or consensus, then this is not the project for you.
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After several comments (see edit history of Sanger's draft at Meta) the version by Larry Sanger et al. was incorporated into the Wikipedia policy some time within the next few days (some edits from around that time are lost). The policy was further edited (see edit history of the NPOV policy), resulting in the current version.
In general, Wikipedia articles have singular titles; for example, the article on everyone's favorite canine is located at dog, not dogs. Naming conventions (technical restrictions) Technical restrictions with article titles, category names, file names, and other page names.
Copy-edit an article Most articles in Wikipedia could use some copy-editing, including checking for typos, correcting mistakes in grammar, and improving clarity. Here is a good guide. Join a WikiProject Many Wikipedians work together to create better articles in their fields of interest. Locate your field here.