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Manual of Style contents. v. t. e. Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free, reliable encyclopedia. There is no need to read any policy or guideline pages to start editing.
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See WP:PROPOSAL for Wikipedia's procedural policy on the creation of new guidelines and policies. See how to contribute to Wikipedia guidance for recommendations regarding the creation and updating of policy and guideline pages.
No description. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status No parameters specified New policies require approval If you're writing a new policy, or substantially revising one, please remember to give the community significant time to consider your proposal. See WP:PROPOSAL for the current best practice on advertising proposals ...
Rule 10. Ask for help. Wikipedia can be a confusing place for the inexperienced editor. Learning Wiki markup —the syntax that instructs the software how to render the page—may appear daunting at first, though the recent implementation of a new editing toolbar has made this easier, and usability development is ongoing.
Wikipedia:Template index, an index of all standard templates used on Wikipedia, grouped into topic-specific headings. Wikipedia:Navigation templates, templates that link between multiple articles belonging to the same topic. Wikipedia:List of infoboxes for infoboxes, which are small panels that summarize key features of the page's subject.
Wikipedia actually has few strict rules, but rather is founded on five fundamental principles.Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to clarify these principles and describe the best way to apply them, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free and reliable encyclopedia.