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Some hints, policies, and processes are more important than others.  If we had to pick a dozen of the most important, what would they be?
Some hints, policies, and processes are more important than others.  If we had to pick the most important, what would they be?


# [[CZ:Be Bold|Be bold]], but [[CZ:Professionalism|behave professionally]]. Before making substantial deletions or substitutions to existing articles, give reasoning on the talk page.
# [[CZ:Be Bold|Be bold]], but [[CZ:Professionalism|behave professionally]]. Before making substantial deletions or substitutions to existing articles, give reasoning on the talk page.
# [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Lower-case article titles]] for all words after the '''first''' word, unless it is typically written uppercase when used in a regular sentence.  So: [[Computational complexity theory]]; but [[American Chemical Society]]. (And there is no need to retain upper-case for the first word when it is used in the middle of a sentence: [[computational complexity theory]] will still link.) Unless there is a compelling reason not to, articles about people should begin with the person's first name first, e.g., [[Albert Einstein]].
# We provide important [[CZ:Objectivity Guidance|Objectivity Guidance]].   
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# Link words and phrases (by surrounding the phrases with left and right double brackets: <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki>) where, and only where, the links are relevant to the point being made in a sentence, and where following a link will shed important light on the subject of the article.
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 3 March 2021

Some hints, policies, and processes are more important than others. If we had to pick the most important, what would they be?

  1. Be bold, but behave professionally. Before making substantial deletions or substitutions to existing articles, give reasoning on the talk page.
  2. We provide important Objectivity Guidance.
  3. Link words and phrases (by surrounding the phrases with left and right double brackets: [[ ]]) where, and only where, the links are relevant to the point being made in a sentence, and where following a link will shed important light on the subject of the article.
  4. Make sure the "Content is from Wikipedia?" box, just above "Save page", is checked if the material originated on Wikipedia.
  5. Project discussion happens in the Forum; article discussion on the article's talk page.
  6. No advertisement; no self-promotion.
  7. No plagiarism, no copyright violation.


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