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Adding humor to pages is encouraged, as long as it's sensical, decently funny, and not ''too'' offensive. | Adding humor to pages is encouraged, as long as it's sensical, decently funny, and not ''too'' offensive. | ||
If you wish to write a | If you wish to write a satire/parody article, create it under your username (i.e., User:YourUserName/Page Name). | ||
== Categories == | == Categories == | ||
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== Biases == | == Biases == | ||
Follow [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV|WP:NPOV]]. All articles should have a neutral point of view. This also applies to hyperlinks in most cases. Examples of what not to do are linking to Rotten Websites Wiki because you don't like a website or linking to Conservapedia or | Follow [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV|WP:NPOV]]. All articles should have a neutral point of view. This also applies to hyperlinks in most cases. Examples of what not to do are linking to Rotten Websites Wiki because you don't like a website or linking to Conservapedia or Rationalwiki for George W Bush. | ||
This, of course, does not apply to comments or user pages. | This, of course, does not apply to comments or user/talk pages. | ||
== Unsupported | == Unsupported attributions == | ||
<blockquote>Words to watch: <strong>''some people say'', ''many scholars state'', ''it is believed/regarded/considered'', ''many are of the opinion'', ''most feel'', ''experts declare'', ''it is often reported'', ''it is widely thought'', ''research has shown'', ''science says'', ''scientists claim'', ''it is often said'', ''officially'', ''is widely regarded as'', ''X has been described as Y'' ...</strong></blockquote> | <blockquote>Words to watch: <strong>''some people say'', ''many scholars state'', ''it is believed/regarded/considered'', ''many are of the opinion'', ''most feel'', ''experts declare'', ''it is often reported'', ''it is widely thought'', ''research has shown'', ''science says'', ''scientists claim'', ''it is often said'', ''officially'', ''is widely regarded as'', ''X has been described as Y'' ...</strong></blockquote> | ||
Weasel words are words done to assert an attribution to nobody. You must attribute who those "some people" are. If you see an article that does not attribute, add <nowiki>{{Who}}</nowiki> to that line, or fix the line yourself if you know the correct attributions. | Weasel words are words done to assert an attribution to nobody. You must attribute who those "some people" are. If you see an article that does not attribute, add <nowiki>{{Who}}</nowiki> to that line, or fix the line yourself if you know the correct attributions. | ||
