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Policies and guidelines

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{{Policy}} links talk	This page documents an official English Wikipedia policy, a widely accepted standard that should normally be followed by all editors. Any edit to this page should reflect consensus. If in doubt, consider discussing changes on the talk page.	Official policies top
{{Guideline}} links talk	This page documents an English Wikipedia guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should follow, though it should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss your idea on the talk page.	Pages that document guidelines top
{{MoS-guideline}} links talk	This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Editors should follow it, except where common sense and the occasional exception will improve an article. Before editing this page, please make sure that your revision reflects consensus.	Pages that document style guidelines top
{{subcat guideline| <guideline category>| <category sort key>}} links talk  Guideline category should be one of: behavioral guideline content guideline deletion guideline how-to guideline naming convention notability guideline style guideline	Example for naming convention as <guideline category>: This page documents an English Wikipedia naming convention. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense and the occasional exception. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page.	For tagging guidelines of specific categories top Use only available (sub-) categories
{{Proposed}} links talk	The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as "policy".	Policy/guideline proposals top
{{Failed}} links talk	This proposal has failed to attain consensus within the Wikipedia community. A failed proposal is one for which a consensus to accept is not present after a reasonable amount of time, and seems unlikely to form, regardless of continuing discussion.	Failed policy/guideline proposals top
{{Historical}} links talk	This Wikipedia page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus has become unclear. If you want to revive discussion regarding the subject, you should seek broader input via a forum such as the proposals page of the village pump.	Retired pages of historical interest top
{{Superseded|[[New page]]}}	This Wikipedia page has been superseded by New page, and it is retained primarily for historical interest.	Historical pages that have been superseded by other pages top
{{Demote|Discussion Title}}	It is proposed that this page be demoted from its status as policy or guideline. Please see the discussion on its talk page.	Policies and guidelines proposed for demotion top
{{Underdiscussion|section|talk=Discussion Title}}	This section is the subject of a current discussion on the talk page. Please feel free to join in. This doesn't mean that you may not be bold in editing this section, but it can't hurt to check the discussion first.	Sections of policies, guidelines or other pages which are being actively discussed at the talk page section
{{Disputedtag|talk=Discussion Title}}	This page's designation as a policy or guideline is disputed or under discussion. Please see the relevant talk page discussion for further information.	Disputed "policy"/"guideline" designations top
{{Disputedtag|section=yes|talk=Discussion Title}}	The following section's wording or inclusion in this policy or guideline is disputed or under discussion. Please see the relevant talk page discussion for further information.	Disputed sections of policies/guidelines section

Essays and related

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{{Essay}} links talk	This is an essay, a page containing the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. Essays may represent widespread norms or minority viewpoints, and they may be heeded or not based upon your judgement and discretion.	Essays top
{{Supplement|[[Wikipedia:Policypage]]}}	While this essay is not a policy or guideline itself, it is intended to supplement Wikipedia:Policypage. Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.	Essays top
{{How-to}} links talk	This page is a how-to guide detailing a practice or process on the English Wikipedia.	top

Projects

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{{Inactive}} links talk	This WikiProject is believed to be inactive. If you are not currently a member of the project, please consider joining it to help. Feel free to remove this tag if activity resumes or if this tag was placed in error.	Inactive Wikiproject top
{{subst:Sandboxpaste}} links talk	{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}} <!-- We like people to see the notice. Put any testing content below it. -->	Wikipedia:Sandbox top
{{subst:Specialpageslist}} links talk	(quite long, see template)	Lists top
{{Villagepump}} links talk	(quite long, see template)	Village pump top
{{Villagepumppages}} links talk	(quite long, see template)	Village pump (section) top
{{subst:WikipediaFAQ}} links talk	(quite long, see template)	FAQ pages top and bottom
{{essay-project-note}} links talk	This page is a WikiProject essay on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how they interpret notability within their area of expertise. It is not a policy or guideline, and editors are free to, but not obliged to follow it during XfD's. WikiProjects are encouraged to write essays on notability that meet or exceed the expectations of notability or the applicable sub-guideline (BIO, ORG, NUMBER, ACADEMICS, and rest of the sub guidelines). Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.	Unofficial notability criteria defined by individual WikiProjects top

Department of Fun

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{{Humornotaccepted}} links talk	This page is intended as humor. It is not, has never been, nor will ever be, a Wikipedia policy or guideline. Rather, it illustrates standards or conduct that are generally not accepted by the Wikipedia community.	Humor pages that spoof and/or may have been proposed as policies or guidelines top
{{Humor}} links talk	This page contains material which is kept because it is considered humorous.	For use in Wikipedia namespaces that aren't serious enough for publication

Other

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{{Shortcut|WP:SHORT}} links talk	Shortcut: WP:SHORT	Other project pages with shortcut(s) top
{{Nutshell}} links talk	This page in a nutshell:	For presenting a concise summary of a project page or section.
{{Backlog}} links talk	This has a backlog that requires the attention of experienced editors. Please remove this notice when the backlog is cleared.	Maintenance categories and pages with a backlog top
{{Adminbacklog}} links talk	This page has a backlog that requires the attention of one or more administrators. Please remove this notice when the backlog is cleared.	Maintenance categories and pages with a backlog that require an administrator top

See also

• Category:Wikipedia header templates ( talk links history)

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• This page was last modified on 16 November 2008, at 08:37.

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