Featured & Good Articles: Wikipedia’s Best
Featured and Good Articles denote Wikipedia's highest quality content. Learn what these labels mean and how articles undergo review to earn these distinctions.
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Wikipedia Bots: Automation Behind the Scenes
Wikipedia bots are automated programs that help maintain the site. See how bots fix vandalism, update pages, and perform repetitive tasks, and learn about the rules governing their use.
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Wikipedia Vandalism: How It’s Stopped
Wikipedia vandalism explained. Find out what counts as vandalism, how such edits are detected and reverted by volunteers and bots, and how Wikipedia protects content from bad edits.
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Wikipedia Deletion: Why Pages Disappear
Wikipedia deletion policy explained—learn why and how articles get removed. Covers deletion reasons, the community AfD discussion process, and criteria for speedy deletion.
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Wikipedia Copyright & Licensing Made Simple
Wikipedia's content is freely licensed under Creative Commons. Learn about Wikipedia's copyright and licensing system, how text and images are licensed, and what that means for reusing content.
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BLP: Writing About Living People Safely
Wikipedia's Biographies of Living Persons (BLP) policy requires strict sourcing and extra care for articles about living people, to protect privacy and ensure accuracy.
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Conflict of Interest on Wikipedia
Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest (COI) guideline discourages editing topics where you have a personal stake. Learn why COI editing is problematic and how Wikipedia addresses it.
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No Original Research: What’s Not Allowed
Wikipedia's No Original Research policy forbids adding any unpublished ideas or analysis, ensuring content comes only from reliable published sources.
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Verifiability: Wikipedia’s Sources Standard
Verifiability is a core Wikipedia policy requiring every claim be sourced. See how editors apply this rule and what counts as a reliable source on Wikipedia.
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NPOV: Wikipedia’s Neutrality Rule
Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View (NPOV) policy mandates unbiased, balanced content. See how editors apply this rule to keep articles free of bias.
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