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'''<big>Wikipedia aims to be a ''neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts.''</big>'''▼
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This means:
{{Content policy list}}
; Neutral
: Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|does not judge or advocate]] specific views or opinions, or make determinations on "correctness".
; Compilation
: Wikipedia is an [[encyclopedia]],
; Verifiable
: Information must be realistically [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]]
; Established
: [[Wikipedia:No original research|Original ideas, interpretations, or research]] cannot be verified, and thus are inappropriate for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a [[primary source]]; it strives to be a [[tertiary source]].
; Facts
: Wikipedia
==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Administration]] – Discuses both the human administrative structure of Wikipedia, and its non-human components.
* [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]] – About how editors must take particular care when adding information about living persons to any Wikipedia page.
* [[Wikipedia:Purpose]] – Describes Wikipedia's motive for being.
* [[Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia]] – About how Wikipedians are here to build an encyclopedia, i.e., a neutral public reference work on certain topics.
* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars]] – The fundamental principles of Wikipedia summarized in five "pillars".
* [[Wikipedia:The rules are principles]] – About how policies and guidelines exist only as rough approximations of their underlying principles.
* [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] – The page outlines certain things that Wikipedia is not.
{{Policy summaries}}
{{Wikipedia principles}}
{{Basic information}}
[[Category:Wikipedia basic information]]
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