User:Mobobber/sandbox

Why you are reading my user sandbox? I use this as a place for my notes, in case I may want to improve a page, or judge vandalism. Thank you for your time, and click this link to go back to my user page.

Basic Notes:

This is good:

   1. Always use verifiable content.
   2. Make sure that it is of a reliable source.
   3. Do not create pages about:
       A- Yourself (use your user page)
       B- Your friends
       C- No advertisement pages
       D- No personal essays
       E- Basically, nothing that would not be found in a normal encyclopedia

This is bad:

   1. Not showing references.
   2. Copying things.
   3. Using controversial material.
   4. Making extremely short articles.
   5. Making local-interest articles.

Wikipedia is NOT:

   1. A paper encyclopedia.
   2. A dictionary. Do not:
       A- Use definitions constantly. Possibly good if it is a rather uncommon word, or just
       defining the article itself.
       B- To define words, use the Wikipedia dictionary, Wiktionary. It is best to provide a
       link to the Wiktionary page.
   3. A soapbox or means of promotion. Do not:
       A- Use advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment.
       B- Use opinion pieces. (Wikipedia is not for one's personal opinion, but for one to
       state fact about a topic, via an article page. For one's opinion, please, use a user
       page.)
       C- No self promotion.
   4. Any of the following social-network style things:
       A- Social network.
       B- Dating service.
       C- Memorial site.
   5. A manual.
   6. Guidebook.
   7. Textbook. (It is good for finding information for textbooks, though.)
   8. Scientific journal.
   9. A newspaper.
   10. A censored encyclopedia. (Content of some vulgarity is allowed, but anything that is
   considered too offensive may be marked as vandalism, or reverted.)
   11. It is not a competition.