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Line 11: ==Adding information to Wikipedia== Wikipedia ''[[WP:NOTEVERYTHING\|summarizes]]'' accepted knowledge. As a rule, the more accepted knowledge it can ~~provide within its [[WP:NOT\|limitations]]~~encapsulate, the better it is. Please [[WP:BOLD\|boldly]] add content summarizing accepted knowledge, and be particularly careful about removing [[WP:RS\|sourced]] content. However, it is Wikipedia policy that information in Wikipedia should be [[WP:V\|verifiable]] and must not be [[WP:NOR\|original research]]. Show that content is verifiable by referencing reliable sources. Because on Wikipedia a lack of content is better than misleading or false content, unsourced content may be challenged and [[WP:BURDEN\|removed]]. To avoid such challenges, the best practice is to provide an "[[WP:IC\|inline citation]]" when adding content (see: [[WP:Citing sources]] for instructions on how to do this, or ask for help on the article talk page). Wikipedia respects others' copyright. Although reliable sources are required, [[WP:COPYPASTE\|avoid copying]] or [[WP:PARAPHRASE\|closely paraphrasing]] a copyrighted source. You should read the source, understand it, and then express what it says in your own words. An exception exists for the often necessary use of short quotations; they must be enclosed in quotations marks, accompanied by an inline reference to the source, and usually attributed to the author. (See the [[Fair use]] doctrine which allows limited quoting without permission.)

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