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==Adding information to Wikipedia==
Wikipedia ''[[WP:NOTEVERYTHING|summarizes]]'' accepted knowledge. As a rule, the more accepted knowledge it can encapsulate, the better it is. Please [[WP:Be bold|boldly]] add content summarizing accepted knowledge, and be particularly cautious about removing sourced content. It is Wikipedia policy that information in Wikipedia should be [[WP:Verifiability|verifiable]] and must [[WP:No original research|not be original research]]. Show that content is verifiable by referencing [[WP:reliable sources|reliable sources]]. Because 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:inline citation|inline citation]] when adding content (see: [[WP:Citing sources]] for instructions on how to do this, or ask for help
Wikipedia respects others' copyright. Although content must be backed by reliable sources, [[WP:Copying text from other sources|avoid copying]] or [[WP:Close paraphrasing|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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