User:A.A Prinon/Summary of WP key policies and guidelines

WP:VERIFY
In the English Wikipedia, verifiability means other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source.

WP:SOURCE
The word "source" when citing sources on Wikipedia has three related meanings:

Base articles on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Source material must have been published, the definition of which for our purposes is "made available to the public in some form". Some newspapers, magazines, and other news organization may be acceptable sources if the writers are professionals, but use them with caution because blogs may not be subject to the news organization's normal fact-checking process.
 * The work itself (the article, book)
 * The creator of the work (the writer, journalist)
 * The publisher of the work (for example, Random House or Cambridge University Press)

WP:OR
Wikipedia articles must not contain original research. The phrase "original research" (OR) is used on Wikipedia to refer to material—such as facts, allegations, and ideas—for which no reliable, published sources exist. This includes any analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to reach or imply a conclusion not stated by the sources.

WP:NPOV
All encyclopaedic content on Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view (NPOV), which means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic.


 * Usually, articles will contain information about the significant opinions that have been expressed about their subjects.
 * If different reliable sources make conflicting assertions about a matter, treat these assertions as opinions rather than facts, and do not present them as direct statements.
 * Uncontested and uncontroversial factual assertions made by reliable sources should normally be directly stated in Wikipedia's voice.