User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa/Adoption/5 pillars

Wikipedia is ruled by 5 important pillars. It is these 5 pillar that stop wikipedia turning into an unorganised mess. The 5 pillars will dictate what you can and cannot do on wikipedia, however there are smaller more detailed guidelines which come up in the intermediate course.

The 5 pillars
Wikipedia's official policies and guidelines can be summarized as five pillars that define the character of the project: