User:HK51/Philosophy

The five main things I try to go by on Wikipedia, in no order, are:

1) Be civil and refrain from personal attacks - admittedly, this can be very hard at times, but you must try to remember to keep your cool in heated disputes. Never be afraid to report someone if they're being uncivil towards you.

2) Cite your sources! - it's no use writing a brillant article if you're not going to source it. I come across this sort of thing regularly; brillant articles with no sources. Such articles are, quite frankly, not useful to anyone.

3) Sign your posts on talk pages - there's nothing more annoying than reading a talk page and not knowing who said what and when! It's not that hard; remember to sign: ~.

4) Don't vandalise articles - don't be a peabrain, why ruin the hard work of others when you can contribute to it and make it better?

5) Assume good faith - the most important thing to remember. You might disagree with someone, but this doesn't mean their edits are vandalism. Open a discussion with them and seek consensus.