User talk:Evidence123

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A summary of some important site policies and guidelines

 * "Truth" is not the only criteria for inclusion, verifiability is also required.
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Also, a notice concerning the Shakespeare authorship question
Ian.thomson (talk) 00:45, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 13:48, 14 October 2015 (UTC)