Wikipedia:The 24 commandments of the Wiki

I was bored one night, so I figured I ought to do something that could help new users. --Scienceman123 18:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)


 * 1) Thou shalt not vandalize the Wiki, and never shalt thou forget NPOV.
 * 2) Thou shalt welcome the new users, and remember thou wast once one.
 * 3) Thou shalt cite thy sources.
 * 4) Thou shalt respect thy fellow editors.
 * 5) Thou shalt honor thine administrators, bureaucrats, stewards, arbitrators, mediators, and vandal-fighters.
 * 6) Thou shalt honor His Wikiness Jimbo, and never shalt thou blaspheme His name.
 * 7) Thou shalt honor His Wikiness Sanger, and never shalt thou blaspheme His name.
 * 8) Thou shalt not provoke the vandals.
 * 9) Thou shalt expand the stubs.
 * 10) Thou shalt not agitate our resident lunatics, for we all need a laugh sometime.
 * 11) Thou shalt always Be Bold.
 * 12) Thou shalt take thy nonsense to Uncyclopedia, and not dump it upon our heads.
 * 13) Thou shalt move humorous content from serious articles to BJAODN, moving it hither or thither; thou shalt not suffer it to remain within the serious articles of Wikipedia.
 * 14) Thou shalt always keep a sense of humor.
 * 15) Thou shalt sign thy name on talk pages with four tildes ( ~ .) No more, no less. The number of tildes shall be four, and four shall be the number of tildes. Not three, unless proceeding to four. Five is right out.
 * 16) Thou shalt keep thine head about thee.
 * 17) tH0u $h@1t uz3 pr0pp3r sp3||1ng 4nd gr@mm3r.
 * 18) Thou shalt take a Wikiholiday once in a while.
 * 19) Thou shalt observe proper hygiene, and not spend all thy free time on the Wiki.
 * 20) Thou shalt not edit while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or stupidity.
 * 21) Thou shalt remember that His Wikiness Jimbo saves, but thou shalt do this only after thou hast clicked “Show Preview”.
 * 22) Thou shalt not neglect thy family, friends, or loved ones in favor of the Wiki.
 * 23) Thou shalt always use proper Wiki formatting.
 * 24) Thou shalt not waste time reading long lists, instead thou shalt work on the Wiki!