Wikipedia:The 24 commandments of the Wiki
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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)
- Thou shalt not vandalize the Wiki, and never forget NPOV.
- Thou shalt welcome the new users, and remember thou was once one.
- Thou shalt cite thy sources.
- Thou shalt respect thy fellow editors.
- Thou shalt honor thy administrators, bureaucrats, stewards, arbitrators, mediators, and vandal-fighters.
- Thou shalt honor His Wikiness Jimbo, and shalt never blasphemize His name.
- Thou shalt honor His Wikiness Sanger, and shalt never blasphemize His name.
- Thou shalt not provoke the vandals.
- Thou shalt expand the stubs.
- Thou shalt not agitate our resident lunatics, as we all need a laugh sometime.
- Thou shalt always Be Bold.
- Thou shalt take thine nonsense to Uncyclopedia, and not dump it upon our heads.
- Thou shalt move humorous content to BJAODN.
- Thou shalt always keep a sense of humor.
- Thou shalt sign thine 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.
- Thou shalt keep thine head about thee.
- tH0u $h@1t uz3 pr0pp3r sp3||1ng 4nd gr@mm3r.
- Thou shalt take a Wikiholiday once and a while.
- Thou shalt observe proper hygiene, and not spend all of thine free time on the Wiki.
- Thou shalt not edit while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or stupidity.
- Thou shalt remember His Wikiness Jimbo saves, but only after clicking “Show Preview”.
- Thou shalt not neglect thine family, friends, or loved ones in favor of the Wiki.
- Thou shalt always use proper Wiki formatting.
- Thou shalt not waste time reading long lists, instead thou shalt work on the Wiki!
