Ambassadors Orientation Resources: The Core

The Core: Wikipedia Core Principles and Guidelines

Wikipedia Links

• Wikipedia's Five Pillars

—This page explains Wikipedia's Five Pillars and has links to other key Policies and Guidelines

• Wikipedia's Policies and Guidelines

—A page that discusses Wikipedia key Policies and Guidelines

• What Wikipedia is not

—Describes what "Wikipedia is not" and can be used in class to discuss What Wikipedia is and is not

• No Original Research

—A great place to learn why Wikipedia does not allow Original Research

• Verifiability

—This page explains the importance of Verifiability for all content on Wikipedia

• Biographies of Living Persons

—Wikipedia has a very detailed set of guidelines what writing about Living Persons

Videos

File:Verifiability and Neutral point of view (Common Craft)-600px-en.ogv

This video explains two core principles of Wikipedia:
Verifiability and Neutral Point of View. (Length: 2 m 10 s)

Resources by Orientation Module

• The Core: Wikipedia Core Principles and Guidelines
• Wikipedia Editing: The Basics
• Using Wikipedia in the Classroom

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