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LitWiki is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: | LitWiki is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: | ||
:''Our goal with LitWiki is to create a reliable and free encyclopedia | :''Our goal with LitWiki is to create a reliable and free encyclopedia written by students for students in the humanities.'' | ||
LitWiki has some '''policies and guidelines''' that help us to work toward that common goal. Some of these policies are still evolving, while others are long settled and largely uncontroversial. | LitWiki has some '''policies and guidelines''' that help us to work toward that common goal. Some of these policies are still evolving, while others are long settled and largely uncontroversial. | ||
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The following policies are key to a productive LitWiki experience, and the sooner you get to grips with them, the better. | The following policies are key to a productive LitWiki experience, and the sooner you get to grips with them, the better. | ||
# '''Avoid bias.''' Articles should be written from a [[ | # '''Avoid bias.''' Articles should be written from a [[w:Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], representing differing views on a subject fairly and sympathetically. | ||
# '''Don't infringe copyrights.''' LitWiki is a free encyclopedia licensed under the terms of the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]. Submitting work which [[Copyright infringement|infringes copyright]]s threatens our objective to build a truly free encyclopedia that anyone can redistribute, and could lead to legal problems. See [[ | # '''Don't infringe copyrights.''' LitWiki is a free encyclopedia licensed under the terms of the [[w:GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]. Submitting work which [[w:Copyright infringement|infringes copyright]]s threatens our objective to build a truly free encyclopedia that anyone can redistribute, and could lead to legal problems. See [[w:Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyrights]] for more information. | ||
# '''LitWiki is a collaborative encyclopedia'''. Its goals go no further. See [[ | # '''LitWiki is a collaborative encyclopedia'''. Its goals go no further. See [[w:Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]] for more info. | ||
# '''Respect other contributors.''' LitWiki contributors come from many different countries and cultures, and have widely different views. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively in building an encyclopedia. | # '''Respect other contributors.''' LitWiki contributors come from many different countries and cultures, and have widely different views. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively in building an encyclopedia. |