Missiopedia:Five rules
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All of Missiopedia's official policies and guidelines can be reduced to these 'five rules' that define Missiopedia's character:
 | Missiopedia is an encyclopedia incorporating elements of general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries and atlases. All articles must follow our original research policy and strive for accuracy; Missiopedia is not the place to insert personal opinions, experiences, or arguments. Furthermore, Missiopedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Missiopedia is not a trivia collection, a soapbox, a vanity publisher, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, or a web directory. Nor is Missiopedia a dictionary (although it does contain a small dictionary of mission-related concepts), a newspaper, or a collection of source documents (although it does contain some source documents on mission that are difficult to find elsewhere). |
 | Missiopedia has a neutral point of view, which means we strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view; presenting each point of view accurately; providing context for any given point of view, so that readers understand whose view the point represents; and presenting no one point of view as "the truth" or "the best view". There is a special exception: we accept the Christian Creed as True (see our slightly biased point of view). It means citing verifiable, authoritative sources whenever possible, especially on controversial topics. When a conflict arises as to which version is the most neutral, declare a cool-down period and tag the article as disputed; hammer out details on the talk page and follow dispute resolution. |
 | Missiopedia is free content that anyone may edit. All text is available under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be distributed or linked accordingly. Recognize that articles can be changed by anyone and no individual controls any specific article; therefore, any writing you contribute can be mercilessly edited and redistributed at will by the community. Do not submit copyright infringements or works licensed in a way incompatible with the GFDL. |
 | Missiopedia has a code of conduct: Respect your fellow Missiopedians even when you may not agree with them. Be civil. Avoid making personal attacks or sweeping generalizations. Stay cool when the editing gets hot; find consensus; avoid edit wars; follow the three-revert rule; and remember that there are 1,640 articles on the English Missiopedia to work on and discuss. Act in good faith, never disrupt Missiopedia to illustrate a point, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming. |
 | Missiopedia does not have firm rules besides the five general principles elucidated here. Be bold in editing, moving, and modifying articles, because the joy of editing is that although it should be aimed for, perfection is not required. And do not worry about messing up. All prior versions of articles are kept, so there is no way that you can accidentally damage Missiopedia or irretrievably destroy content. But remember — whatever you write here will be preserved for posterity. |
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This page describes Missiopedia's fundamental principles. These principles pre-date the creation of this page and are derived from Wikipedia.org, where they have been tested for years.
