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	The above policies are about Bharatpedia's content. The following relate to Bharatpedia's governance and processes.		The above policies are about [[Bharatpedia]]'s content. The following relate to Bharatpedia's governance and processes.

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	~~Wikipedia~~ is not a social networking service like Facebook or Twitter. You may not host your own website, blog, wiki, résumé, or cloud on ~~Wikipedia~~. ~~Wikipedia~~ pages, including those in user space, are not:		Bharatpedia is not a social networking service like Facebook or Twitter. You may not host your own website, blog, wiki, résumé, or cloud on Bharatpedia. Bharatpedia pages, including those in user space, are not:

	Personal web pages. ~~Wikipedians~~ have individual user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to work on the encyclopedia. Limited autobiographical information is allowed, but user pages do not serve as personal webpages, blogs, or repositories for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on ~~Wikipedia~~. If you want to post your résumé or make a personal webpage, please use one of the many free providers on the *Internet or any hosting included with your Internet service provider. The focus of user pages should not be social networking or amusement, but rather providing a foundation for effective collaboration. Humorous pages that refer to ~~Wikipedia~~ in some way may be created in an appropriate namespace. Personal web pages are often speedily deleted. ~~Wikipedia~~ articles use formal English and are not written in Internet posting style.		Personal web pages. Bharatpedians have individual user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to work on the encyclopedia. Limited autobiographical information is allowed, but user pages do not serve as personal webpages, blogs, or repositories for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on Bharatpedia. If you want to post your résumé or make a personal webpage, please use one of the many free providers on the *Internet or any hosting included with your Internet service provider. The focus of user pages should not be social networking or amusement, but rather providing a foundation for effective collaboration. Humorous pages that refer to Bharatpedia in some way may be created in an appropriate namespace. Personal web pages are often speedily deleted. Bharatpedia articles use formal English and are not written in Internet posting style.
	*File storage areas. Please upload only files that are used (or will be used) in encyclopedia articles or project pages; anything else will be deleted. If you have extra relevant images, consider uploading them to the Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from ~~Wikipedia~~.		*File storage areas. Please upload only files that are used (or will be used) in encyclopedia articles or project pages; anything else will be deleted. If you have extra relevant images, consider uploading them to the Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from Bharatpedia.
	*Dating services. ~~Wikipedia~~ is not an appropriate place to pursue relationships or sexual encounters. User pages that move beyond broad expressions of sexual orientation are unacceptable. However, you very well may form new friendships as you go about improving the encyclopedia.		*Dating services. Bharatpedia is not an appropriate place to pursue relationships or sexual encounters. User pages that move beyond broad expressions of sexual orientation are unacceptable. However, you very well may form new friendships as you go about improving the encyclopedia.
	*Memorials. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must satisfy ~~Wikipedia~~'s notability requirements. ~~Wikipedia~~ is not the place to memorialize deceased friends, relatives, acquaintances, or others who do not meet such requirements.		*Memorials. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must satisfy Bharatpedia's notability requirements. Bharatpedia is not the place to memorialize deceased friends, relatives, acquaintances, or others who do not meet such requirements.
	*Content for projects unrelated to ~~Wikipedia~~. Do not store material unrelated to ~~Wikipedia~~, including in userspace.		*Content for projects unrelated to Bharatpedia. Do not store material unrelated to Bharatpedia, including in userspace.

	If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even just a single page, many free and commercial sites provide wiki hosting. You can also install wiki software on your server. See the installation guide at MediaWiki.org for information on doing this.		If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even just a single page, many free and commercial sites provide wiki hosting. You can also install wiki software on your server. See the installation guide at MediaWiki.org for information on doing this.

	Your user page is not yours. It is a part of ~~Wikipedia~~ and exists to make collaboration among ~~Wikipedians~~ easier, not for self-promotion.		Your user page is not yours. It is a part of Bharatpedia and exists to make collaboration among Bharatpedians easier, not for self-promotion.

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Wikipedia is not a social networking service like Facebook or Twitter. You may not host your own website, blog, wiki, résumé, or cloud on Wikipedia. Wikipedia pages, including those in user space, are not:

*Personal web pages. Wikipedians have individual user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to work on the encyclopedia. *Limited autobiographical information is allowed, but user pages do not serve as personal webpages, blogs, or repositories for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia. If you want to post your résumé or make a personal webpage, please use one of the many free providers on the *Internet or any hosting included with your Internet service provider. The focus of user pages should not be social networking or amusement, but rather providing a foundation for effective collaboration. Humorous pages that refer to Wikipedia in some way may be created in an appropriate namespace. Personal web pages are often speedily deleted. Wikipedia articles use formal English and are not written in Internet posting style.
*File storage areas. Please upload only files that are used (or will be used) in encyclopedia articles or project pages; anything else will be deleted. If you have extra relevant images, consider uploading them to the Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from Wikipedia.
*Dating services. Wikipedia is not an appropriate place to pursue relationships or sexual encounters. User pages that move beyond broad expressions of sexual orientation are unacceptable. However, you very well may form new friendships as you go about improving the encyclopedia.
*Memorials. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must satisfy Wikipedia's notability requirements. Wikipedia is not the place to memorialize deceased friends, relatives, acquaintances, or others who do not meet such requirements.
*Content for projects unrelated to Wikipedia. Do not store material unrelated to Wikipedia, including in userspace.

If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even just a single page, many free and commercial sites provide wiki hosting. You can also install wiki software on your server. See the installation guide at MediaWiki.org for information on doing this.

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	Information should not be included in this encyclopedia solely because it is true or useful. A Bharatpedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a {{em\|summary}} of accepted knowledge regarding its subject.~~<ref>See {{section link\|Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Rex071404\|Final decision}}, which suggested a similar principle in November 2004.</ref>~~ Verifiable and sourced statements should be treated with [[Bharatpedia:Neutral point of view#Due and undue weight\|appropriate weight]]. Although there are debates about the encyclopedic merits of several classes of entries, consensus is that the following are good examples of what Bharatpedia is not. The examples under each section are not intended to be exhaustive.		Information should not be included in this encyclopedia solely because it is true or useful. A Bharatpedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a {{em\|summary}} of accepted knowledge regarding its subject. Verifiable and sourced statements should be treated with [[Bharatpedia:Neutral point of view#Due and undue weight\|appropriate weight]]. Although there are debates about the encyclopedic merits of several classes of entries, consensus is that the following are good examples of what Bharatpedia is not. The examples under each section are not intended to be exhaustive.
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	===Bharatpedia is not a dictionary===		===Bharatpedia is not a dictionary===
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	[[File:Crisco Cookbook 1912.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.6\|right\|alt=Antique book cover: Tested Crisco Recipes\|[[To Serve Man (The Twilight Zone)\|It's a cookbook!]] {{nobr\|(But Bharatpedia}} is not.) ]]		[[File:Crisco Cookbook 1912.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.6\|right\|alt=Antique book cover: Tested Crisco Recipes\|[[To Serve Man (The Twilight Zone)\|It's a cookbook!]] {{nobr\|(But Bharatpedia}} is not.) ]]
	Bharatpedia is an encyclopedic reference, not an instruction manual, guidebook, or textbook. Bharatpedia articles should not read like:		Bharatpedia is an encyclopedic reference, not an instruction manual, guidebook, or textbook. Bharatpedia articles should not read like:
	# '''Instruction manuals and cookbooks.''' While Bharatpedia has descriptions of people, places and things, an [[WP:WIAA\|article]] should not read like a "how-to" style [[owner's manual]], [[cookbook]], [[advice column]] ([[Bharatpedia:Legal disclaimer\|legal]], [[Bharatpedia:Medical disclaimer\|medical]] or otherwise) or [[suggestion box]]. This includes tutorials, instruction manuals, game guides, and recipes. Describing to the reader how people or things use or do something is encyclopedic; instructing the reader in the [[imperative mood]] about how to use or do something is not.<ref>The how-to restriction does not apply to the [[Bharatpedia:Project namespace\|project namespace]], where [[:Category:Bharatpedia how-to\|"how-to"s relevant to editing Bharatpedia itself]] are appropriate, such as [[Bharatpedia:How to draw a diagram with Dia]].</ref> Such guides may be welcome at [[~~Wikibooks~~]] instead.		# '''Instruction manuals and cookbooks.''' While Bharatpedia has descriptions of people, places and things, an [[WP:WIAA\|article]] should not read like a "how-to" style [[owner's manual]], [[cookbook]], [[advice column]] ([[Bharatpedia:Legal disclaimer\|legal]], [[Bharatpedia:Medical disclaimer\|medical]] or otherwise) or [[suggestion box]]. This includes tutorials, instruction manuals, game guides, and recipes. Describing to the reader how people or things use or do something is encyclopedic; instructing the reader in the [[imperative mood]] about how to use or do something is not.<ref>The how-to restriction does not apply to the [[Bharatpedia:Project namespace\|project namespace]], where [[:Category:Bharatpedia how-to\|"how-to"s relevant to editing Bharatpedia itself]] are appropriate, such as [[Bharatpedia:How to draw a diagram with Dia]].</ref> Such guides may be welcome at [[Bharatbooks]] instead.
	# '''[[Travel guide]]s.''' An article on [[Paris]] should mention landmarks, such as the [[Eiffel Tower]] and the [[Louvre]], but not the telephone number or street address of the [[WP:POV\|"best"]] restaurants, nor the current price of a {{lang\|fr\|[[café au lait]]}} on the [[Champs-Élysées]]. Bharatpedia is not the place to recreate content more suited to entries in hotel or culinary guides, travelogues, and the like. Notable locations may meet the inclusion criteria, but the resulting articles need not include every tourist attraction, restaurant, hotel or venue, etc. While travel guides for a city will often mention distant attractions, a Bharatpedia article for a city should list only those that are actually in the city. If you <em>do</em> wish to help write a travel guide, your contributions would be more than welcome at our sister project, [[Wikivoyage]].		# '''[[Travel guide]]s.''' An article on [[Paris]] should mention landmarks, such as the [[Eiffel Tower]] and the [[Louvre]], but not the telephone number or street address of the [[WP:POV\|"best"]] restaurants, nor the current price of a {{lang\|fr\|[[café au lait]]}} on the [[Champs-Élysées]]. Bharatpedia is not the place to recreate content more suited to entries in hotel or culinary guides, travelogues, and the like. Notable locations may meet the inclusion criteria, but the resulting articles need not include every tourist attraction, restaurant, hotel or venue, etc. While travel guides for a city will often mention distant attractions, a Bharatpedia article for a city should list only those that are actually in the city. If you <em>do</em> wish to help write a travel guide, your contributions would be more than welcome at our sister project, [[Wikivoyage]].
	# '''[[Game guide]]s.''' An article about a [[game]] should briefly summarize the story and the main actions the player performs in the game. Avoid lists of gameplay concepts and items unless these are notable as discussed in secondary sources in their own right in gaming context (such as the [[BFG (weapon)\|BFG9000]] from the [[Doom (series)\|''Doom'' series]]). A concise summary of gameplay details (specific point values, achievements, time-limits, levels, types of enemies, etc.) is appropriate if it is essential to understanding the game or its significance in the industry, but walk-throughs and detailed coverage are not. See also [[WP:WAF]] and [[WP:VGSCOPE]]. As of [[b:Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals#Start allowing game strategies\|a 2021 decision to start allowing them]], such guides may be welcome at [[Wikibooks]] instead.		# '''[[Game guide]]s.''' An article about a [[game]] should briefly summarize the story and the main actions the player performs in the game. Avoid lists of gameplay concepts and items unless these are notable as discussed in secondary sources in their own right in gaming context (such as the [[BFG (weapon)\|BFG9000]] from the [[Doom (series)\|''Doom'' series]]). A concise summary of gameplay details (specific point values, achievements, time-limits, levels, types of enemies, etc.) is appropriate if it is essential to understanding the game or its significance in the industry, but walk-throughs and detailed coverage are not. See also [[WP:WAF]] and [[WP:VGSCOPE]]. As of [[b:Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals#Start allowing game strategies\|a 2021 decision to start allowing them]], such guides may be welcome at [[Wikibooks]] instead.
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	{{see also\|Censorship of Bharatpedia}}		{{see also\|Censorship of Bharatpedia}}
	{{Rquote\|right\|The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. Thus it permits the freest expression of views before students, trusting to their good sense in passing judgment on these views.\|[[Clark Kerr]], President of the [[University of California]] (1961)<ref>{{cite press release\|url=https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/12/02_kerr.shtml\|title=Former UC President Clark Kerr, a national leader in higher education, dies at 92\|date=December 2, 2003\|publisher=UC Berkeley\|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>}}		{{Rquote\|right\|The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. Thus it permits the freest expression of views before students, trusting to their good sense in passing judgment on these views.\|[[Clark Kerr]], President of the [[University of California]] (1961)}}
	Bharatpedia may contain content that some readers consider objectionable or offensive{{mdashb}}even exceedingly so. Attempting to ensure that articles and images will be acceptable to all readers, or will adhere to general [[Norm (sociology)\|social]] or [[religion\|religious]] norms, is incompatible with the purposes of an encyclopedia.		Bharatpedia may contain content that some readers consider objectionable or offensive{{mdashb}}even exceedingly so. Attempting to ensure that articles and images will be acceptable to all readers, or will adhere to general [[Norm (sociology)\|social]] or [[religion\|religious]] norms, is incompatible with the purposes of an encyclopedia.

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	While Bharatpedia [[WP:Human and legal administration\|has many elements]] of a [[bureaucracy]],<ref name="Jr.Lessig2010">{{cite book\|author1=Joseph Michael Reagle, Jr.\|author2=Lawrence Lessig \|authorlink2=Lawrence Lessig \|title=Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Bharatpedia\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ml7SlTq8XvIC&pg=PA90\|year=2010\|publisher=MIT Press\|isbn=9780262014472\|pages=90–91}}</ref> it is not governed by statute: it is not a [[quasi-judicial body]], and rules are not the purpose of the community. Although [[WP:Enforcement\|some rules may be enforced]], the written rules themselves do not set accepted practice. Rather, they document already-existing community consensus regarding what should be accepted and what should be rejected.		While Bharatpedia [[WP:Human and legal administration\|has many elements]] of a [[bureaucracy]], it is not governed by statute: it is not a [[quasi-judicial body]], and rules are not the purpose of the community. Although [[WP:Enforcement\|some rules may be enforced]], the written rules themselves do not set accepted practice. Rather, they document already-existing community consensus regarding what should be accepted and what should be rejected.

	While Bharatpedia's written [[Bharatpedia:Policies and guidelines\|policies and guidelines]] should be taken seriously, they can be misused. Do not follow an overly strict interpretation of the [[WP:LETTER\|<em>letter</em>]] of policies without consideration for their <em>principles</em>. If the rules truly prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, [[Bharatpedia:Ignore all rules\|ignore them]]. Disagreements are resolved through [[Bharatpedia:Consensus\|consensus-based]] discussion, not by tightly sticking to rules and procedures. Furthermore, policies and guidelines themselves [[WP:PGLIFE\|may be changed]] to reflect [[WP:CCC\|evolving consensus]].		While Bharatpedia's written [[Bharatpedia:Policies and guidelines\|policies and guidelines]] should be taken seriously, they can be misused. Do not follow an overly strict interpretation of the [[WP:LETTER\|<em>letter</em>]] of policies without consideration for their <em>principles</em>. If the rules truly prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, [[Bharatpedia:Ignore all rules\|ignore them]]. Disagreements are resolved through [[Bharatpedia:Consensus\|consensus-based]] discussion, not by tightly sticking to rules and procedures. Furthermore, policies and guidelines themselves [[WP:PGLIFE\|may be changed]] to reflect [[WP:CCC\|evolving consensus]].
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	Research about Bharatpedia's content, processes, and the people involved<ref>See [[Bharatpedia:Academic studies of Bharatpedia\|list of academic studies of Bharatpedia]], [[Meta:Research\|Research resources at Bharatmedia Meta]], the [[Meta:Research:Newsletter\|Meta research newsletter]], and the [https://blog.wikimedia.org/c/foundation/research/wikimedia-research-newsletter/ Bharatmedia Foundation research blog].</ref> can provide valuable insights and understanding that benefit public knowledge, scholarship, and the Bharatpedia community, but Bharatpedia is not a public laboratory. Research that analyzes articles, talk pages, or other content on Bharatpedia is not typically controversial, since all of Bharatpedia is [[WP:5P3\|open and freely usable]]. However, research projects that are [[Bharatpedia:Disruptive editing\|disruptive]] to the community or which negatively affect articles—even temporarily—are not allowed and can result in loss of editing privileges. Before starting a potentially controversial project,<ref>Projects that are "potentially controversial" include, but are not limited to, any project that involves directly changing article content (contributors are expected to have as their primary motivation the betterment of the encyclopedia, without a competing motivation such as research objectives), any project that involves contacting a very large number of editors, and any project that involves asking sensitive questions about their real-life identities.</ref> researchers should open discussion at the [[WP:VPR\|Village pump]] to ensure it will not interfere with Bharatpedia's mission. Regardless of the type of project, researchers are advised to be as transparent as possible on their user pages, disclosing information such as institutional connections and intentions.<ref>See also [[Bharatpedia:Researching Bharatpedia\|Researching Bharatpedia]], [[Bharatpedia:Ethically researching Bharatpedia\|Ethically researching Bharatpedia]], as well as the [[WP:COI\|conflict of interest guideline]] and [[WP:PAID\|paid-contribution disclosure policy]] (if researchers editing Bharatpedia are being paid under grants to do so, this is paid editing that must be disclosed).</ref>		Research about Bharatpedia's content, processes, and the people involved can provide valuable insights and understanding that benefit public knowledge, scholarship, and the Bharatpedia community, but Bharatpedia is not a public laboratory. Research that analyzes articles, talk pages, or other content on Bharatpedia is not typically controversial, since all of Bharatpedia is [[WP:5P3\|open and freely usable]]. However, research projects that are [[Bharatpedia:Disruptive editing\|disruptive]] to the community or which negatively affect articles—even temporarily—are not allowed and can result in loss of editing privileges. Before starting a potentially controversial project,<ref>Projects that are "potentially controversial" include, but are not limited to, any project that involves directly changing article content (contributors are expected to have as their primary motivation the betterment of the encyclopedia, without a competing motivation such as research objectives), any project that involves contacting a very large number of editors, and any project that involves asking sensitive questions about their real-life identities.</ref> researchers should open discussion at the [[WP:VPR\|Village pump]] to ensure it will not interfere with Bharatpedia's mission. Regardless of the type of project, researchers are advised to be as transparent as possible on their user pages, disclosing information such as institutional connections and intentions.<ref>See also [[Bharatpedia:Researching Bharatpedia\|Researching Bharatpedia]], [[Bharatpedia:Ethically researching Bharatpedia\|Ethically researching Bharatpedia]], as well as the [[WP:COI\|conflict of interest guideline]] and [[WP:PAID\|paid-contribution disclosure policy]] (if researchers editing Bharatpedia are being paid under grants to do so, this is paid editing that must be disclosed).</ref>

	Some editors explicitly request <u>not</u> to be subjects in research and experiments. Please respect the wish of editors to opt out of research.		Some editors explicitly request <u>not</u> to be subjects in research and experiments. Please respect the wish of editors to opt out of research.
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	In [[Bharatpedia:Dispute resolution\|large disputes]], resist the urge to turn Bharatpedia into a battleground between factions. [[WP:AGF\|Assume good faith]] that every editor and group is here to improve Bharatpedia—especially if they hold a point of view with which you disagree. Work with whomever you like, but do not [[WP:CANVASSING\|organize a faction]] that disrupts (or aims to disrupt) Bharatpedia's fundamental decision-making process, which is based on building a [[WP:CONSENSUS\|consensus]]. Editors in large disputes should work in good faith to find broad principles of agreement between different viewpoints.		In [[Bharatpedia:Dispute resolution\|large disputes]], resist the urge to turn Bharatpedia into a battleground between factions. [[WP:AGF\|Assume good faith]] that every editor and group is here to improve Bharatpedia—especially if they hold a point of view with which you disagree. Work with whomever you like, but do not [[WP:CANVASSING\|organize a faction]] that disrupts (or aims to disrupt) Bharatpedia's fundamental decision-making process, which is based on building a [[WP:CONSENSUS\|consensus]]. Editors in large disputes should work in good faith to find broad principles of agreement between different viewpoints.

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