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===Centiare can be a publisher of original thought===

===Centiare can be a publisher of original thought===

Wikipedia is not a place to publish [[Wikipedia:Original research|your own thoughts and analyses]] or to publish new information not heretofore published. Please do not use Wikipedia for any of the following:

Centiare can be a place to publish [[Centiare:Original research|your own thoughts and analyses]] or to publish new information not heretofore published. Please feel free to use Centiare for any of the following:

# '''Primary (original) research''' such as proposing theories and solutions, original ideas, defining terms, coining new words, etc. If you have done primary research on a topic, publish your results in other venues such as [[peer-reviewed]] journals, other printed forms, or respected online sites, and Wikipedia will report about your work once it becomes part of accepted knowledge. Not all information added to Wikipedia has to be from peer-reviewed journals, but please strive to make sure that information is reliable and verifiable. For example, [[Wikipedia:Cite sources | citing]] book, print, or reliable web resources demonstrates that the material is [[Wikipedia:Verifiability | verifiable]] and is not merely the editor's [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view | opinion]].

# '''Primary (original) research''' such as proposing theories and solutions, original ideas, defining terms, coining new words, etc. If you have done primary research on a topic, publish your results in other venues such as [[peer-reviewed]] journals, other printed forms, or respected online sites, and Centiare will report about your work once it becomes part of accepted knowledge. Not all information added to Centiare  has to be from peer-reviewed journals, but please strive to make sure that information is reliable and verifiable. For example, [[Centiare :Cite sources | citing]] book, print, or reliable web resources demonstrates that the material is [[Centiare:Verifiability | verifiable]] and is not merely the editor's [[Centiare:Neutral point of view | opinion]].

# '''Original inventions.''' If you invent the word ''[[frindle]]'' or a new type of dance move, it is not article material until a secondary source reports on it. [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day | Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day]]!

# '''Original inventions.''' If you invent the word ''[[frindle]]'' or a new type of dance move, it is not article material until a secondary source reports on it. [[Centiare:Centiare is not for things made up in school one day | Centiare is not for things made up in school one day]]!

# '''Personal essays''' or '''Blogs''' that state your particular opinions about a topic. Wikipedia is supposed to compile human knowledge. It is not a vehicle to make personal opinions become part of human knowledge. In the unusual situation where the opinions of a single individual are important enough to discuss, it is preferable to let other people write about them. Personal essays on topics relating to Wikipedia are welcome in your user namespace or on the [[meta: |Meta-wiki]]. There is a Wikipedia [[Fork (software) | fork]] at [[Wikinfo]] that encourages personal opinions in articles.

# '''Personal essays''' or '''Blogs''' that state your particular opinions about a topic. Centiare is supposed to compile human knowledge. It is not a vehicle to make personal opinions become part of human knowledge. In the unusual situation where the opinions of a single individual are important enough to discuss, it is preferable to let other people write about them. Personal essays on topics relating to Centiare are welcome in your user namespace or on the [[meta: |Meta-wiki]].  

# '''Opinions on [[Current events|current affairs]]''' is a particular case of the previous item. Although current affairs may stir passions and tempt people to "climb [[soapbox]]es" (i.e. passionately advocate their pet point of view), Wikipedia is not the medium for this. Articles must be balanced so as to put entries for [[Current events|current affairs]] in a reasonable perspective. Furthermore, Wikipedia authors should strive to write articles that will not quickly become obsolete.

# '''Opinions on [[Current events|current affairs]]''' is a particular case of the previous item. Although current affairs may stir passions and tempt people to "climb [[soapbox]]es" (i.e. passionately advocate their pet point of view), Centiare is not the medium for this. Articles must be balanced so as to put entries for [[Current events|current affairs]] in a reasonable perspective. Furthermore, Centiare authors should strive to write articles that will not quickly become obsolete.

# '''Discussion forums'''. Please try to stay on the task of creating an encyclopedia. You can chat with folks about Wikipedia-related topics on their user talk pages, and should resolve problems with articles on the relevant [[Wikipedia:Talk page | talk pages]], but please do not take discussion into articles. There are a number of early-stage [[wikireason:wikireason:related projects | projects]] that attempt to use a wiki for discussion and debate.

# '''Discussion forums'''. Please try to stay on the task of creating an encyclopedia. You can chat with folks about Centiare-related topics on their user talk pages, and should resolve problems with articles on the relevant [[Centiare:Talk page | talk pages]], but please do not take discussion into articles.  

# '''News reports.''' Wikipedia should not offer firsthand news reports on breaking stories. Wikipedia is not a [[primary source]]. However, our sister project [[Wikinews]] does exactly that, and ''is'' intended to be a primary source. Wikipedia does have many ''encyclopedia articles'' on topics of historical significance that are currently in the news, and can be significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources since we can incorporate new developments and facts as they are made known. See [[Portal:Current_events|Current Events]] for examples.

# '''News reports.''' Centiare should not offer firsthand news reports on breaking stories. Centiare is not a [[primary source]]. Centiare does have many ''encyclopedia articles'' on topics of historical significance that are currently in the news, and can be significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources since we can incorporate new developments and facts as they are made known.

===Centiare can be a soapbox===

===Centiare can be a soapbox===