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== When you wonder what to do ==

== When you wonder what to do ==

When you wonder what should or should not be in an article, ask yourself what a reader would expect to find under the same heading '''''in an encyclopedia'''''. [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Precedents]] is not official policy, but can be referred to as a record of what has and hasn't been considered encyclopedic in the past.

When you wonder what should or should not be in an article, ask yourself what a reader would expect to find under the same heading '''''in an encyclopedia'''''. [[Centiare:Articles for deletion/Precedents]] is not official policy, but can be referred to as a record of what has and hasn't been considered encyclopedic in the past.

When you wonder whether the rules given above are being violated, consider:

When you wonder whether the rules given above are being violated, consider:

* Changing the content of an article (normal editing)

* Changing the content of an article (normal editing)

* Changing the page into a redirect, preserving the page history

* Changing the page into a redirect, preserving the page history

* Nominating the page for [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion | deletion]] if it meets grounds for such action under the [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy | Deletion policy]] page. To develop an understanding of what kinds of contributions are in danger of being deleted you have to regularly follow discussions there.

* Nominating the page for [[Centiare:Articles for deletion | deletion]] if it meets grounds for such action under the [[Centiare:Deletion policy | Deletion policy]] page. To develop an understanding of what kinds of contributions are in danger of being deleted you have to regularly follow discussions there.

* Changing the rules on this page after a consensus has been reached following appropriate discussion with other Wikipedians via the [[Wikipedia_talk:What_Wikipedia_is_not | Talk]] page. When adding new options, please be as clear as possible and provide counter-examples of similar, but permitted, subjects.

* Changing the rules on this page after a consensus has been reached following appropriate discussion with other users via the [[Centiare_talk:What_Centiare_Is | Talk]] page. When adding new options, please be as clear as possible and provide counter-examples of similar, but permitted, subjects.

Many of the policies listed here apply to your user page as well. Your user page is not a personal homepage, nor is it a [[blog]]. More importantly, your user page is '''not yours'''. It is a part of Wikipedia, and exists to make collaboration among Wikipedians easier, not for self-promotion. For the full details, see [[Wikipedia:User page |User page help]].

Many of the policies listed here apply to your user page as well. Your user page is not a personal homepage, nor is it a [[blog]]. More importantly, your user page is '''not yours'''. It is a part of Centiare, and exists to make collaboration among other users easier, not for self-promotion. For the full details, see [[Centiare:User page |User page help]].