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===Centiare can be a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files===
 
===Centiare can be a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files===
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Wikipedia is neither a [[Mirror (computing)|mirror]] nor a [[repository]] of links, images, or media files. All content added to Wikipedia may have to be edited mercilessly to be included in the encyclopedia. By submitting any content, you agree to release it for free use under the [[GNU FDL]]. <ref>Note that the English Wikipedia incorporates many images and some text which are considered "fair use" into its GFDLed articles. (Other language Wikipedias often ''do not''.) See also [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]].</ref> Wikipedia articles are not:
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Centiare is neither a [[Mirror (computing)|mirror]] nor a [[repository]] of links, images, or media files. All content added to Centiare may have to be edited mercilessly to be included in the encyclopedia. By submitting any content, you agree to release it for free use under the [[GNU FDL]]. Centiare articles are not:
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# Mere '''collections of external links''' or '''Internet directories.''' There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate, marking the link as such. See [[Wikipedia:External links]] and [[m:When should I link externally]] for some guidelines.
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# Mere '''collections of external links''' or '''Internet directories.''' There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Centiare. On articles about topics with many fansites, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate, marking the link as such. See [[Centiare:External links]] for some guidelines.
# Mere '''collections of internal links,''' except for [[wikipedia:disambiguation | disambiguation]] pages when an article title is ambiguous, and for [[wikipedia:list | structured lists]] to assist with the organisation of articles.
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# Mere '''collections of internal links,''' except for [[Centiare:disambiguation | disambiguation]] pages when an article title is ambiguous, and for [[Centiare:list | structured lists]] to assist with the organization of articles.
# Mere '''collections of [[public domain]] or other source material''' such as entire books or source code, original historical documents, letters, laws, proclamations, and other source material that are only useful when presented with their original, un-modified wording. Complete copies of primary sources may go into [[Wikisource]], but not on Wikipedia. There's nothing wrong with using [[public domain resources]] such as [[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]] to add content to an article. See also [[Wikipedia:Don't include copies of primary sources]] and [[s:WS:WWI|Wikisource's inclusion policy]].
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# Mere '''collections of [[public domain]] or other source material''' such as entire books or source code, original historical documents, letters, laws, proclamations, and other source material that are only useful when presented with their original, un-modified wording. Complete copies of primary sources may go into [[Centiare]], but not on Centiare. There's nothing wrong with using [[public domain resources]] such as [[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]] to add content to an article. See also [[Centiare:Don't include copies of primary sources]].
# Mere '''Collections of photographs or media files''' with no text to go with the articles. If you are interested in presenting a picture, please provide an encyclopedic context, or consider adding it to '''[[Wikimedia Commons]]'''. If a picture comes from a public domain source on a website, then consider adding it to [[Wikipedia:Images with missing articles]] or [[Wikipedia:Public domain image resources]].
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# Mere '''Collections of photographs or media files''' with no text to go with the articles. If you are interested in presenting a picture, please provide an encyclopedic context. If a picture comes from a public domain source on a website, then consider adding it to [[Centiare:Images with missing articles]] or [[Centiare:Public domain image resources]].
    
=== Wikipedia is not a song lyrics database ===
 
=== Wikipedia is not a song lyrics database ===
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