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Welcome

Welcome to Misplaced Pages! Listed below are some brief introductions containing all the basics needed to use, comment on, and contribute to Misplaced Pages.

• Main Introduction — What is Misplaced Pages?
• The Five Pillars — What are the principles behind Misplaced Pages?
• Quick Introductions to:

• Policies and guidelines — How does Misplaced Pages actually work?
• Talk pages — How do I communicate in Misplaced Pages?
• Referencing — How do I add sources to articles?
• Uploading images — How do I add and use images?
• Navigating Misplaced Pages — How do I find my way around?

• What Misplaced Pages is not - even though everyone can edit it, Misplaced Pages is still an encyclopedia.

If you want to know more about a specific subject, Help:Help explains how to navigate the help pages.

Where next?

• If you wish to express an opinion or make a comment, Where to ask questions will point you in the correct direction.
• If you would like to edit an article, the Basic tutorial will show you how, and How to help will give you some ideas for things to edit.
• If you would like to create a new article, Starting an article will explain how to create a new page, with tips for success and a link to Misplaced Pages's Article Wizard, which can guide you through the process of submitting a new article to Misplaced Pages.
• For more support and some friendly contacts to get you started, the Editors' Welcome page should be your next stop!

See also

• Help:Starting editing

Good luck and happy editing. ```Buster Seven Talk 14:39, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

ArmyLine, you are invited to the Teahouse

Hi ArmyLine! Thanks for contributing to Misplaced Pages. Please join other people who edit Misplaced Pages at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space on Misplaced Pages where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Misplaced Pages and get help from peers and experienced editors. I hope to see you there! Hajatvrc (I'm a Teahouse host) Visit the TeahouseThis message was delivered automatically by your friendly neighborhood HostBot (talk) 00:24, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

August 2013

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Misplaced Pages about living persons, as you did to Anita Sarkeesian. Thank you. Bbb23 (talk) 18:42, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

My citations were poorly referenced? I investigated the claims myself. ArmyLine (talk) 18:56, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Both were blogs, which are not reliable sources.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:01, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Would this be acceptable?ArmyLine (talk) 19:11, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

That site is no better than a blog, and the opinion itself is found at examiner.com, which is a blacklisted site at Misplaced Pages.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:34, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Your recent edits

Hello and welcome to Misplaced Pages. When you add content to talk pages and Misplaced Pages pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

1. Add four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment; or
2. With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button ( or ) located above the edit window.

This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.

Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 01:36, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions notification - BLP

The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.

Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

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• Referring specifically to Gamergate controversy and related articles and edits, but note this this alert applies to all edits related to the area identified above. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:00, 1 October 2014 (UTC)