Wikipedia:Whit Wikipedia isna
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Wikipædia is an online encyclopædia an an online commonty; but there monie things that Wikipædia isna.
Whit the encyclopædia isna
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna paper
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna a dictionar
[edit soorce]Dinna mak ony airticles that's adae wi the meenin o a wird itslane. Wikipædia's an encyclopaedia, no a dictionar!
Wikipædia isna a saipbox
[edit soorce]The Wikipædia isna a place for ye tae post yer ain feelins, thochts, or conceits. This is cryed "Pynt o view" or POV. Ye maun stick tae the facts an no lat yer personal opeinions get in the wey o whit ye'r talkin aboot.
Wikipædia isna a reflecter o a depose for airtins, picturs, or media fyles
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna a free host or wabspace provider
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna a depose for general knawledge
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna a spaein-baa
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna censored for bairns
[edit soorce]The teetle says it aa. We dinna censor Wikipædia for bairns. Acause Wikipædia is free an open tae us aa, an oniebodie is free tae edit it an mak chynges forbye, we cannae keep a watch on aa the airticles that gets postit here. Gin ye dinnae like whit ye see, dinna be moanin aboot it, sin there no a blind thing we can dae!
Whit the commonty isna
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna an airt for rammies
[edit soorce]Wikipædia isna anarchie
[edit soorce]Aiblins forby the spellin!