Wikitruth:Editing guidelines

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Greetings, Wikitruth Editors!

We are a brave and hearty bunch, delighted to serve our readers in any way possible.

It is a pleasure to see you here today. As you know, you were crafted out of the finest materials, with a strict goal: to save Wikipedia by destroying it. And while you were going through the final phases of your creation, having the Wikitruth logo branded into your forehead (painful, we know and understand), no doubt you wished for some guidance, some insight into the process that lay before you. We do that for you today, this very moment.

• Please feel free to expand each and every page you see, clarify statements, and make everything better. That's the dream of the Wiki. The fact that Wikipedia throws open the door to every huckleberry and hee-haw with free time and an axe to grind diminishes their implementation of the dream, but we don't have that problem here. Let's do our absolute best to make this Wiki the killer companion website that Wikipedia so desperately needs.

• Please keep the Wikipedia jargon down to a bare minimum. One of the most common problems in describing the issues behind Wikipedia is to do so speaking the twisted language of Wikipedian, that acronym-heavy and shortcut-laden language that reads like contract law designed by meth addicts. We want to spread the word, the truth, and one does not do so throwing out terms like NPOV, WP:BEANS and Wheel War like everyone should know them; they don't. So speak clear and true.

• Never act like Wikipedia gets everything wrong. That's simply not true, and some amazing people are working behind the scenes and in the front lines over there, putting in the hours to make a difference and make Wikipedia better. It's just a shame that some basic wrenches shoved into the machinery at various locations are so effective at ruining that goodwill. We wouldn't have this site if we didn't respect and love the concept of a Wikipedia. It's the implementation we have issues with.

• Use lots of shiny buttons to highlight the basic concepts behind Wikipedia. People love shiny buttons, just like they love inaccurate, misleading mottos like the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Luckily, buttons aren't as complicated and subject to interpretation; they're just friggin' buttons, man!

So head forth, Wikitruth editors! The problems are myriad, some of the Wikipedians complete assholes, and on top of it all, Jimbo fiddling while it all burns. But we will prevail!