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| - Welcome to the Fossil Wiki! This is a guide to some things you should know before creating your first encyclopedia article. We will explain some of the DOs and DON'Ts of writing an article, then we'll tell you how to create your article. Here are some tips that may help you along the way: 1.
* You do not have to be a registered user to create a new article. 2.
* Try editing existing articles to get a feel for writing and for using the mark-up language in use at the Fossil Wiki. 3.
* Search the Fossil Wiki first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject, perhaps under a different title. If the article already exists, feel free to make any constructive edits you feel are necessary. 4.
* Gather references both to use as source(s) of your information and also to demonstrate notability of your article's subject matter. References to blogs, personal websites and MySpace don't count—we need reliable sources. 5.
* Consider requesting feedback. You can request feedback on articles you would like to create in a number of places.
* Articles that do not meet notability by citing reliable published sources are likely to be deleted.
* Do not create pages about yourself or your friends, pages that advertise, personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia.
* Be careful about the following: copying things, controversial material, extremely short articles, and local-interest articles.
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