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	The Misplaced Pages community exhorts users to be ] in updating articles.
	]s develop faster when people fix problems, correct grammar, add facts, make sure the language is precise, and so on.
	It's okay.
	It's what everyone expects.
	Instead of asking, "]?", you should fix the problems you see yourself.
	It does require some amount of politeness, but it works.
	You'll see.

	If someone writes an inferior, merely humorous article, article stub, or outright ], don't worry about their feelings. Correct it, add to it, and, if it's a total waste of time, replace it with ] (and relegate the deletions to ] or the corresponding ]). That's the nature of a Wiki.

	For the most part, the instinctive desire of an author to "own" what he or she has written is counterproductive here, and it is good to shake up that emotional attachment by making sweeping changes at will when it improves the result.
	And of course, others here will boldly and mercilessly edit what ''you'' write.
	Don't take it personally. They, like all of us, just want to make Misplaced Pages as good as it can possibly be.

	I HATE NIGGERS

	==Don't let that scare you off!==
	But with the vast majority of articles, feel free to dive right in and make broad changes as you see fit. It's only with a few very sensitive subjects that caution is better advised, and you'll recognize those right away. And even if you don't, as long as you have an appetite for debate, '''being bold''' is generally a defensible position. You're unlikely to be the first person to have made a change to a controversial article, and you certainly won't be the last. That said, contributions that add new facts and information to an article are likely to be more welcome than contributions that just delete some of the content.

	==Actions and edits with wide-spread effects==
	Some caution is also advised if your changes affect many other pages, such as editing a template or moving a highly linked-to page. While not required, it is recommended that before making this type of major change you familiarize yourself with the relevant policy or guideline (such as ]) if contemplating a page move. Also, it is considered polite to be willing to fix any problems created (such as broken redirects or formatting problems) in the affected articles.

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