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 isnaEedit
Wikipædia isna paperEedit
Wikipædia isna a dictionarEedit
Dinna mak ony airticles that's adae wi the meenin o a wird itslane. Wikipædia's an encyclopaedia, no a dictionar!
Wikipædia isna a saipboxEedit
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 fylesEedit
Wikipædia isna a free host or wabspace providerEedit
Wikipædia isna a depose for general knawledgeEedit
Wikipædia isna a spaein-baaEedit
Wikipædia isna censored for bairnsEedit
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 isnaEedit
Wikipædia isna an airt for rammiesEedit
Wikipædia isna anarchieEedit
Aiblins forby the spellin!