Harpo’s Juke Joint:What Harpo’s Juke Joint is not
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This page describes one of the Joint's policies and guidelines
Please read through the policy below to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page.
Harpo’s Juke Joint is an encyclopedia and as such, there are certain things that Harpo’s Juke Joint is not.
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What Harpo’s Juke Joint is not
- A Wiki is not paper. Therefore, Harpo’s Juke Joint doesn't have a size limit (other than bandwidth and hard disk restrictions, but these can be overcome). Consequently, the kind of information that might be included is different than a paperback encyclopedia.
- Harpo’s Juke Joint is not a discussion forum. We're not here to chat or to discuss ideas, simply to write the encyclopedia. That's what the forums are for.
- Harpo’s Juke Joint is not a mirror. Articles and contributions must be released for free use under our GNU Free Documentation License.
- An image gallery. Harpo’s Juke Joint has a finite supply of disk space and bandwidth — although there is plenty available at the moment, do not upload collections of images for the sole purpose of displaying them. Make sure they have a clear link and purpose in an article.
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What Harpo’s Juke Joint Articles are not
- Simple dictionary-type definitions. Except for those articles that have barely any information about them available, Harpo’s Juke Joint articles should be written like an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. And such short articles that include only one or two sentences should probably go in a different, larger page if possible.
- Personal speculation. Harpo’s Juke Joint articles are not the place for personal opinions. Don't write an entire article on a speculative subject — if we don't know, then leave it blank! Speculation must be based on canon facts, should be limited to a few sentences or a paragraph, and must be clearly marked as speculation.
- Advertising for websites. If your personal site focuses on the same subject as an article, then it is acceptable to add the site to a list of external links in that article. However, use your judgment and make sure that the context is appropriate — spamming is not tolerated!
- Collections of images. Articles are not for simple collections or collages of images — they must have an article to accompany and describe them.
- Storage space. Do not use Harpo’s Juke Joint for storing material unrelated to the project. (This includes your personal User: pages.) Uploaded files that are not directly related to an article will be deleted immediately.
We should continue to add to this list as we discover interesting new ways of not writing encyclopedia articles!
