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The primary goal of WikiQueer is to provide, for free, a high-quality encyclopedia and resource hub by and about the queer communities. Although WikiQueer does not have many strict rules, it operates on fundamental principles. WikiQueer's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to clarify these principles and describe the best way to apply them, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free and reliable online guide to queer communities. Essentially, policies express the fundamental principles of WikiQueer in more detail and guidelines advise how to apply policies and provide general consistency across articles. Formal policies and guidelines can be identified by their notice placed at the top of their pages, and the prefixes "WikiQueer:" or "WQ:" before the page name.

While there is usually a policy or guide for every issue imaginable, no one is expected to know all of them! Luckily there are a handful upon which all others are based. The next few pages describe the most significant of these, representing the general spirit of WikiQueer's 'rules'. If followed, discussions and editing will be easier and more productive.

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