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This category containsessays in theUser namespace aboutWikipedia and related topics. A user may decide tocategorize their essay here for more exposure. To add a page to this category, use template{{Essay}} (not one of its variants – this one auto-categorizes for you).

Except for necessary maintenance (like correcting categories or removing images without a fair-use rationale), you should generally not edit essays that reside in someone else's userspace without the user's permission. SeeWP:USERESSAY for further information.

An essay here may be moved categorically by its author into theWikipedia namespace,Category:Wikipedia essays, if it is frequently referenced, as evidenced by becoming an evolving expression of multiple editors, or if the user wishes to relinquish editorial control of it to the community (and the essay was not userspaced as the result of a community decision).Additional essays may be found in theWMF-widemeta:Category:Essays. For non-Wikipedia-related essays, as article topics, seeCategory:Essays.

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