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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text"> <div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <b>This is an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#How-to_and_information_pages" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">explanatory essay</a> about the <a 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nowraplinks help-box noprint plainlist"> <tbody> <tr> <th class="sidebar-title"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays">Wikipedia essays</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-content"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#About_essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">About essays</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Essays vs policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_value_of_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The value of essays">Value of essays</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_essays_or_proposals_as_if_they_were_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite essays or proposals as if they were policy">Don't cite essays as policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia essays">Essay writing guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_writing_redundant_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid writing redundant essays">Avoiding redundant essays</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Quote_your_own_essay?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Quote your own essay">Quoting your essay</a></li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th class="sidebar-heading"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Searching?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Administrative_namespaces" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-content"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essay directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedia essays">Essays by categories</a></li> <li> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""> <form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form" action="/wiki/Special:Search" id="style-searchbox"> <div class="cdx-text-input"> <input class="mw-inputbox-input mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" placeholder="" size="20" dir="ltr"> </div><input type="hidden" value="incategory:"Wikipedia essays"" name="searchfilter"><br><input type="hidden" name="ns4" value="1" id="mw-inputbox-ns4-style-searchbox0.237954120013" checked><br><input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search for an essay" class="cdx-button"><input type="hidden" value="Search" name="fulltext"> </form> </div></li> </ul></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The <b>difference between policies, guidelines, and essays</b> on Wikipedia is obscure. There is no bright line between what the community chooses to call a "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:POLICIES?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POLICIES">policy</a>" or a "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:GUIDES?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GUIDES">guideline</a>" or an "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ESSAYS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ESSAYS">essay</a>" or an "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:INFOPAGES?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INFOPAGES">information page</a>".</p> <p>This explanatory essay itself is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Supplemental_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Supplemental pages">supplemental page</a>, which is an even more ambiguous group.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Essays, supplemental, help (how-to), information and template documentation pages generally have a limited status during deliberations as they have not been thoroughly vetted by the community through the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:PROPOSAL?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROPOSAL">policy and guideline proposal process</a>. However, some essays and supplemental pages are widely accepted as part of the Wikipedia gestalt, and have a significant degree of influence during discussions.</p> <p>How-to and information pages typically provide technical and factual information and are not often referenced during deliberations, but rather used for directing editors to pages about Wikipedia's processes and practices.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Misconceptions"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Misconceptions</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Breaking policies will always get you blocked</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policies_are_succinct"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Policies are succinct</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_suggestions"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Policies tell you what you must always do, and other pages just make optional suggestions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Policies are prescriptive, and other pages are descriptive</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Policies are supported by a higher degree of consensus than guidelines</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">A page is a policy because everyone reads it</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Policy pages outrank guidelines, which in turn outrank essays</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Misconceptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Misconceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Misconceptions"></span>Misconceptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Misconceptions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Misconceptions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Misconceptions","replies":["h-Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked-Misconceptions","h-Policies_are_succinct-Misconceptions","h-Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_su-Misconceptions","h-Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive-Misconceptions","h-Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines-Misconceptions","h-A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it-Misconceptions","h-Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays-Misconceptions"]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Various theories have been put forward as to what these differences are. Here are the most common misconceptions:</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked" data-mw-thread-id="h-Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked-Misconceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked-Misconceptions"></span>Breaking policies will always get you blocked<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Breaking_policies_will_always_get_you_blocked-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Breaking policies will always get you blocked" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> It's true that violating (some) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Behavioral_policies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Behavioral policies">behavioral policies</a> like <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:3RR?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:3RR">the three-revert rule</a> can get you blocked, but so can violating (some) guidelines, and even (some) essays. For example, the essay <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Single-purpose_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Single-purpose account">Wikipedia:Single-purpose account</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Here_to_build_an_encyclopedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia">Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia</a> are often cited in discussions about <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOCK?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOCK">blocking</a> and permanently <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BAN?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BAN">banning</a> editors. </dd> <dd> On the other hand, violating other kinds of policies, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability</a>, is done constantly, by thousands of editors each week, without anyone getting blocked because of such violations. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policies_are_succinct" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policies_are_succinct-Misconceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policies_are_succinct-Misconceptions"></span>Policies are succinct<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policies_are_succinct-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Policies are succinct" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> Some editors wish this were true, but it isn't. Some policies, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not</a>, which weighs in at 60 kB, are more than ten times the length of some guidelines and essays. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_suggestions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_su-Misconceptions"><span id="Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do.2C_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_suggestions"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_su-Misconceptions"></span>Policies tell you what you must always do, and other pages just make optional suggestions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policies_tell_you_what_you_must_always_do,_and_other_pages_just_make_optional_su-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Policies tell you what you must always do, and other pages just make optional suggestions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> There are a remarkable number of exceptions and limitations embedded within Wikipedia's policies, and all policies need to be applied with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:COMMONSENSE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COMMONSENSE">common sense</a>. Many guidelines, on the other hand, tell editors exactly what to do in a given situation. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNEVER?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNEVER">External links guideline</a>, for example, does not permit any exceptions to its prohibition on linking to known copyright violations. Furthermore, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Wikipedia:Ignore all rules</a> is a major policy: We would not have a policy telling us that all policies and guidelines may be ignored (for sufficiently good reasons) if no exceptions could exist to policies. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive-Misconceptions"><span id="Policies_are_prescriptive.2C_and_other_pages_are_descriptive"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive-Misconceptions"></span>Policies are prescriptive, and other pages are descriptive<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policies_are_prescriptive,_and_other_pages_are_descriptive-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Policies are prescriptive, and other pages are descriptive" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> This is usually combined with the erroneous belief that "prescriptive" means that the page uses <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Imperative_verb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperative verb">imperative verbs</a>, like "Do not ____", and "descriptive" means that the page uses the word "should" and various <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Weasel_words?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Weasel words">weasel words</a>. </dd> <dd> In fact, the primary difference between being <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prescriptive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Prescriptive">prescriptive</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Descriptive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Descriptive">descriptive</a> is whether the page is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nobody_reads_the_directions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Nobody reads the directions">telling people what to do</a>, or whether it is describing what people already do. </dd> <dd> The major content policies, in particular, arose out of the community's actual practices, and thus are correctly considered descriptive pages, even when they describe the community's long-established and widely supported practices in unflinching terms. Any page may use—and many <i>should</i> use—clear, firm, and direct language when describing a firmly established practice. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines-Misconceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines-Misconceptions"></span>Policies are supported by a higher degree of consensus than guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policies_are_supported_by_a_higher_degree_of_consensus_than_guidelines-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Policies are supported by a higher degree of consensus than guidelines" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> There is some truth in this: As a general rule policy pages tend to be watched by more editors, and changes to them scrutinized more closely. But there is no guarantee, in any concrete situation, that a given page marked as policy better reflects the will of the community than a given page marked as a guideline. Indeed, sometimes the watching editors' resistance to changes in the text of policy pages can actually <i>prevent</i> those pages from evolving to reflect changed consensus in the wider community. (And some pages are policy only because they were marked as such a long time ago, when standards were different; some of them date back before Wikipedia distinguished between policies and guidelines.) </dd> <dd> At the other end of the spectrum, some of the most widely supported advice pages, like <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bold,_revert,_discuss?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Bold, revert, discuss">WP:Bold, revert, discuss</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Snowball_clause?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Snowball clause">Wikipedia:Snowball clause</a> are supplement pages, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Use_common_sense?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Use common sense">Wikipedia:Use common sense</a> is an essay. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it" data-mw-thread-id="h-A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it-Misconceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it-Misconceptions"></span>A page is a policy because everyone reads it<span data-mw-comment-end="h-A_page_is_a_policy_because_everyone_reads_it-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: A page is a policy because everyone reads it" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> Some policies are rarely viewed or commented on. Some essays, supplemental and information pages are viewed thousands of times each week and are widely supported, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle</a>. Nevertheless, how much a page is viewed or its number of incoming links does not always determine the page's status within the community. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays-Misconceptions"><span id="Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines.2C_which_in_turn_outrank_essays"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays-Misconceptions"></span>Policy pages outrank guidelines, which in turn outrank essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy_pages_outrank_guidelines,_which_in_turn_outrank_essays-Misconceptions"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Policy pages outrank guidelines, which in turn outrank essays" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <dl> <dd> This is actually true in some cases, but not always. First of all, what's written on any given advice page at any given moment may not accurately reflect the community's view—and it's the community's actual view that is the real policy, not the words on a page that says "policy" at the top. </dd> <dd> More importantly, editors need to follow the most relevant advice. A broadly worded policy page, intended to provide only the most general outline of the goals, is not necessarily a better source of advice than a guideline that directly and explicitly addresses the specific issue at hand. For example, even though <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability</a> technically allows low-quality, self-published blog postings as sources (under some circumstances), one would not wish to prefer such sources over the high-quality, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">independent sources published by third parties</a> that are recommended by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources">Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources</a> guideline. </dd> </dl> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-See_also","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Blind men and an elephant">Blind men and an elephant</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administration">WP:Administration</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Advice pages">WP:Advice pages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_essays_or_proposals_as_if_they_were_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite essays or proposals as if they were policy">WP:Don't cite essays or proposals as if they were policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of articles">WP:Ownership of articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_value_of_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The value of essays">WP:The value of essays</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policy_writing_is_hard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policy writing is hard">WP:Policy writing is hard</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Notes","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This explanatory essay was created as a separate "supplement" because, in discussions about how to improve and explain the policy on policies and guidelines, most editors thought that it would be easier to handle this material on a separate page, using a FAQ format, instead of trying to shoehorn it directly into the official policy page. 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Stanford University Press. p. 99. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-9120-5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-9120-5"><bdi>978-0-8047-9120-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Common+Knowledge%3F%3A+An+Ethnography+of+Wikipedia&rft.pages=99&rft.pub=Stanford+University+Press&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-0-8047-9120-5&rft.au=Dariusz+Jemielniak+%28Wikipedia+editor+User%3APundit%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D-Iw5AwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA99&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikipedia%3AThe+difference+between+policies%2C+guidelines+and+essays" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPhoebe_Ayers_(Wikipedia_editor_User:Phoebe)Charles_Matthews_(Wikipedia_editor_User:Charles_Matthews)Ben_Yates_(Wikipedia_editor_User:Tlogmer)2008" class="citation book cs1">Phoebe Ayers (Wikipedia editor <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Phoebe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Phoebe">User:Phoebe</a>); Charles Matthews (Wikipedia editor <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Charles_Matthews?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Charles Matthews">User:Charles Matthews</a>); Ben Yates (Wikipedia editor <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Tlogmer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Tlogmer">User:Tlogmer</a>) (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://books.google.com/books?id%3DlHdi1CEPLb4C%26pg%3DPA367"><i>How Wikipedia Works: And how You Can be a Part of it</i></a>. 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style="width:1%">Philosophy</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_content?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article content">Article content</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_must_be_written?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Articles must be written">Articles must be written</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:All_five_pillars_are_equally_important?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:All five pillars are equally important">All Five Pillars are equally important</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Vague_introductions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Vague introductions">Avoid vague introductions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_a_reliable_source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Be a reliable source">Be a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Coherence_and_cohesion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Coherence and cohesion">Cohesion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Competence_is_required?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Competence is required">Competence is required</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Concession?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Concession">Concede lost arguments</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dissent_is_not_disloyalty?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Dissent is not disloyalty">Dissent is not disloyalty</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_lie?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't lie">Don't lie</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_search_for_objections?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't search for objections">Don't search for objections</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_Wikipedia_is_like_visiting_a_foreign_country?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country">Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_will_sometimes_be_wrong?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editors will sometimes be wrong">Editors will sometimes be wrong</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Eight_simple_rules_for_editing_our_encyclopedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia">Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Explanationism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Explanationism">Explanationism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:External_criticism_of_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:External criticism of Wikipedia">External criticism of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Here_to_build_an_encyclopedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia">Here to build an encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Leave_it_to_the_experienced?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Leave it to the experienced">Leave it to the experienced</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_competence?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Levels of competence">Levels of competence</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Levels of consensus">Levels of consensus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_does_or_does_not_need_that_article?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia does or does not need that article">Need</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutrality_of_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Neutrality of sources">Neutrality of sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_editing_because_of_Wikipedia_restriction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction">Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_one_question?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The one question">The one question</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversimplification?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Oversimplification">Oversimplification</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Paradoxes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Paradoxes">Paradoxes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing">Paraphrasing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_and_OR_from_editors,_sources,_and_fields?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields">POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Process_is_important?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Process is important">Process is important</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Product,_process,_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Product, process, policy">Product, process, policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reasonability_rule?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reasonability rule">Reasonability rule</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Systemic_bias?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Systemic bias">Systemic bias</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:But_I%27m_an_Administrator!?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:But I'm an Administrator!">There is no seniority</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia">Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Tendentious_editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Tendentious editing">Tendentious editing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_role_of_policies_in_collaborative_anarchy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The role of policies in collaborative anarchy">The role of policies in collaborative anarchy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">The rules are principles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Trifecta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Trifecta">Trifecta</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:We_are_absolutely_here_to_right_great_wrongs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:We are absolutely here to right great wrongs">We are absolutely here to right great wrongs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_brief?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia in brief">Wikipedia in brief</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_an_encyclopedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia">Wikipedia is an encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a community">Wikipedia is a community</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_RationalWiki?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not RationalWiki">Wikipedia is not RationalWiki</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Article writing">Article construction</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:100,000_feature-quality_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:100,000 feature-quality articles">100K featured articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Abandoned_stubs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Abandoned stubs">Abandoned stubs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Acronym_overkill?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Acronym overkill">Acronym overkill</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Adding_images_improves_the_encyclopedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Adding images improves the encyclopedia">Adding images improves the encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_article_editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Advanced article editing">Advanced article editing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Advanced_text_formatting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Advanced text formatting">Advanced text formatting</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Akin%27s_Laws_of_Article_Writing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Akin's Laws of Article Writing">Akin's Laws of Article Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_the_%22Expand%22_template?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Alternatives to the "Expand" template">Alternatives to the "Expand" template</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Amnesia_test?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Amnesia test">Amnesia test</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:A_navbox_on_every_page?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:A navbox on every page">A navbox on every page</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:An_unfinished_house_is_a_real_problem?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:An unfinished house is a real problem">An unfinished house is a real problem</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_half-life?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Article half-life">Articles have a half-life</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Autosizing_images?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Autosizing images">Autosizing images</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_mission_statements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid mission statements">Avoid mission statements</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_neutral_in_form?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Be neutral in form">Be neutral in form</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Beef_up_that_first_revision?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Beef up that first revision">Beef up that first revision</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blind_men_and_an_elephant?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Blind men and an elephant">Blind men and an elephant</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BOLD, revert, discuss cycle</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Build_content_to_endure?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Build content to endure">Build content to endure</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Cherrypicking?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Cherrypicking">Cherrypicking</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Chesterton's fence">Chesterton's fence</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Children%27s,_adult_new_reader,_and_large-print_sources_questionable_on_reliability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Children's, adult new reader, and large-print sources questionable on reliability">Children's lit, adult new readers, & large-print books</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_overkill?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation overkill">Citation overkill</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_underkill?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation underkill">Citation underkill</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Common-style_fallacy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Common-style fallacy">Common-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Concept_cloud?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Concept cloud">Concept cloud</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Creating_controversial_content?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Creating controversial content">Creating controversial content</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticisms_of_society_may_be_consistent_with_NPOV_and_reliability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability">Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Deprecated sources">Deprecated sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Dictionaries_as_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Dictionaries as sources">Dictionaries as sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demolish_the_house_while_it%27s_still_being_built?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't demolish the house while it's still being built">Don't demolish the house while it's still being built</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_Parkinson%27s_Bicycle_Shed_Effect?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid Parkinson's Bicycle Shed Effect">Don't get hung up on minor details</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_hope_the_house_will_build_itself?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't hope the house will build itself">Don't hope the house will build itself</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_panic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't panic">Don't panic</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_%22teach_the_controversy%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't "teach the controversy"">Don't "teach the controversy"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_on_mobile_devices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editing on mobile devices">Editing on mobile devices</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_are_not_mindreaders?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editors are not mindreaders">Editors are not mindreaders</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encourage the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Endorsements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Endorsements">Endorsements (commercial)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles_may_have_problems?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles may have problems">Featured articles may have problems</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations articles">Formatting bilateral relations articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations templates">Formatting bilateral relations templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Fruit of the poisonous tree">Fruit of the poisonous tree</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Give_an_article_a_chance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Give an article a chance">Give an article a chance</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_featured_article?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to write a featured article">How to write a featured article</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Identifying and using independent sources</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(history)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (history)">History sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(law)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (law)">Law sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(natural_sciences)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (natural sciences)">Science sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_style_guides?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using style guides">Style guides</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_tertiary_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using tertiary sources">Tertiary sources</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_STRONGNAT_for_date_formats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats">Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Inaccuracy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Inaccuracy">Inaccuracy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction_to_structurism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Introduction to structurism">Introduction to structurism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_mine_a_source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to mine a source">Mine a source</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Merge_Test?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Merge Test">Merge Test</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Minors_and_persons_judged_incompetent?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Minors and persons judged incompetent">Minors and persons judged incompetent</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:%22Murder_of%22_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:"Murder of" articles">"Murder of" articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_story/event/disaster_needs_a_biography?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography">Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_navbox?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a navbox">Not everything needs a navbox</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_template?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a template">Not everything needs a template</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_in_stone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is in stone">Nothing is in stone</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Obtain_peer_review_comments?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Obtain peer review comments">Obtain peer review comments</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Organizing_disambiguation_pages_by_subject_area?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area">Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Permastub?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Permastub">Permastub</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Potential,_not_just_current_state?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Potential, not just current state">Potential, not just current state</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Presentism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Presentism">Presentism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Principle_of_Some_Astonishment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Principle of Some Astonishment">Principle of Some Astonishment</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_problem_with_elegant_variation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The problem with elegant variation">The problem with elegant variation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Pro_and_con_lists?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Pro and con lists">Pro and con lists</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Printability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Printability">Printability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Pruning_article_revisions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Pruning article revisions">Pruning article revisions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:For_publicists_publicizing_a_client%27s_work?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:For publicists publicizing a client's work">Publicists</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Put_a_little_effort_into_it?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Put a little effort into it">Put a little effort into it</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Restoring_part_of_a_reverted_edit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit">Restoring part of a reverted edit</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Robotic_editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Robotic editing">Robotic editing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sham_consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sham consensus">Sham consensus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Source_your_plot_summaries?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries">Source your plot summaries</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Specialized-style_fallacy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Specialized-style fallacy">Specialized-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub_Makers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Stub Makers">Stub Makers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to run an edit-a-thon">Run an edit-a-thon</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Temporary_versions_of_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Temporary versions of articles">Temporary versions of articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Tertiary-source_fallacy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Tertiary-source fallacy">Tertiary-source fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_shortcuts_to_neutrality?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There are no shortcuts to neutrality">There are no shortcuts to neutrality</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_deadline?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There is no deadline">There is no deadline</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_a_deadline?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There is a deadline">There is a deadline</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_deadline_is_now?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The deadline is now">The deadline is now</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Try_not_to_leave_it_a_stub?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Try not to leave it a stub">Try not to leave it a stub</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Understanding_Wikipedia%27s_content_standards?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Understanding Wikipedia's content standards">Understanding Wikipedia's content standards</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Walled_garden?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Walled garden">Walled garden</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_an_article_should_not_include?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What an article should not include">What an article should not include</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">Wikipedia is a work in progress</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source">Wikipedia is not a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_being_written_in_an_organized_fashion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion">Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_world_will_not_end_tomorrow?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The world will not end tomorrow">The world will not end tomorrow</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Writing better articles</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Article writing">Writing article content</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_thread_mode?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid thread mode">Avoid thread mode</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyediting_reception_sections?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Copyediting reception sections">Copyediting reception sections</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Coup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Coup">Coup</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_more_litter_onto_the_pile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw more litter onto the pile">Don't throw more litter onto the pile</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Gender-neutral_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language">Gender-neutral language</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Myth_versus_fiction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Myth versus fiction">Myth vs fiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Proseline?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Proseline">Proseline</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Use_our_own_words?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Use our own words">Use our own words</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:We_shouldn%27t_be_able_to_figure_out_your_opinions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:We shouldn't be able to figure out your opinions">We shouldn't be able to figure out your opinions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_about_women?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Writing about women">Writing about women</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Writing better articles</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Removal_or_deletion_of_content?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Removal or deletion of content">Removing or<br> deleting content</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Adjectives_in_your_recommendations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Adjectives in your recommendations">Adjectives in your recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion is not a war zone">AfD is not a war zone</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_reviews?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews">Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_image_deletion_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_make_in_deletion_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to make in deletion discussions">Arguments to make in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_repeated_arguments?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid repeated arguments">Avoid repeated arguments</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_commenting_in_a_deletion_discussion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Before commenting in a deletion discussion">Before commenting in a deletion discussion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:But_there_must_be_sources!?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:But there must be sources!">But there must be sources!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Confusing_arguments_mean_nothing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Confusing arguments mean nothing">Confusing arguments mean nothing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_removal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Content removal">Content removal</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_and_sorting_are_not_original_research?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Counting and sorting are not original research">Counting and sorting are not original research</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_or_merge?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Delete or merge">Delete or merge</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_the_junk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Delete the junk">Delete the junk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_is_not_cleanup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Deletion is not cleanup">Deletion is not cleanup</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Does_deletion_help%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Does deletion help?">Does deletion help?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_attack_the_nominator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't attack the nominator">Don't attack the nominator</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_confuse_stub_status_with_non-notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Do not confuse stub status with non-notability">Don't confuse stub status with non-notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_overuse_shortcuts_to_policy_and_guidelines_to_win_your_argument?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument">Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Emptying_categories_out_of_process?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Emptying categories out of process">Emptying categories out of process</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Follow_the_leader?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Follow the leader">Follow the leader</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_save_an_article_proposed_for_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to save an article proposed for deletion">How to save an article proposed for deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don%27t_like_it?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:I just don't like it">I just don't like it</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_blatant_advertising?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising">Identifying blatant advertising</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_test_edits?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Identifying test edits">Identifying test edits</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Immunity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Immunity">Immunity</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Liar_liar_pants_on_fire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Liar liar pants on fire">Liar liar pants on fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nothing">Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Overzealous deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Relisting_can_be_abusive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Relisting can be abusive">Relisting can be abusive</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Relist_bias?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Relist bias">Relist bias</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Heymann_Standard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard">The Heymann Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unopposed_AFD_discussion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unopposed AFD discussion">Unopposed AFD discussion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Whac-A-Mole?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Whac-A-Mole">Wikipedia is not Whack-A-Mole</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_was_the_page_I_created_deleted%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted?">Why was the page I created deleted?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_do_if_your_article_gets_tagged_for_speedy_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion">What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:When_in_doubt,_hide_it_in_the_woodwork?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork">When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Encyclopedic_Use?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No Encyclopedic Use">No Encyclopedic Use</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"> <div id="Essays_on_civility" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Wikipedia's_code_of_conduct" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays on civility</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Civility?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Civility">The basics</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Accepting_other_users?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Accepting other users">Accepting other users</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Apology?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Apology">Apology</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_complicated_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to complicated discussions">Contributing to complicated discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Divisiveness?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Divisiveness">Divisiveness</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_retaliate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't retaliate">Don't retaliate</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors%27_pronouns?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editors' pronouns">Editors' pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_at_your_own_pace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit at your own pace">Edit at your own pace</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encouraging the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Enjoy_yourself?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Enjoy yourself">Enjoy yourself</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Expect_no_thanks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Expect no thanks">Expect no thanks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:High-functioning_autism_and_Asperger%27s_editors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors">High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_be_civil?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to be civil">How to be civil</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintaining_a_friendly_space?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Maintaining a friendly space">Maintaining a friendly space</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Negotiation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Negotiation">Negotiation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_with_obsessive-compulsive_disorder?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editors with obsessive-compulsive disorder">Obsessive–compulsive disorder editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_say_please?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Please say please">Please say please</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Relationships_with_academic_editors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Relationships with academic editors">Relationships with academic editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Thank_you?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Thank you">Thank you</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn%27t_read?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Too long; didn't read">Too long; didn't read</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Truce?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Truce">Truce</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_perspectives?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unblock perspectives">Unblock perspectives</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:We_are_all_Wikipedians_here?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:We are all Wikipedians here">We are all Wikipedians here</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:You_have_a_right_to_remain_silent?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:You have a right to remain silent">You have a right to remain silent</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Philosophy</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:A_thank_you_never_hurts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:A thank you never hurts">A thank you never hurts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:A_weak_personal_attack_is_still_wrong?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:A weak personal attack is still wrong">A weak personal attack is still wrong</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_hotheads?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Advice for hotheads">Advice for hotheads</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:An_uncivil_environment_is_a_poor_environment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:An uncivil environment is a poor environment">An uncivil environment is a poor environment</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_the_glue?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Be the glue">Be the glue</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Beware_of_the_tigers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Beware of the tigers">Beware of the tigers!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility_warnings?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Civility warnings">Civility warnings</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Dislike_of_the_creator" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Deletion as revenge</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Failure?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Failure">Failure</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Forgive_and_forget?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Forgive and forget">Forgive and forget</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:It%27s_not_the_end_of_the_world?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:It's not the end of the world">It's not the end of the world</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nobody_cares?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nobody cares">Nobody cares</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_people_who_disagree_with_you_on_content_are_not_vandals?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals">Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Old-fashioned_Wikipedian_values?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values">Old-fashioned Wikipedian values</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Profanity,_civility,_and_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Profanity, civility, and discussions">Profanity, civility, and discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_notification_opt-out?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Revert notification opt-out">Revert notification opt-out</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shadowless_Fists_of_Death!?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shadowless Fists of Death!">Shadowless Fists of Death!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Staying_cool_when_the_editing_gets_hot?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot">Staying cool when the editing gets hot</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_grey_zone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The grey zone">The grey zone</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Last_Word?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Last Word">The last word</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_Divine_Right_of_Editors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There is no Divine Right of Editors">There is no Divine Right of Editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reader">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Rules_of_Polite_Discourse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The Rules of Polite Discourse">The rules of polite discourse</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#There_is_no_common_sense" title="Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means">There is no common sense</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_wrongs_don%27t_make_a_right?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Two wrongs don't make a right">Two wrongs don't make a right</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clich%C3%A9s?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés">Wikipedia clichés</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">Wikipedia is not about winning</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_should_not_be_a_monopoly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia should not be a monopoly">Wikipedia should not be a monopoly</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_for_the_opponent?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Writing for the opponent">Writing for the opponent</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dos</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Assume the assumption of good faith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_no_clue?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume no clue">Assume no clue</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_personal_remarks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks">Avoid personal remarks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"">Avoid the word "vandal"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_excellent_to_one_another?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Be excellent to one another">Be excellent to one another</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_pragmatic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Be pragmatic">Be pragmatic</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Beyond_civility?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Beyond civility">Beyond civility</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Call_a_spade_a_spade?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade">Call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Candor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Candor">Candor</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Deny recognition</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Desist?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Desist">Desist</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Discussing_cruft?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Discussing cruft">Discussing cruft</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Drop_the_stick_and_back_slowly_away_from_the_horse_carcass?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass">Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_full_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Encourage full discussions">Encourage full discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_over_it?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Get over it">Get over it</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_lose?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to lose">How to lose</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Imagine_others_complexly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Imagine others complexly">Imagine others complexly</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Just_drop_it?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Just drop it">Just drop it</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_down_to_earth?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Keep it down to earth">Keep it down to earth</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mind_your_own_business?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mind your own business">Mind your own business</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:MOBY?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:MOBY">Say "MOBY"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mutual_withdrawal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mutual withdrawal">Mutual withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_before_commenting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Read before commenting">Read before commenting</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Settle_the_process_first?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Settle the process first">Settle the process first</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Don'ts</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI">ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Because_I_can?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Because I can">Wikipedia:Because I can</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Cyberbullying?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Cyberbullying">Cyberbullying</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_accuse_someone_of_a_personal_attack_for_accusing_of_a_personal_attack?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack">Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_fanatic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a fanatic">Don't be a fanatic</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%2527t_be_a_jerk" class="extiw" title="meta:Don't be a jerk">Don't be a jerk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_an_ostrich?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be an ostrich">Don't be an ostrich</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_ashamed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be ashamed">Don't be ashamed</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_WikiBigot?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a WikiBigot">Don't be a WikiBigot</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">Don't be high-maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_inconsiderate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be inconsiderate">Don't be inconsiderate</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_obnoxious?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be obnoxious">Don't be obnoxious</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_prejudiced?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be prejudiced">Don't be prejudiced</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_rude?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be rude">Don't be rude</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_the_Fun_Police?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be the Fun Police">Don't be the Fun Police</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_bludgeon_the_process?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't bludgeon the process">Don't bludgeon the process</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Don't call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_people_by_their_real_name?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't call people by their real name">Don't call people by their real name</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_the_kettle_black?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't call the kettle black">Don't call the kettle black</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Cruftcruft?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Don't_call_things_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">Don't call things cruft</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_come_down_like_a_ton_of_bricks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't come down like a ton of bricks">Don't come down like a ton of bricks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cry_COI?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't cry COI">Don't cry COI</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demand_that_editors_solve_the_problems_they_identify?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify">Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_drink_the_consensus_Kool-Aid?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid">Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_eat_the_troll%27s_food?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't eat the troll's food">Don't eat the troll's food</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_fight_fire_with_fire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't fight fire with fire">Don't fight fire with fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't give a fuck</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_help_too_much?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't help too much">Don't help too much</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_ignore_community_consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't ignore community consensus">Don't ignore community consensus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_knit_beside_the_guillotine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't knit beside the guillotine">Don't knit beside the guillotine</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_make_a_smarmy_valediction_part_of_your_default_signature?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your default signature">Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your signature</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_remind_others_of_past_misdeeds?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't remind others of past misdeeds">Don't remind others of past misdeeds</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_don%27t_shout?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Please don't shout">Don't shout</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_spite_your_face?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't spite your face">Don't spite your face</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_take_the_bait?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't take the bait">Don't take the bait</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_template_the_regulars?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars">Don't template the regulars</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_your_toys_out_of_the_pram?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw your toys out of the pram">Don't throw your toys out of the pram</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Griefing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Griefing">Griefing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Hate_is_disruptive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Hate is disruptive">Hate is disruptive</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Nationalist_editing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Nationalist editing">Nationalist editing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons">No angry mastodons</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons_just_madmen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons just madmen">just madmen</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Nazis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No Nazis">No Nazis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_racists?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No racists">No racists</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Confederates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No Confederates">No Confederates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_queerphobia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No queerphobia">No queerphobia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_you_can%27t_have_a_pony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No, you can't have a pony">No, you can't have a pony</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Passive_aggression?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Passive aggression">Passive aggression</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_railroad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:POV railroad">POV railroad</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Superhatting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Superhatting">Superhatting</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_oracles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There are no oracles">There are no oracles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:There%27s_no_need_to_guess_someone%27s_preferred_pronouns?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns">There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:You_can%27t_squeeze_blood_from_a_turnip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:You can't squeeze blood from a turnip">You can't squeeze blood from a turnip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:UPPERCASE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:UPPERCASE">UPPERCASE</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WikiRelations</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBullying?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiBullying">WikiBullying</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCrime?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCrime">WikiCrime</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">WikiHarassment</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiHate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiHate">WikiHate</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">WikiLawyering</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiLove?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiLove">WikiLove</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiPeace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiPeace">WikiPeace</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"> <div id="Essays_on_notability" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notability" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays on notability</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_source_searching?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Advanced source searching">Advanced source searching</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:All_high_schools_can_be_notable?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:All high schools can be notable">All high schools can be notable</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">Alternative outlets</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">Articles with a single source</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_template_creep?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid template creep">Avoid template creep</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bare notability">Bare notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Big_events_make_key_participants_notable?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Big events make key participants notable">Big events make key participants notable</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Businesses_with_a_single_location?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Businesses with a single location">Businesses with a single location</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:But_it%27s_true!?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:But it's true!">But it's true!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Common_sourcing_mistakes_(notability)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability)">Common sourcing mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clones?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clones">Clones</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Coatrack_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Coatrack articles">Coatrack</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Discriminate_vs_indiscriminate_information?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Discriminate vs indiscriminate information">Discriminate vs indiscriminate information</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_GNG?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite GNG">Don't cite GNG</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts_are_not_checked_for_notability_or_sanity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity">Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Every_snowflake_is_unique?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Every snowflake is unique">Every snowflake is unique</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_%E2%89%A0_Notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability">Existence ≠ Notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_does_not_prove_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Existence does not prove notability">Existence does not prove notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Extracting_the_meaning_of_significant_coverage?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Extracting the meaning of significant coverage">Extracting the meaning of significant coverage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Google_searches_and_numbers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Google searches and numbers">Google searches and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(high_schools)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)">High Schools</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Historical_archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments">Historical/Policy/Notability/Arguments</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Inclusion_is_not_an_indicator_of_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Inclusion is not an indicator of notability">Inclusion is not an indicator of notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Independent sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Inherent_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Inherent notability">Inherent notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Insignificant?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Insignificant">Insignificant</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Masking_the_lack_of_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Masking the lack of notability">Masking the lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_stubs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Make stubs">Make stubs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Minimum_coverage?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Minimum coverage">Minimum coverage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:News_coverage_does_not_decrease_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:News coverage does not decrease notability">News coverage does not decrease notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_amount_of_editing_can_overcome_a_lack_of_notability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability">No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_big_loss?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No big loss">No big loss</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_cannot_be_purchased?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability cannot be purchased">Notability cannot be purchased</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_comparison_test?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability comparison test">Notability comparison test</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_level_playing_field?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a level playing field">Notability is not a level playing field</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_matter_of_opinion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a matter of opinion">Notability is not a matter of opinion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_relevance_or_reliability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not relevance or reliability">Notability is not relevance or reliability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_means_impact?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability means impact">Notability means impact</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_points?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability points">Notability points</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_sub-pages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability sub-pages">Notability sub-pages</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering">Notabilitymandering</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_single_thing_Donald_Trump_does_deserves_an_article?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article">Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Obscure_does_not_mean_not_notable?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Obscure does not mean not notable">Obscurity ≠ Lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Offline_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Offline sources">Offline sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:One_hundred_words?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:One hundred words">One hundred words</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:One_sentence_does_not_an_article_make?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:One sentence does not an article make">One sentence does not an article make</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Other_stuff_exists?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Other stuff exists">Other stuff exists</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Overreliance_upon_Google?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Overreliance upon Google">Overreliance upon Google</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites">Perennial websites</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_the_source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Read the source">Read the source</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reducing_consensus_to_an_algorithm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reducing consensus to an algorithm">Reducing consensus to an algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill">Run-of-the-mill</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:On_Wikipedia,_solutions_are_mixtures_and_nothing_else?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:On Wikipedia, solutions are mixtures and nothing else">Solutions are mixtures and nothing else</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sources_must_be_out-of-universe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sources must be out-of-universe">Sources must be out-of-universe</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Subjective_importance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Subjective importance">Subjective importance</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Third-party sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivial_mentions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Trivial mentions">Trivial mentions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Video_links?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Video links">Video links</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement">Vanispamcruftisement</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_BLP1E_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What BLP1E is not">What BLP1E is not</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_and_is_not_routine_coverage?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage">What is and is not routine coverage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_notability_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What notability is not">What notability is not</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_include?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What to include">What to include</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Crunchbase?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Crunchbase">Wikipedia is not Crunchbase</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_here_to_tell_the_world_about_your_noble_cause?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause">Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_the_place_to_post_your_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé">Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_prongs_of_merit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Two prongs of merit">Two prongs of merit</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"> <div id="Humorous_essays" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Humorous_material" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Humorous essays</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Adminitis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Adminitis">Adminitis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ain%27t_no_rules_says_a_dog_can%27t_play_basketball?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball">Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Akin%27s_Laws_of_Article_Writing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Akin's Laws of Article Writing">Akin's Laws of Article Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_edit_warring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Alternatives to edit warring">Alternatives to edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI_flu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:ANI flu">ANI flu</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian">Anti-Wikipedian</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism">Anti-Wikipedianism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Articlecountitis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Articlecountitis">Articlecountitis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Asshole John rule">Asshole John rule</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_bad_faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume bad faith">Assume bad faith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume faith">Assume faith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_wraith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume good wraith">Assume good wraith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_stupidity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume stupidity">Assume stupidity</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_that_everyone%27s_assuming_good_faith,_assuming_that_you_are_assuming_good_faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith">Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_preview_button?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using preview button">Avoid using preview button</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_wikilinks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using wikilinks">Avoid using wikilinks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Silly_Things?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Silly Things">Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Barnstaritis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Barnstaritis">Barnstaritis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_they_were_notable?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Before they were notable">Before they were notable</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_revert,_revert?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, revert, revert">BOLD, revert, revert, revert</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Boston_Tea_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Boston Tea Party">Boston Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Butterfly_effect?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Butterfly effect">Butterfly effect</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn_MuCh%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?">CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Complete_bollocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Complete bollocks">Complete bollocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_forks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Counting forks">Counting forks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_juntas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Counting juntas">Counting juntas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Crap?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Crap">Crap</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose">Don't stuff beans up your nose</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't-give-a-fuckism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_abbreviate_%22Wikipedia%22_as_%22Wiki%22!?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!">Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_delete_the_main_page?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page">Don't delete the main page</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editcountitis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editcountitis">Editcountitis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edits_Per_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edits Per Day">Edits Per Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editsummarisis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editsummarisis">Editsummarisis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_under_the_influence?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editing under the influence">Editing under the influence</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Embrace_Stop_Signs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Embrace Stop Signs">Embrace Stop Signs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Emerson_and_Wilde_on_consistency?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Emerson and Wilde on consistency">Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Fart?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Fart">Fart</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:The_five_Fs_of_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:The five Fs of Wikipedia">Five Fs of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Seven_ages_of_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Seven ages of editor">Seven Ages of Editor, by Will E. Spear-Shake</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Go_ahead,_vandalize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Go ahead, vandalize">Go ahead, vandalize</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_many_Wikipedians_does_it_take_to_change_a_lightbulb%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?">How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_get_away_with_UPE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to get away with UPE">How to get away with UPE</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_put_up_a_straight_pole_by_pushing_it_at_an_angle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle">How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_vandalize_correctly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to vandalize correctly">How to vandalize correctly</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_win_a_citation_war?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to win a citation war">How to win a citation war</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_essays?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all essays">Ignore all essays</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_every_single_rule?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Ignore every single rule">Ignore every single rule</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Is_that_even_an_essay%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Is that even an essay?">Is that even an essay?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mess_with_the_templates?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mess with the templates">Mess with the templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:My_local_pond?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:My local pond">My local pond</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Newcomers_are_delicious,_so_go_ahead_and_bite_them?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them">Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Legal_vandalism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Legal vandalism">Legal vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_jokes_about_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:List of jokes about Wikipedia">List of jokes about Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Let%27s_try_to_avoid_using_too_many_acronyms,_okay%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Let's try to avoid using too many acronyms, okay?">LTTAUTMAOK</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_climbing_the_Reichstag_dressed_as_Spider-Man?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man">No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_episcopal_threats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No episcopal threats">No episcopal threats</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_really?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No, really">No, really</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:No_sorcery_threats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:No sorcery threats">No sorcery threats</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_eternal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not eternal">Notability is not eternal</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Oops_Defense?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Oops Defense">Oops Defense</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Play_the_game?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Play the game">Play the game</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_be_a_giant_dick,_so_we_can_ban_you?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you">Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_bite_the_newbies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Please bite the newbies">Please bite the newbies</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_murder_the_newcomers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Please do not murder the newcomers">Please do not murder the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Pledge_of_Tranquility?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Pledge of Tranquility">Pledge of Tranquility</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:R-e-s-p-e-c-t?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:R-e-s-p-e-c-t">R-e-s-p-e-c-t</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_medication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for medication">Requests for medication</a></li> <li><a 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