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This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, as it has not been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">thoroughly vetted by the community</a>. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:AJR"></span><span id="WP:AJRULE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AJR&amp;redirect=no">WP:AJR</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AJRULE&amp;redirect=no">WP:AJRULE</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> Wikipedia has too many unnecessary, fine-tuned rules for edge cases, because every system of rule-guided activity is subject to exploitation of technicalities, by people more interested in winning than being part of something. Don't exacerbate this problem.</td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:20%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <dl><dt>Related joke:</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <p>A pool player has a heart attack during a tournament and flops onto the table. </p><p>The referee rushes over and checks for a pulse. "Oh no, he's dead!" </p><p>The other player says, "Dead ... Hmm, isn't that a <em>foul</em>?!" </p><p><i><b>Wikipedia moral:</b> If all you care about is winning on a technicality, you're being an AJ.</i> </p> </blockquote> </div> <p>A local <a href="/wiki/Pool_(cue_sports)" title="Pool (cue sports)">pool</a> <a href="/wiki/Sports_league" title="Sports league">league</a> had a nit-picky rule in its manual that seemed pointless to state, such that one might assume that someone would have to be dumb as rocks to need it spelled out for them. It was informally called "the <b>Asshole John rule</b>". </p><p>How it came about: Before this odd rule existed, the original wording of the simpler rules could, if willfully misinterpreted, result in an exploitable loophole under rare conditions. (Sound familiar?) A player, John, with a history of <a href="/wiki/Unsportsmanlike_conduct" title="Unsportsmanlike conduct">unsportsmanlike</a> rulebook-thumping (especially to get a declared "victory" on a technicality), predictably exploited this. He was <em>technically</em> right, as a semantic matter, if one accepted his <a href="/wiki/Fallacy_of_equivocation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallacy of equivocation">fallacy of equivocation</a> about the wording. But he was clearly violating the spirit of the rules. </p><p>Rather than <em>ever</em> have this come up again, but without rewriting the original rule to simply be clearer, the league board just wedged in the strange, nit-picking codicil that virtually no one would think necessary, and this was nicknamed the "Asshole John rule". While the rulebook didn't call it that, players sure did. It likely irritated this John, but did have the effect of forestalling most later attempts (by anyone) at similar warping of the rules to try to mean what they were clearly not meant to. "Do you want another Asshole John rule?" </p><p>Unfortunately, this type of "institutional incivility" is only allowed and only works in something like a pool league. And adding "micro-rules" for edge cases generally doesn't work <em>well</em> anywhere at all. </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="#AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">AJ rules don't work here; they're pointless red tape</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Don't_be_an_AJ"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Don't be an AJ</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Don't help create more pointless AJ rules</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</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="AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape" data-mw-thread-id="h-AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape"><span id="AJ_rules_don.27t_work_here.3B_they.27re_pointless_red_tape"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape"></span>AJ rules don't work here; they're pointless red tape<span data-mw-comment-end="h-AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: AJ rules don't work here; they're pointless red tape" 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-AJ_rules_don't_work_here;_they're_pointless_red_tape","replies":[]}}--></div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No_assholes_expanded.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/No_assholes_expanded.png/220px-No_assholes_expanded.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="312"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 221px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/No_assholes_expanded.png/220px-No_assholes_expanded.png" data-width="220" data-height="221" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/No_assholes_expanded.png 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Wikipedia doesn't need more walking, talking "brown starfish", regardless of given name.<p>But we also don't need a trail of "rule feces" left in their wake.</p></figcaption></figure> <p>Wikipedia has <em>lots and lots</em> of AJ rules – too many. Due to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">WP:Civility</a> policy, we're not allowed to name them after our own AJs, so we just keep getting more of them. The corrective and prophylactic effects of public shaming are absent (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_stocks" title="Wikipedia:Village stocks">this old attempt</a> at a "pillory page" notwithstanding). </p><p>This is obviously an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Instruction_creep" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Instruction creep">instruction creep</a> problem, increasing the unnecessary <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT#BUREAUCRACY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">bureaucracy</a> level of Wikipedia. We all have a duty to not make it worse. In particular, do not propose new rules in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> to address a particular narrow dispute that is obviously <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars" title="Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars">lame</a> (see below for alternatives). <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSBLOAT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOSBLOAT">That goes double</a> when it comes to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Wikipedia:Manual of Style</a>. </p><p>Every new Asshole John rule is a turd plopped on our lawn. </p> </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="Don't_be_an_AJ" data-mw-thread-id="h-Don't_be_an_AJ"><span id="Don.27t_be_an_AJ"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Don't_be_an_AJ"></span>Don't be an AJ<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Don't_be_an_AJ"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Don't be an AJ" 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-Don't_be_an_AJ","replies":[]}}--></div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>An admonition against trying to twist a Wikipedia rule to mean something different than its intent can be found in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">WP:Policies and guidelines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">WP:Consensus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">WP:Gaming the system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">WP:Wikilawyering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">WP:Wikipedia is not about winning</a>, and many other pages here. </p><p>If you're doing it, <em>you are making a mistake</em>. While <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Process_is_important" title="Wikipedia:Process is important">process is important</a> in a project of this scope, if you live for expanding and exploiting process here then you are really <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTHERE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTHERE">not here to write an encyclopedia</a> but are trying to play some kind of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT#GAME" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">political simulation game</a>. The community will eventually tire of you and kick you out of our "league". That's what eventually happened to the original Asshole John. </p> </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="Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules" data-mw-thread-id="h-Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules"><span id="Don.27t_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules"></span>Don't help create more pointless AJ rules<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Don't help create more pointless AJ rules" 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-Don't_help_create_more_pointless_AJ_rules","replies":[]}}--></div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>If you encounter wikilawyering, system-gaming, pettifoggery, and other Asshole John behavior, call it what it is: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruptive editing</a>. Don't demand a new micro-nitpicky rule that no one really needs, just to address an AJ. The community won't actually put up with jackassery from someone indefinitely. We already have behavioral policies, and they are enough to deal with the matter. </p><p>Try to "keep the lawn clean": If something is being misinterpreted, in good faith or otherwise, try a slight wording change to prevent that, instead of adding a new rule or an explanation of an existing one. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><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="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" 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 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title="Wikipedia:Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia">Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Explanationism" title="Wikipedia:Explanationism">Explanationism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_criticism_of_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:External criticism of Wikipedia">External criticism of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Here_to_build_an_encyclopedia" title="Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia">Here to build an encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Leave_it_to_the_experienced" title="Wikipedia:Leave it to the experienced">Leave it to the experienced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_competence" title="Wikipedia:Levels of competence">Levels of competence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Levels of consensus">Levels of consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas 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underkill">Citation underkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Common-style_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Common-style fallacy">Common-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Concept_cloud" title="Wikipedia:Concept cloud">Concept cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Creating_controversial_content" title="Wikipedia:Creating controversial content">Creating controversial content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticisms_of_society_may_be_consistent_with_NPOV_and_reliability" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources" title="Wikipedia:Deprecated sources">Deprecated sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dictionaries_as_sources" title="Wikipedia:Dictionaries as sources">Dictionaries as sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demolish_the_house_while_it%27s_still_being_built" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_deadline" title="Wikipedia:There is no deadline">There is no deadline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_a_deadline" title="Wikipedia:There is a deadline">There is a deadline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_deadline_is_now" title="Wikipedia:The deadline is now">The deadline is now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Try_not_to_leave_it_a_stub" title="Wikipedia:Try not to leave it a stub">Try not to leave it a stub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_a_reliable_source%3F" title="Wikipedia:What is a reliable source?">What is a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Understanding_Wikipedia%27s_content_standards" title="Wikipedia:Understanding Wikipedia's content standards">Understanding Wikipedia's content standards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Walled_garden" title="Wikipedia:Walled garden">Walled garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_an_article_should_not_include" title="Wikipedia:What an article should not include">What an article should not include</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">Wikipedia is a work in progress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source">Wikipedia is not a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_being_written_in_an_organized_fashion" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_world_will_not_end_tomorrow" title="Wikipedia:The world will not end tomorrow">The world will not end tomorrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_thread_mode" title="Wikipedia:Avoid thread mode">Avoid thread mode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyediting_reception_sections" title="Wikipedia:Copyediting reception sections">Copyediting reception sections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coup" title="Wikipedia:Coup">Coup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_more_litter_onto_the_pile" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw more litter onto the pile">Don't throw more litter onto the pile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gender-neutral_language" title="Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language">Gender-neutral language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Myth_versus_fiction" title="Wikipedia:Myth versus fiction">Myth vs fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proseline" title="Wikipedia:Proseline">Proseline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Use_our_own_words" title="Wikipedia:Use our own words">Use our own words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:We_shouldn%27t_be_able_to_figure_out_your_opinions" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_about_women" title="Wikipedia:Writing about women">Writing about women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Removal_or_deletion_of_content" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adjectives_in_your_recommendations" title="Wikipedia:Adjectives in your recommendations">Adjectives in your recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion is not a war zone">AfD is not a war zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_reviews" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews">Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_image_deletion_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_make_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to make in deletion discussions">Arguments to make in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_repeated_arguments" title="Wikipedia:Avoid repeated arguments">Avoid repeated arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_commenting_in_a_deletion_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Before commenting in a deletion discussion">Before commenting in a deletion discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_there_must_be_sources!" title="Wikipedia:But there must be sources!">But there must be sources!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Confusing_arguments_mean_nothing" title="Wikipedia:Confusing arguments mean nothing">Confusing arguments mean nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_removal" title="Wikipedia:Content removal">Content removal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_and_sorting_are_not_original_research" title="Wikipedia:Counting and sorting are not original research">Counting and sorting are not original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_or_merge" title="Wikipedia:Delete or merge">Delete or merge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_the_junk" title="Wikipedia:Delete the junk">Delete the junk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_is_not_cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Deletion is not cleanup">Deletion is not cleanup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Does_deletion_help%3F" title="Wikipedia:Does deletion help?">Does deletion help?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_attack_the_nominator" title="Wikipedia:Don't attack the nominator">Don't attack the nominator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_confuse_stub_status_with_non-notability" title="Wikipedia:Do not confuse stub status with non-notability">Don't confuse stub status with non-notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_overuse_shortcuts_to_policy_and_guidelines_to_win_your_argument" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emptying_categories_out_of_process" title="Wikipedia:Emptying categories out of process">Emptying categories out of process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Follow_the_leader" title="Wikipedia:Follow the leader">Follow the leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_save_an_article_proposed_for_deletion" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don%27t_like_it" title="Wikipedia:I just don't like it">I just don't like it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_blatant_advertising" title="Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising">Identifying blatant advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_test_edits" title="Wikipedia:Identifying test edits">Identifying test edits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Immunity" title="Wikipedia:Immunity">Immunity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Liar_liar_pants_on_fire" title="Wikipedia:Liar liar pants on fire">Liar liar pants on fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing" title="Wikipedia:Nothing">Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Overzealous deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relisting_can_be_abusive" title="Wikipedia:Relisting can be abusive">Relisting can be abusive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relist_bias" title="Wikipedia:Relist bias">Relist bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Heymann_Standard" title="Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard">The Heymann Standard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unopposed_AFD_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Unopposed AFD discussion">Unopposed AFD discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Whac-A-Mole" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Whac-A-Mole">Wikipedia is not Whack-A-Mole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_was_the_page_I_created_deleted%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted?">Why was the page I created deleted?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_do_if_your_article_gets_tagged_for_speedy_deletion" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:When_in_doubt,_hide_it_in_the_woodwork" title="Wikipedia:When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork">When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Encyclopedic_Use" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Civility" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accepting_other_users" title="Wikipedia:Accepting other users">Accepting other users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Apology" title="Wikipedia:Apology">Apology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_complicated_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to complicated discussions">Contributing to complicated discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Divisiveness" title="Wikipedia:Divisiveness">Divisiveness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_retaliate" title="Wikipedia:Don't retaliate">Don't retaliate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors%27_pronouns" title="Wikipedia:Editors' pronouns">Editors' pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_at_your_own_pace" title="Wikipedia:Edit at your own pace">Edit at your own pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encouraging the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Enjoy_yourself" title="Wikipedia:Enjoy yourself">Enjoy yourself</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Expect_no_thanks" title="Wikipedia:Expect no thanks">Expect no thanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:High-functioning_autism_and_Asperger%27s_editors" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors">High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_be_civil" title="Wikipedia:How to be civil">How to be civil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintaining_a_friendly_space" title="Wikipedia:Maintaining a friendly space">Maintaining a friendly space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Negotiation" title="Wikipedia:Negotiation">Negotiation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_with_obsessive-compulsive_disorder" title="Wikipedia:Editors with obsessive-compulsive disorder">Obsessive–compulsive disorder editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_say_please" title="Wikipedia:Please say please">Please say please</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relationships_with_academic_editors" title="Wikipedia:Relationships with academic editors">Relationships with academic editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Thank_you" title="Wikipedia:Thank you">Thank you</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn%27t_read" title="Wikipedia:Too long; didn't read">Too long; didn't read</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Truce" title="Wikipedia:Truce">Truce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_perspectives" title="Wikipedia:Unblock perspectives">Unblock perspectives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:We_are_all_Wikipedians_here" title="Wikipedia:We are all Wikipedians here">We are all Wikipedians here</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_have_a_right_to_remain_silent" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_thank_you_never_hurts" title="Wikipedia:A thank you never hurts">A thank you never hurts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_weak_personal_attack_is_still_wrong" title="Wikipedia:A weak personal attack is still wrong">A weak personal attack is still wrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_hotheads" title="Wikipedia:Advice for hotheads">Advice for hotheads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:An_uncivil_environment_is_a_poor_environment" title="Wikipedia:An uncivil environment is a poor environment">An uncivil environment is a poor environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_the_glue" title="Wikipedia:Be the glue">Be the glue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beware_of_the_tigers" title="Wikipedia:Beware of the tigers">Beware of the tigers!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility_warnings" title="Wikipedia:Civility warnings">Civility warnings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion#Dislike_of_the_creator" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Deletion as revenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Failure" title="Wikipedia:Failure">Failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Forgive_and_forget" title="Wikipedia:Forgive and forget">Forgive and forget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:It%27s_not_the_end_of_the_world" title="Wikipedia:It's not the end of the world">It's not the end of the world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nobody_cares" title="Wikipedia:Nobody cares">Nobody cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_people_who_disagree_with_you_on_content_are_not_vandals" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Old-fashioned_Wikipedian_values" title="Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values">Old-fashioned Wikipedian values</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Profanity,_civility,_and_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Profanity, civility, and discussions">Profanity, civility, and discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_notification_opt-out" title="Wikipedia:Revert notification opt-out">Revert notification opt-out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shadowless_Fists_of_Death!" title="Wikipedia:Shadowless Fists of Death!">Shadowless Fists of Death!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Staying_cool_when_the_editing_gets_hot" title="Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot">Staying cool when the editing gets hot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_grey_zone" title="Wikipedia:The grey zone">The grey zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Last_Word" title="Wikipedia:The Last Word">The last word</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_Divine_Right_of_Editors" title="Wikipedia:There is no Divine Right of Editors">There is no Divine Right of Editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader" title="Wikipedia:Reader">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Rules_of_Polite_Discourse" title="Wikipedia:The Rules of Polite Discourse">The rules of polite discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#There_is_no_common_sense" title='Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means'>There is no common sense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_wrongs_don%27t_make_a_right" title="Wikipedia:Two wrongs don't make a right">Two wrongs don't make a right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clich%C3%A9s" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés">Wikipedia clichés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">Wikipedia is not about winning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_should_not_be_a_monopoly" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia should not be a monopoly">Wikipedia should not be a monopoly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_for_the_opponent" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Assume the assumption of good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_no_clue" title="Wikipedia:Assume no clue">Assume no clue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_personal_remarks" title="Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks">Avoid personal remarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22" title='Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"'>Avoid the word "vandal"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_excellent_to_one_another" title="Wikipedia:Be excellent to one another">Be excellent to one another</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_pragmatic" title="Wikipedia:Be pragmatic">Be pragmatic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beyond_civility" title="Wikipedia:Beyond civility">Beyond civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade">Call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Candor" title="Wikipedia:Candor">Candor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Deny recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Desist" title="Wikipedia:Desist">Desist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discussing_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Discussing cruft">Discussing cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drop_the_stick_and_back_slowly_away_from_the_horse_carcass" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_full_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Encourage full discussions">Encourage full discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_over_it" title="Wikipedia:Get over it">Get over it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_lose" title="Wikipedia:How to lose">How to lose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Imagine_others_complexly" title="Wikipedia:Imagine others complexly">Imagine others complexly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Just_drop_it" title="Wikipedia:Just drop it">Just drop it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_down_to_earth" title="Wikipedia:Keep it down to earth">Keep it down to earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mind_your_own_business" title="Wikipedia:Mind your own business">Mind your own business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOBY" title="Wikipedia:MOBY">Say "MOBY"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mutual_withdrawal" title="Wikipedia:Mutual withdrawal">Mutual withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_before_commenting" title="Wikipedia:Read before commenting">Read before commenting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Settle_the_process_first" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI" title="Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI">ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Because_I_can" title="Wikipedia:Because I can">Wikipedia:Because I can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cyberbullying" title="Wikipedia:Cyberbullying">Cyberbullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_accuse_someone_of_a_personal_attack_for_accusing_of_a_personal_attack" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_fanatic" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a fanatic">Don't be a fanatic</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_a_jerk" class="extiw" title="meta:Don't be a jerk">Don't be a jerk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_an_ostrich" title="Wikipedia:Don't be an ostrich">Don't be an ostrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_ashamed" title="Wikipedia:Don't be ashamed">Don't be ashamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_WikiBigot" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a WikiBigot">Don't be a WikiBigot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">Don't be high-maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_inconsiderate" title="Wikipedia:Don't be inconsiderate">Don't be inconsiderate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_obnoxious" title="Wikipedia:Don't be obnoxious">Don't be obnoxious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_prejudiced" title="Wikipedia:Don't be prejudiced">Don't be prejudiced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_rude" title="Wikipedia:Don't be rude">Don't be rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_the_Fun_Police" title="Wikipedia:Don't be the Fun Police">Don't be the Fun Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_bludgeon_the_process" title="Wikipedia:Don't bludgeon the process">Don't bludgeon the process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Don't call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_people_by_their_real_name" title="Wikipedia:Don't call people by their real name">Don't call people by their real name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_the_kettle_black" title="Wikipedia:Don't call the kettle black">Don't call the kettle black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cruftcruft#Don't_call_things_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">Don't call things cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_come_down_like_a_ton_of_bricks" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cry_COI" title="Wikipedia:Don't cry COI">Don't cry COI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demand_that_editors_solve_the_problems_they_identify" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_drink_the_consensus_Kool-Aid" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid">Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_eat_the_troll%27s_food" title="Wikipedia:Don't eat the troll's food">Don't eat the troll's food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_fight_fire_with_fire" title="Wikipedia:Don't fight fire with fire">Don't fight fire with fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't give a fuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_help_too_much" title="Wikipedia:Don't help too much">Don't help too much</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_ignore_community_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Don't ignore community consensus">Don't ignore community consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_knit_beside_the_guillotine" title="Wikipedia:Don't knit beside the guillotine">Don't knit beside the guillotine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_make_a_smarmy_valediction_part_of_your_default_signature" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_remind_others_of_past_misdeeds" title="Wikipedia:Don't remind others of past misdeeds">Don't remind others of past misdeeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_don%27t_shout" title="Wikipedia:Please don't shout">Don't shout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_spite_your_face" title="Wikipedia:Don't spite your face">Don't spite your face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_take_the_bait" title="Wikipedia:Don't take the bait">Don't take the bait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_template_the_regulars" title="Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars">Don't template the regulars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_your_toys_out_of_the_pram" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Griefing" title="Wikipedia:Griefing">Griefing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hate_is_disruptive" title="Wikipedia:Hate is disruptive">Hate is disruptive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nationalist_editing" title="Wikipedia:Nationalist editing">Nationalist editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons">No angry mastodons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons_just_madmen" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons just madmen">just madmen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Nazis" title="Wikipedia:No Nazis">No Nazis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_racists" title="Wikipedia:No racists">No racists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Confederates" title="Wikipedia:No Confederates">No Confederates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_queerphobia" title="Wikipedia:No queerphobia">No queerphobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_you_can%27t_have_a_pony" title="Wikipedia:No, you can't have a pony">No, you can't have a pony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Passive_aggression" title="Wikipedia:Passive aggression">Passive aggression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_railroad" title="Wikipedia:POV railroad">POV railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Superhatting" title="Wikipedia:Superhatting">Superhatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_oracles" title="Wikipedia:There are no oracles">There are no oracles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There%27s_no_need_to_guess_someone%27s_preferred_pronouns" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_can%27t_squeeze_blood_from_a_turnip" title="Wikipedia:You can't squeeze blood from a turnip">You can't squeeze blood from a turnip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UPPERCASE" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBullying" title="Wikipedia:WikiBullying">WikiBullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCrime" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCrime">WikiCrime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">WikiHarassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiHate" title="Wikipedia:WikiHate">WikiHate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">WikiLawyering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiLove" title="Wikipedia:WikiLove">WikiLove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiPeace" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_source_searching" title="Wikipedia:Advanced source searching">Advanced source searching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:All_high_schools_can_be_notable" title="Wikipedia:All high schools can be notable">All high schools can be notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">Alternative outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">Articles with a single source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_template_creep" title="Wikipedia:Avoid template creep">Avoid template creep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_notability" title="Wikipedia:Bare notability">Bare notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Big_events_make_key_participants_notable" title="Wikipedia:Big events make key participants notable">Big events make key participants notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Businesses_with_a_single_location" title="Wikipedia:Businesses with a single location">Businesses with a single location</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_it%27s_true!" title="Wikipedia:But it's true!">But it's true!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Common_sourcing_mistakes_(notability)" title="Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability)">Common sourcing mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clones" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clones">Clones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coatrack_articles" title="Wikipedia:Coatrack articles">Coatrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discriminate_vs_indiscriminate_information" title="Wikipedia:Discriminate vs indiscriminate information">Discriminate vs indiscriminate information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_GNG" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite GNG">Don't cite GNG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts_are_not_checked_for_notability_or_sanity" title="Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity">Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Every_snowflake_is_unique" title="Wikipedia:Every snowflake is unique">Every snowflake is unique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_%E2%89%A0_Notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability">Existence ≠ Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_does_not_prove_notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence does not prove notability">Existence does not prove notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extracting_the_meaning_of_significant_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Extracting the meaning of significant coverage">Extracting the meaning of significant coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Google_searches_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Google searches and numbers">Google searches and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(high_schools)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)">High Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Historical_archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments" title="Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments">Historical/Policy/Notability/Arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inclusion_is_not_an_indicator_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inclusion is not an indicator of notability">Inclusion is not an indicator of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Independent sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inherent_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inherent notability">Inherent notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Insignificant" title="Wikipedia:Insignificant">Insignificant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Masking_the_lack_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Masking the lack of notability">Masking the lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_stubs" title="Wikipedia:Make stubs">Make stubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Minimum_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Minimum coverage">Minimum coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:News_coverage_does_not_decrease_notability" title="Wikipedia:News coverage does not decrease notability">News coverage does not decrease notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_amount_of_editing_can_overcome_a_lack_of_notability" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_big_loss" title="Wikipedia:No big loss">No big loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_cannot_be_purchased" title="Wikipedia:Notability cannot be purchased">Notability cannot be purchased</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_comparison_test" title="Wikipedia:Notability comparison test">Notability comparison test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_level_playing_field" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a level playing field">Notability is not a level playing field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_matter_of_opinion" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a matter of opinion">Notability is not a matter of opinion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_relevance_or_reliability" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not relevance or reliability">Notability is not relevance or reliability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_means_impact" title="Wikipedia:Notability means impact">Notability means impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_points" title="Wikipedia:Notability points">Notability points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_sub-pages" title="Wikipedia:Notability sub-pages">Notability sub-pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering" title="Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering">Notabilitymandering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_single_thing_Donald_Trump_does_deserves_an_article" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Obscure_does_not_mean_not_notable" title="Wikipedia:Obscure does not mean not notable">Obscurity ≠ Lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Offline_sources" title="Wikipedia:Offline sources">Offline sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_hundred_words" title="Wikipedia:One hundred words">One hundred words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_sentence_does_not_an_article_make" title="Wikipedia:One sentence does not an article make">One sentence does not an article make</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Other_stuff_exists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Other stuff exists">Other stuff exists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overreliance_upon_Google" title="Wikipedia:Overreliance upon Google">Overreliance upon Google</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites" title="Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites">Perennial websites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_the_source" title="Wikipedia:Read the source">Read the source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reducing_consensus_to_an_algorithm" title="Wikipedia:Reducing consensus to an algorithm">Reducing consensus to an algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill" title="Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill">Run-of-the-mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_Wikipedia,_solutions_are_mixtures_and_nothing_else" title="Wikipedia:On Wikipedia, solutions are mixtures and nothing else">Solutions are mixtures and nothing else</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sources_must_be_out-of-universe" title="Wikipedia:Sources must be out-of-universe">Sources must be out-of-universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subjective_importance" title="Wikipedia:Subjective importance">Subjective importance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Third-party sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivial_mentions" title="Wikipedia:Trivial mentions">Trivial mentions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Video_links" title="Wikipedia:Video links">Video links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement" title="Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement">Vanispamcruftisement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_BLP1E_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What BLP1E is not">What BLP1E is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_and_is_not_routine_coverage" title="Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage">What is and is not routine coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_notability_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What notability is not">What notability is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_include" title="Wikipedia:What to include">What to include</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Crunchbase" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Crunchbase">Wikipedia is not Crunchbase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_here_to_tell_the_world_about_your_noble_cause" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_the_place_to_post_your_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_prongs_of_merit" 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 uncollapsed 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adminitis" title="Wikipedia:Adminitis">Adminitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ain%27t_no_rules_says_a_dog_can%27t_play_basketball" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Akin%27s_Laws_of_Article_Writing" title="Wikipedia:Akin's Laws of Article Writing">Akin's Laws of Article Writing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Alternatives to edit warring">Alternatives to edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI_flu" title="Wikipedia:ANI flu">ANI flu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian">Anti-Wikipedian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism">Anti-Wikipedianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articlecountitis" title="Wikipedia:Articlecountitis">Articlecountitis</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Asshole John rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_bad_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume bad faith">Assume bad faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume faith">Assume faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_wraith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good wraith">Assume good wraith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_stupidity" title="Wikipedia:Assume stupidity">Assume stupidity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_that_everyone%27s_assuming_good_faith,_assuming_that_you_are_assuming_good_faith" 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 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