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.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/30px-Essay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/45px-Essay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/60px-Essay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="35" data-file-height="42"></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><b>This is an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">essay</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">deletion policy</a>.</b><br><div style="font-size: 90%;">It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. 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:NWZ"></span><span id="WP:WARZONE"></span><span id="WP:NOTWARZONE"></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:NWZ&redirect=no">WP:NWZ</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WARZONE&redirect=no">WP:WARZONE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTWARZONE&redirect=no">WP:NOTWARZONE</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> AfD discussions should remain calm and civil; adherents of deletionism or inclusionism should avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BATTLEGROUND" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BATTLEGROUND">battleground behavior</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:WARZONE" redirects here. For information about edit wars, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Wikipedia:Edit warring</a>.</div> <dl><dd><i>This is a draft essay and is open to editing by all. Participation from those interested in deletion discussions is especially welcome.</i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg/300px-Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg/450px-Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg/600px-Battle_of_Lutzen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2143" data-file-height="1421"></a><figcaption>Deletionists and Inclusionists conduct their <a href="/wiki/Internecine_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Internecine war">internecine war</a> on the plains of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">AfD</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Deep within the lower depths of our encyclopedia, a mostly silent battle has been raging. Bitter, pitiless and endless; reliable sources have held up the conflict as a possible cause for Wikipedia's stagnating new article <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Modelling_Wikipedia%27s_growth" title="Wikipedia:Modelling Wikipedia's growth">creation rate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The site of this conflict is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">Wikipedia:Articles for deletion</a>, widely known as AfD. The two factions are known as <a href="/wiki/Deletionism_and_inclusionism_in_Wikipedia" title="Deletionism and inclusionism in Wikipedia">inclusionists and deletionists</a>. Not all agree that these labels are helpful, and indeed many or most participants in AfD don't neatly fall into either camp. However, no better words exist for identifying the opposing philosophies. </p><p>This essay discusses the different perspectives that drive the conflict, in the hopes that once participants can come to respect the opposing camp, all will be able to conduct themselves in a collegial and constructive manner. </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="#Inclusionism"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Inclusionism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Deletionism"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Deletionism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#The_results_of_holding_these_views_too_strongly"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">The results of holding these views too strongly</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Breaking_the_circle"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Breaking the circle</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#If_you_wish_to_argue_for_deletion"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">If you wish to argue for deletion</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#If_you_wish_to_keep_the_article"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">If you wish to keep the article</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#The_middle_ground"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">The middle ground</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span 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href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_administrators_willing_to_provide_copies_of_deleted_articles" title="Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles">Request a copy of a<br>deleted article</a></div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size: 110%"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">Articles</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;font-size: 110%"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2024_November_24" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 November 24">today</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:AfD_debates" title="Category:AfD debates">all</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User:SDZeroBot/AfD_sorting" title="User:SDZeroBot/AfD sorting">sorted</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2024_November_17" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 November 17">closing</a></li> 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class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size: 110%"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Files for discussion">Files</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;font-size: 110%"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2024_November_24" title="Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2024 November 24">today</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_files_for_discussion" title="Category:Wikipedia files for discussion">all</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2024_November_17" title="Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2024 November 17">closing</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size: 110%"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion">Categories</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;font-size: 110%"> <ul><li><a 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class="sidebar-title"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Notability</a></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#General_notability_guideline" title="Wikipedia:Notability">General notability guideline</a></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#Subject-specific_notability_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Subject-specific guidelines</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(academics)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (academics)">Academics</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(astronomical_objects)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (astronomical objects)">Astronomical objects</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(books)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (books)">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(events)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (events)">Events</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(films)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (films)">Films</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(geographic_features)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features)">Geographic features</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (music)">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(numbers)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (numbers)">Numbers</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)">Organizations and companies</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (people)">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(species)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (species)">Species</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (sports)">Sports and athletes</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(web)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (web)">Web content</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> See also</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Notability" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Notability essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Guide to deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes">Common deletion outcomes</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 my article deleted?</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Notability_sidebar" title="Template:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Notability_sidebar" title="Template talk:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Notability_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Inclusionism" class="extiw" title="meta:Inclusionism">Inclusionism</a> is the view that one can best help the encyclopedia by retaining as much content as possible, demonstrated by a tendency to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Polling_is_not_a_substitute_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion">!vote</a> <b>keep</b> at AfD discussions. Adherents often think the people's encyclopedia should cater to all tastes, and with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">attack pages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HOAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HOAX">hoaxes</a> & obvious <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPAM">spam</a>, they generally hold that if someone makes the effort to create an article, it should be retained; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_paper" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not paper">Wikipedia is not paper</a>. If they worry about how the outside world views the project, they tend to think it will be judged on breadth and quality of content, and that having articles on relatively trivial or fan-related subjects is in no way a problem. They argue that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">overzealous deletion</a> is a case of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BITE">biting the newcomers</a>, and that it discourages potentially useful contributors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deletionism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Deletionism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Deletionism"></span>Deletionism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Deletionism"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Deletionism" 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> <p><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deletionism" class="extiw" title="meta:Deletionism">Deletionism</a> is the view that one can best help the encyclopedia by ensuring that readers can trust that all material on it is reliable, accurate, and presented in terms of its impact on the real world. Since encyclopedias are supposed to use <a href="/wiki/Secondary_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Secondary sources">secondary sources</a> to build articles, they take a dim view of topics that do not have secondary sourcing. To them, an article that uses only <a href="/wiki/Primary_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary sources">primary sources</a> is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a> and would be more appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">somewhere else</a> on the internet. They believe the various <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles">gems</a> our project contains are diminished if they're presented alongside trivial or otherwise undesirable articles. Some of them worry that including trivial and fan-related articles reduces the project's academic respectability, and that unwatched articles on trivial subjects will be vandalized, hoaxed, or devolve into <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">WP:OR</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_results_of_holding_these_views_too_strongly" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_results_of_holding_these_views_too_strongly"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_results_of_holding_these_views_too_strongly"></span>The results of holding these views too strongly<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_results_of_holding_these_views_too_strongly"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The results of holding these views too strongly" 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> <p>Both views are in their own way noble. But sometimes they are so passionately held they cause their adherents to behave in non-constructive ways – <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPA">insulting</a> other editors, trying to prove a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POINT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POINT">point</a>, engaging in passive aggression, and underhanded tactics. </p><p>Leaving aside the direct effect on the more sensitive editors, these kinds of behaviours perpetuate themselves by causing editors on both sides to become locked in a vicious circle of opposition. The result is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:An_uncivil_environment_is_a_poor_environment" title="Wikipedia:An uncivil environment is a poor environment">corrosive atmosphere</a> that damages Wikipedia in many ways. Editors are drawn away from editing to instead engage in protracted arguments, and many editors avoid deletion discussions leaving only the battle-hardened few. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Breaking_the_circle" data-mw-thread-id="h-Breaking_the_circle"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Breaking_the_circle"></span>Breaking the circle<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Breaking_the_circle"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Breaking the circle" 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> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Peace_dove.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Peace_dove.svg/220px-Peace_dove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Peace_dove.svg/330px-Peace_dove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Peace_dove.svg/440px-Peace_dove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="739" data-file-height="718"></a><figcaption>Offer an olive branch</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Debate_handshake_7276.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Debate_handshake_7276.jpg/200px-Debate_handshake_7276.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Debate_handshake_7276.jpg/300px-Debate_handshake_7276.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Debate_handshake_7276.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="220"></a><figcaption>If even politicians can shake hands after a debate, so can Wikipedians</figcaption></figure> <p>All who take part in AfD will elevate the environment towards lasting peace if they conduct themselves in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CALM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CALM">calm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CIVIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CIVIL">civil</a> manner. Here are some suggestions that may help: </p> <ul><li>Remember that the vast majority of editors are motivated by a desire to the improve the encyclopedia, just as you are. You may not agree with them, but mutual <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">respect</a> goes a long way.</li> <li>By behaving well you encourage others to, which creates an upwards spiral of harmony that helps the encyclopedia. <a href="/wiki/Do_as_you_would_be_done_by" class="mw-redirect" title="Do as you would be done by">Do as you would be done by</a>.</li> <li>Almost everyone feels aggression sometimes, but AfD is not the outlet for it. Better arenas are online war games, un-moderated forums, contact sports, or you may even be able to find an ongoing low-intensity war that accepts <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">foreign combatants</a>.</li> <li>Voting is evil. Casting an unreasoned <b>Keep</b> or <b>Delete</b> isn't worth your while, as it will be ignored by the closing admin, but it will rile other editors. Explain your position, don't just state it. A well-reasoned statement of your argument is much better than an abbreviated <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VAGUEWAVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VAGUEWAVE">WP:VAGUEWAVE</a> towards a policy. Refer to policy without <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">wikilawyering</a>, read policies and guidelines before referring to them to make sure they say what you think they say, and try to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">avoid common weak arguments</a>.</li> <li>Read the article and quickly look for sources before you read the deletion discussion, so your comments are based on the article rather than what others think.</li> <li>Remember that there may be no one right answer. Although there are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes">common outcomes</a>, different Wikipedians at different times may come to opposite conclusions. Many of our policies and arguments involve subjective judgement calls and may be contradictory. As <a href="/wiki/User:S_Marshall" title="User:S Marshall">User:S Marshall</a> once said, <i>"Wikipedia guidelines are like scripture: somewhere in the labyrinthine network of rules, you can find support for any position."</i></li> <li>Debates often hinge on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTABILITY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTABILITY">notability</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">general notability guideline</a> is a good rule of thumb. Notability is not binary; there are grades of notability, and where we decide to draw the line is often a difficult decision. In particular, there is no community consensus on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(fiction)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)">notability for fiction</a>.</li> <li>Avoid badgering those who disagree with you. Comments that clarify positions or correct misunderstandings are useful, but replying to every comment that disagrees with you tends to be unhelpful. Trust other editors and the closing administrator to be able to judge the arguments on their merits.</li> <li>Read your comment in the preview window and ask yourself: <ul><li>Does it say something that you didn't say already?</li> <li>Does it focus on the article's merits, or some broader issue (e.g., a deletion philosophy) that should be discussed in another venue?</li> <li>Has the point you are making already been made more than once by other editors?</li></ul></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">Don't beat a dead horse</a>.</li> <li>Read and consider all the arguments. There's no shame in changing your mind.</li> <li>Nobody <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">wins</a> or loses at AfD; it's the encyclopedia that matters. Put aside your personal feelings.</li> <li>If you make an error or lash out, an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Apology" title="Wikipedia:Apology">apology</a> can clear the air. Why not have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_nice_cup_of_tea_and_a_sit_down" title="Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down">a nice cup of tea and a sit down</a> with the editor you're in disagreement with?</li> <li>Make <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilove" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikilove">love</a> not war!</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="If_you_wish_to_argue_for_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-If_you_wish_to_argue_for_deletion-Breaking_the_circle"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-If_you_wish_to_argue_for_deletion-Breaking_the_circle"></span>If you wish to argue for deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-If_you_wish_to_argue_for_deletion-Breaking_the_circle"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: If you wish to argue for deletion" 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> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:El_Tres_de_Mayo,_by_Francisco_de_Goya,_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg/200px-El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg/300px-El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg/400px-El_Tres_de_Mayo%2C_by_Francisco_de_Goya%2C_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="30000" data-file-height="23131"></a><figcaption>Having an article you've worked on up for deletion can feel like facing the firing squad</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">WP:BEFORE</a> helps avoid making invalid nominations, and can remind you of alternatives to deletion. Have you identified other articles that already exist where the content can be merged?</li> <li>While checking the article history for signs of previous deletion nominations, also check the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stats.grok.se/">article view statistics</a>. If an article is on a popular topic, it will tend to have secondary sources written about it and may have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POTENTIAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POTENTIAL">potential</a>. Was it once in a better state, but has since succumbed to vandalism and inexpert edits?</li> <li>Consider if your search for sources was comprehensive enough. Did you use the wrong key words? Did you only look at the Google News hits for the last month instead of at the archive? Many news sources aren't included in Google News, or even online at all. Especially for articles that cover something technical, in a non-English speaking country, or from before <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore_invented_the_Internet" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Gore invented the Internet">Al Gore invented the Internet</a>, sources may exist but not be immediately apparent. Are you taking care to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias">counter our systematic biases</a>? We may even need to resort to looking for sources in <a href="/wiki/Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Books">dead trees</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange">asking other editors for help</a>.</li> <li>Once you determine that its necessary to nominate the article, be responsive to changes in the article during the discussion. It is not uncommon for articles to be improved to the point that deletion is no longer needed. If this happens, withdraw your nomination.</li> <li>It is good practice to leave a note on the article talk page and the page of the article creator. Consider a personalized message rather than a template.</li> <li>Be wary of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BUNDLE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BUNDLE">nominating multiple articles in the same AfD</a>. It can be appropriate in some circumstances, such as a group of obvious hoaxes, but it is good idea to only list one article at AfD and see how it goes, before listing an entire group. A bundled nomination can be overwhelming for participants in the deletion discussion, and may cause a backlash that results in all the articles being kept.</li> <li>Do not nominate a large number of articles on the same topic in a short period of time, as this can be perceived as an attempt to deluge editors who are attempting to find sourcing. Instead, nominate one or two of the articles that seem the least controversial of the bunch and nominate others if the community agrees that deletion is appropriate.</li> <li>The word "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CRUFT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CRUFT">cruft</a>" is wonderfully succinct, but <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cruftcruft" title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">it can be seen as pejorative and unhelpful</a>. An acceptable alternative may be "unnecessary detail."</li> <li>If you tend towards the deletionist end of the spectrum, remember you don't have to win every battle; the article can always be re-nominated a few months on, when the dust has settled.</li> <li>See the other side of the coin - find an area which is lacking and start or improve an article. Content building can be hard work!</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_sorting" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Deletion sorting">Deletion sorting</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Rescue_Squadron" title="Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron">Article Rescue Squadron</a> are not canvassing; the aim is to focus the efforts of interested editors. Anyone can look at the list of AfDs collected by these pages and join those debates.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="If_you_wish_to_keep_the_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-If_you_wish_to_keep_the_article-Breaking_the_circle"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-If_you_wish_to_keep_the_article-Breaking_the_circle"></span>If you wish to keep the article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-If_you_wish_to_keep_the_article-Breaking_the_circle"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: If you wish to keep the article" 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> <ul><li>The time to consider whether a subject meets our inclusion guidelines is before its creation, not after it has been nominated for deletion.</li> <li>Instead of engaging in a protracted argument with an intransigent opponent, work to improve the article using reliable sources. 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You can ask for it to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:USERFICATION" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:USERFICATION">userfied</a>, moved to a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Draft">draft</a>, or it can be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">copied to another wiki</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_middle_ground" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_middle_ground-Breaking_the_circle"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_middle_ground-Breaking_the_circle"></span>The middle ground<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_middle_ground-Breaking_the_circle"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The middle ground" 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> <ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mergism" class="extiw" title="meta:Mergism">Mergism</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTD" class="extiw" title="meta:AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTD">Association of Wikipedians Who Dislike Making Broad Judgments About the Worthiness of a General Category of Article, and Who Are in Favor of the Deletion of Some Particularly Bad Articles, but That Doesn't Mean They Are Deletionists</a></li></ul> </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="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:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=8" 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> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_battleground" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia is not a battleground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extreme_article_inclusion" title="Wikipedia:Extreme article inclusion">Extreme article inclusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extreme_article_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Extreme article deletion">Extreme article deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_an_MMORPG" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an MMORPG">Wikipedia is an MMORPG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_don%27t_have_to_be_mad_to_work_here,_but" title="Wikipedia:You don't have to be mad to work here, but">Wikipedia:You don't have to be mad to work here, but</a></li></ul> </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="References" data-mw-thread-id="h-References"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-References"></span>References<span data-mw-comment-end="h-References"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References" 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><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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Brisbane Times<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_community" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a community">Wikipedia is a community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_RationalWiki" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:100,000_feature-quality_articles" title="Wikipedia:100,000 feature-quality articles">100K featured articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Abandoned_stubs" title="Wikipedia:Abandoned stubs">Abandoned stubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Acronym_overkill" title="Wikipedia:Acronym overkill">Acronym overkill</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:An_unfinished_house_is_a_real_problem" title="Wikipedia:An unfinished house is a real problem">An unfinished house is a real problem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_half-life" title="Wikipedia:Article half-life">Articles have a half-life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autosizing_images" title="Wikipedia:Autosizing images">Autosizing images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_mission_statements" title="Wikipedia:Avoid mission statements">Avoid mission statements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_neutral_in_form" title="Wikipedia:Be neutral in form">Be neutral in form</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beef_up_that_first_revision" title="Wikipedia:Beef up that first revision">Beef up that first revision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blind_men_and_an_elephant" title="Wikipedia:Blind men and an elephant">Blind men and an elephant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BOLD, revert, discuss cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Build_content_to_endure" title="Wikipedia:Build content to endure">Build content to endure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cherrypicking" title="Wikipedia:Cherrypicking">Cherrypicking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence" title="Wikipedia:Chesterton's fence">Chesterton's fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Children%27s,_adult_new_reader,_and_large-print_sources_questionable_on_reliability" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_overkill" title="Wikipedia:Citation overkill">Citation overkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_underkill" title="Wikipedia:Citation 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" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_Parkinson%27s_Bicycle_Shed_Effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid Parkinson's Bicycle Shed Effect">Don't get hung up on minor details</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_hope_the_house_will_build_itself" title="Wikipedia:Don't hope the house will build itself">Don't hope the house will build itself</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_panic" title="Wikipedia:Don't panic">Don't panic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_%22teach_the_controversy%22" title="Wikipedia:Don't "teach the controversy"">Don't "teach the controversy"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_on_mobile_devices" title="Wikipedia:Editing on mobile devices">Editing on mobile devices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_are_not_mindreaders" title="Wikipedia:Editors are not mindreaders">Editors are not mindreaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encourage the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Endorsements" title="Wikipedia:Endorsements">Endorsements (commercial)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles_may_have_problems" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles may have problems">Featured articles may have problems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_articles" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations articles">Formatting bilateral relations articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_templates" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations templates">Formatting bilateral relations templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree" title="Wikipedia:Fruit of the poisonous tree">Fruit of the poisonous tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Give_an_article_a_chance" title="Wikipedia:Give an article a chance">Give an article a chance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_featured_article" title="Wikipedia:How to write a featured article">How to write a featured article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Identifying and using independent sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(history)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (history)">History sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(law)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (law)">Law sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(natural_sciences)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (natural sciences)">Science sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_style_guides" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using style guides">Style guides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using tertiary sources">Tertiary sources</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_STRONGNAT_for_date_formats" title="Wikipedia:Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats">Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inaccuracy" title="Wikipedia:Inaccuracy">Inaccuracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction_to_structurism" title="Wikipedia:Introduction to structurism">Introduction to structurism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_mine_a_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to mine a source">Mine a source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merge_Test" title="Wikipedia:Merge Test">Merge Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Minors_and_persons_judged_incompetent" title="Wikipedia:Minors and persons judged incompetent">Minors and persons judged incompetent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:%22Murder_of%22_articles" title='Wikipedia:"Murder of" articles'>"Murder of" articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_story/event/disaster_needs_a_biography" title="Wikipedia:Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography">Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_navbox" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a navbox">Not everything needs a navbox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_template" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a template">Not everything needs a template</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_in_stone" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is in stone">Nothing is in stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Obtain_peer_review_comments" title="Wikipedia:Obtain peer review comments">Obtain peer review comments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Organizing_disambiguation_pages_by_subject_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area">Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Permastub" title="Wikipedia:Permastub">Permastub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Potential,_not_just_current_state" title="Wikipedia:Potential, not just current state">Potential, not just current state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Presentism" title="Wikipedia:Presentism">Presentism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Principle_of_Some_Astonishment" title="Wikipedia:Principle of Some Astonishment">Principle of Some Astonishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_problem_with_elegant_variation" title="Wikipedia:The problem with elegant variation">The problem with elegant variation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pro_and_con_lists" title="Wikipedia:Pro and con lists">Pro and con lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Printability" title="Wikipedia:Printability">Printability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pruning_article_revisions" title="Wikipedia:Pruning article revisions">Pruning article revisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:For_publicists_publicizing_a_client%27s_work" title="Wikipedia:For publicists publicizing a client's work">Publicists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Put_a_little_effort_into_it" title="Wikipedia:Put a little effort into it">Put a little effort into it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Restoring_part_of_a_reverted_edit" title="Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit">Restoring part of a reverted edit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Robotic_editing" title="Wikipedia:Robotic editing">Robotic editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sham_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Sham consensus">Sham consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Source_your_plot_summaries" title="Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries">Source your plot summaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Specialized-style_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Specialized-style fallacy">Specialized-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub_Makers" title="Wikipedia:Stub Makers">Stub Makers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon" title="Wikipedia:How to run an edit-a-thon">Run an edit-a-thon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Temporary_versions_of_articles" title="Wikipedia:Temporary versions of articles">Temporary versions of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tertiary-source_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Tertiary-source fallacy">Tertiary-source fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_shortcuts_to_neutrality" title="Wikipedia:There are no shortcuts to neutrality">There are no shortcuts to neutrality</a></li> <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: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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 uncollapsed 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 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="/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 href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule" title="Wikipedia:Asshole John rule">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 good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_preview_button" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using preview button">Avoid using preview button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_wikilinks" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using wikilinks">Avoid using wikilinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Silly_Things" title="Wikipedia:Silly Things">Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Barnstaritis" title="Wikipedia:Barnstaritis">Barnstaritis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_they_were_notable" title="Wikipedia:Before they were notable">Before they were notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_revert,_revert" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, revert, revert">BOLD, revert, revert, revert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Boston_Tea_Party" title="Wikipedia:Boston Tea Party">Boston Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Butterfly_effect" title="Wikipedia:Butterfly effect">Butterfly effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn_MuCh%3F" title="Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?">CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Complete_bollocks" title="Wikipedia:Complete bollocks">Complete bollocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_forks" title="Wikipedia:Counting forks">Counting forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_juntas" title="Wikipedia:Counting juntas">Counting juntas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Crap" title="Wikipedia:Crap">Crap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose" title="Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose">Don't stuff beans up your nose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't-give-a-fuckism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_abbreviate_%22Wikipedia%22_as_%22Wiki%22!" title="Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!">Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_delete_the_main_page" title="Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page">Don't delete the main page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editcountitis" title="Wikipedia:Editcountitis">Editcountitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edits_Per_Day" title="Wikipedia:Edits Per Day">Edits Per Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editsummarisis" title="Wikipedia:Editsummarisis">Editsummarisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_under_the_influence" title="Wikipedia:Editing under the influence">Editing under the influence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Embrace_Stop_Signs" title="Wikipedia:Embrace Stop Signs">Embrace Stop Signs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emerson_and_Wilde_on_consistency" title="Wikipedia:Emerson and Wilde on consistency">Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fart" title="Wikipedia:Fart">Fart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_five_Fs_of_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:The five Fs of Wikipedia">Five Fs of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Seven_ages_of_editor" title="Wikipedia:Seven ages of editor">Seven Ages of Editor, by Will E. Spear-Shake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Go_ahead,_vandalize" title="Wikipedia:Go ahead, vandalize">Go ahead, vandalize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_many_Wikipedians_does_it_take_to_change_a_lightbulb%3F" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_get_away_with_UPE" title="Wikipedia:How to get away with UPE">How to get away with UPE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_put_up_a_straight_pole_by_pushing_it_at_an_angle" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_vandalize_correctly" title="Wikipedia:How to vandalize correctly">How to vandalize correctly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_win_a_citation_war" title="Wikipedia:How to win a citation war">How to win a citation war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_essays" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all essays">Ignore all essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_every_single_rule" title="Wikipedia:Ignore every single rule">Ignore every single rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Is_that_even_an_essay%3F" title="Wikipedia:Is that even an essay?">Is that even an essay?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mess_with_the_templates" title="Wikipedia:Mess with the templates">Mess with the templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:My_local_pond" title="Wikipedia:My local pond">My local pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Newcomers_are_delicious,_so_go_ahead_and_bite_them" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Legal_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Legal vandalism">Legal vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_jokes_about_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:List of jokes about Wikipedia">List of jokes about Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Let%27s_try_to_avoid_using_too_many_acronyms,_okay%3F" title="Wikipedia:Let's try to avoid using too many acronyms, okay?">LTTAUTMAOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_climbing_the_Reichstag_dressed_as_Spider-Man" title="Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man">No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_episcopal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No episcopal threats">No episcopal threats</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:No,_really" title="Wikipedia:No, really">No, really</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_sorcery_threats" title="Wikipedia:No sorcery threats">No sorcery threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_eternal" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not eternal">Notability is not eternal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oops_Defense" title="Wikipedia:Oops Defense">Oops Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Play_the_game" title="Wikipedia:Play the game">Play the game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_be_a_giant_dick,_so_we_can_ban_you" 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="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_bite_the_newbies" title="Wikipedia:Please bite the newbies">Please bite the newbies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_murder_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not murder the newcomers">Please do not murder the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pledge_of_Tranquility" title="Wikipedia:Pledge of Tranquility">Pledge of Tranquility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:R-e-s-p-e-c-t" title="Wikipedia:R-e-s-p-e-c-t">R-e-s-p-e-c-t</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_medication" title="Wikipedia:Requests for medication">Requests for medication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requirements_for_adminship" title="Wikipedia:Requirements for adminship">Requirements for adminship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Rouge_admin" title="Wikipedia:Rouge admin">Rouge admin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Rouge_editor" title="Wikipedia:Rouge editor">Rouge editor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sarcasm_is_really_helpful" title="Wikipedia:Sarcasm is really helpful">Sarcasm is really helpful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sausages_for_tasting" title="Wikipedia:Sausages for tasting">Sausages for tasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Night_Before_Wikimas" title="Wikipedia:The Night Before Wikimas">The Night Before Wikimas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_first_rule_of_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:The first rule of Wikipedia">The first rule of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Five_Pillars_of_Untruth" title="Wikipedia:The Five Pillars of Untruth">The Five Pillars of Untruth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Things_that_should_not_be_surprising" title="Wikipedia:Things that should not be surprising">Things that should not be surprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBible" title="Wikipedia:WikiBible">The WikiBible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Watchlistitis" title="Wikipedia:Watchlistitis">Watchlistitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_an_MMORPG" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an MMORPG">Wikipedia is an MMORPG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not/Outtakes" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not/Outtakes">What Wikipedia is not/Outtakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_not_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why not create an account?">Why not create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Yes_legal_threats" title="Wikipedia:Yes legal threats">Yes legal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_don%27t_have_to_be_mad_to_work_here,_but" title="Wikipedia:You don't have to be mad to work here, but">You don't have to be mad to work here, but</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_should_not_write_meaningless_lists" title="Wikipedia:You should not write meaningless lists">You should not write meaningless lists</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="About_essays" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#About_essays" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">About 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><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">About essays</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:Wikipedia_essays" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia essays">Essay guide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_value_of_essays" title="Wikipedia:The value of essays">Value of essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_policies,_guidelines_and_essays" title="Wikipedia:The difference between policies, guidelines and essays">Difference between policies, guidelines and essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_essays_or_proposals_as_if_they_were_policy" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite essays or proposals 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