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mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Geh_von_guten_Absichten_aus" title="Wikipedia:Geh von guten Absichten aus – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Wikipedia:Geh von guten Absichten aus" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="ويكيبيديا:افترض حسن النية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:افترض حسن النية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B1_%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95" title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ভাল ভাৱ ৰাখক – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ভাল ভাৱ ৰাখক" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Xo%C5%9Fniyy%C9%99tli_oldu%C4%9Funuzu_g%C3%B6st%C9%99rin" title="Vikipediya:Xoşniyyətli olduğunuzu göstərin – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikipediya:Xoşniyyətli olduğunuzu göstərin" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B4%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B6%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:یاخشی نیت فرضی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:یاخشی نیت فرضی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আস্থা রাখুন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আস্থা রাখুন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B8%D3%99%D1%82_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D3%99%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80_%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BF_%D1%83%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B%D2%99" title="Википедия:Изге ниәт менәндер тип уйлағыҙ – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Википедия:Изге ниәт менәндер тип уйлағыҙ" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%97%D1%8B%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D1%86%D0%B5_%D0%B7_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%86%D1%96_%D1%9E%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Вікіпедыя:Зыходзьце з сумленнасці ўдзельнікаў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вікіпедыя:Зыходзьце з сумленнасці ўдзельнікаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D1%86%D1%8E_%D1%9E%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Вікіпэдыя:Кіруйцеся сумленнасьцю ўдзельнікаў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вікіпэдыя:Кіруйцеся сумленнасьцю ўдзельнікаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82" title="Уикипедия:Прилагайте презумпцията за добронамереност – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Прилагайте презумпцията за добронамереност" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Geh_vo_guade_Osichtn_as" title="Wikipedia:Geh vo guade Osichtn as – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Wikipedia:Geh vo guade Osichtn as" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kredi%C3%B1_e_feiz_vat_ar_genlabourerien" title="Wikipedia:Krediñ e feiz vat ar genlabourerien – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Wikipedia:Krediñ e feiz vat ar genlabourerien" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Pressuposeu_bona_fe" title="Viquipèdia:Pressuposeu bona fe – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:Pressuposeu bona fe" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:P%C5%99edpokl%C3%A1dejte_dobrou_v%C5%AFli" title="Wikipedie:Předpokládejte dobrou vůli – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Předpokládejte dobrou vůli" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Antag,_at_andre_er_i_god_tro" title="Wikipedia:Antag, at andre er i god tro – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Wikipedia:Antag, at andre er i god tro" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Geh_von_guten_Absichten_aus" title="Wikipedia:Geh von guten Absichten aus – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikipedia:Geh von guten Absichten aus" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:%CE%A5%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AE_%CF%80%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7" title="Βικιπαίδεια:Υποθέστε καλή πίστη – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιπαίδεια:Υποθέστε καλή πίστη" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Presume_buena_fe" title="Wikipedia:Presume buena fe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Presume buena fe" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Supozu_bonajn_intencojn" title="Vikipedio:Supozu bonajn intencojn – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Supozu bonajn intencojn" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="ویکی‌پدیا:فرض حسن نیت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:فرض حسن نیت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Supposez_la_bonne_foi" title="Wikipédia:Supposez la bonne foi – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Supposez la bonne foi" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Asuma_a_boa_fe" title="Wikipedia:Asuma a boa fe – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Wikipedia:Asuma a boa fe" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EC%A2%8B%EC%9D%80_%EB%9C%BB%EC%9C%BC%EB%A1%9C_%EB%B3%B4%EA%B8%B0" title="위키백과:좋은 뜻으로 보기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:좋은 뜻으로 보기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1:%D4%B5%D5%B6%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%A5%D6%84_%D5%A2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Վիքիպեդիա:Ենթադրեք բարի մտադրություններ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիպեդիա:Ենթադրեք բարի մտադրություններ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87" title="विकिपीडिया:अच्छी नीयत माने – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:अच्छी नीयत माने" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Pretpostavite_dobru_namjeru" title="Wikipedija:Pretpostavite dobru namjeru – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Pretpostavite dobru namjeru" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ipagarup_ti_naimbag_a_pammati" title="Wikipedia:Ipagarup ti naimbag a pammati – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Wikipedia:Ipagarup ti naimbag a pammati" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Asumsikan_niat_baik" title="Wikipedia:Asumsikan niat baik – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Asumsikan niat baik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Presume_bon_fide" title="Wikipedia:Presume bon fide – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Wikipedia:Presume bon fide" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Presumi_la_buona_fede" title="Wikipedia:Presumi la buona fede – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Presumi la buona fede" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%AA_%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%94" title="ויקיפדיה:הנחת כוונה טובה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:הנחת כוונה טובה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Niat_apik" title="Wikipédia:Niat apik – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Wikipédia:Niat apik" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedija:Geranori%C5%A1kumo_prezumpcija" title="Vikipedija:Geranoriškumo prezumpcija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vikipedija:Geranoriškumo prezumpcija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Felt%C3%A9telezz_j%C3%B3indulatot!" title="Wikipédia:Feltételezz jóindulatot! – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Feltételezz jóindulatot!" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82" title="Википедија:Претпоставете добронамерност – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Википедија:Претпоставете добронамерност" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF:%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95" title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:ശുഭപ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:ശുഭപ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE" title="विकिपीडिया:सद्भावना गृहीत धरा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विकिपीडिया:सद्भावना गृहीत धरा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87" title="ويكيبيديا:افترض حسن النيه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويكيبيديا:افترض حسن النيه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Anggaplah_niat_baik" title="Wikipedia:Anggaplah niat baik – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:Anggaplah niat baik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Basangko_elok" title="Wikipedia:Basangko elok – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Wikipedia:Basangko elok" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ga_uit_van_goede_wil" title="Wikipedia:Ga uit van goede wil – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:Ga uit van goede wil" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Gao_uut_van_goeie_wil" title="Wikipedia:Gao uut van goeie wil – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Wikipedia:Gao uut van goeie wil" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E5%96%84%E6%84%8F%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A8%E3%82%8B" title="Wikipedia:善意にとる – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:善意にとる" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%88%D0%B0_%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Википеди:Хилитийша хаза лаам – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Википеди:Хилитийша хаза лаам" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ta_ting_i_beste_mening" title="Wikipedia:Ta ting i beste mening – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Wikipedia:Ta ting i beste mening" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Ezgu_maqsadni_ko%CA%BBzlang" title="Vikipediya:Ezgu maqsadni koʻzlang – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vikipediya:Ezgu maqsadni koʻzlang" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Zak%C5%82adaj_dobr%C4%85_wol%C4%99" title="Wikipedia:Zakładaj dobrą wolę – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikipedia:Zakładaj dobrą wolę" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Presumir_a_boa-f%C3%A9" title="Wikipédia:Presumir a boa-fé – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:Presumir a boa-fé" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Iygilikli_maqsetti_g%C3%B3zle%C5%84" title="Wikipedia:Iygilikli maqsetti gózleń – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Wikipedia:Iygilikli maqsetti gózleń" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Buna_credin%C8%9B%C4%83" title="Wikipedia:Buna credință – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikipedia:Buna credință" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Википедия:Предполагайте добрые намерения – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Википедия:Предполагайте добрые намерения" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_guid_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume guid faith – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Wikipedia:Assume guid faith" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mir%C3%ABbesimi" title="Wikipedia:Mirëbesimi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Wikipedia:Mirëbesimi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F:%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B7%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BA_%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1" title="විකිපීඩියා:සද්භාවය අපකල්පනය කරන්න – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:සද්භාවය අපකල්පනය කරන්න" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Predpokladajte_dobr%C3%A9_%C3%BAmysly" title="Wikipédia:Predpokladajte dobré úmysly – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikipédia:Predpokladajte dobré úmysly" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Predpostavimo_dobronamernost" title="Wikipedija:Predpostavimo dobronamernost – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikipedija:Predpostavimo dobronamernost" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a 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abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Guideline_list" title="Template:Guideline list"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Guideline_list" title="Template talk:Guideline list"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Guideline_list" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Guideline list"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Assuming good faith</b> (<b>AGF</b>) means assuming that people are not deliberately <em>trying</em> to hurt Wikipedia, even when their actions are harmful. This is a fundamental principle on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>. Most people try to help the project, not hurt it. Otherwise, a project like Wikipedia would have been doomed from the beginning. </p><p>When disagreement occurs, try as best you can to explain and resolve the problem, not cause more conflict, and so give others the opportunity to reply in kind. Consider whether a dispute stems from different perspectives, and look for ways to reach <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>. </p><p>When doubt is cast on good faith, continue to assume good faith yourself when possible. Be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">civil</a> and follow <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution procedures</a>, rather than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">attacking</a> editors or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit-warring</a> with them. If you wish to express doubts about the conduct of fellow <a href="/wiki/Wikipedians" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedians">Wikipedians</a>, please substantiate those doubts with specific <a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">diffs</a> and other relevant evidence, so that people can understand the basis for your concerns. Although bad conduct may seem to be due to bad faith, it is usually best to address the conduct without mentioning motives, which might intensify resentments all around. </p><p>This guideline does not require that editors continue to assume good faith in the presence of obvious evidence to the contrary (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a>), nor does assuming good faith prohibit discussion and criticism, as even editors who try to improve Wikipedia may not have the <a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">information</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Competence_is_required" title="Wikipedia:Competence is required">skills</a> necessary to succeed in their good-faith goals. Rather, editors should not attribute the actions being criticized to <a href="/wiki/Malice_(law)" title="Malice (law)">malice</a> unless there is specific evidence of such. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="About_good_faith" data-mw-thread-id="h-About_good_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-About_good_faith"></span>About good faith<span data-mw-comment-end="h-About_good_faith"></span></h2></div> <p>Everyone makes mistakes, both behavioral (such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">personal attacks</a>) and content-based (such as adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a>). Most of the time, we can correct such mistakes with simple reminders. However, there will be disagreements on Wikipedia for which no policy or guideline has an easy answer. When disagreements happen, ill intent may not be involved. Keep a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Staying_cool_when_the_editing_gets_hot" title="Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot">cool head</a>, and consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution</a> if disagreements seem intractable; many of them are not. </p><p>Violation of policies—such as engaging in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">sockpuppetry</a>, violating <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>, and so on—may be perpetrated in either good or bad faith. There are processes for dealing with all of these, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">sanctions</a> for repeated violation of policy will apply regardless of whether bad faith was involved or not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Good_faith_and_newcomers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Good_faith_and_newcomers-About_good_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Good_faith_and_newcomers-About_good_faith"></span>Good faith and newcomers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Good_faith_and_newcomers-About_good_faith"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Badam_milk_spilled.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Badam_milk_spilled.jpg/220px-Badam_milk_spilled.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Badam_milk_spilled.jpg/330px-Badam_milk_spilled.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Badam_milk_spilled.jpg/440px-Badam_milk_spilled.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000"/></a><figcaption>It's a big mess now, but remember: The editor who spilled this probably wasn't <i>trying</i> to make a mess for you to clean up.</figcaption></figure> <p>It is important to be patient with newcomers, who will be unfamiliar with Wikipedia's culture and rules, but may nonetheless turn out to be valuable contributors. </p><p>A newcomer's behavior probably seems appropriate to them, and a problem in that regard usually indicates unawareness or misunderstanding of Wikipedian culture. It is not uncommon for a newcomer to believe that an unfamiliar policy should be changed to match their notion of how things should function, especially if they notice that there is already some level of disagreement over the policy in question. Similarly, many newcomers want to have their contributions to articles accepted without question, especially those which pertain to subjects on which they have extensive knowledge. Behaviors arising from these perspectives, while possibly misguided, are usually not malicious and should not be treated as such. Many new users who lack an intuitive grasp of Wikipedia customs are gradually brought around, once the logic behind these customs becomes clearer to them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Good_faith_and_copyright" data-mw-thread-id="h-Good_faith_and_copyright-About_good_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Good_faith_and_copyright-About_good_faith"></span>Good faith and copyright<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Good_faith_and_copyright-About_good_faith"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Wikipedia:Copyright violations</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:AGFC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AGFC&redirect=no">WP:AGFC</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg/220px-Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg/330px-Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg/440px-Fortune_cookie_broken_20040628_223252_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2000"/></a><figcaption>The editor who broke this was probably just trying to get information out. It's still a problem, but their goal was to help.</figcaption></figure> <p>When dealing with possible copyright violations, good faith means assuming that editors <em>intend</em> to comply with site policy and the law. That is different from assuming they have <em>actually</em> complied with either. Editors have a proactive obligation to document image uploads, etc. and material may be deleted if the documentation is incorrect or inadequate. Good-faith corrective action includes informing editors of problems and helping them improve their practices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Good_faith_and_administrative_action" data-mw-thread-id="h-Good_faith_and_administrative_action-About_good_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Good_faith_and_administrative_action-About_good_faith"></span>Good faith and administrative action<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Good_faith_and_administrative_action-About_good_faith"></span></h3></div> <p>When dealing with potential breaches of policy, administrators should not assume editors have breached policy in bad faith absent evidence to that effect. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_good_faith_is_not" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_good_faith_is_not"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_good_faith_is_not"></span>What good faith is not<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_good_faith_is_not"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:GFISNOT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:GFISNOT&redirect=no">WP:GFISNOT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Many people misunderstand Wikipedia's "assume good faith" policy as meaning "assume another editor performed <a href="/wiki/Due_diligence" title="Due diligence">due diligence</a>" or "assume blind faith" regarding a reference, editor, or content. However, the actual intention is closer to "presume good intent," which does not mean "I do not have access to a source, so I 'assume good faith' about the source's content," nor does it mean "an editor has <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOCITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOCITE">removed unreferenced material</a>, so I 'assume good faith' that they've performed due diligence to ensure there are no <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> available." </p><p>This policy also does not mean you should ignore clear evidence of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruptive behavior</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">violations of site guidelines</a> or accept all edits without question. Some bad actors may insist that trust in them should be immutable, per "assume good faith," even when there is evidence against this. However, editors should remember to not disregard patterns of harmful editing, nor should they overlook obvious attempts to deceive, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalize</a>, or push a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">biased agenda</a>. Instead, "assume good faith" encourages editors to start with the belief that others are trying to improve Wikipedia. When you encounter a problematic edit, it's important to investigate and address it, but do so with the mindset that mistakes can happen and not every error is made with malicious intent. The purpose of assuming good faith is to maintain a collaborative and respectful editing environment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Demonstrate_good_faith" data-mw-thread-id="h-Demonstrate_good_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Demonstrate_good_faith"></span>Demonstrate good faith<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Demonstrate_good_faith"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DGF"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DGF&redirect=no">WP:DGF</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>In addition to assuming good faith, encourage others to assume good faith by demonstrating your own good faith. You can do this by articulating your <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Honesty" title="Wikipedia:Honesty">honest</a> motives and by making edits that show your willingness to compromise, interest in improving Wikipedia, adherence to policies and guidelines, belief in the veracity of your edits, avoidance of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">gaming the system</a>, and other good-faith behavior. Showing good faith is not required, but it aids smooth and successful interactions with editors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Dealing_with_bad_faith" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dealing_with_bad_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dealing_with_bad_faith"></span>Dealing with bad faith<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dealing_with_bad_faith"></span></h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg/260px-David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg/390px-David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg/520px-David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3896" data-file-height="2559"/></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Socrates" title="Socrates">Socrates</a> was known to steadfastly assume others around him were acting in good faith.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:BF"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:BF&redirect=no">WP:BF</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Even if <a href="/wiki/Bad_faith" title="Bad faith">bad faith</a> is evident, do not act <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">uncivilly</a> yourself in return, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">attack</a> others, or <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikistress" class="extiw" title="m:Wikistress">lose your cool</a> over it. It is ultimately much easier for others to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">resolve a dispute</a> and see who is breaching policies if one side is clearly acting appropriately throughout. </p><p>Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrators</a> and other experienced editors involved in dispute resolution will usually be glad to help, and are very capable of identifying policy-breaching conduct if their attention is drawn to clear and specific evidence. </p><p>Be careful about citing this principle too aggressively. Just as one can incorrectly judge that another is acting in bad faith, so too can one mistakenly conclude that bad faith is being assumed; exhortations to "assume good faith" can themselves <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">reflect negative assumptions about others</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accusing_others_of_bad_faith" data-mw-thread-id="h-Accusing_others_of_bad_faith-Dealing_with_bad_faith"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Accusing_others_of_bad_faith-Dealing_with_bad_faith"></span>Accusing others of bad faith<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Accusing_others_of_bad_faith-Dealing_with_bad_faith"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:AOBF"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AOBF&redirect=no">WP:AOBF</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith</a></div> <p>Avoid accusing other editors of bad faith without clear evidence in the form of <a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">diffs</a>. Making such claims often serves no purpose and could be seen as inflammatory and hence aggravate a dispute. Without clear evidence that the action of another editor is actually in bad faith or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">harassment</a>, repeatedly alleging bad faith motives could be construed as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">personal attack</a>. The result could be accusations of bad faith on your part, which tends to create a nasty cycle of unhelpful accusations and counter-accusations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><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></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg/27px-Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg/41px-Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg/54px-Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="391" data-file-height="391"/></span></span></span><span class="sister-link"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Assume_good_faith" class="extiw" title="wikt:Wiktionary:Assume good faith">Definitions</a> from Wiktionary</span></li><li><span class="sister-logo"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="27" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Wikipedia:Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Essays-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Essays-See_also"></span>Essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Essays-See_also"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines#Essays" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines § Essays</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output 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humor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_no_clue" title="Wikipedia:Assume no clue">Wikipedia:Assume no clue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_ignorance" title="Wikipedia:Assume ignorance">Wikipedia:Assume ignorance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Ben/Assume_the_presence_of_a_belly-button" title="User:Ben/Assume the presence of a belly-button">Wikipedia:Assume the presence of a belly-button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_the_glue" title="Wikipedia:Be the glue">Wikipedia:Be the glue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Competence_is_required" title="Wikipedia:Competence is required">Wikipedia:Competence is required</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_assume" title="Wikipedia:Don't assume">Wikipedia:Don't assume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_faith_Googling" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Good faith Googling">Wikipedia:Good faith Googling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IPs_are_human_too" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IPs are human too">Wikipedia:IPs are human too</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_assuming_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:On assuming good faith">Wikipedia:On assuming good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Our_social_policies_are_not_a_suicide_pact" title="Wikipedia:Our social policies are not a suicide pact">Wikipedia:Our social policies are not a suicide pact</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikipediAhimsa" class="extiw" title="m:WikipediAhimsa">Wikipedia policy should follow the spirit of ahimsa (from meta)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikispeak#AGF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikispeak">Wikipedia:Wikispeak § Assume Good Faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Newbies_aren%27t_always_clueless" title="Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless">Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Bishonen/Optimist%27s_guide_to_Wikipedia" title="User:Bishonen/Optimist's guide to Wikipedia">Wikipedia:Optimist's guide to Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_link_to_WP:AGF" title="Wikipedia:Don't link to WP:AGF">Wikipedia:Don't link to WP:AGF</a></li></ul> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles-See_also"></span>Articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles-See_also"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor" title="Hanlon's razor">Hanlon's razor</a></li> <li><a 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_key_policies_and_guidelines_(?)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><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:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template talk:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_key_policies_and_guidelines_(?)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Wikipedia key <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal.">(?)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Five pillars</a></b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></b></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="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%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></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:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Copyright</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">Image use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></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:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography" title="Wikipedia:Autobiography">Autobiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Reliable sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">Medicine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_include_the_full_text_of_lengthy_primary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources">Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism" title="Wikipedia:Plagiarism">Plagiarism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_create_hoaxes" title="Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes">Don't create hoaxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories" title="Wikipedia:Fringe theories">Fringe theories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">Patent nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Conduct <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="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%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></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:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">No personal attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Ownership of content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_legal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No legal threats">No legal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Child_protection" title="Wikipedia:Child protection">Child protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Paid-contribution disclosure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_disrupt_Wikipedia_to_illustrate_a_point" title="Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point">Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Gaming the system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm" title="Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm">Responding to threats of harm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Talk page guidelines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">Signatures</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Deletion <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></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:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people">Biographies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Criteria for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">Attack page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">Revision deletion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Enforcement <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the various means by which standards may be enforced">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></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:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">Page protection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Editing <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="documents the various protocols about style and grouping">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="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%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></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:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Editing policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Summary style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Broad-concept_article" title="Wikipedia:Broad-concept article">Broad-concept article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Style</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:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">Dates and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Layout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">Lead section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking">Linking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">Lists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Classification</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:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Categories, lists, and navigation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Template namespace">Template namespace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Project content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="protocols related to administration">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="G" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></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:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">Project namespace</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">WikiProjects</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages" title="Wikipedia:User pages">User pages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">User boxes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;;background: #dddddd;color:inherit;"><abbr title="Wikimedia Foundation">WMF</abbr> <abbr title="official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal; background: #e6e6e6;color:inherit;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct">Universal Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="wmf:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policies" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policies">List of policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Friendly space policy">Friendly space policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Resolution:Licensing policy">Licensing and copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;;font-weight: normal;"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines">List of all policies and guidelines</a></b> <ul><li><b><span style="color:#118811;"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></span></b>: <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">List of policies</a></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></span></b>: <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">List of guidelines</a></b></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Principles" title="Wikipedia:Principles">Summaries of values and principles</a></b></li></ul> 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