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.mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .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:OZD"></span><span id="WP:ZEAL"></span><span id="WP:ZEALOT"></span><span id="WP:ZEALOUS"></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:OZD&redirect=no">WP:OZD</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ZEAL&redirect=no">WP:ZEAL</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ZEALOT&redirect=no">WP:ZEALOT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ZEALOUS&redirect=no">WP:ZEALOUS</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> Overzealous deletion goes against Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGF">assume good faith</a> principle.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Overzealous deletion</b> refers to an overwhelming desire to get articles or other materials on Wikipedia deleted. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Key_delete.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Key_delete.jpg" decoding="async" width="154" height="164" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="154" data-file-height="164"/></a><figcaption>Don't be too overzealous with the delete key!</figcaption></figure> <p>This essay is not in total opposition to deletion. There are some materials that do need to be deleted. For example, anyone who has learned what Wikipedia is really about would believe that no one should be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Self-promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Self-promotion">writing articles about themselves, their clubs or organizations, or their bands</a>. Wikipedia is no place for spreading <a href="/wiki/Hate_speech" title="Hate speech">hatred</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racist views</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPA">personal attacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Doxing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Doxing">publicly distributing of private information about editors</a>, or doing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYVIO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYVIO">copyright violations</a>. Most importantly, we want information contained in the encyclopedia to be accurate, neutral, and based on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a>. That is what the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DELPRO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DELPRO">article deletion process</a> is for. </p><p>But when meaningful contributions are made, it is important to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGF">assume good faith</a> in the contributor and not to rush to "get rid" of someone else's new article. Even if the article does not follow your own interests, it was written by someone for a good reason. The main duty of each and every Wikipedia editor is to <i>improve</i> the encyclopedia by adding more useful information about the world and its contents and improving the quality of writing of existing information. Yes, deletion of articles may sometimes be necessary, but if you are so anxious to get an article deleted, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">before you do so</a>, you should understand the real reason behind the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DELPOL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DELPOL">deletion policy</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Myths_and_facts_about_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Myths and facts about deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Myths and facts about deletion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MYTHS"></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:MYTHS&redirect=no">WP:MYTHS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>There are quite a lot of false beliefs held by many editors that probably lead to many of the deletion proposals that do take place. Anyone who is considering deletion of an article should <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">read this</a> and also consider these facts below <i>before</i> making such a proposal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_quality" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article_quality-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article_quality-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Article quality<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article_quality-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Article quality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:AQU"></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:AQU&redirect=no">WP:AQU</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: I see a problem with an article. It is poorly written, has no references, is full of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">original research</a>, and I do not believe it is even notable. Therefore, I should go ahead and propose it for deletion. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: It is better to attempt to <span style="color:black;background:lightgreen">salvage</span> a potentially viable article as best as the Wikipedia community can before putting it up for deletion. A better alternative is to place the appropriate <a href="/wiki/Template:Article_issues" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Article issues">issue tags</a> on the page, alerting others who read the article to the improvements that need to be made. Even if they are not made promptly or within a few days, weeks, months, or even years, there is still that glimmer of hope the article can be improved in the future. Many really good articles today started their Wiki life looking really awful. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">WP:BEFORE</a> to know what should be done before an article can be put up for deletion.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reasons" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reasons-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reasons-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Reasons<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reasons-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: "Bad" articles get deleted in order to save space on Wikipedia.</span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: On average, with all the discussions that take place, the process of getting an article deleted actually takes up more storage space than the article itself, as, once deleted, the discussion that led to the deletion remains permanently, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Viewing_deleted_content" title="Wikipedia:Viewing deleted content">administrators still have access to the article</a>. The real purpose of deletion is to restrict the encyclopedia to encyclopedic content and to remove content that violates Wikipedia's core policies (e.g., personal attacks).</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_taste" data-mw-thread-id="h-Personal_taste-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Personal_taste-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Personal taste<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Personal_taste-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal taste"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TASTE"></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:TASTE&redirect=no">WP:TASTE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IDONTLIKEIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IDONTLIKEIT">I don't like an article or part of an article</a>. Therefore, I can have it deleted.</span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Wikipedia is not about what you like and do not like. An article or section that fully conforms with Wikipedia guidelines for inclusion must remain, even if one or a few people do not like it.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: This article does not appeal to me personally. Therefore, it should be deleted. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Wikipedia has articles about the interests of many different people. Wikipedia has been written for the whole world, not just yourself.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: An article sounds stupid. Therefore, it should be deleted. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: A label like "stupid" is a matter of opinion. "Stupid" may indicate your own lack of interest, or it may simply be poor writing, which may be grounds for cleanup (see <a href="#Article_quality">Article quality</a> below) but is in itself not grounds for deletion.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Obscurity" data-mw-thread-id="h-Obscurity-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Obscurity-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Obscurity<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Obscurity-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Obscurity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:UNFAMILIAR"></span><span id="WP:OBS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:UNFAMILIAR&redirect=no">WP:UNFAMILIAR</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:OBS&redirect=no">WP:OBS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: I have never heard of the subject described in this article. Therefore, it should be deleted. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: No one knows everything or about the existence of everything. A subject's existence need not be known about by most people in order to qualify for an article. Some obscure physics and philosophy concepts are only known to a handful of scholars, but since these concepts are described by a number of reliable sources, Wikipedia can have articles about them.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: I have never heard of the subject described in this article. Therefore, it must be a hoax. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: When a subject is obscure, its existence may be known to just a few people. As long as proof of its existence can be given with a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable source</a>, it is surely not a hoax. Even if no proof is given, this does not automatically classify it as a hoax.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>If you have concern about how well you personally know about a subject, you may want to click the <a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Special:Random">Random article</a> tab a number of times and see what comes up. How many of the subjects named in the title have you heard of? It is very likely that quite a lot of these subjects, possibly the majority of them, will be equally unknown to you. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judgment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Judgment-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Judgment-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>Judgment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Judgment-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Judgment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:JUDGMENT"></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:JUDGMENT&redirect=no">WP:JUDGMENT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: An article was just put up for AfD. Already, a few people have said it should be deleted. Deletion is a sure thing now. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: It's not over until it's over. The article's fate is yet to be sealed. As always, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CCC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CCC">consensus can change</a>. Anyone's good point, including your own, can help save it. You can also make improvements to the article yourself to help <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RESCUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RESCUE">rescue</a> it.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: AfD is a vote. More "keeps" means it'll be kept, and more "deletes" means it'll be deleted. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: The numbers of keeps and deletes do not decide the outcome. Entries that are simply <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VOTE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VOTE">votes</a> are dismissed. The comments that reference policies, guidelines, and essays and state why they call for inclusion or exclusion are actually those that will determine the outcome.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="About_the_person" data-mw-thread-id="h-About_the_person-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-About_the_person-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>About the person<span data-mw-comment-end="h-About_the_person-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: About the person"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:INEXPERIENCE"></span><span id="WP:OUTCAST"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:INEXPERIENCE&redirect=no">WP:INEXPERIENCE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:OUTCAST&redirect=no">WP:OUTCAST</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: An article that I wrote got deleted. This shows I am inexperienced and made a poor choice. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Deletion is nothing personal against the creator (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOSHAME" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOSHAME">WP:NOSHAME</a>). It is only a way to make the encyclopedia conform to its standards. Even veteran Wikipedians with thousands of edits and years of experience write articles that get deleted (though not very often).</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: I proposed an article for deletion and then it got deleted. This is something to be proud of. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: An editor does not score any "points" or otherwise improve their reputation by getting an article deleted.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: It looks good to follow the consensus and bad to have a differing opinion. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Just because the majority of editors comment or "vote" a certain way does not mean you are required to, or that it is even a good idea to. And you will not be an outcast for commenting differently. Your alternative viewpoint is fully welcome. Minority views are valued and can make all the difference.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_page_patrol" data-mw-thread-id="h-New_page_patrol-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-New_page_patrol-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>New page patrol<span data-mw-comment-end="h-New_page_patrol-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New page patrol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ABOUTNPP"></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:ABOUTNPP&redirect=no">WP:ABOUTNPP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPP">New page patrollers</a> are a group of elite, skilled professionals in a position of authority. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Anyone can participate in NPP, even unregistered users. While new page reviews generally have to have been registered users of the English Wikipedia for at least 90 days and have made at least 500 not-deleted edits to mainspace, there is no requirement for simply <i>patrolling</i> new pages, it is helpful but not required that you have some understanding of what is a good enough article to stay and what is not, though no certification is required, and it is all up to you.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="About_administrators" data-mw-thread-id="h-About_administrators-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-About_administrators-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span>About administrators<span data-mw-comment-end="h-About_administrators-Myths_and_facts_about_deletion"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: About administrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ABOUTADMIN"></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:ABOUTADMIN&redirect=no">WP:ABOUTADMIN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: I am striving to be an administrator. Therefore, getting articles deleted will support my cause. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: Proposing articles for deletion that do not fit the accepted deletion criteria is <u>not</u> in any way, shape, or form a step toward becoming an administrator. In fact, many requests for adminship have been rejected over concerns of excessive deletion proposals. Logical deletion proposals do, however, reflect well on the editor.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span style="color:black;background:Cornsilk">:<i>Myth</i>: Administrators can unilaterally decide which articles are kept or deleted. </span> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Fact</b>: While an administrator does make the final decision to keep or delete, they do not really have exclusive rule. They are merely completing the action formally decided via the discussion. An administrator, when it comes to deletion, is like a judge in a trial; they must follow the pre-existing laws and the recommendation of the jury when making a judgment, and not make decisions based on their personal beliefs.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Valid_reasons_to_delete" data-mw-thread-id="h-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Valid reasons to delete<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Valid reasons to delete"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are some materials that <i>should</i> be deleted. If you come across any articles or other materials with these issues, feel free to get them deleted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spam/unambiguous_advertising" data-mw-thread-id="h-Spam/unambiguous_advertising-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span id="Spam.2Funambiguous_advertising"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Spam/unambiguous_advertising-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Spam/unambiguous advertising<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Spam/unambiguous_advertising-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Spam/unambiguous advertising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_blatant_advertising" title="Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising">Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Piccadilly_Circus,_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_(6438374673).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg/200px-Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg/300px-Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg/400px-Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London_-_at_night_-_TDK_and_Hyundai_%286438374673%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"/></a><figcaption>It is cool that the <a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Circus" title="Piccadilly Circus">Piccadilly Circus</a> has giant illuminated advertising billboards...but Wikipedia articles should not look like this.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTADVERTISING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTADVERTISING">Wikipedia is not an advertising space</a>. Any pages that serve the sole purpose of advertising should be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPEEDY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPEEDY">speedy deleted</a>, marked with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-spam" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-spam">db-spam</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p><p>An article that has some content that is written like an advertisement, with a promotional tone and style, but whose subject <i>does</i> qualify for an article (under <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">WP:N</a>, the Notability guideline) should not be deleted, but instead be marked <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Ad" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Ad">ad</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, notifying others to change the writing style to give it a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral</a> tone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biographies" data-mw-thread-id="h-Biographies-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Biographies-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Biographies<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Biographies-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Biographies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wikipedia has stricter standards when it comes to biographical information about people, especially living people (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">WP:BLP</a>). </p><p>It is of prime importance that articles about people or groups of people be accurate, and the people described in the articles be notable. </p><p>Any pages that describe a clearly unremarkable person or group of people can be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPEEDY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPEEDY">speedy-deleted</a>. Some tags for various categories include <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-bio" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-bio">db-bio</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> for individuals, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-comp" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-comp">db-comp</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-corp" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-corp">db-corp</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> for articles about businesses, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-org" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-org">db-org</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> for articles about insignificant organizations, or <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-band" title="Template:Db-band">db-band</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> for articles about unimportant musicians or bands. For anyone not falling into any of these categories, one can simply write {{db|reason for deletion}} at the top. If there is any doubt, they can be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PROD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROD">prodded</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFD">sent to AfD</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biased_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Biased_articles-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Biased_articles-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Biased articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Biased_articles-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Biased articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An article that presents only one, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BALANCE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BALANCE">unbalanced</a> point of view regarding a subject – for example, an article promoting a topic that the author is affiliated with – may be deleted if it cannot reasonably be cleaned up to present a more neutral point of view. Similarly, a heavily biased section of an article might be removed if it's unsalvageable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subjects_invented_by_the_creator" data-mw-thread-id="h-Subjects_invented_by_the_creator-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Subjects_invented_by_the_creator-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Subjects invented by the creator<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Subjects_invented_by_the_creator-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Subjects invented by the creator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MADEUP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MADEUP">Wikipedia is not for what is made up in one day</a>. The world is filled with creative people, many of whom are eager to make their new ideas known. For example, it could be a new game, song, phrase, technique, or interpretation. It is not uncommon for people to try to use Wikipedia to let the world know of their invention. But that is not what this encyclopedia is for. There are many other places on the Internet to publish things you made up, such as blogs and chat pages. By the time your new idea is Wikipedia-worthy (that is, by the time it appears in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable published source</a>), it'll probably be well-known enough that a total stranger will create the article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attack_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Attack_pages-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Attack_pages-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Attack pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Attack_pages-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Attack pages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Killingnomurder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Killingnomurder.jpg/200px-Killingnomurder.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Killingnomurder.jpg/300px-Killingnomurder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Killingnomurder.jpg/400px-Killingnomurder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="568"/></a><figcaption>The gentleman wielding the club would probably write with an attacking, biased tone that is not acceptable in the encyclopedia.</figcaption></figure> <p>Pages written intentionally to disparage the subject should be speedy deleted, as set out in the policy prohibiting <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ATTACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ATTACK">attack pages</a>. The tag <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Db-attack">db-attack</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> can be used to mark a page to be speedy deleted for this reason. </p><p>Also, pages written purely to express a point-of-view rather than describe a subject neutrally, that have no neutral versions in the page's history, and have no potential to be made neutral should be deleted. </p><p>Pages about notable subjects that can be written neutrally, but have simply been written at a point of view should be tagged <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:POV" title="Template:POV">POV</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and the neutrality issues discussed on the talk page, so that the POV issues can be resolved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copyright_infringement" data-mw-thread-id="h-Copyright_infringement-Valid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Copyright_infringement-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Copyright infringement<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Copyright_infringement-Valid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Copyright infringement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Blatant <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYVIO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYVIO">copyright infringements</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Copy-paste" class="mw-redirect" title="Copy-paste">copy-paste</a> jobs from other web sites, should be speedy deleted. However, not everything that is pasted is copyrighted. Materials that are in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> or available under a <a href="/wiki/Free_license" title="Free license">free license</a> are not copyright infringements and need not be deleted on those grounds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Invalid_reasons_to_delete" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Invalid reasons to delete<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Invalid reasons to delete"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">WP:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:INVALID"></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:INVALID&redirect=no">WP:INVALID</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>For articles and other material with the same issues, deletion is not recommended, but the actions below are. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">WP:BEFORE</a> for more details. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Short_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Short_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Short_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Short articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Short_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Short articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TOOSHORT"></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:TOOSHORT&redirect=no">WP:TOOSHORT</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">"WP:TOOSHORT" redirects here. For the manual of style on short sections, see <a href="/wiki/MOS:OVERSECTION" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:OVERSECTION">MOS:OVERSECTION</a>.</div> <p>Wikipedia has many <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STUB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:STUB">stubs</a>. These should not be deleted for this reason but should be marked as stubs. Even if the <i>'article'</i> is really a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NAD">dictionary entry</a>, if there is published, reliable evidence of even the slightest potential for it to be expanded beyond this, it should be kept. </p><p>In these cases, research of the term should be conducted prior to a deletion proposal to examine if additional sources can be identified. It is sometimes better to discuss on the article's talk page whether or not it can be expanded prior to initiating the deletion proposal. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MERGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MERGE">Merging</a> is also an option, and is sometimes a better one than deletion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poorly_written_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Poorly_written_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Poorly_written_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Poorly written articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Poorly_written_articles-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Poorly written articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:POORLY"></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:POORLY&redirect=no">WP:POORLY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Many <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NEWBIE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NEWBIE">newbies</a> will write often short articles that show poor grammar, text, and overall writing and wiki skills. Even the initial creation of a page from a veteran editor (following additional edits to improve it) may not have the tidiest appearance. This does not mean the subject is not worthy of an article. </p><p>Articles about subjects that are probably notable, are poorly written, or even those that lack references (unless they are biographies) can be tagged to let others know of the deficiency. This will let others who read the pages in the future know of these problems and potentially be able to fix them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles_on_obscure_topics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_on_obscure_topics-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_on_obscure_topics-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Articles on obscure topics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_on_obscure_topics-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Articles on obscure topics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:OBTOP"></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:OBTOP&redirect=no">WP:OBTOP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OBSCURE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OBSCURE">Obscurity does not mean lack of notability</a>. There are some subjects that are only known to a handful of people in the world. There may only be a limited number of people who are interested in reading the articles, and very few if any Google hits. But this is not grounds for deletion. </p><p>Many articles on obscure topics are presumed to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HOAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HOAX">hoaxes</a> by many who are unfamiliar. But before concluding that something is a hoax, it is important to assume good faith and consider that the subject is simply little known. The key thing to look for is high-quality <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a>. You may never have heard about an obscure concept such as <i><a href="/wiki/Theodicy" title="Theodicy">theodicy</a></i>, but if a number of university press books attest to its existence (and they do), you can have confidence that this is a real concept. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lack_of_familiarity_with_the_subject" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lack_of_familiarity_with_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lack_of_familiarity_with_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Lack of familiarity with the subject<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lack_of_familiarity_with_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Lack of familiarity with the subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:LACK" redirects here. For the notability guideline, see <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">Wikipedia:No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:LACK"></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:LACK&redirect=no">WP:LACK</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>You may not be familiar with the subject. You may not have ever heard of it before you came across the article. Therefore, it may not <i>sound</i> notable to <i>you</i>. Either way, it <i>is</i> known to the creator, and to those who made other contributions. No one is familiar with everything in the world, and you do not need to be aware of its existence for the article to stay. Rather than deleting it, why not take this opportunity to learn about what it is? </p><p>When you click the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Random" title="Wikipedia:Random">random article</a> tab on the left, the minority of the articles and most likely, fewer than 10% of articles will be about something you have ever heard of. If not knowing about a subject were a good reason for deletion, we would be left with few if any articles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dislike_of_the_subject" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dislike_of_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dislike_of_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Dislike of the subject<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dislike_of_the_subject-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Dislike of the subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DLS"></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:DLS&redirect=no">WP:DLS</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:I_don%27t_like_it" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:I don't like it">Wikipedia:I don't like it</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don%27t_like_it" title="Wikipedia:I just don't like it">Wikipedia:I just don't like it</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:DLS" redirects here. For dead link spamming, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/Dead_link_spamming" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/Dead link spamming">Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/Dead link spamming</a>.</div> <p>The subject may be something that does not appeal to you. It may pertain to a differing interest, field, point-of-view, religion, or some other factor that bothers you personally. But Wikipedia is here for the whole world, not just you. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IDONTLIKEIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IDONTLIKEIT">Your personal tastes are unrelated to the notability of the subject</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dislike_of_the_creator" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dislike_of_the_creator-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dislike_of_the_creator-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Dislike of the creator<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dislike_of_the_creator-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Dislike of the creator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DLC"></span><span id="WP:REVENGE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:DLC&redirect=no">WP:DLC</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:REVENGE&redirect=no">WP:REVENGE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>You may have some disagreement with the article's creator in relation to their previous contributions to Wikipedia, their position in a current or previous discussion, or the type of articles they normally edit. You may be mad that the creator got an article you wrote deleted. You may have gotten into an edit war previously with the creator. You may be upset that the creator has reverted one or more of your edits in the past, templated your talk page, or otherwise criticized your actions. Or you may have some ill feelings against the creator for something not related to Wikipedia. </p><p>None of these are <b>ever</b> acceptable reasons to propose an article for deletion. If you propose an article for deletion, or support an article's deletion for any of these reasons, you are not only hurting the creator but hurting many others as well who may edit or merely read the article without editing. </p><p>The creator is simply the one who made the first edit to the article, but the creator does not own the page, and it is very possible that many edits later, the creator may be one of the most minor contributors to the most recent version. In fact, it is possible for none of the creator's original version to remain in the text of the most recent version. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Erroneous_reason" data-mw-thread-id="h-Erroneous_reason-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Erroneous_reason-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span>Erroneous reason<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Erroneous_reason-Invalid_reasons_to_delete"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Erroneous reason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Using as argument a valid rule which actually do not apply to that page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_in_doubt,_don't_delete" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_in_doubt,_don't_delete"><span id="When_in_doubt.2C_don.27t_delete"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_in_doubt,_don't_delete"></span>When in doubt, don't delete<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_in_doubt,_don't_delete"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: When in doubt, don't delete"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DOUBT"></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:DOUBT&redirect=no">WP:DOUBT</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">"WP:DOUBT" redirects here. For the Manual of Style guidance on expressions of doubt, see <a href="/wiki/MOS:DOUBT" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:DOUBT">MOS:DOUBT</a>.</div> <p>If you are uncertain whether or not an article should be deleted, it is best <u>not</u> to rush to have it deleted. Alternatives should be considered. These include: </p> <ul><li>Using a search engine to see what sources do exist. A regular web search may not provide as many <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> as Google <a href="/wiki/Google_News" title="Google News">News</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Books</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Google_Scholar" title="Google Scholar">Scholar</a>, so it is preferable to try the latter three. Please be aware that not all deletions are about sources or lack thereof.</li> <li>Discussing issues with the article on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TP">talk page</a>. Here, you can wait to get a response from one or more others regarding whether or not it should be deleted. This is also a way to discuss possible changes that can be made in lieu of deletion.</li> <li>Having a one-on-one discussion with the page's creator in order to learn their point-of-view, knowledge of Wikipedia's guidelines, what they were thinking when they created it, and their plans for that page's future.</li> <li>Placing templates on top of the page informing others who read or edit the page of the issues so they can be improved. <a href="/wiki/Template:Article_issues" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Article issues">Template:Article issues</a> lists most of the possible templates that can be placed on top of a page.</li> <li>Suggesting the page be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MERGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MERGE">merged</a> or boldly merging the page oneself. Merging can be done and undone without a discussion and without administrative intervention.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Don't_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater!" data-mw-thread-id="h-Don't_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater!"><span id="Don.27t_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Don't_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater!"></span>Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Don't_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater!"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:BATHWATER"></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:BATHWATER&redirect=no">WP:BATHWATER</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table,_ca._1918_(7001966537).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg/200px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg/300px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg/400px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="734" data-file-height="1000"/></a><figcaption>Let's keep the cute baby...even if we drain the bathwater.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on this topic as applied to individual edits and content in general: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Baby_and_bathwater" title="Wikipedia:Baby and bathwater">Wikipedia:Baby and bathwater</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reverting#Do_a_partial_reversion_when_appropriate" title="Wikipedia:Reverting">Wikipedia:Reverting § Do a partial reversion when appropriate</a></div> <p>So, an article or edit is not perfect. It is tagged for <a href="/wiki/Template:Article_issues" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Article issues">multiple issues</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notability</a> is in question. It has few if any references. It has some inaccurate or questionable information. It has loads of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">original research</a>. But still, it has just the little spark of hope of being a viable article. </p><p>If this is the case, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DELPRO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DELPRO">deletion process</a> is not the route to take to solve the problem. That's what the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TP">talk page</a> is for. Deletion of an article where the subject's notability can be evidenced by reliable sources contradicts the overall goal of the Wikipedia project. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:REMOVAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:REMOVAL">Content removal</a> can be used to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FIXFIRST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FIXFIRST">weed out problematic areas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Preserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Preserve">other adjustments and improvements</a> can sometimes be made, including the addition of new information and corresponding reliable sources. This may take a lot of work, but <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Imperfect" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Imperfect">Wikipedia wasn't built in a day</a>. </p><p>On the other hand, there must actually be a real baby in the bathwater. An article shouldn't be kept on the hopes that sources may eventually be written about the topic; we all know that babies don't come from spontaneous generation in a dirty tub. They are brought by storks. Very large, very strong storks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What's_the_rush?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What's_the_rush?"><span id="What.27s_the_rush.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What's_the_rush?"></span>What's the rush?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What's_the_rush?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: What's the rush?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:RUSH"></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:RUSH&redirect=no">WP:RUSH</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>So, after all this, do you still believe a page needs to be deleted? If so, what's the rush? </p><p>Obviously, if this page was created with a clear disregard for some of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, it must be deleted in a hurry. This includes abusive practices like <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ATTACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ATTACK">attack pages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BANREVERT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BANREVERT">pages created in violation of the block or ban</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPAM">spam and advertising pages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYVIO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYVIO">blatant copyright violations</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HOAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HOAX">intentional inaccuracies</a>. For all others, there is really <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DEADLINE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DEADLINE">no hurry</a> to have the issues addressed. </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><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence" title="Wikipedia:Chesterton's fence">Wikipedia:Chesterton's fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Does_deletion_help" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Does deletion help">Wikipedia:Does deletion help?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Follow_the_leader" title="Wikipedia:Follow the leader">Wikipedia:Follow the leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_shame" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:No shame">Wikipedia:No shame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_protection_requests_sparingly" title="Wikipedia:Make protection requests sparingly">Wikipedia:Make protection requests sparingly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Restoring_part_of_a_reverted_edit" title="Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit">Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias">Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_College_football/West_precedent" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/West precedent">WikiProject College Football: West Precedent</a>, case study</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBigotry" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiBigotry">Wikipedia:WikiBigotry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Witchhunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Witchhunt">Wikipedia:Witchhunt</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">Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Inclusionism" class="extiw" title="meta:Inclusionism">Meta:Inclusionism</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deletionism" class="extiw" title="meta:Deletionism">Meta:Deletionism</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="External_links" data-mw-thread-id="h-External_links"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-External_links"></span>External links<span data-mw-comment-end="h-External_links"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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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 href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion is not a war zone">AfD is not a war zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_reviews" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews">Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_image_deletion_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_make_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to make in deletion discussions">Arguments to make in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_repeated_arguments" title="Wikipedia:Avoid repeated arguments">Avoid repeated arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_commenting_in_a_deletion_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Before commenting in a deletion discussion">Before commenting in a deletion discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_there_must_be_sources!" title="Wikipedia:But there must be sources!">But there must be sources!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Confusing_arguments_mean_nothing" title="Wikipedia:Confusing arguments mean nothing">Confusing arguments mean nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_removal" title="Wikipedia:Content removal">Content removal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_and_sorting_are_not_original_research" title="Wikipedia:Counting and sorting are not original research">Counting and sorting are not original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_or_merge" title="Wikipedia:Delete or merge">Delete or merge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_the_junk" title="Wikipedia:Delete the junk">Delete the junk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_is_not_cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Deletion is not cleanup">Deletion is not cleanup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Does_deletion_help%3F" title="Wikipedia:Does deletion help?">Does deletion help?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_attack_the_nominator" title="Wikipedia:Don't attack the nominator">Don't attack the nominator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_confuse_stub_status_with_non-notability" title="Wikipedia:Do not confuse stub status with non-notability">Don't confuse stub status with non-notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_overuse_shortcuts_to_policy_and_guidelines_to_win_your_argument" title="Wikipedia:Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument">Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emptying_categories_out_of_process" title="Wikipedia:Emptying categories out of process">Emptying categories out of process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Follow_the_leader" title="Wikipedia:Follow the leader">Follow the leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_save_an_article_proposed_for_deletion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to save an article proposed for deletion">How to save an article proposed for deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don%27t_like_it" title="Wikipedia:I just don't like it">I just don't like it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_blatant_advertising" title="Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising">Identifying blatant advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_test_edits" title="Wikipedia:Identifying test edits">Identifying test edits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Immunity" title="Wikipedia:Immunity">Immunity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Liar_liar_pants_on_fire" title="Wikipedia:Liar liar pants on fire">Liar liar pants on fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing" title="Wikipedia:Nothing">Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 uncollapsed 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 class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Dislike_of_the_creator">Deletion as revenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Failure" title="Wikipedia:Failure">Failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Forgive_and_forget" title="Wikipedia:Forgive and forget">Forgive and forget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:It%27s_not_the_end_of_the_world" title="Wikipedia:It's not the end of the world">It's not the end of the world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nobody_cares" title="Wikipedia:Nobody cares">Nobody cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_people_who_disagree_with_you_on_content_are_not_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals">Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Old-fashioned_Wikipedian_values" title="Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values">Old-fashioned Wikipedian values</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Profanity,_civility,_and_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Profanity, civility, and discussions">Profanity, civility, and discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_notification_opt-out" title="Wikipedia:Revert notification opt-out">Revert notification opt-out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shadowless_Fists_of_Death!" title="Wikipedia:Shadowless Fists of Death!">Shadowless Fists of Death!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Staying_cool_when_the_editing_gets_hot" title="Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot">Staying cool when the editing gets hot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_grey_zone" title="Wikipedia:The grey zone">The grey zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Last_Word" title="Wikipedia:The Last Word">The last word</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_Divine_Right_of_Editors" title="Wikipedia:There is no Divine Right of Editors">There is no Divine Right of Editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader" title="Wikipedia:Reader">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Rules_of_Polite_Discourse" title="Wikipedia:The Rules of Polite Discourse">The rules of polite discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#There_is_no_common_sense" title="Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means">There is no common sense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_wrongs_don%27t_make_a_right" title="Wikipedia:Two wrongs don't make a right">Two wrongs don't make a right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clich%C3%A9s" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés">Wikipedia clichés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">Wikipedia is not about winning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_should_not_be_a_monopoly" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia should not be a monopoly">Wikipedia should not be a monopoly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_for_the_opponent" title="Wikipedia:Writing for the opponent">Writing for the opponent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dos</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Assume the assumption of good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_no_clue" title="Wikipedia:Assume no clue">Assume no clue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_personal_remarks" title="Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks">Avoid personal remarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22" title="Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"">Avoid the word "vandal"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_excellent_to_one_another" title="Wikipedia:Be excellent to one another">Be excellent to one another</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_pragmatic" title="Wikipedia:Be pragmatic">Be pragmatic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beyond_civility" title="Wikipedia:Beyond civility">Beyond civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade">Call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Candor" title="Wikipedia:Candor">Candor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Deny recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Desist" title="Wikipedia:Desist">Desist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discussing_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Discussing cruft">Discussing cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drop_the_stick_and_back_slowly_away_from_the_horse_carcass" title="Wikipedia:Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass">Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_full_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Encourage full discussions">Encourage full discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_over_it" title="Wikipedia:Get over it">Get over it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_lose" title="Wikipedia:How to lose">How to lose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Imagine_others_complexly" title="Wikipedia:Imagine others complexly">Imagine others complexly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Just_drop_it" title="Wikipedia:Just drop it">Just drop it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_down_to_earth" title="Wikipedia:Keep it down to earth">Keep it down to earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mind_your_own_business" title="Wikipedia:Mind your own business">Mind your own business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOBY" title="Wikipedia:MOBY">Say "MOBY"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mutual_withdrawal" title="Wikipedia:Mutual withdrawal">Mutual withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_before_commenting" title="Wikipedia:Read before commenting">Read before commenting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Settle_the_process_first" title="Wikipedia:Settle the process first">Settle the process first</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Don'ts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI" title="Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI">ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Because_I_can" title="Wikipedia:Because I can">Wikipedia:Because I can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cyberbullying" title="Wikipedia:Cyberbullying">Cyberbullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_accuse_someone_of_a_personal_attack_for_accusing_of_a_personal_attack" title="Wikipedia:Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack">Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_fanatic" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a fanatic">Don't be a fanatic</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_a_jerk" class="extiw" title="meta:Don't be a jerk">Don't be a jerk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_an_ostrich" title="Wikipedia:Don't be an ostrich">Don't be an ostrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_ashamed" title="Wikipedia:Don't be ashamed">Don't be ashamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_WikiBigot" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a WikiBigot">Don't be a WikiBigot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">Don't be high-maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_inconsiderate" title="Wikipedia:Don't be inconsiderate">Don't be inconsiderate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_obnoxious" title="Wikipedia:Don't be obnoxious">Don't be obnoxious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_prejudiced" title="Wikipedia:Don't be prejudiced">Don't be prejudiced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_rude" title="Wikipedia:Don't be rude">Don't be rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_the_Fun_Police" title="Wikipedia:Don't be the Fun Police">Don't be the Fun Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_bludgeon_the_process" title="Wikipedia:Don't bludgeon the process">Don't bludgeon the process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Don't call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_people_by_their_real_name" title="Wikipedia:Don't call people by their real name">Don't call people by their real name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_the_kettle_black" title="Wikipedia:Don't call the kettle black">Don't call the kettle black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cruftcruft#Don't_call_things_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">Don't call things cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_come_down_like_a_ton_of_bricks" title="Wikipedia:Don't come down like a ton of bricks">Don't come down like a ton of bricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cry_COI" title="Wikipedia:Don't cry COI">Don't cry COI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demand_that_editors_solve_the_problems_they_identify" title="Wikipedia:Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify">Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_drink_the_consensus_Kool-Aid" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid">Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_eat_the_troll%27s_food" title="Wikipedia:Don't eat the troll's food">Don't eat the troll's food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_fight_fire_with_fire" title="Wikipedia:Don't fight fire with fire">Don't fight fire with fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't give a fuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_help_too_much" title="Wikipedia:Don't help too much">Don't help too much</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_ignore_community_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Don't ignore community consensus">Don't ignore community consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_knit_beside_the_guillotine" title="Wikipedia:Don't knit beside the guillotine">Don't knit beside the guillotine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_make_a_smarmy_valediction_part_of_your_default_signature" title="Wikipedia:Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your default signature">Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your signature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_remind_others_of_past_misdeeds" title="Wikipedia:Don't remind others of past misdeeds">Don't remind others of past misdeeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_don%27t_shout" title="Wikipedia:Please don't shout">Don't shout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_spite_your_face" title="Wikipedia:Don't spite your face">Don't spite your face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_take_the_bait" title="Wikipedia:Don't take the bait">Don't take the bait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_template_the_regulars" title="Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars">Don't template the regulars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_your_toys_out_of_the_pram" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw your toys out of the pram">Don't throw your toys out of the pram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Griefing" title="Wikipedia:Griefing">Griefing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hate_is_disruptive" title="Wikipedia:Hate is disruptive">Hate is disruptive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nationalist_editing" title="Wikipedia:Nationalist editing">Nationalist editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons">No angry mastodons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons_just_madmen" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons just madmen">just madmen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Nazis" title="Wikipedia:No Nazis">No Nazis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_racists" title="Wikipedia:No racists">No racists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Confederates" title="Wikipedia:No Confederates">No Confederates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_queerphobia" title="Wikipedia:No queerphobia">No queerphobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_you_can%27t_have_a_pony" title="Wikipedia:No, you can't have a pony">No, you can't have a pony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Passive_aggression" title="Wikipedia:Passive aggression">Passive aggression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_railroad" title="Wikipedia:POV railroad">POV railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Superhatting" title="Wikipedia:Superhatting">Superhatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_oracles" title="Wikipedia:There are no oracles">There are no oracles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There%27s_no_need_to_guess_someone%27s_preferred_pronouns" title="Wikipedia:There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns">There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_can%27t_squeeze_blood_from_a_turnip" title="Wikipedia:You can't squeeze blood from a turnip">You can't squeeze blood from a turnip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UPPERCASE" title="Wikipedia:UPPERCASE">UPPERCASE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WikiRelations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBullying" title="Wikipedia:WikiBullying">WikiBullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCrime" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCrime">WikiCrime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">WikiHarassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiHate" title="Wikipedia:WikiHate">WikiHate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">WikiLawyering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiLove" title="Wikipedia:WikiLove">WikiLove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiPeace" title="Wikipedia:WikiPeace">WikiPeace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Essays_on_notability" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Notability" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays on notability</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_source_searching" title="Wikipedia:Advanced source searching">Advanced source searching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:All_high_schools_can_be_notable" title="Wikipedia:All high schools can be notable">All high schools can be notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">Alternative outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">Articles with a single source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_template_creep" title="Wikipedia:Avoid template creep">Avoid template creep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_notability" title="Wikipedia:Bare notability">Bare notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Big_events_make_key_participants_notable" title="Wikipedia:Big events make key participants notable">Big events make key participants notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Businesses_with_a_single_location" title="Wikipedia:Businesses with a single location">Businesses with a single location</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_it%27s_true!" title="Wikipedia:But it's true!">But it's true!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Common_sourcing_mistakes_(notability)" title="Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability)">Common sourcing mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clones" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clones">Clones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coatrack_articles" title="Wikipedia:Coatrack articles">Coatrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discriminate_vs_indiscriminate_information" title="Wikipedia:Discriminate vs indiscriminate information">Discriminate vs indiscriminate information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_GNG" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite GNG">Don't cite GNG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts_are_not_checked_for_notability_or_sanity" title="Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity">Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Every_snowflake_is_unique" title="Wikipedia:Every snowflake is unique">Every snowflake is unique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_%E2%89%A0_Notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability">Existence ≠ Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_does_not_prove_notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence does not prove notability">Existence does not prove notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extracting_the_meaning_of_significant_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Extracting the meaning of significant coverage">Extracting the meaning of significant coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Google_searches_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Google searches and numbers">Google searches and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(high_schools)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)">High Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Historical_archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments" title="Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments">Historical/Policy/Notability/Arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inclusion_is_not_an_indicator_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inclusion is not an indicator of notability">Inclusion is not an indicator of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Independent sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inherent_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inherent notability">Inherent notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Insignificant" title="Wikipedia:Insignificant">Insignificant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Masking_the_lack_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Masking the lack of notability">Masking the lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_stubs" title="Wikipedia:Make stubs">Make stubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Minimum_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Minimum coverage">Minimum coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:News_coverage_does_not_decrease_notability" title="Wikipedia:News coverage does not decrease notability">News coverage does not decrease notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_amount_of_editing_can_overcome_a_lack_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability">No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_big_loss" title="Wikipedia:No big loss">No big loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_cannot_be_purchased" title="Wikipedia:Notability cannot be purchased">Notability cannot be purchased</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_comparison_test" title="Wikipedia:Notability comparison test">Notability comparison test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_level_playing_field" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a level playing field">Notability is not a level playing field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_matter_of_opinion" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a matter of opinion">Notability is not a matter of opinion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_relevance_or_reliability" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not relevance or reliability">Notability is not relevance or reliability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_means_impact" title="Wikipedia:Notability means impact">Notability means impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_points" title="Wikipedia:Notability points">Notability points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_sub-pages" title="Wikipedia:Notability sub-pages">Notability sub-pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering" title="Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering">Notabilitymandering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_single_thing_Donald_Trump_does_deserves_an_article" title="Wikipedia:Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article">Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Obscure_does_not_mean_not_notable" title="Wikipedia:Obscure does not mean not notable">Obscurity ≠ Lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Offline_sources" title="Wikipedia:Offline sources">Offline sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_hundred_words" title="Wikipedia:One hundred words">One hundred words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_sentence_does_not_an_article_make" title="Wikipedia:One sentence does not an article make">One sentence does not an article make</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Other_stuff_exists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Other stuff exists">Other stuff exists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overreliance_upon_Google" title="Wikipedia:Overreliance upon Google">Overreliance upon Google</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites" title="Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites">Perennial websites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_the_source" title="Wikipedia:Read the source">Read the source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reducing_consensus_to_an_algorithm" title="Wikipedia:Reducing consensus to an algorithm">Reducing consensus to an algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill" title="Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill">Run-of-the-mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_Wikipedia,_solutions_are_mixtures_and_nothing_else" title="Wikipedia:On Wikipedia, solutions are mixtures and nothing else">Solutions are mixtures and nothing else</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sources_must_be_out-of-universe" title="Wikipedia:Sources must be out-of-universe">Sources must be out-of-universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subjective_importance" title="Wikipedia:Subjective importance">Subjective importance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Third-party sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivial_mentions" title="Wikipedia:Trivial mentions">Trivial mentions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Video_links" title="Wikipedia:Video links">Video links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement" title="Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement">Vanispamcruftisement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_BLP1E_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What BLP1E is not">What BLP1E is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_and_is_not_routine_coverage" title="Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage">What is and is not routine coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_notability_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What notability is not">What notability is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_include" title="Wikipedia:What to include">What to include</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Crunchbase" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Crunchbase">Wikipedia is not Crunchbase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_here_to_tell_the_world_about_your_noble_cause" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause">Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_the_place_to_post_your_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé">Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_prongs_of_merit" title="Wikipedia:Two prongs of merit">Two prongs of merit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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 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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. 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