of information on Wikipedia is practically unlimited, but Wikipedia does not aim to contain all knowledge. What to exclude is determined by an online...

previously defined the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia as "verifiability, not truth". "Verifiability" was used in this context to mean that material added...

transcluded onto the main RfA page. However, if an RfA application is clearly not going to succeed, it will likely be closed early. If you are reading this...

Wikipedia's markup language and its policies, guidelines, and community standards. Not having a clue is a normal stage in the editor life cycle. We want editors...

Wikipedia is not § NOT PAPERS and Wikipedia:The perfect article). However, there are situations where topics the general audience do not need to know...

Wikipedia is not a dictionary, phrasebook, or a slang, jargon, or usage guide. Instead, the goal of this project is to create an encyclopedia. Our sister...

arise, they are resolved through discussion, debate and collaboration. While not forbidden, polls should be used with care. When polls are used, they should...

like that are often speedily closed and the article kept because that is not a valid criterion; besides, if the article needs to be rewritten, that is...

chosen to contribute to Wikipedia, you need to remember... Wikipedia is not about you. Sure, you see Wikipedia articles on all sorts of individuals,...

Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia is a list of insights about Wikipedia specifically targeted at people who have limited or no prior experience...

believe do qualify to the not original research category of the No original research policy. This page is not policy, and should not be applied as if it were...

am notable". You do not qualify to have an article on Wikipedia simply because you exist. Your dearly departed relatives do not qualify to have an article...

be listed as GAs. Good articles are "satisfactory" or "decent" articles, not great articles. The standards for GAs are fairly high, but noticeably lower...

Wikipedia is not a game of Whac-A-Mole. You don't score points for seeing how many articles facing deletion that pop up daily you can mark down in as...

Do not create hoaxes on Wikipedia. Doing so would damage Wikipedia and your reputation. A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that...

arguments about things notability is not. If you are new to Wikipedia, you will need to know that "notable" does not simply mean "noteworthy," which is...

One sentence does not an article make. A single sentence cannot impart sufficient information on a reader on a subject in a significant, meaningful way...

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requirements, in some cases, in our deletion policy; "notability" in Wikipedia does not equate to just a subjective determination of importance, but is based on...

serious message, but it is also meant to be satirical and humorous. It is not meant to be used intentionally or unintentionally to bite the newbies. If...

redirects here, for whether Crunchbase is reliable or not, see WP:CRUNCHBASE. Wikipedia is not Crunchbase. Getting an article in Wikipedia for yourself...

notability is still usually a process, rarely an event. An encyclopedia should not begin to move at lightning speed to keep up with the rat race. Indeed, as...

Do not insult the vandals. Most "vandals" fall into one of two categories: newbies who do not know any better, and true vandals or trolls. Getting angry...

impossible to manage the flow of articles. The presence of similar articles does not necessarily validate the existence of other articles, and may instead point...

Wikipedians that "Notability is not temporary" and it "does not degrade over time". This may be true, if one assumes that entropy does not exist. For the purposes...

Log yourself out now! This is Wikipedia. You do not have to log in to edit, and almost anyone can edit almost any article at any given time. But be aware...

Wikipedia is not a mirror of public domain or other primary source material. In Wikipedia articles, quotes of any original texts being discussed should...

people seem to believe that there should be a navbox on every page, but not everything truly needs a navbox. Even the most clueless new user can find...

Potential, not just current state relates to the debate on whether articles in the mainspace should be deleted, merged, or kept based on their current...

Wikipedia isn't to be used for spam. However, inappropriate promotion need not be about profit. It may take the form of promoting a charitable, non-profit...

Wikipedia is not therapy. It does not exist for the purpose of letting people practice occupational therapy skills, such as using computers, typing, organizing...

most editors are volunteer editors, and Wikimedia does not hire paid editors, people sometimes do not have the time or energy to check for notability on every...

Wikipedia and its policies and guidelines may be accused of being disloyal or of not working to improve the encyclopedia. In discussions on or about Wikipedia...

Wikipedia. Some things, given some thought, should not be. Some examples of things that should not be surprising: Sometimes people who aren't vandals...

This essay describes what adminship is and isn't. Admins do not have "command authority" in the sense that some imagine. They can draw a line based on...

Wikipedia is not about winning or losing. It is not a battleground/contest/competition, and disputes over content or behavior are not meant to be "won"...

project, most of the time you're not actually required to do anything you don't want to. With rare exceptions, it's not the end of the world. 99.9999999999%...

space (example). New pages created in the user or user talk spaces will not show up in the list that new article patrollers regularly review. Once you've...

known as AfD. The two factions are known as inclusionists and deletionists. Not all agree that these labels are helpful, and indeed many or most participants...

to the event article. If the event is not significant or the individual's role was either not substantial or not well documented. John Hinckley Jr., for...

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that this should not be taken to foolish extremes stems from a statement made by Jimmy Wales in March 2005: Our social policies are not a suicide pact....

general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a social network, a vanity press, an...

response. However, if it does meet notability requirements, the article should not be nominated for deletion. In an average year, countless non-notable events...

generated by IP address editors. While 80% of edits by unregistered users were not vandalism, the fact that the vast majority of vandalism does come from unregistered...

Voting Is Not Evil (VINE) is a counterpoint to the Wikipedia essay "Polling is not a substitute for discussion", or WP:PNSD, a page written from scratch...

the policy in many cases. After all, Wikipedia does not have firm rules. "SYNTH" as a policy is not a re-statement of Wikipedia's policy against original...

verifiable as to its membership in the list. We do not need a list that is meaningless to readers. Do not make lists that have too many listees. For example...

articles, and we can't and shouldn't have that many WikiProjects. There are not that many editors, because of systemic bias, and fragmentation counters organization...

highly unlikely that you live on a Monopoly game board, we suggest that you not even try. Any one of the many regions in the Pokémon video game series or...

Please do not murder the newcomers, no matter how good of a resolution it may seem. Otherwise, there might be a news article titled "man murdered by international...

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reliable sources to support your assertion. do not nominate another article for deletion that you do not really believe ought to be deleted, giving the...

contributors to Wikipedia may have difficulty determining what is and is not routine coverage of people and or events. The guideline WP:ROUTINE is widely...

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pattern-matching AfD norms to MfD sometimes encounter drafts that, while not eligible for a speedy deletion criterion, would be deleted with prejudice...

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that an article is small or contains very little content and therefore must not be notable. This is a fallacy simply because a short article may be incomplete...

editors in discussions about articles may state that Wikipedia does (or does not) need that article as an argument. This essay supports the idea that "need"...

Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion. Thousands of volunteer editors work away on millions of articles, depending on their interests...

Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, nor is it a collection of unverifiable content. It is an encyclopedia that needs to be reliable. If sources do not exist, it...

compromise the integrity of Wikipedia just to get a kick out of it. It does not include misguided or obtuse editors who change a page because they genuinely...

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they frequently miss out one crucial detail: Wikipedia is not and will never be finished. Not even close. In fact, we're just getting started. In its very...

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Do not make personal attacks anywhere on Wikipedia. Comment on content, not on the contributor. Personal attacks harm the Wikipedia community and the collaborative...

bigger articles should feel a bit more "mainstream". Note that this guide is not intended to replace Wikipedia's Manual of Style and that articles should...

remember that these sanctions are intended to be significantly preventative, not exclusively punitive. Some editors, even some administrators on Wikipedia...

articles that adequately inform the reader about the subject. Articles should not give our personal recommendation on which wines are superior, what region...

regard to our core content policies of neutral point of view (which does not mean no point of view), verifiability and no original research, is a deliberate...

separate, basic characteristics to identify: Is this source self-published or not? (If so, then see Wikipedia:Identifying and using self-published sources...

we are all unique individuals and that we matter, is that the wiki does not need you—especially if you're high-maintenance. It likes you, it appreciates...

dealing with such individuals to "call a spade a spade". However, doing so is not a necessary part of dealing effectively with them, and it can be a very bad...

arguments covered are those that are irrelevant or at best side issues, do not address the merits of the reason to keep or delete, are based on anecdote...

going to be valuable in dealing with vandalism, so this is not about pretending vandalism does not exist. Instead, information on vandalism should be critically...

number of widely respected older paper books may not show up on a Google search. But no Google hits does not mean that this theory is non-notable or a hoax...

Shortcut WP:WORLDWP:WORLD Wikipedia is not a forum or a soapbox. Editors should remember that their egos are not on the line while they are here at Wikipedia...

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Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia. As a user-generated source, it can be edited by anyone at any time, and any...

Not The Wikipedia Weekly/Episode 02 Not The Wikipedia Weekly/Episode 03 Not The Wikipedia Weekly/Episode 04 Not The Wikipedia Weekly/Episode 05 Not The...

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"Wiki" is usually not a proper name and, when it is, it does not refer to Wikipedia. Please understand that "wiki" is a generic term that describes a type...

optional strategies that editors may use to seek consensus. This process is not mandated by Wikipedia policy, except in the case of enforced BRD, but it...

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"third party". "Secondary" does not necessarily mean "independent" or "uninvolved". Most independent sources are not secondary sources. Primary source...

stay that way forever? Fact is, on Wikipedia, nothing is in stone. Not once. Not ever. See this sentence? It can be deleted any time by any Wikipedian...

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"It is not a hoax. There is plenty of proof that it exists. It had its picture in three local websites. Therefore, we should have an article about it...

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understanding of the topic at hand. Whenever writing or editing an article, consider not only what to put in the article, but also what links to include to help the...

Take a look at this. This is not meant to single any one user out, but this edit revert was not necessary. This was probably reverted because the editor...

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serviceable computer, and people who do not have free time to edit the encyclopedia. Topics for which reliable sources are not recently published, easily available...

person's life. "Notable" in the sense of being famous or popular—although not irrelevant—is secondary. This notability guideline for biographies reflects...

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Some page names are not possible because of limitations imposed by the MediaWiki software. In some cases (such as names which should begin with a lowercase...

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the world! Use of the word "hardcore": All garage bands, even if they are not "hardcore", seem to love to describe themselves as such. Use of nicknames:...

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prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia. Blocks are lifted if they are not (or no longer) necessary to prevent such damage or disruption. You, as a...

draft via Article wizard or request an article at requested articles. Do not provide your email address or other contact details. Answers will be provided...

Wikipedia is not a "forum". It does not have "moderators", but it does have administrators. Wikipedia is not the chat page of the web site of an interest...

WP:BUTWP:BUT This page lists articles that exist in many other languages but not on English Wikipedia. Articles contained in many other languages of Wikipedia...

The following editors were nominated for bureaucrat status but did not succeed: 172, 9 October 2004 – withdrawn by candidate (9/14/3) 1ne, 26 November...

to help readers locate a different article if the one they are seeing is not the one they are looking for. Readers may have arrived at the article containing...

Wikipedia articles must not contain original research. On Wikipedia, original research means material—such as facts, allegations, and ideas—for which...

Assuming good faith (AGF) means assuming that people are not deliberately trying to hurt Wikipedia, even when their actions are harmful. This is a fundamental...

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particular statement is not supported, and even doubted by some, many readers don't fully understand the community's processes. Not all tags get addressed...

From WP:NOT § INTERNET: Internet guides. Wikipedia articles should not exist only to describe the nature, appearance or services a website offers, but...

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originally posted the material. Such materials (pages) are moved because they are not ready to be seen by the public (articles), used on other pages (templates)...

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to the site, but this is the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit": it is not perfect yet! Thousands of articles need simple improvements you can make...

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Avoid collections of miscellaneous facts or examples, since Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Whether presented in list format...

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deletion discussions (e.g., "it's not important"), then it should only be proposed for merging or redirecting as it is not a candidate for deletion If the...

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accusations of plagiarism because we must stick closely to sources, but not too closely. Because plagiarism can occur without an intention to deceive...

candidate and deter them from further productive contributions. This is clearly not in the best interests of Wikipedia. Any candidate who sees that their BRFA...

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An article striving for perfection... Is on a notable topic. Fills a gap not provided by existing or related articles. Has an appropriate structure. Has...

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item that does not stand out from the rest. Something or someone that is "run-of-the-mill" is probably not notable, so it would be best not to create a separate...

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acceptable, utilising them in a disruptive, misleading, or unhelpful manner is not. As a rule of thumb, if you suspect the use of multiple accounts or IPs in...

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admin may be needed, but in the interest of transparency the matter I can not handle the matter since I am one of a number of the current admins and coordinators...

the nomination instead); note that it should be the template, not a subst. Lists may not be at PR, GAN and FLC at the same time Check WP:FLCs regularly...

were not violating the 3RR as well but the RVs from 9 to 11 do, permanent deletion of referenced information which might be considered edits not in good...

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will be dizzy" Arcayne Suffice it to say, I am not comfortable with his obsession with me, and do not feel particularly welcome here, is this just Wikipedia...

asked by me to not post my name in a talk page heading as I feel it is being done just for the purposes of harassment. I asked him to not do this here,...

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Grandmaster and gave a detailed explenation on that in the talkpage, why he is not doing the same?. I request intervention of admins. --Vacio (talk) 05:21,...

Breein1007 himself did not use the talkpage as he had asked the IP to do: [43] He just reverted, inserting a sentence that the source did not support, that had...

disputes, and follow community norms of behavior. A genuine clean start is not considered improper. However, if an editor uses their new account to resume...

Tiderolls 03:53, 17 October 2009 (UTC) (edit conflict) However, Dewar210 was not blocked until 3:45 UTC according to the block log, but Tide rolls' report...

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employee, even if either is notable! (See: Conflict of interest, Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause, and An article about yourself...

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few days ago, people said they were going to check the articles, but I'm not aware of any checking actually happening until this review of a single article...

is not true either. I will here, once again, request, that you all are not taken in by his candy talking, decitful behavour and the like. He is not a person...

addition was challenged. User:Dimadick will be notified. It looks like this is not the first time this editor has had problems with adding categories. Fyunck(click)...

block. BrownHairedGirl and The Bushranger should go well out of their way to not think about Skookum1. (non-admin closure) Hasteur (talk) 16:32, 1 May 2014...

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--Taivo (talk) 19:16, 1 February 2015 (UTC) Where's is your proof? And I have not extended the page[1] or written even 3 sentences. Bladesmulti (talk) 04:57...

disingenuous. I did not pass three reverts as the account above claims. I only reverted twice: [17], [18]. This post was most certainly not a revert. It was...

do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. Not quite...

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dispute, and discussion is necessary in order to reach a consensus. It is not always necessary to formally request a move in these circumstances: you can...

Day Saints? Specifically [1] [2] [3][4] I'm involved, and to be honest I'm not certain if this kind of "free speech" should be tolerated on Wikipedia, as...

comment) Looks fine to me - it's worded neutrally, merely asking for input, and not trying to sway opinion. GiantSnowman 01:26, 10 April 2011 (UTC) (Non-administrator...

and call anyone who attempts to prevent him from doing so names. Were I not arguably involved I would indef as a disruptive account. I could, of course...

these things hanging for weeks. AfD's are supposed to last five days, not ten, not fifteen. Corvus cornixtalk 04:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC) Um, as a frequent...

directly. I admit that in the beginning, when I lacked experience and did not know that this is a violation of any policies, I opened several accounts...

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9 February 2012: "Your Arbcom links are irrelevant..." Claim that edits not covered by this case. 01:24, 9 February 2012: "I have already refuted your...

Okay, I hate bringing things to ANI. Not sure when the last time I did was. However, at this point I seem to have no other choice. Approximately 2-3 months...

added to Category:Disputed non-free images as of 9 September 2008. I am not arguing with the mass tagging, but I would like to request that other editors...

reverted the page 2 times so was not blocked. But apparently the guy is a vandal on many other pages and was 3rr blocked not just for 24 hours but for 48...

assistance, but this is not the venue. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:48, 2 May 2017 (UTC) The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments...

Resolved Note: The link is pretty graphic, so I should advise not to click on it if you are at work or might be offended. I don't want to "shock" anyone...

Resolved  – (though not by me) Carcharoth (talk) 01:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC) There's an unclosed DRV at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2011 June 6. It's...

is inflammatory. We have not had edit warring on this article for two months and it has been resurrected by users who are not willing to reach a compromise...

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was reported had not made any edits for a long time. I was not saying that it was a bad report, nor was I saying that his edits were not vandalism. I looked...

smaller towns). As with other types of articles, we do not delete an article because editors have not yet cited their sources, but only if there is no evidence...

Don't call the kettle black. The kettle may or may not be black, but attacking it for its blackness will only draw attention to your own blackness, which...

real name. So I suspect this violation of policy is due to frustration and not knowing our policies. I already deleted the offending versions and will create...

Chicagoblok. Am I allowed to unlink the pages as this situation is clearly not ideal? Due to the redirects I am unable to inform the user that they are...

the many user conduct issues identified in this thread. This editor has not demonstrated that he is able or willing to follow policies and guidelines...

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user named PeeJay used a double-team tactic to get me blocked. Since I am not too experienced in wikipedia, I fell for it. However, I did study up on it...

I do suppose there's not much else that can be done. I encourage RCP'ers, as well as editors active in template maintenance, to keep on the lookout for...