policy Wikipedia:Office actions These are rules about how users should act. Wikipedia:Blocks and bans Wikipedia:Copyrights Wikipedia:Deletion policy Wikipedia:Edit...

meta:Privacy_policy This page is a soft redirect....

considered harmful Special:Protectedpages Protected deleted pages Deletion policy Two types, semi and full. Administrators can also revoke talk page access...

closing administrator's discretion to delete in accordance with applicable policy and guideline. Shortcuts WP:REVDELETEWP:REVDELETE WP:REVDELWP:REVDEL WP:RDWP:RD...

A policy dispute is where a policy has been created, but there are at least two different factions which disagree on what the policy is or how it works...

WP:V redirects here. For the official policy about vandalism, use WP:VAND. Wikipedia should only include information that is verifiable and is not original...

stewards must not use their steward rights locally, unless allowed for by policy. Office actions may be carried out by which ever steward is asked, although...

This essay explains how the long-term policy "WP:Biographies of living persons" (WP:BLP) states that material should be improved/mended and fixed first...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

en:Wikipedia:Editing policy This page is a soft redirect....

changing. Common reasons for blocking are: Vandalism Breaking Wikipedia policies Adding pages or sentences that are against copyright Having an inappropriate...

is one of three core content policies. The others are neutral point of view and verifiability. Together, these policies determine the type and quality...

be read another way. Using policies to contradict other policies (Using one policy as a defense of breaking another policy) Pretending the actions of...

occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns. This policy is known to cause difficulty for some editors, who must use open proxies...

may be given a bot flag by a bureaucrat. This wiki uses the standard bot policy, and allows global bots and automatic approval of certain types of bots...

This essay, WP:Blanking sections violates many policies is an explanation of why article sections should be discussed, beforehand, with the original author(s)...

may make mistakes or not show respect for community policies. A new editor may believe that a policy should be changed to match their experience somewhere...

know about articles you think should be deleted. See Wikipedia:Deletion_policy for when to use these. The templates here are used to welcome users, warn...

community. Bad-faith wikilawyering – arguing the word of policy to defeat the principles of policy. Example: Posting a neutral notice that does not violate...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

of disruptive changing. Our policy on multiple reverts already acknowledges that one act, by itself, may not violate policy, but when it is part of a series...

over the ones from other wikis. Because of this, no English Wikipedia policy is a policy on Simple English Wikipedia—they are never more than guidelines....

en:Wikipedia:Don't cite essays or proposals as if they were policy This page is a soft redirect....

Wikipedia Many of our policies and processes are similar to that of English Wikipedia. In fact, should there be a need to implement any policies that we don't...

Under the Wikipedia:Protection policy, administrators can indefinitely protect templates, template redirects and Lua modules that are high risk to Wikipedia...

to stop damage or disruption (i.e., that the block violates our blocking policy); or: that the block is no longer needed because you understand what you...

or no. Responses will be short in order to comply with Wikipedia privacy policy. Sensitive information (like the IP addresses used by an account) are usually...

these policies and guidelines The Wikipedia deletion policy, which explains valid grounds for deletion. The main four guidelines and policies that inform...

in Wikipedia. When a user's changes harm the encyclopedia by breaking policies such as neutral point of view, what Wikipedia is not, and notability, the...

because of a request for deletion or they can be quickly deleted under policy. Undeletion requests should be made at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Administrators...

edits on Wikipedia, and your helpful ideas on how Wikipedia articles or policies should be changed. If you won't be editing Wikipedia for a while, put a...

discontinued, then it has not been discontinued and would fall under the policy for alternative accounts, above. When an account is discontinued, it is...

it is important to include all major viewpoints on any topic, Wikipedia policy does not state that every minority view needs to be presented along with...

extension. Another editor then suggested that this idea be formalised as policy, thus WP:TASERING was born. Of course, this brought the question of what...

follow all applicable laws in the United States, and all of our content policies, especially: Neutral point of view (NPOV) Verifiability No original research...

typing "~~~~" at the end of your words. Help: The entry to our help pages. Policy: The rules and guidelines you need to follow here. What Wikipedia is not:...

sometimes tell people to read and use our policies, like our policy against personal attacks and our policy against incivility, not to protect themselves...

sockpuppetry. The full requirements for CheckUsers are listed on the CheckUser policy page. CheckUsers must be at least 18 years old and a legal adult where they...

wikipedia only, please sign up for WikiEN-L and keep Wikipedia-L for general policy discussions! WikiEN-L sign-up page WikiEN-L archive WikiEN-L via NNTP Foundation-l...

!votes. WP:POLICY — We could probably use more policies of our own than looking at en.wikipedia policy. Let's create more proposed policy. WP:ST and WP:AN...

anything you can't rephrase. Fix any broken images. Per Wikipedia:Image use policy, images used on Simple English Wikipedia must be on Wikimedia Commons. If...

Wikipedia's core content policies, determining the type and quality of material that is acceptable in articles, and it is this policy that weasel words undermine...

is not a rule, but it is designed to keep editors from using Wikipedia policies and guidelines to delay a decision by making a long debate. Do not simply...

not on the policy but on either personal preference (or a faulty understanding of policy). Your defence of Auntof6 either ignoring policy or failing to...

is fine to point a new user who has made a mistake, towards the relevant policy pages, it is both unfair and unfriendly to suggest that they stop taking...

Wikipedia does not tolerate cyberbullying at any level, and has strong policies to stop it. "Cyberbullying can have very real, very destructive consequences...

recite policy are poor and do not actually give any opportunity to show any insight or real understanding of the said policy. I have read the policy many...

This is done only if the problem is against the law, or against Wikipedia policies on how articles should be written. This is not done if the person complaining...

mopping (closing RfA's and approving bots, for example). I meet our new policy for cratship and figure it can't hurt to have one more. Although I'm not...

page): If the vandalism was done on a new page that meets the quick deletion policy (nobody else has made or changed it except the vandal(s)—there may be more...

someone applied policy on en.wiki because the policies (and thus application) are different here"? On the other hand, enough policies are still similar...

They do not directly limit the content of articles. Relevant content policies include: Neutral point of view, Verifiability, No original research, What...

that arguments can be evaluated on their merits, in line with Wikipedia policy. Adnarimiranda (talk) 13:37, 8 August 2025 (UTC) overturn deletion seems...

without warnings if the account is very obviously bad, such as accounts with a bad username and who have only made bad changes. Wikipedia:Blocking policy...

lead to allegations of original research, of violations of the sourcing policy, and even of plagiarism. Generally the source citation directly follows...

is a page in the main namespace. Most other pages, such as Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, do not need sources.) These sources can be in any language...

Just using policies from simple I'd point to WP:Ignore all rules and WP:Bold and if you'd like a selection of some of my favorite essays/policies from EnWiki...

Furthermore, there is no policy saying that flooding is disruption, and indeed the meta page, and now our own, is only a guideline, not a policy, and suggests that...

performed using Twinkle. You must understand Wikipedia policies and use this tool within these policies or risk having your account being blocked. Anti-vandalism...

(talk • changes). 22:23, 9 November 2009 (UTC) Policy is policy, people... — RyanCross (talk) 07:19, 12 November 2009 (UTC) Policy didn't come into effect until after...

oppose vote saying they are currently serving a ban for repeat violations of policy. This means a editor can not be blocked solely on the basis of being banned...

elected by the community via a request for oversightship. Per Foundation policy, a user must have at least 25 supports and a 70% consensus to be elected...

disambiguation was adopted instead, and the Wikipedia:Do not use subpages policy had to be rigorously enforced, as well as retroactively applied. As of mid-2004...

foundation identity noticeboard. I understand the oversight policy and will not act outside that policy. I am available mostly for the answering of oversight...

practice, if we do not have a specific policy for something, we tend to use the en:wp policy as a guideline until a policy can be simplified and approved by...

see you flip-flopping on blocks all the time, I see you ignoring some policies cause "it would have been the outcome anyway" and I've seen you restore...

vandalism. Others may try to share their own view, which is against the NPOV policy. So it is important to assume good faith. People who wrote the article and...

in a page's name show a bias or point of view. The neutral point of view policy requires that titles be given "neutral" titles — using general and unbiased...

restriction and upload files locally. Uploaders must still follow the image use policy and may not upload images for use in articles. The uploader permission is...

included in the global rolback set, but this is restricted by simplewiki policy to be used only for antivandalism. Most of my work here is antispam not...

with the deletion process, the blocking policy, and the way protection is done. I won't act in ways outside policy as an administrator. I'll use the tools...

actively involved in the project in order to be fully aware of change in policy and guidelines. If a candidate went for RFA after nine months of inactivity...

missing many pages on basic policy and tend to just refer to the English version if it does not directly go against our policies - we do not even have a page...

lack of forgiveness from the community is the worst part. Any particular policy or rule you would like to change here? There's actually a couple I would...

If you think a page should be deleted, read the deletion policy to make sure. Then follow these instructions on how to request a page for deletion. To...

websites" according to Wikipedia:Layout. Shortcut WP:ELNEVERWP:ELNEVER For policy or technical reasons, editors are not allowed to link to the following,...

introduction to the world of Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines is the main page for policies and guidelines. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not...

a situation, it could happen. Q: What is a policy, and a guideline, how do you apply them? A: (1) Policies should be followed unless they are preventing...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

about whether a person is notable enough for an article. Other relevant policies which can affect an article include: Neutral point of view Verifiability...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

inactivity, which I will explain below. Whilst we do have an automatic removal policy (indeed, his previous RfdA two years ago [Take note of that number] was...

reflects the comments detailed in Discussion point B. Deletion policy change Deletion policy - speedy deletion criteria R3 will now read: Redirects with...

lacks any amusin qualities Hmm, anything particular (any policy) you would like to change? Policies...notability I think we get confused by notability I believe...

Normandy 12:24, 23 December 2011 (UTC) Our policies are if we don't have a written policy then we use en's policy. I don't believe we have one so we would...

only does the policy not exist here, it's not a policy; it's a guideline on enWP. fr33kman talk 12:07, 3 June 2009 (UTC) Thus my "policy" ;). Now, i'm...

signatures, and those of a number of other people, but as long as they follow policy there is nothing to be done about it. I certainly would not just go around...

are normally used for changes that do not meet Wikipedia's criteria or policies. When issuing multi-level warnings, use only one warning level at a time...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

15 October 2009 (UTC) RFDs do not make precedent or policy. Policy should be followed, and policy states that articles that do not show any notability...

this is a user page; to what I can see it doesn't violate any policies. As long as no policies are violated, who am I to judge what people put on their user...

for the latest) and I don't think that you fully understand many of our policies that are vital for administrators to understand. I see very little discussion...

disambiguating page may look a lot like a dictionary entry. We try to maintain a policy that Wikipedia is not a dictionary, so please resist the urge to make such...

an official policy regarding userboxes. See Wikipedia talk:Userboxes for my comments and User:Cromwellt/Userboxes for a proposed policy. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs...

(miniseries) (en) Projeto Portinari (en) (pt) Psychological projection (en) Public policy (en) Robert Pugh (en) Quantum boomerang effect (en) Qijia culture (en) Oscar...

have had to handle CU evidence and logs released to me (under the privacy policy clause about releasing info for abuse investigations) to help formulate...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

ask you to change it in accordance with policy ChristianMan. Synergy 01:10, 3 November 2008 (UTC) The policy says 2 or 3 lines....which is what it is...

almanacs, and gazetteers. All articles must follow our no original research policy, and strive for verifiable accuracy: unreferenced material may be removed...

For the policy about personal attacks, see Wikipedia:No personal attacks. An attack page is a page created only to insult a person or thing (such as "John...

26 December 2009 (UTC) Has a bad attitude. I don't want a know-it-all policy wonk as an admin. Majorly talk 14:22, 20 December 2009 (UTC) Weak oppose...

it for accuracy. I suggest that this is upgraded from a guideline to a policy due to the legal nature. The instructions are located at Wikipedia:How to...

their policy on medal of honor recipients isn't necessarily simple WP's policy. So citing EN policy isn't quite right, imo. Is there a simple WP policy regarding...

Thanks, AmericanEagle 05:45, 22 April 2008 (UTC) See Wikipedia:Image use policy. -- Creol(talk) 05:55, 22 April 2008 (UTC) Here.--  † ChristianMan16  21:19...

editor's history includes for example, fixing obvious errors or Wikipedia policies which have been broken, or mending related problems on lots of pages. In...

blocks that are senseless. Emergency deflagging is for actions against policy. When a flag is removed it does not have to be removed forever. Any bureaucrat...

good reason to do so. Present name is a policy violation. Where a user's present name violates the username policy, renames should usually be performed....

=>>Template:Being CT If you think any article is against our neutral point of view policy, and you would like a review of that article, follow these steps. Add {{NPOV}}...

administrator would be meaningful to this project. I would be helpful in policy enforcement. Thanks. —Mythdon [talk] [changes] 07:30, 22 December 2009 (UTC)...

oversight policy. Either if I think such informations should be oversighted, even if they can be found on a google search. But this would be against policy. This...

over-riding policies regarding who can get this right locally and how it is to be used. These can be found at the Wikimedia Foundation policy and agreement...

original policy that this wiki does not allow media uploads of any kind (except for spoken articles, and exceptions listed in the image use policy), we should...

Thanks. Also, this section is only discussing the wording of the policy, not the policy itself, which really is not up for debate. You're in the wrong place...

article locks on pages, because some feel that this would be contrary to the policy and spirit of openness. Page protection is never to be used for closing...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

PullToOpen Talk 00:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC) The deletion policy is at Wikipedia:Deletion policy. --Coppertwig 22:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC) I understand;...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

Razorflame is an amazing contributor to Simple English Wikipedia. He knows our policies, abides by them, is very helpful, and so on. For those approved,...

noticed that the criteria for GA and VGA are defined as "guidelines" not "policy". This means that "criteria" for good and very good articles aren't really...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

create articles and have demonstrated they are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines (especially Wikipedia:BLP, Wikipedia:Copyright, Wikipedia:Verifiability...

people think. IWI (chat) 15:41, 7 June 2020 (UTC) There is also editing policy, editing guidelines, and tons of interface text that still says "edit" instead...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

never be used for isolated incidents, regardless of the nature of their policy violation. IP addresses used by blatant vandals, sockpuppets, and people...

Is there a special rule concerning the creation/transwikification of policies and guidelines which exist on main English Wikipedia? Greets, --intforce...

A page is an article, policy, etc. that either an autoconfirmed Wikipedian or an admin/sysop/bureaucrat created and enforced. Content is content contained...

Well he does actually require two 'crats to say they support him per the policy. None have made a comment and due to my previous comment I myself am staying...

I've helped in quick deletions, reporting vandalism, helped with some policys and proposals, and done other maintenance work. I'm am already a rollbacker...

already deal with the data. I have a deep understanding of the privacy policy and can demonstrate when to check, and when not to check. I will be an asset...

created WP:No legal threats, but it needs a lot of work before it becomes policy (although it de facto is). I note that when starting a project-namespace...

copyright violations. Later, the whole range was blocked. This block was removed in February. The deletion policy and protection policy were written....

May 2010 (UTC) Q Say I block someone for edit warring, and you know my policy is that I permit any admin to undo me without asking me first. Now.... the...

naming conventions for our policies and that the current name (Wikipedia:Blocks and bans) is better for our blocking policy. --Philosopher Let us reason...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

deletion, protection, and blocking policy. I will follow them. If I disagree, I will discuss changes to the policy rather than go against. Activity A...

20:13, 29 January 2009 (UTC) IAR shouldn't ever be used to avoid policy (or policy essays). You could say that for NPOV, blocking, etc. IAR is used only...

imaginary meanings for policy and declare that law while I support either actually following the policy or change the policy to reflect the practice...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

this project. He is helpful, he reverts vandalism, he understands all the policies, I have never had problems with him, and he is a perfect admin candidate...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

trust him to be able to handle the privacy policy related to these tools with honor and respect to that policy. Therefore, I am nominating him for checkuser...

or no. Responses will be short in order to comply with Wikipedia privacy policy. Sensitive information (like the IP addresses used by an account) are usually...

have local OS available, we can call upon the stewards, since our local policy permits this. Best, NonvocalScream (talk) 21:50, 18 October 2009 (UTC) Could...

for changing pages" (page "w:WP:Editing policy"). I was thinking that those 2 pages would have been policies here, by now. There's no hurry on this, as...

having our own policies and guidelines. I'm not a frequent en editor, so changes to policy there that we don't have here end up in our policy changing without...

Many new Wikipedia users want to jump right in and get involved with as many parts of Wikipedia as possible. That's great, and shows that they really care...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

to the software, or is it policy? If it's policy, has it been discussed? fr33kman t - c 23:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC) Policy, and the reason is that most...

are only about the suitability of topics for articles. Other relevant policies which can affect an article include: Neutral point of view Verifiability...

area at Wikipedia:Child protection. Read more about Wikipedia's privacy policy. On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog Be sure to keep it that way...

about medical. Wikipedia's current policy is to include such content, as long as it does not break any of our policies (especially Neutral point of view)...

administrator who gives the flag, to make sure it is not being used incorrectly and to remove it when done. Wikipedia:Bot policy Wikipedia:Administrators...

that this user can be trusted with the tool and not violate the privacy policy or things like that. Thank you, Razorflame 17:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC) Co-nomination...

23 July 2010 (UTC) Guideline, not policy. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 06:27, 24 July 2010 (UTC) Guideline is a low level policy. Leave it as an essay in userspace...

harmful here, I'm inclined to grant the right, as the candidate meets the policy requirements for this. Respectfully, Jon@talk:~$ 02:46, 28 September 2011...

community's Deletion policy. Most new users discover we are a unique (and separate) project with our own guidelines and policies. Case in point, the enwiki...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

distorted interpretation of Wikipedia's behavioral policies and guidelines. They may quote policies in misleading ways, by sourcing them out of context...

numerous vandals. While meta or en wiki currently has no such guidelines or policies regarding school/shared accounts, I think that it would a bad idea for...

arguments he had with that template's creator was for creating too many policies etc, so that's probably the reason. I can't really see any problem with...

crystal clear in the policies, and the policies lead to a result that most people are happy with. So, is it possible to change the policies? If we add place...

Even following the policy, what was stated was that the account was connected to a user who he could not name due to the privacy policy. That inherently...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

violates the Reusers' rights and obligations clause of Wikipedia's copyrights policy. Not everything copied from one Wikipedia page to another needs to be attributed...

actually using Simple English Wikipedia in class. If you look at the Deletion policy you will find that there are few reasons why pages get "quickly deleted"...

org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Ownership_of_articles#Cleaning_Up_Policy Here are changes proposed to the policy on wp:own. Please show your support199.126.224.156 (talk)...

English Wikipedia doesn't have as many of the policies that En Wikipedia has, and while we can lean on the policies of En Wiki when we don't have them here...

and voted on. The result was a policy of not linking dates except in exceptional cases. Second, they decided on a policy of date order: 17 April 1804 is...

Shortcut WP:SOAPWP:SOAP Part of "What Wikipedia is not". Wikipedia is not a soapbox, a battleground, or a vehicle for propaganda and advertising. Therefore...

22:21, 1 February 2009 (UTC) When a local policy doesn't exist here we use en policy (yes thats an actual policy here). And I do believe that en restricts...

or if a situation is not covered by the policies and guidelines that exist here, we will look at the policies and guidelines on the main English Wikipedia"...

(UTC) We have the admin inactivity policy. Do you want to make a harsher (couldn't think of a better word) policy for oversighters? Griffinofwales (talk)...

I think we need a policy page about the use of global rights like global bots and global rollback. Anyone want to make a draft? Techman224Talk 23:12, 17...

You will need to agree to the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy in your preferences to access the tool. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 15:20...

in this instance everyone agrees it wasn't needed (even though username policy was cited, so that must be the case universally) - what about others, though...

annoying to have to read around when editing. So much so that there is policy against it (and yes, Christianman16 needs to fix his 'again - mainly the...

per policy allowed). So I'd say this thread can be closed here. Regards --Barras talk 16:36, 22 December 2009 (UTC) It's a joke. Policy or no policy, it's...

to that website that the website posted without checking the accuracy Such spoilers could be crystal balling, or be a violation of the WP:BLP policy....

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

Shortcuts WP:COCWP:COC WP:UCOCWP:UCOC wmf:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct This page is a soft redirect....

us at all. At the most, this should be a guideline, not a policy. But, even if it is a policy, I will do as I see fit. fr33kman 07:35, 11 July 2010 (UTC)...

could be trusted with the CU tools. He has agreed to follow the privacy policy and I fully trust him to do so. Thank you! Razorflame 18:44, 29 January...

be on Commons? Our image use policy is the only policy we have on images. It assumes that, since our licensing policies match, all files on Commons are...

Either way engvar is policy here already due to our policy that says if the policy doesn't exist here yet we fall onto en's policies. That being said, I...

consensus was to have no more than 3 oversighters. But is there a meta policy that prevents a wiki from having more than 3 oversighters? —§ Snake311 (I'm...

a few policy pages here on the SeWP such as Wikipedia:Deletion policy, Wikipedia:Blocks and bans, Wikipedia:Rules, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and Wikipedia:What...

If you think a page should be deleted, read the deletion policy to make sure. Then follow these instructions on how to request a page for deletion. To...

steward policy already tells us what to do, the question is whether or not, like meta, enwiki, commons etc... and have a local guideline/policy. I think...

Barras' point is you are too new here and do not a a full knowledge of the policies or are completed trusted by this community. Mikemoral♪♫ 19:07, 9 May 2010...

inactivity policy exists so admins continue to be familiar with policy. If they are inactive then they may have issues with new policies. They need to...

foundation identity noticeboard. I understand the oversight policy and will not act outside that policy. I am available mostly for the answering of oversight...

Wikimedia trademark policy. The current trademark policy was introduced in 2009 to protect the Wikimedia marks. We are now updating this policy to better balance...

although some Wikipedia policies are very thorough, as written, many active users make decisions while still unaware of the actual policy details, and some...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

It looks a lot clearer. Do we have a policy on eras? My personal preference is for BCE. On en Wiki a duel policy is the only workable one but I think...

read the policies listed at WP:RULES, and especially WP:DELETE, WP:RD, WP:P, and WP:BLOCK to make sure to familiarize myself with the policies here, and...

that meta link to the Langauge proposal policy, its not actually a policy. It was someones proposal to have a policy that said that. -DJSasso (talk) 11:48...

both Friendly space policy and the Code of Conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces apply. Zoom is not subject to the WMF Privacy Policy. We hope to see you...

though I belong to this project now. I've reviewed the deletion policies and blocking policies again and I also feel that I have worked out all of the kinks...

Continue your work, you are an asset to this project. Realise that the law (policy and guideline) has both a spirit and a word. Sometimes one should be served...

Wikipedia policy and the second two (coatrack and attack page) are essays. About the Wikipedia essays Wikipedia says: Essays are not Wikipedia policies.. Criticism...

accounts for purposes of antivandalism, spamming, and violations of other policies. For purposes of determining 'autoconfirmed' status, 'account age' is now...

discussion, I think this ban should be extended over here. The default policy for this is that we choose which bans to enforce from other wikis, unless...

no policy that says an editor can't make lots of small and rapid changes to this wiki (ie: flood RC). It is only wiki etiquette, it's not a policy nor...

sockpuppetting)? Looking at his edits, he's seemed to have matured, and policies are policies, I know, but they've stopped a user unnecessarily. Yotcmdr Sign...

(UTC) Excellent in anti vandalism work; and has a pretty good knowledge of policies. Pmlineditor ∞ 08:15, 13 November 2009 (UTC) Support per username and Indented...

many policies if you did not apply this rule to every user - not just EN-banned ones. Lingamondo (talk) 11:09, 19 February 2009 (UTC) What policies would...

to request an adminship. I would also recommend learning the rules and policies of this Wiki. Razorflame 22:47, 27 January 2008 (UTC) Oppose you have only...

soon. Found the place browsing around wikis and kinda like it. What's the policy on, shall we kindly say, "transwiki'ing" pages over from en and, trimming...

and whether this could possibly lead to a change in policy where images that are to be used in policy and guideline pages, as long as they are freely licensed...

can upload pictures, but anything uploaded will be deleted because of our policy of only using free images. Majorly talk 11:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC) Anybody...

comment below Jamesofur (talk) 05:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC) Given the current policy on inactivity and de-adminship there is no need for the poll to really continue...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

qualifies as enough consensus to make it a policy? Vermont (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2019 (UTC) To add or change policy, don't we need to announce it so that users...

if an IP user has created an article which is against rules of Wikipedia policy, but we don't when it has created, or we did speedly deletion on that article...

articles about something they are connected with. If you learn about our policies and practices, you should be treated with kindness and respect. If you...

was to no consensus. From a policy perspective, I agree with the nominator, and find the keep vote unconvincing as a policy-based reason. However, due...

December 2007 (UTC) From experience on en.wp, I know people usually put the policy link before the comments. However, I have seen it done the other way, so...

{{Template:User wikipedia/No personal attacks}} This user maintains a strict policy advising against all personal attacks. Transclusions {{Template:User HotCat}}...

wording unprofessional, but there is also a misunderstanding of the blocking policy. Blocks are preventative and should not be used as punishment, and we should...

racial hatred are deleted by policy (see this. --intforce.aka.weltforce 19:39, 24 August 2012 (UTC) Yeah we don't have a policy for that. RevDel is really...

cliffs" need a background in monetary and fiscal policy; they directly depend on the monetary policy of a country, and on the different modality to raise...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

understanding of our policies by how many deleted edits he has. He has almost 500 deleted edits which means he understands our Wikipedia:Deletion policy and our Quick...

afoul of our inactivity policy don't qualify for that. -DJSasso (talk) 14:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC) I disagree with the full policy. In fact I actually disagree...

and I'm just wondering: can this be deleted? I'd say yes but the deletion policy might say otherwise, there's nothing in there that covers this scenario...

already deal with the data. I have a deep understanding of the privacy policy and can demonstrate when to check, and when not to check. I will be an asset...

deletion was to  Keep. Most of the delete comments were not backed up in policy and appeared to be just that they didn't like it. Current guidelines are...

any other multi-user site. The problem is so severe that there is even a policy, "WP:Ignore all rules" (WP:IAR), because many rules might no longer reflect...

the use of the cu tool 'just for the hell of it' would clearly be against policy. I support this request. Jon@talk:~$ 21:50, 30 July 2010 (UTC) - Support...

that it interprets policies and guidelines a certain way. Yes, it concedes, there are potentially other ways to look at the policies and guidelines. But...

under the impression that it is a de facto policy which we cannot deviate from, even though there is no policy page. For example, I started The King's Speech...

explains how good public policy supports the Wikimedia projects, editors, and mission. Visit the public policy portal: https://policy.wikimedia.org/ Please...

then get to change your mind and that's not Commons policies - That's Creative Commons policies, So it makes no difference whether he's uploaded the...

Best --Barras (talk) 19:59, 8 December 2009 (UTC) Policy (or guideline, although it's probably a policy) says that one must be an admin to be a crat (or...

tools. Anyways, I support this user becoming a sysop because he knows the policies, and has my trust, being a fellow sysop on the Simple English Wiktionary...

discussion templates that are used on talk pages, in AfDs, proposals, and other policy discussions. Template:Done/See also – a more compact presentation of the...

see why personal beliefs have any place in what we're doing. The original policy on userboxes was to only allow Babel and Wikimedia based boxes to try and...

conflicts. Since this has not been discussed, I commented out the official policy flags and the categories at the bottom. Unfortunately, the template refers...

example, the anti-vandalism project has clear enough goals (given there is a policy on Vandalism and there is some discussion - although it is not very much...

remaining Those are just options; also the page I changed is a guideline, not a policy. --Eptalon 17:46, 27 May 2007 (UTC) Relief was listed on Wikipedia:Requested...

2009 (UTC) Co-nom from Fr33kman: Not only does BG7 understand WMF and seWP policy and guideline, but he also understands the MediaWiki interface very well...

entrepreneur i want an article/biography on Wikipedia according to Wikipedia policy i cannot publish article about myself. Can anyone please help me to move...

Talk page 01:16, 11 May 2022 (UTC) The global ban policy is supposed to complement local policies here, and so I personally wouldn't delete just because...

block or bans, what the deletion policy is, how to handle disputes, etc. Admins are expected to know what these policies are. --§ Snake311 (I'm Not Okay...

new policy or whatever. Just add you opinion. And sign!  ←Kalajan→  14:59, 11 February 2009 (UTC) An essay isn't a policy. Nor should this be a policy. Thirdly...

Airplaneman ✈ 05:09, 9 July 2010 (UTC) Doesn't actually matter, we have a policy that people have to have edited prior to a Rfx's start on this wiki in order...

unnecessary. I would recommend that you have a read over the protection policy. Thanks, -Mh7kJ (talk) 02:16, 18 July 2014 (UTC) When I try to revert an...

comment that explains what policy you think supports its being kept. Could it be more detailed sure it could. But it is a policy based argument which is...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

might be what you're looking for. (That is a policy on English Wikipedia, but we refer to their policies and guidelines when we don't have our own.) For...

January 2008 (UTC) Here we go: I've decided to add a new rule to the Deletion policy to account for those pages not in English. It would be G13, and it would...

discussion. We don't have any local oversighters for this project. The oversight policy is located at m:oversight. I propose that we add this permission to our...

May 2023 (UTC) @FatalFit: We have no blanket policy about that, as enwiki does. I think we have a policy that certain kinds of statements about living...

(UTC) Even pages in the list of pages every wiki should have must abide by policy. Therefore they must, amongst other things, have content and must be in...

is on articles. He's also very good at computers and knows Wikipedia's policies. I think he's ready to be an administrator now. Just a reminder to everyone...

accordance with policy. The part about 115 years is at en:WP:BDP. It says, in part, "Anyone born within the past 115 years is covered by this policy unless a...

worry about the policies etc. We technically already have them because we have a policy to use all en.wiki policies when the policy doesn't already exist...

writes about the CC license and the impact of a possible change of copyright policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Shappy - Article 2 Shappy talks about the...

discretion, as it depends on each case and there are "no rules" on Wikipedia and policy is descriptive. EhJJTALK 10:12, 3 September 2010 (UTC) (<-) Given there...

T&S does something like FRAM case here. Like we take office actions as a policy page not like per enwp an information page. It will be good to get local...

of thumb. I don't know that it was ever codified into full out official policy. I could be wrong, but if that is the case we can't really put it in an...

before the policy was enacted, maybe it should have the old rules?--  † CR90  05:07, 9 November 2009 (UTC) Not really. A policy is a policy; I don't think...

understanding of policy in a couple areas, some major and some not. Looking over his more recent edits I found problems with the deletion policy (QD request...

than like a month. --Eptalon (talk) 21:08, 5 March 2010 (UTC) We have a policy of one strike for someone banned on another wiki. If they mess up once here...

effect?) --The New ℳikemoral♪♪♫ 23:44, 4 April 2009 (UTC) There isn't even a policy against the removal of warnings I don't think. Removal of warnings actually...

desirable but then we don't really have a redirect (non english) policy. Might be good for a policy if needed but then they are really lightweight, so I won't...

you permitted to tell a user that you have checked them? A:The privacy policy states that when presented with a subpoena to release information to law...

the policies of this wiki and was trusted by the enitre community despite his low edit count. But you were pretty unfamiliar with those policies (i guess...

saying that due to the loss of someone with 25, 237 edits. But policies are policies, and I do think that there is consensus here. Naleksuh (talk) 22:01...

(who only act if really needed). Maybe we should start with a policy about the policies? Don't make things more complex then ever useful and needed. -Barras...

know what you are doing on the page. If you look at the Wikipedia:Deletion policy you will find that there are reasons why pages get "quickly deleted" (Normal...

candidate. A discussion of their knowledge or lack thereof of the main policies and guidelines would also be useful. Talking about a candidate having a...

Consensus. I think that we do need a policy page on Consensus and that Silence could be a less official policy. However, they look like they were taken...

safer bet. In my opinion, this speaks against separating the two policies. - A policy is something local editors agree on, they are not unchangable, but...

(talk) 19:43, 3 May 2013 (UTC) Please see w:en:WP:DUCK and the privacy policy that forbids us from specifically linking IPs to user accounts. --Rschen7754...

needs. 65.30.177.40 12:19, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC) Is there a proper simplicity policy at the moment? Where do simple and complex meet? SimonMayer 13:39, 12 Apr...

nominated this page for deletion for the reason: Potential violation of the BLP policy as the article has had inadequate sources since 2011 Wyn Wyl (talk) 00:35...

for a policy. We are asking for a one-off redirect of place stubs to lists. It may be a precedent, but that does by no means make it a policy. The undeniable...

Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and at the deletion policy page. I have learned all of the deletion policies, and if you need proof of that, you can look at...

yes by all means lets use that...but then we already have a common name policy that states that. However you have to show that it is the common name. If...

list, your wiki project currently is opted in to the global bot policy. Under this policy, bots that fix double redirects or maintain interwiki links are...

w:User:Farlack907. Tharnton345 (talk) 12:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC) The default policy for this is that we choose which bans to enforce from other wikis, unless...

working on an interface administrators policy draft (since we do not have one yet) based on the corresponding policy at simple.wikt. Please feel free to...

category. While people were arguing about BLP1E below, that is not the only policy/guidline that says something should be notable for 1 event. So the argument...

Are there particular rules/policies or unofficial practices? WhisperToMe (talk) 19:03, 2 May 2016 (UTC) @WhisperToMe: Policies say there isn't any censorship...

server rather than separately, perhaps (unless they've changed their former policy of using the old server for small projects until they're large enough to...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

role is codified in the policy page and is more or less handling spam or vandalism. This wiki can also use its global rights policy (Wikibooks' version)...

like to suggest that you take another look at the Vandalism Policy and the deletion policy here on the Simple English Wikipedia, along with doing the followings:...

the tag page as unneeded. Either we are 1) Consistent with our editorial policy, or 2) Inconsistent. Very respectfully, NonvocalScream (talk) 22:22, 23...

new at all. alexandra (talk) 06:01, 20 October 2008 (UTC) So...? We have policies for a reason, you know. Even though it's "the almighty Creol," they should...

14:08, 18 June 2010 (UTC) I would simply go along with Simple Wikipedia's policies. If a user was trying to push a Christian POV, I would explain why this...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

instead) Admins/Bureaucrats (-299, you may be blocked) Do you use advanced, or policy/project page templates? (45) Do you have an inappropriate username? (-56...

Việtnamese diacritics, why not French? This is certainly an imperialist policy, intended or not. -Ionius Mundus 15:41, 23 August 2007 (UTC) While we are...

deleted but the policy doesn't support it so ill make my own reason". Now, there could be a valid reason behind a request not supported by policy but these...

action I know of that can be taken against a user is a community ban. The policy on that says that that "may mean that a user cannot change certain pages...

relationships with IPs and usernames, and I have read Meta-Wiki's CheckUser policy. I also have some experience using the extension. I have done blockings...

vandalism going on. Important pages such as parts of the Main Page, and maybe policies should be fully-protected. PokestarFan (talk) 00:28, 4 February 2016 (UTC)...

American Eagle (talk) 03:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC) No violation of the civility policy. Not even slightly close. Majorly talk 10:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC) Yeah, using...

people rollbacking my edits. Isn't that technically an abuse of rollback policy, since I wasn't vandalizing anything? Anyway... vote if you want your voice...

own licensing policy. Other wikis can host non-free content if they have established what the WMF calls an "exemption doctrine policy", which exempts...

Wikipedias could have more lenient deletion policies to ours. We should be focusing on our wiki's policies and guidelines only, as well as en's per FOLLOW...

frequent vandals. I meet the WMF requirements and have read and understood the policy for the tool's use. Garsh (talk) 07:49, 8 January 2026 (UTC)  Done Meets...

contribute; collaborating will earn you far greater respect. Wikipedia:Editing policy Wikipedia:Don't panic Wikipedia:The world will not end tomorrow Wikipedia:Don't...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

talk 10:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC) I think we need a more clear and explicit policy on the matter before we arbitrarily desysop people. –Juliancolton | Talk...

you think? I've still got to get the imput box, but its from en: (The CHU policy is the same here). -- Spiderpig0001 Does whatever a spiderpig does! 23:30...

17 March 2008 (UTC) You can't upload image here, see Wikipedia:Image use policy. Oysterguitarist(talk) 00:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC) I think we should format...

discussion is right here. The other option could be Wikipedia talk:Image use policy, for example. Regarding the fair use issue, I guess the majority of pictures...

-DJSasso (talk) 12:23, 13 March 2019 (UTC) Just to note, arwiki username policy is that if there's a foreign or odd username, it will be blocked. Account...

2017 (UTC) Wikipedia:Deletion policy. -DJSasso (talk) 18:56, 11 January 2017 (UTC) I can understand the deletion policy. How to remove Wikipedia pages...

Vandalism levels are not out of control so I don't see a reason to change the policy. Kansan (talk) 14:15, 22 November 2010 (UTC) I created an article on tin(IV)...

their edit summary an admin doesn't need to be told to not delete by a policy. -DJSasso (talk) 16:42, 3 July 2013 (UTC) In the article Parrot, all the...

I keep. The list itself is unofficial -- not policy or guideline -- but it does link to relevant policies and guidelines where possible. If you have any...

10:35, 12 May 2010 (UTC) Don't really see the point in creating a policy yet. Policy (IMO) should be in response to a problem, which I don't really see...

January 2008 (UTC) I'd support it's introduction, but perhaps a looser policy on who gets it. A month + approval sounds better to me, I can't really see...

simple deletion policy at the moment, but obvious nonsense can certainly be deleted immediately. When in doubt, go with the policies at the English Wikipedia...

meet our inclusion policy. Griff (talk) 13:17, 26 January 2022 (UTC) I think it should stay I mean, i have read some of the policies about the deletion...

there are benefits to register. Meta-Wiki, just as Wikipedia, has multiple policies that editors, anonymous and registered alike, should abide to. Some examples...

irc) ~ R.T.G 07:34, 24 October 2008 (UTC) Maybe they should, but for now, policy does not permit it. Please do not add them. And I refuse to use IRC under...

┌─────────────────────────────────┘ Section Break For inactive Wikiprojects, what's the policy on them? --Tsugaru let's talk! :) 01:41, 5 January 2023 (UTC) I do not know...

should not stay. Rus793 (talk) 18:10, 26 May 2013 (UTC) Looking at the policy on notability (significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are...

I argue that the RFDA is not invalidated by the inactive administrators policy and editors can judge, while the other two editors discussing argue that...

The idea would be to get this to a status of a Guideline, if not even a Policy. I have made some changes, to what most of you will be familiar with: There...

and has never been uncivil in his time here. He has a strong knowledge of policy, and knows what he is doing. He has simplified many articles, he reverts...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

(talk • changes). 09:45, 1 August 2009 (UTC) What rules? They're guidelines not policy and the specifically permit a crat to make a judgment call when it is close...

created after the vote started). I see you have some understanding of the policies, and some support in the community; unfortunately, the community support...

must adhere to their policies and actions. Our job as administrators is to act on community consensus while adhering to the policies set forth by the owner...

Tor exit node [1].--Werdan7T @ 16:19, 13 October 2007 (UTC) What's the policy on redirects in the talk namespaces, usually resulting after page moves...

2 March 2008 (UTC) And, it is not officially accepted as a guideline or policy, although it is not too far from that point. - Huji reply 21:31, 3 March...

they are on the English Wikipedia, and I think that we should adopt a new policy that states that pages should be named the same way that they are on the...

13 September 2010 (UTC) Has the proper level of familiarity with Wiki policy. Kansan (talk) 18:15, 13 September 2010 (UTC) wiooiw (talk) 06:32, 21 September...

reason: We already have an article on Felt, and per policy (at least the English Wikipedia's policy, I don't know if it applies here) Wikipedia is not...

before they became rules. See these discussions: en:Wikipedia:Village_pump (policy)/Archive AG#Film Notability, and Notability in general (user archived here)...

other Wikipedias. The list itself is not a policy or guideline, but it does link to some relevant policies and guidelines. If you have any questions about...

Also (@Fr33kman), we must remember that this is not Enwiki; so enwiki's policy's need not be followed here. Pmlineditor ∞ 07:24, 23 February 2010 (UTC)...

of the major policies that all administrators must know (Wikipedia:Blocks and bans, Wikipedia:Deletion policy, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and I do know...

deliberate attempt to vandalize, then take action according to Wikipedia policies. By having a standard system of terminology and categories in place it...

of every image. --Bärliner 22:50, 9 February 2008 (UTC) It's just been policy here for a while now. It is meant as a control so that we don't have people...

English Wikipedia. They are used as (at best) a guideline on policy where we haven't made a policy/guideline/suggestion mainly as we haven't either had a need...

(talk) 16:44, 13 March 2017 (UTC) You might be interested in the enwiki policy at WP:BLPCAT. Basically it says a person's religion should not be mentioned...

you adjust to our community, starting sorta fresh. Also, per our username policy: "Some names do not offend people, but they show a strong view or are very...

currently no policy on how the global AbuseFilters will be managed although there are proposals. There is an ongoing request for comment on policy governing...

is to report vandals, spammers, and usernames that violate the username policy, to administrators for blocking. To better help administrators, please use...

says it conflicts with a user name that is used on another Wiki. Can this policy be changed? Best regards, Han If you own the SUL for that name and login...

(u • t • c) 08:43, 20 March 2010 (UTC) Also  Fixed on Wikipedia:Deletion policy. Thanks! EhJJTALK 13:43, 20 March 2010 (UTC) ┌─────────────────────────────────┘...

aboeve, which is born without knowing the local community and its rules and policies. --Eptalon (talk) 19:43, 21 April 2020 (UTC) Hello Eptalon. I am a regular...

discussion. The outcome of this request for deletion was to  Delete. No policy-based rationale for keeping this article, general concerns have not been...

dropdown. The problem is now, what entry of the deletion policy would best fit there? - The deletion policy no longer has such an entry. Admins feel free to adapt...

comply with the no original research and Wikipedia is not a crystal ball policies, information regarding planned and proposed features need to be verifiable...

someone banned from en should be banned from all WMF projects. Our current policy reads as follows: "Administrators also have the right to block users who...

regard to closing it, discussions are closed by policy, not votes. The deletionist votes have a stronger policy backing than the keepist votes, and all of...

for a state once there are the required three entries (this is the normal policy, and nothing special). --Eptalon (talk) 11:11, 16 May 2021 (UTC) Please...

There is always drama at the begining of projects like this (remember DYK policies... which I still don't totally agree with, but I make do). Once it'll be...

to en.wiki's MOS as I suggested. We do it for many other guidelines and policies, why should this be any different? The Rambling Man on tour (talk) 00:33...

proficiency compared to our intended readership, so you can point them to policy pages without fear that they are too complex for the reader to really understand...

here, without further disruptive edits from me, will be a violation of policy. Ytf2 (talk) 21:11, 7 May 2008 (UTC) The above user has has a RfCU made...

emailed to checkusers, which cannot be posted publicly, due to the privacy policy. ס (Samekh) Talk 13:37, 10 December 2008 (UTC) Thank you Samekh, I have...

we should deprecate its use and head for the "other way" here, i.e. if a policy or guideline does not exist here, see en.wiki for advice. The MOS there...

using EN policy when we do not have our own locally. Using a collection of articles that meets their policy, which is by extension our policy, as a guide...

to my personal preference, I was made aware of a page that says what the policy is: Interwiki sorting order. Notice that both English and Simple English...

claim to notability. It doesn't need to be a claim to pass notability policies, just a claim for a person to reasonably think they are notable. --Ferien...

Oppose EverThis is what really really ticks me off. You know nothing about policy, your answers to questions are horrendous. You are not ready for the flag...

Wikipedia:Image use policy it says we are not allowing local uploads. So I guess if we're only uploading image to Commons, we don't need a Fair Use policy. By the...

or erasing (deleting) small revisions might need changing of Wikipedia policies or adjusting the underlying MediaWiki software. However, revisions could...

(statistics, research findings) and contested claims (causes, solutions, policy positions). Do not write the article as a call to action or use language...

split, so we should use our existing guideline regarding administrative policies and procedures and follow enWP's example on this issue, renaming all past...

by the English Wikipedia's civility policy, since I haven't read Simple English Wikipedia's version of the policy, if there is one. Mythdon (talk • changes)...

concepts or processes used by the Wikipedia community. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus....

policy. The first is hypothetical and you list a lot of variables, so I'm just going to address the second. I think it would be good to have a policy...

done and should have firstly asked for clarification on the flood flag policy (which has now been done) and also talked through with the other administrators...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

wants to use Tor to read and edit Wikipedia, he is permitted to do so. Meta policy specifically says that these types of users should get IPBE. EhJJTALK 10:32...

2016 (UTC) With all due respect for your strong adherence to rules and policy, Auntof6, it seems to me that the rule that we don't close RfX that we open...

action at all. As for why we allow global rollbackers, because we have a policy where anyone that has rollback at another WMF wiki can have it here automatically...

fact that it had no sources, made it a very flagrant violation of the BLP policies.— *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 02:38, 30 August 2023 (UTC) Lovely Peaches (edit...

violated the Wikipedia:Deletion policy and Wikipedia:Protection policy. Administrators who violate this many policies do not deserve to have access to...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

September 2007 (UTC) Some things to consider: according to meta:CheckUser policy#Access to checkuser, 1. As of 11 April 2007, Checkusers must be 18 years...

flag is about. If you can get enough users to support (per our current policy), then far be it from me to keep you from being a crat on this project,...

reliability. I suggest you better get more knowledgeable with Wikipedia's policies. -DJSasso (talk) 17:21, 14 June 2013 (UTC)  Disagree We are not even deleting...

This is a bad page on a notable topic. It violates NPOV (a core content policy) and Follow English Wikipedia. It can certainly be deleted on the grounds...

According to what the policy is, there is no indication that a soft delete was done. Also there is no clause in the en. soft delete policy that says a soft...

protecting the project and seem to have a pretty good grasp of guideline and policy. Keep up the good work. fr33kman t - c 14:24, 20 February 2009 (UTC) Thanks...

policy does not explicitly state that a subject should have no claim to notability and not be notable to be quickly deleted, that is what the policy is...

(UTC) Just to clarify my statement, I should have said "policies like NPOV". I didn't mean policies like civil or others like that...I apologize. PullToOpen...

matter, trust does and I believe this user can be trusted to uphold our policies :) ..--Cometstyles 21:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC) Strong support Absolutely...

further edits should be made to this discussion. Speedy deleted per deletion policy. Griff (talk) 20:11, 26 February 2022 (UTC) Virginia Arnejo (edit · talk...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

Oppose because of WP:NOTNOW. The Simple English Wikipedia has different policies than the regular English Wikipedia; if you believe you are ready on English...

He doesn't need 20 AIV reports to know what vandalism is. He understands policy and is an excellent content builder; stays out of teh drahmaz, IMO just...

cloud and he is entitled to it back by asking any crat if desired, within policy. fr33kman 19:23, 10 August 2010 (UTC) Resolved. No administrator action...

use. Because WP:Image use policy does not cover this situation, and we don't seem to have a very definitive userbox policy here on Simple, I believe we...

after he declined to discuss something that is not technically against policy with other admins. It is true that he should not have flooded Recent Changes...

please stop it from running immediately as it violates the Wikipedia bot policy by not having approval from the community to run on user pages. An admin...

August 2023 (UTC) To provide a proper notability claim, it must state policies and guidelines. Examples:  Keep. 88.110.38.249 (talk) 14:49, 29 August...

Netoholic @ 21:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC)) Although no part of the Deletion Policy specifically applies, this article is obsolete. All the important information...

or policy that directly address this. In that absence, we do follow the policy of the English Wikipedia as our own guideline (we apply the En policy as...

Gordonrox24 has nominated this page for deletion for the reason: Not a Wikipedia policy or guideline. Might exist in the userspace, if this editor had one. Gordonrox24 | Talk...

July 2012 (UTC) Until simple.wikipedia has an acceptable naming convention policy, it may be best to just just en.wikipedia's. If I made a list of a hundred...

there are English words that don't need a fuller explanation. So, what policy do you propose to employee in this sensitive area? Terryeo (talk) 23:49...

might be some confusion here - we do take policy direction from EN in cases of ambiguity or where our policy pages do not prescribe any action. A quick...

improve on. Can't name them off the top of my head. Although one I can is policies. Maybe in a month or two months time. Sorry, man, but you ARE a wonderful...

oversight policy. Either if I think such informations should be oversighted, even if they can be found on a google search. But this would be against policy. This...

belive this page should be deleted because of A1 of the Wikipedia Deletion Policy,making little sense to those who read it with the article also breaking...

Your change was described as not adhering to the neutral point of view policy. This means that your change was opinion, or biased against a side. Was...

created. I placed a Single issue warning about user pages in violation of policy. If this continues, then a block would be in order. Protecting a user page...

other than "keep" or "delete", such as merging. According to me all the policies demonstrate is fake to appeal and wanted to fir against this site.Kashish...

seems violation of Wikipedia policy. Mr.Hanes Talk 12:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC) @Mr.Hanes: As of now there is no policy regarding the use of AI. Perhaps...

again, Jonas readded it saying "Not an opinion, who thinks that these policies are humane or not harsh?". I've only been here for a week or so, but even...

don't appear to be willing to work towards this wiki's goals within our policy (see here and here). --IWI (talk) 15:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC) There hasn't...

results shows a troubling situation, not that FSM has in anyway violated policy. -- Creol(talk) 15:17, 12 October 2008 (UTC) Sometimes I use Wiki from school...

it would be better if there is a discussion to clarify the notability policy regarding malls. A number of sources exist but they may not discuss the...

changes their opinion here, I'm gonna add this to the relevant guidelines/policies. - Huji reply 15:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC) I don't know Huji, first of...

officially used in December 2003. With the revival of the project, many new policies and guidelines were written to guide editors in writing Simple English...

people would stop asking once they have been told something is against policy. -DJSasso (talk) People, calm down. There is no further reason to discuss...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

Yes, pages can be deleted. You can read about it at Wikipedia:Deletion policy. Let me know if you have any questions. Since you were the only author of...

policy. re the checking for innocence, yeah for globally there isn't a policy but in zh, we typically don't allow based on supplementary local policy...

for deletion was to  Delete. Quick deleted by Macdonald-ross per deletion policy criteria A4. Griff (talk) 14:41, 9 February 2022 (UTC) MCqasim (edit · talk...

non-standard Babel template. Normally, I would just QD, but I am not sure of the policy about this. Please discuss this deletion below, but keep in mind that you...

There is no pressing need for another 'crat - unless we go with a blanket policy of all admins can become 'crats after xxx months. Regards, Goblin 10:19...

25 March 2008 (UTC) I'm just going by enWP policy here but I think it applies here nicely...enWP policy says: "A user name may only usurped if it has...

understanding of our policies and a strong level of experience and trustworthiness on other wikis (en: B'crat). The little oddities of our policies, guidelines...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

with the ideas on this page. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. You can change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to make...

included in the global rolback set, but this is restricted by simplewiki policy to be used only for antivandalism. Most of my work here is antispam not...

connect 22:50, 3 February 2022 (UTC) User:SUSSY BAALLS Violation of Username policy as a offensive username Bobherry (talk) 03:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC) Could...

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs...

in line with all your policies. But, I guess off-site tracking and unprovoked threats are fully part and parcel with your policies, since you've done nothing...

request for deletion was to  Delete. Clear hoax, deleted per A6 of deletion policy--Griff (talk) 20:32, 6 March 2022 (UTC) Lake to the Sky V (edit · talk ·...

request for deletion was to  Delete. Clear hoax, deleted per A6 of deletion policy--Griff (talk) 20:32, 6 March 2022 (UTC) Lake to the Sky Studios (edit ·...

User has permissions on en.wiki and is an Admin on Mediawiki. Per local policy right has been granted. Enfcer (talk) 04:29, 1 May 2014 (UTC) Clarkcj12 (talk ·...

like to think I have a pretty good understanding of how simple works, its policies and guidelines, and I believe I meet the requirements. I'm sure Simple...

This is a suggested policy, guideline, or method for Simple English Wikipedia. This page is not a policy, guideline, or method yet, but may be soon. Look...

performed a Google Search of the college. It doesn't exist. I also think the policies are made up. Wikipedia is not a webhost. //nepaxt 21:16, 13 February 2016...

(UTC) And that's a relevant reason for deletion how? Where in the deletion POLICY does it say you can delete controversial user pages? Lugurr (talk) 19:56...

(talk) 20:01, 26 July 2008 (UTC) IP's can discuss on talk pages (there's no policy or guideline against it), though getting a username is encouraged. I'm sure...

little to no explaination which could be used to show understanding of policy. Only 4 edits to VIP, all about the same incident and using the reason "Extremely...

because the flood flag was not intended for such mass edits. However, because policy remains rather vague on this, I will keep this request open for now. A few...

edit pages, but I need guidance and help to create accounts and general policy. Thanks in advance, FruitMonkey (talk) 21:17, 9 November 2016 (UTC) Hello...

This page is a policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard idea that all users should normally follow...

there's no harm in having more if you think you will be active here. The only policy written so far is Wikipedia:Bans and blocks so there isn't even much reading...

November 2021 (UTC) Not enough as per which policy? 92.12.83.59 (talk) 14:05, 11 November 2021 (UTC) Notability policy. The book is not notable. 89.8.145.27...

message on his talk page? I don't know how to tell him about it (breach of policy? disruption?). Chenzw  Talk  13:39, 12 February 2009 (UTC) I've added a...

source is a biography from a supposed-to-be music magazine whose editorial policy I cannot find (not to mention that they link Indonesian gambling sites in...

of understanding even the basics of the language nor any indication of policy or procedures. The user has one open RfD which at worst should have been...

vandalism, sockpuppetry, and unconstructive behavior violates Wikipedia's policies. --TBC 00:49, 30 August 2008 (UTC) TBC already reblocked User:Uareawesome...

2014 (UTC) I thought we didn't allow pages, but I can not find it in our policies. We do say that one of the benefits of having a named account is a user...

deletion was to  Delete. Speedied per A6 criteria of the quick deletion policy. Most of these Bambifan pages are hoaxes... Pmlineditor ∞ 08:27, 19 December...

before they start editing. Training them based on simple style guide and policies of Simple English. We'll make sure that students start by editing in their...

(UTC) Since when? By what policy? @FusionSub Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 13:19, 16 July 2024 (UTC) @Me Da Wikipedian The Deletion policy.- FusionSub (Talk page)...

several users, and asked them to give this information to the CUs, as per RtV policy. Yes, maybe it was rushed, stupid etc, and I apologise for that. But now...

User:Auntof6 is correct, the notability guidelines aren't policy, they are rules for us to interpret for a policy of notability. I do want to clarify, that I was...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 184.2.99.185 (talk) 11:51, 6 July 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 64.6.124.31 (talk) 18:27, 30 June 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 64.6.124.31 (talk) 16:48, 16 June 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

If you think a page should be deleted, read the deletion policy to make sure. Then follow these instructions on how to request a page for deletion. To...

23 May 2022 (UTC)  Done - Blocked both as violations of our ONESTRIKE policy. Thank you for the report, Griff (talk) 20:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC) 148.3.123...

OMG, What have I done? 21:54, 3 June 2021 (UTC) Hello. On the wikipedia policy about notability there as been a lot of vandalism. A bunch of IPs are adding...

[3] (let me know if you'd like that one translated). I don't know what policy, if any, applies, but thought I'd report here. --Auntof6 (talk) 19:34, 29...

and checking for missed vandalism. Read any policies we have here, read/skim over all the most basic policies on EN:WP, and keep active, and I'll give you...

done it in the past. There is no OS and CU informal discussion, foundation policy is clear with this. Do you trust your crats? Kindly, Jon@talk:~$ 03:12,...

field, doing the same thing". Please provide a policy-based reason for deletion in the future! My policy based reason for deletion is Wikipedia:Verifiability...

notable. 89.8.145.27 (talk) 13:02, 11 November 2021 (UTC) You need to make a policy based argument. Simply putting not notable is not helpful. 92.12.83.59 (talk)...

account, lacks significant coverage or any other claim to meet notability policy. BRP ever 13:22, 24 February 2022 (UTC) Please discuss this request below...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 64.6.124.31 (talk) 18:23, 30 June 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

merging.  Delete They did a good job but should have check the notability policy first.--Hellothere4 (talk) 22:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)  Delete only seeing...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 64.6.124.31 (talk) 16:51, 16 June 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

Learning, the game they made. Through a quick search, they fail our notability policy for companies (NCORP), with news coverage focusing much more on the game...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 184.2.99.185 (talk) 11:29, 6 July 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

reason: Page exists on Wiktionary. Contradicts Wikipedia's "Not a dictionary" policy. 184.2.99.185 (talk) 11:43, 6 July 2014 (UTC) Please discuss this request...

about to request undeletion. With some opinion i would like to add some of policy of WMF such as 9.1 Deleting others' user pages[edit] In general other users'...

not make it again. I have already learned a lot from this election about policies and I will learn more about them--Sir James Paul 20:41, 5 December 2006...

outlines. This feature is designed to help them create well-structured, policy-compliant articles on this Wikipedia. The Article Guidance team is working...

my opinion he should be blocked for at least two months, as he breached policy at least five times. I think he could also have something to do with Benniguy/InkPen2...

But about the above, it's not really up to the counting Bureaucrat, it's policy. WP:CfA clearly states, "Named editors cannot vote in requests that were...

July 2007 (UTC) No, I think it's quick deletion see Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Quick_deletion. As for my signature, I have no plans to change it. -...

from Peterdownunder. I have read through the local and global CheckUser policies and am identified to the WMF. Thank you, Vermont (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2020...

am blocking your IP as well"). The BlueGoblin7 block was clearly against policy and quickly reverted. Looking over your deletions, there are many so it...

like Conservapedia. 8. Dead links 9. Social networking websites like this. Policy violations WP:N. Courtiersuitor (talk) 05:48, 21 March 2012 (UTC) Please...

blobs that clutter many articles. 20-Nov-2009: In accordance with Wikipedia policy "WP:LINKVIO", an article should not have links to websites that post content...

shall need the feedback and will learn to make immediate changes as per policy available. Pls find - Delete per nom, and the fact that some parts of the...

userpage the most pathetic reason to oppose a user. I do not understand what policy a user could cite for that reason. It was said below, "3 months is not enough...

this request for deletion was to  Delete. per G4 of the quick deletion policy.--Gordonrox24 | Talk 21:26, 16 March 2011 (UTC) Katie Anderson(2) (edit...

relevant as they came to the decision it was not notable. As notability policies of other projects, specifically the English Wikipedia, tend to be very...

(UTC) Would you mind telling me based on which policy that user has been blocked? There is no policy on our projects that prohibits the disclosure of...

The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: sarcasm. Policy against sarcasm: A policy proposal on Wikipedia to forbid sarcasm (no, seriously!). Wikipedia...

vote is not policy based. Bredclads (talk) 20:58, 5 September 2018 (UTC) Keep- First of all, I want to say that this nomination is not-policy based but...

challenged and removed under that policy. It's true the bar is set a bit higher on BLPs; reasons for which are given on the policy page. As you pointed out, some...

Wikipedia is not a free web host." I believe these pages are violating that policy. User:Mar4d has not edited since the end of September, and has not edited...