important to make rules that they should agree to follow. Most of the rules written here must be followed by everyone, and some of the rules are still being...

If a rule stops you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it. Wikipedia:Be bold Wikipedia:Do not make problems to prove something...

obvious vandalism, then the three revert rule may not apply to them. To report violations of the three revert rule, use the administrators' noticeboard....

Because of this, we have fewer rules than the English Wikipedia. However, there may be times when there is not a rule on Simple English Wikipedia that...

help make the encyclopedia easier to read by having rules for its format. It is a style guide. The rules on this page are not the final word on Wikipedia...

sometimes used when talking about these rules. For example, when someone says "A4", they are referring to rule 4 under the Articles section. You can also...

need to run it through a complete discussion. The snowball act is not a rule, but it is designed to keep editors from using Wikipedia policies and guidelines...

Shortcuts WP:5WP:5 WP:5PWP:5P WP:PILLARSWP:PILLARS Wikipedia's rules can be shown through the five pillars that show how the project works:...

for months (look at this poor post, for example). So the main idea of this rule is this: if you see a poor discussion all alone that nobody wants to play...

addresses asking for permission to reproduce articles or images, even if the rules of operation of your company or school mandate that you ask web site operators...

has many rules. Instead of following every rule, it is acceptable to use common sense as you go about editing. Being too wrapped up in rules can cause...

important information which enhances several other articles? As a general rule, start by adding new information to existing articles which cover the general...

from being used badly, or from being changed in ways that are against the rules. Once blocks are over, they become history unless problems happen again...

for more information. Unlike the English Wikipedia, there are no strict rules about date or expansion for Did you know (DYK) here. However, articles must...

bold. We have a set of rules, standards, and traditions. Some of the newcomers accept the invitation and change things. The rules are there to help us....

know how you can help. It may seem that the amount of instructions and rules is hard to grasp. But don't worry! The pages listed here will help you learn...

cannot break Wikipedia, so do not be afraid about helping us out. We do have rules, but the best way to learn them is to start writing and talking to other...

used for editing. There are many rules as to who can become a CheckUser, and how CheckUsers have to behave. These rules are listed on the CheckUser policy...

Wikipedia:Neutral point of view – everything you write should be NPOV Wikipedia:Rules – rules that we have agreed to follow Wikipedia:Requests for deletion – list...

All Wikipedias have a rule that when people write articles, they should use a neutral point of view (abbreviated NPOV). NPOV means that people should write...

preferences (settings of your account). Click here to get it changed There is no rule against having more than one username, but you must not use it for bad reasons...

No further edits should be made to this discussion. Successful as per new rule; two 'crats supporting, no outstanding opposes. –Juliancolton | Talk 14:44...

Welcome to the Rules page of the Nations' Cup! The Wikipedia Nations' Cup is an effort to get editors working together, increase productivity, and, most...

be in an encyclopedia. Shortcut WP:NOTBLOCKEDWP:NOTBLOCKED Some special rules need to be used for the Simple English Wikipedia. The Simple English Wikipedia...

This page contains the basic rules for using images on the Simple English Wikipedia. Unlike other Wikipedias, Simple English Wikipedia does not allow...

published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers. As a rule of thumb, the more people engaged in checking facts, analyzing legal issues...

Gaming the system means deliberately misusing Wikipedia rules for personal advantage at the expense of other users or the Wikipedia community. Bad-faith...

Wikipedia. We have worked together to write many rules about how this Wikipedia should be written. These rules can be changed by the community if the consensus...

Wikipedia articles about people (biographies) or any other materials follow this rule. Shortcut WP:CIRCULARWP:CIRCULAR Sometimes, other people (and books and websites)...

important part of the rules about keeping articles. But remember, notability is only one part of the rules about keeping articles. Other rules that can affect...

Sock puppetry is using more than one account in order to violate Wikipedia rules or cause disruption, or get around blocks or bans. The user who uses a sockpuppet...

sources is an important part of this, but not the only factor. Another good rule of thumb is to be specific (and avoid weasel words). For example: A human...

could include a site ban by the agreement of the community. The three revert rule, if observed, must not be used as a defense against action taken to enforce...

Russia should be in Category:Lakes and Category:Russia. This is a general rule. One thing that causes problems with this is the subcategories of the categories...

main article is the link which is in bold. This article must meet the DYK rules. Any other links in the hook are minor links. Information presented in any...

squirrel (en) Eutylone (en) Farhan Ali Dina (en) Félix I (en) FIFA eligibility rules (en) FIFA International Referees List (en) Finite difference (en) First...

an article. All links to other websites must follow certain formatting rules. Some acceptable links include those that contain further research that...

nice, don't say anything at all. That rather reasonable idea is the main rule on this page. The goal is to make goodwill and maybe help the dispute resolution...

"administrators". They are able to block and ban users who do not follow the rules of Wikipedia, and this includes vandalism. If the request is urgent, please...

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 change,...

wrong, please correct it. Simple English Wikipedia follows some of the rules of Basic English, but is not so strict about using only a certain number...

even have to cite a good source (like a book or a newspaper) or one of our rules. Removing warnings like {{complex}}, {{cleanup}} or {{RfD}} just because...

messages should include the names or abbreviations of those of our site rules (the "policies and guidelines") that the blocking administrator believes...

are sometimes contacted by e-mail. Candidates must be familiar with the rules of the Simple English Wikipedia. Candidates should also be familiar with...

quick deletion rule A4 applies, use the {{QD}} tag to request quick deletion. For articles that do not meet the quick deletion rules, then there needs...

in October 2010. This extension allows rules to be written to apply to all actions that are taken. These rules can include things like "users with less...

The most important rule on Wikipedia is to ignore all rules, which means that even people who don't know much about the "rules" can add a lot to Wikipedia...

outright breaking the rules, in which case, Djsasso was not. He had a justified reason to make these rules and the current rules basically say "no vandalism"...

noticeboard, or ask on an administrator's talk page. Please note these rules: User rights cannot be given to unregistered editors using temporary accounts...

On Wikipedia, signatures are used to find out who wrote a comment on pages in the Talk:, User talk:, and Wikipedia talk: namespaces. To sign a post, type...

add a fellow belgian to wikipedia. I did not know this was against the rules. Skoshili (talk) 20:09, 4 February 2026 (UTC) For actors, notability just...

warrant the use of the tool. Please see the CheckUser policy for all the rules related to CheckUser. The list of users with CheckUser access can be seen...

"Mathematical analysis" vs. "Analysis (mathematics)", there is no hard rule about which is preferred, and both can be created, one redirecting to the...

other websites, interwiki, and categories. However, this is not a strict rule. The article must have gone through a few revisions, possibly by different...

the page. If you think a page should be deleted per other quick deletion rules, add {{QD|reason}} to the top of the page. Generally, you should try to...

for quick deletion if they are direct copypastes from another Wikipedia (Rule A3). That is what I tagged them as. I do understand that they could also...

(the three months is a general suggestion for a typical new user and not a rule that must be followed under all circumstances), I fully respect your decision...

Wikipedia a better encyclopedia has a conflict of interest. There are no rules to decide whether a conflict of interest exists, but there are warning signs...

2026 (UTC)  Done Basic criteria met. Enable via your settings and read the rules. fr33kman 12:37, 29 July 2026 (UTC)  This section is resolved and can be...

Wikipedia policy Global principles What Wikipedia is not Ignore all rules Content standards Neutral point of view Verifiability No original research Biographies...

how they are doing in this project, or ask for a review. Talk about the rules. Do we need new ones? Should we change them? Read the latest Wikipedia announcements...

hoaxes to Wikipedia can be blocked or banned from Wikipedia for breaking our rules. Instead of adding wrong information to Wikipedia, a more useful thing to...

December 2025 (UTC) Also, I've always thought the "no improvement templates" rule meant no maintenance templates at all, which Better source would be considered...

would like to talk about DYK (as usual). As you might know, few new set of rules had been proposed at the talk page and are currently in use. They include...

policies, or may forget about them, so those users are not breaking the rules. Sometimes, people cause arguments by trying to put something on Wikipedia...

rules a justification for the rules to not apply? If so, I did not know they had to be aware so, by that, since I am ignorant of that rule, the rule can...

propose adding a new rule under the general deletion rule: G13 Pages that are complete and utter spam can be quickly deleted under this rule. What do you guys...

personal opinion and propaganda, which is contrary to the spirit and the rules of Wikipedia (see WP:V and WP:NPOV). Another problem is that weasel words...

• river • road • rod • roll • roof • room • root • rough • round • rub • rule • run sad • safe • sail • salt • same • sand • say • scale • school • science...

so-called "official" guidelines are still demanding peculiar rules, years later, with some rules so wiki-spastic they have never been considered in any other...

looking for the best in people. Never be mean to newcomers. Follow our rules–they make it easier to work with one another. Try to be nice to each other...

no need for this subpage. --Auntof6 (talk) 05:05, 1 February 2025 (UTC) Ruled Out!/Trivia (edit · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) · close...

• river • road • rod • roll • roof • room • root • rough • round • rub • rule • run International: radio • radium • referendum • restaurant • rheumatism...

just help by commenting. Also, DYK needs help. We need to discuss some new rules, as the one's we have aren't quite suitable for the number of users helping...

these days we feel the need to change the image rule, so be it, but much better to keep a strict rule in the meanwhile, especially since tons of images...

be blocked, but a user who broke rules should not be blocked unless it can be shown that they may also break rules on the Simple English Wikipedia."Wikipedia:Blocks...

I still summarize what I think ought to be the overall rules for US locations as follows: Rule 1 for everywhere. If it's otherwise ambiguous, keep as...

deleted (Rule G4) does not apply to articles which were originally QDeleted. Only articles which went through RdF can be re-deleted under the rule listed...

potential good editors to give up and leave. I would like to implement rules to avoid this kind of forum, and not discriminate against users who may...

the English Wikipedia as a foundation to writing articles. The GFDL has rules which don't make sense for a Wikipedia and make it (technically) illegal...

too soon pretty much sums it up for me. While I have no hard set in stone rule for how long, 3 months is pretty standard. -Djsasso (talk) 20:26, 19 January...

has many rules. Instead of following every rule, it is acceptable to use common sense as you go about editing. Being too wrapped up in rules can cause...

October 2008 (UTC) (edit conflict) We could be less prescriptive around the rules for DYK - instead of being "new" articles, they could just be nominated...

"maybe important" article. What main rule should there be for the most important topics: My suggestion for a main rule: "A table can be started (and) kept...

to say that he should change it. As to the userbox rule, I am one for strictly enforcing that rule because I think that we are too small of a Wikipedia/community...

{{Template:User DYK helper}} This user helps with Did you know. suggest | rules | Purge Transclusions {{User:Reception123/Template/Twinkle2}} This user...

not as active. I think it's come to the point were the system needs new rules. It doesn't seem a fair system anymore and I invite you to comment at RFA...

will vote "oppose" even though rules clearly states not to. Their votes will be counted on by you, even though rules clearly states otherwise. Another...

general rule of thumb) but I have not ever seen anyone mention 2,000 edits until just now. · Tygartl1·talk· 13:41, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Isis rule ONaNcle...

specific rule if that Wiki has a problem that said rule would solve. So, PDL, what is the problem and would creating, importing or establishing a rule solve...

it's a nice idea, but how do we track down articles that don't follow the rule? --Choosnink/(Beep!) 17:03, 27 May 2007 (UTC) There is a basic problem here:...

(UTC) Would this involve a change to WP:Rules or do you intend this to only apply to a user's edit history (WP:Rules asks users to consider policies on the...

(talk) 09:18, 12 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...

not delete it. DaneGeld (talk) 22:26, 6 February 2018 (UTC) Sorry, but the rule is that "most of the page was written by that author". Other ways one could...

we are introducing the rule that a this type of the sentence shouldn't be used. And, of course, we are adding general rules to the language usage policy...

enWP. We must take these things into consideration. We need to work on the rules of PVGA and PGA. We need your help for this. :) List of London Underground...

willing to keep as VGAs. Razorflame 17:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC) Is there a rule on Simple English Wikipedia that only articles that exist on English Wikipedia...

a few of them are notable enough for an article on Wikipedia. The usual rule for musicians is that there must be enough reliable, independent information...

make things as simple as possible; that is cut down the rules to the strict minimum. Any rule which isn't strictly needed should go the way of the dodo...

rules.--  † CM16  01:40, 16 April 2009 (UTC) Whether or not we include alternative spellings of the word "colour" is most certainly not a base rule....

be against a en:WP:IAR as it's confusing enough enough to have a rule to ignore rules in English Wikipedia, let alone in Simple English. A version that...

and a half week... there is something odd, imo. Prove that you know our rules and guidlines, wait a bit longer and you're welcome to request the tool...

This is a rule for the Wikipedia which says that whenever talking to other people, you should not be mean to other people and do things like swear or insult...

list the exceptions to that rule. --Auntof6 (talk) 22:16, 23 September 2021 (UTC) Technically it isn't a requirement, its a rule of thumb. -Djsasso (talk)...

Enwiki. That is our job. Our focus should not be following the rules no matter what. If the rules get in the way of our primary objective, which is to get him...

WP:NOT contains a list of things Simple Wikipedia is not; WP:RULES has the general rules, and WP:HELP an overview of all pages.--Eptalon (talk) 09:12...

Citing sources is one of the main duties of Wikipedia and is an official rule for every article on Wikipedia. Any material that is not sourced may be challenged...

user is busy in RL, not a helpful user or does not know the basic rules of WP:RULES and other guidelines. C'mon people have a heart. Jonayo! Selena 4...

When possible, the user who copied the text should be informed about the rules for copying text between pages. The template {{uw-c&pmove}} is available...

appropriate on Commons and certainly adds to the essay itself. The no upload rule was to save us from licensing troubles. Archer7 - talk 00:45, 14 February...

in the rule to define the term. The only thing an admin can do it decide for themselves if it is needed. If they decide it is not, then that rule, as written...

discussion with Tygrrr, to know if this is a general rule, and the cons and pros in applying this rule, and we reached a point that we thought we need other...

Wikipedia:Rules, where it says Most of the time, if a rule has not been made here, or if a something that happens is not covered by the rules that are...

achievable. Above all, creating an article which is unfinished is the second rule of Wikipedia. That way you encourage other people to contribute; collaborating...

And WP:USER is technically a rule. It is in Wikipedia:Rules#Behaviour guidelines and these behaviour guidelines are "rules for how to work better in Wikipedia...

middle. That's why I feel we need rules. But I know many times when this community has attempted to come up with rules/guidelines and then failed because...

in a few days, and the page would contain both archives for old issues, rules that articles should adhere to and possibly a template for Simple News itself...

times where this page does get high, but those are the exception not the rule. Personally I find having more pages to have to scan is more trouble than...

policy pages, from English Wikipedia, as "Rules for not writing libel" (short enwiki page "w:WP:Libel") and "Rules for changing pages" (page "w:WP:Editing...

NonvocalScream has 11 support votes including three crat supports. Per the new rules, he would be considered passed as long as there are no good objections....

used by administrators to remove pages that clearly fail to meet our page rules. It can only be used in very clear cases. Where there is doubt, they article...

inevitably get into conflicts with other admins over rules interpretation; most admins here seem to follow rules rather strictly, while I don't. Maxim (talk |...

confusing rules and arguments that are on English Wikipedia. Simple Wikipedia uses Simple English and really it needs a minimal, simple set of rules that can...

that they follow rules already and has much more to lose in the revoking of the flag than a new editor. We'd have a three-strike rule in that if an editor...

October 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia rules cannot by definition apply outside of Wikipedia. IRC is a service provided by freenode. Our rules here have no authority...

like that we generally don't go by the rule of thumb which is why its only a rule of thumb and not an actual rule. Our goal like everything else on this...

create one? adit (talk) 16:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC) On WP:RULES you read that "if a specific rule does not yet exist here, or if a situation is not covered...

the main English wiki followed by simplification being done by Content Rules http://www.contentrules.com/ These articles as listed here will than be...

he is creating them, it is a valid way to create the article. There is no rule against creating stubs, and stubs as long as they assert notability can not...

"heres a rule, take this action". Its "I need to take this action, lets use this rule" This is not about following a rule. its about having a rule to support...

Currently the filter is configured to "tag" edits which match the filter rule, thus the appearance of that small text beside the edit in RC. Chenzw  Talk ...

Arabic language characters. For such languages, there is usually at least one rule for how to write them with Latin characters. This is called transliteration...

cannot rule out them talking to each other off-wiki, but per our policy, neither has violated OUR rules (I cannot speak for other projects, their rules may...

(UTC) I ♥ Kennedy! Well, this is probably an enwp rule, but I don't work there. I refer to the dewp rules... Barras (talk) 18:09, 13 June 2009 (UTC) See...

Huji reply 03:25, 10 November 2007 (UTC) I am not sure if there is really a rule about any order in which categories are placed in but I think categories...

strike rule for now would do.--Gordonrox24 | Talk 17:50, 26 April 2013 (UTC) I have no problem if consensus does agree with a one strike rule (which he...

chose to support him because I felt that ultimately he had broken no actual rule or policy, in my opinion, at the time he resigned; he just made some unwise...

the additional rule, but I truly prefer it being simple. Adding rules doesn't affect the validity of CU/OS elections, as long as the rules are not more...

Users with global rollback may use it here provided they abide by our rules.[1] If a global rollbacker is asked to stop using rollback on this project...

(talk) 15:13, 15 August 2009 (UTC) If we're going to do any changing of rules/what we want etc then the two currently closed RfOs should be re-opened...

not given out wily-nily; so no problems there. However, it's just another rule to make... instruction creep is bad. Please don't make this into an actual...

no one objects to this or agree or give a comment on this, will this be rule for the os elections. And please: Don't bring concerns about this one day...

editing skills to be an administrator, you need to know about all of our rules and how to use them correctly. EhJJTALK 13:29, 6 December 2009 (UTC) Oppose...

name of article: Wikipedia:Deletion policy to Wikipedia:Deletion rules or: Wikipedia:Rules of Deletion, not sure how exactly, but have to bee more simpler...

he is/will turn 18 this year - in other words, he likely falls under the rule we have for protecting children. In short, it is probably safest to delete...

a decision based on the rules trying to put an end to this. Kennedy (talk • changes). 09:45, 1 August 2009 (UTC) What rules? They're guidelines not policy...

However, a lot of your edits have been against our rules and I'd suggest (strongly) that you read the rules before you continue. fr33kman t - c 03:13, 25 February...

completely ignoring the fact that, per my last unblock, i'm on a one-strike rule. To explain my block log, the first two were un-related collateral damage...

preferable, and I think as a general rule the exisiting policy is fine. What I would like is an exception to the rule where logos that are not free can be...

these cases, you should look at the English Wikipedia's list of rules to see what their rule is, and use that as a guideline or suggestion on dealing with...

or is in severe competition to it. Referring to Creol as being above the rules is a textbook ad hominem fallacy. alexandra (talk) 07:00, 20 October 2008...

2009 (UTC) It seems fr33kman wants to follow the rules, but he is overdoing them, there IS NO RULE LINKS TO DATES ARE ILLEGAL, I have no problem with...

(UTC) Delete per nom. Should we have a QD rule on these? StevenJ81 (talk) 17:45, 28 December 2015 (UTC) Such a rule was proposed and rejected. Sorry, but...

you sound like you're power hungry, and also not capable of reading the rules. In order to be a crat, you must be an administrator, and that is still...

say that I am sorry, before writing anything; I do not want to break any rules on purpose. :-) I would just like to invite everyone who wants to bring...

an article under this "We are not censored" rule but to direct them to it is, I believe, not what that rule was intended for. Please reconsider...including...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:NOTNOWWP:NOTNOW...

the usual graffiti ("XYZ was here", "Aaron is gay",...) falls under this rule is a point of dispute; and probably left open for the oversighter to decide...

change or edit but not both. And then we have revert and the three-revert rule, when the action is labelled undo! There is no excuse at all for revert if...

think rules needed to be "written down" because you're the only one who needs to make those decisions in your mind. So when people follow the rules that...

of making the "no big deal" right more difficult to get, change the 'crat rule. If they are bad users, why would 2/3 of people support? In the real world...

USERNAME HERE}} Jury members will read and judge the contest entries using rules to be announced. Darkfrog24 (talk · contribs) Operator873 (talk · contribs)...

proxies. If one can bend the rules and get as many second chances as he has been getting, then why does one have rules at all? --Gwib -(talk)- 14:39...

Three is only a rule of thumb and there are plenty of times where common sense dictates we don't need three. This would be one. The rule of thumb of 3 came...

special rules about dress preceded the Bible by a very long time. Even neolithic societies (some of which survived into modern times) had their rules about...

should do this, see 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...

'seamount' is not part of the name. Other languages may have different rules about capitalization. Is seamount a proper noun in our article titles? I...

seems very odd to have a rule that says the wikipedia page should refer to these as 'movies' rather than films. My proposed 'rules': Film is a simple word...

and change user's rights etc. Is the be bold policy or the ignore all rules one acceptable for administrative actions? I would say both. They are both...

they are" - chaos and mayhem rules. Creol (talk) 19:44, 17 March 2022 (UTC) Its not necessarily that chaos and mayhem rules. It's that we generally follow...

explicitely listed; though generally, i would agree it fits the spirit of the rule. --Eptalon (talk) 16:11, 19 February 2008 (UTC) I know you just wrote what...

here. I am thinking about Gaussian elimination, QR decomposition, Cramer's rule, and possibly Relaxation (iterative method). Look in the article to get a...

rule. Comments are welcome, especially from editors who have been around long enough to have seen what exceptions we've allowed to the 3-entry rule....

copyright laws. Some other Wikipedias, notably English Wikipedia have other rules which means that often their images can not be used here. Whenever a suitable...

Simple Talk. They were moved here on August 11, 2005 AD. Should there be a rule as to how many words a sentence in an article which is not a quote should...

summary of the Rules and Exceptions of English spelling as i have done on my blog http://improvingenglishspelling.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/rules...

at User talk:Either way#DYK. Apparently I'm not following the non-stated rules well. Either way (talk) 13:54, 11 January 2009 (UTC) They look fine to me...

there would be more variety for our main page. Whilst using the same ground rules, we have become tough-minded over promotions to VG (probably good), but...

without this community; being small also means that we do not need many rules, this gives many liberties to those contributing. Okay, on the other hand...

on User:Darkicebot describing what the 'bot' is designed to do, and the rules that are used to do this. We could then see if there is a problem with the...

the 3-4 warnings a new user gets. There are rules. You keep to the rules, you are fine; you break the rules, and you will be treated like any other guy...

board is very technically difficult especially for light posters, so many rules and things to learn. So how do you manage to stay so polite and helpful...

--Yottie =talk= 11:22, 13 February 2016 (UTC) I see no reason to include such a rule. Since this is the simple English Wikipedia, articles are supposed to be...

why Netoholic reverted my unrelated edits to Wikipedia:Rules and Wikipedia:Recentchanges. On "Rules", I only put "Core articles" under "temporary guideline"...

templates to work better on mobile. It cuts out confusion on where to apply CSS rules. Editing CSS is currently limited to administrators, which is a major barrier...

to the admin's discretion, as it depends on each case and there are "no rules" on Wikipedia and policy is descriptive. EhJJTALK 10:12, 3 September 2010...

unsourced articles are a problem for the viability of this site. So I broke a rule and created a test article just to see what messages I would get during page...

--Auntof6 (talk) 19:02, 10 March 2017 (UTC) I take the point, and as a general rule even agree with it. But in these particular cases it almost uniquely calls...

you have to be civil and follow all the rules. Being an admin does NOT give you the right to ignore all rules. You are way to uncivil. Sorry man. Merry...

elsewhere on WMF (meta, enWP) as an open proxy can help too. My standard rule would still apply; if in doubt, check with someone who knows more than you...

that it is entirely my work. By the way, according to wikipedia's very own rules, I am technically allowed to be here, surprisingly enough. Apparently, a...

people with advanced degrees learning English as a Foreign Language. My rule of thumb is to simplify and aid comprehension, but not to "dumb down" and...

admin rights before running for other tools (I guess, not sure). Just make a rule that people you have extra rights and don't edit get their rights revoked...

blocked for being a sockpuppet of Dino245, who was blocked per the one-strike rule, who was blocked from ENwiki due to abusing multiple accounts (i.e. creating...

Kdammers, "IAR" Is usually "ignore all rules." It's a Wikipedia principle that means more or less "Break the rules if there is a good reason to break them...

I see many red links here. Is there a special rule concerning the creation/transwikification of policies and guidelines which exist on main English Wikipedia...

2013 (UTC) The thing is, the three entry thing has never been more than a rule of thumb. I don't know that it was ever codified into full out official policy...

English. For the benefit of htese people, it seems wise to ensure that the rules of the language are properly applied, both to help understand what is a...

SE Wikipedia is not English WP and so does not have to follow its exact rules with article guidelines and layout. A final point: I doubt such a proposal...

should know they are not allowed to do this and they are not above the rules as much as they think they are. Please ignore this message, an IP has post...

links. SS (Kay) talk to me 06:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC) Sure! Here's a good rule to keep in mind: good articles are better than stubs, but stubs are better...

Sonia's. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:22, 5 November 2011 (UTC) I tried to put the rule on self-published sources simply in the draft. Please take a look. Racepacket...

society and technology. I believe that all users should be free of judgmental rules such as WP:CORE. What I found to be disturbing is this sentence which profiles...

example topics related to violence and sexual themes? Are there particular rules/policies or unofficial practices? WhisperToMe (talk) 19:03, 2 May 2016 (UTC)...

an actor/actress.) That said, I think that the rule for creating gender-split categories and the rule for including articles in gender-split categories...

Philosophy (and are in Category Philosophy, or a subcat), or Religion (similar rule: Category:Religion, or a subcat)? - I think it would be easier to find people...

succinct statement or observation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. Seems legit to me. —Animum (en) 13:26, 27 October 2007 (UTC)...

to conflicts with the AGF policy and my pointy sticks, we can pretty much rule out using the sticks to help enforce its usages. Informing is mainly the...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:WBWP:WB...

comments. All administrators are volunteers, who may block people breaking rules, but who will not censor conversations, even if they deal with adult topics...

June 2020 (UTC) This is irrelevant. The one strike rule applies here and they haven't broken any rules on simple. Please stop commenting on this editor...

August 2008 (UTC) Blue one looks great.--TBC 05:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC) It rules. StaticFalcon Give me a shout! 14:47, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Better than RyanCross's...

In more involved cases, these editors can be blocked for breaking the rules regarding no original research and neutral point-of-view. Genre warriors...

test their editing skills, how to get help, and a link to a list of the rules. The welcome templates have more stuff, like thanking users for their changes...

news, not pop culture) is fighting against drawing in more people. Our rules say we should not have articles about television shows, sports teams, bands...

(talk) 04:46, 18 December 2021 (UTC) @Haoreima: There are procedures and rules about blocking users, especially IPs. Even if it were blocked, 1) most of...

essay, WP:Advanced disambiguation issues, describes extending Wikipedia's rules about disambiguation of the overloaded or uncertain terms used when writing...

language. I don’t want to spend a lot of time just to understand some term. The rule is - don’t make simple things complicated, even if you know thousand of ways...

But reliability is the rule, not English.) StevenJ81 (talk) 13:38, 14 August 2018 (UTC) Whether or not we have a specific rule, editors reponding to an...

the Chinese calendar system. I think here, also, we should stick by the rule of least astonishment. Maybe listing both the Chinese calendar year and the...

recorded. In fact, it specifically says we're going by the rules on English, and the rules there don't restrict what can be recorded. Along those lines...

mainly here because they are trying to get unblocked from en. But wikipedia rules state: "Simple English Wikipedia is not a rehabilitation centre for vandals...

January 2009 (UTC) The Polish Wikipedia also has it, but they have strict rules about who gets the Editor flag; I've requested one (so that they don't have...

User_talk:Gay_Yong_Hernandez#IP_editing_2 Indeed, there is nothing in the rules saying that registered editors cannot edit Wikipedia constructively while...

don't think there would be any drama over me being bold and ignoring the rules, I've been wrong before on some similar issues. So: opinions, please? :)...

2007 (UTC) I created an account that anyone can use at User:Example. The rules are there. The password is "hellojack15". ionas talk contribs 23:45, 10...

article that may still improve as other editors contribute. We develop our rules through consensus and I don't agree to applying them in the most rigid sense...

to be different people. The Regular English Wikipedia admins made a new rule: People can only edit controversial articles if they have been on the Regular...

I said above, she said she would block the user for Wikipedia rules AND for God's rules. A admin should, or any user, should not be going around saying...

participate. Go to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Asian Month and read the general info and rules. Click on the "Sign up now" button to sign up as a contributor. When you...

our three-entry rule and the fact that even enwiki deleted these articles for being small (despite them not having a three-entry rule), it is probably...

-DJSasso (talk) 18:18, 20 April 2010 (UTC) Second paragraph of Wikipedia:Rules. EhJJTALK 22:14, 20 April 2010 (UTC) As long as we at least link there from...

signatures - and if you felt that strongly about it, we could always make another rule that they aren't allowed. But there's no way to stop people using them. There...

encyclopedia. I see that some people on EN objected to it, but were over-ruled, and as far as I can see their objections were handled in appropriate ways...

No more changes should be made to this discussion. Where can I find the rules for cultural refernces? The edit below by Korny removed many references...

adult topics. In the 1977 case of Nazi vs. Skokie, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Nazis saying that they were allowed to demonstrate in a...

to not place an RFA on the RFP Page, of course you were not aware of this rule, so don't sweat it, now you know about it! One piece of advice I have for...

14:22, 3 April 2015 (UTC) Hello, I made a proposal on Meta to change the rules for the steward confirmations. Currently consensus to remove is required...

23 February 2011 (UTC) If you're worried about violating the three revert rule, it wouldn't apply here because the edits being made here are obvious vandalism...

(My Contribs) 00:02, 16 February 2017 (UTC) Hello, I was looking at WP:RULES to find out how to notify editors about articles with red links, and I noticed...

IP's undoing one another) Before I forget this page has more info on the rules. --Eptalon (talk) 15:43, 26 October 2010 (UTC) On en's filter, I am able...

select Good Articles and Very Good Articles, though you have to read the rules in them over first. —Classical Esthertalk 10:11, 15 May 2010 (UTC) There...

possibilities, it's up to you to decide. However don't forget the simple Rules and Regulations. The life of brian (talk) 09:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC) I don't...

this involves administrators, then I will post it here. I have added a new rule under the articles section for articles that are not created in English....

needed to become an Administrator. Most regular editors will know those rules. To be able to point candidates to a written text, I have created Wikipedia:Criteria...

warnings (not templates), with a zero tolerance attitude to violations of the rules, esp CIVIL and POV. There is a penchant for the odd drama here, and because...

make a decision. Note: I'm sure there will be a few more exceptions to the rule, but I expect admins to use common sense when applying this. Griffinofwales...

Britain was the husband of the Queen but not a king ). With single monarch rule, there is no difference other than name between King and Queen. --Creol(talk)...

mainspace) 2 admins approving No blocks in the last three months Usual election rules (like RFA); 1 week, 5 votes; 50% support (plus the 2 admins) What do you...

was speedy delete per WP:SNOW, for violation of anti-spam and advertising rule.-- Tdxiang 01:23, 12 January 2011 (UTC)  Comment: Bambifan crap. It's a copyvio...

of edits so that we know who we can trust, who we know understands the rules. Getting rid of hotcat won't change anything. People will still make small...

respect • rest • reward • rhythm • rice • river • road • roll • room • rub • rule • run • salt • sand • scale • science • sea • seat • secretary • selection...

gain insufficient support to be promoted but, according to the current rules, the vote is 1-1 right now... The Rambling Man on tour (talk) 19:14, 5 March...

have existed on English Wikipedia continuously for years. If there is a rule / guideline / consensus against categorisation by gender on Simple (but not...

Pakistan categories. Incidentally, NPOV-wise, I think it's "formally British-ruled India", not "British-occupied"... Hippopotamus (talk) 01:02, 11 July 2008...

accurate. Perhaps it could be left in as a variation on the game's real rules, but for now I will have to go elsewhere to learn how to play ... Go Fish...

22:43, 4 March 2014 (UTC) Same as anything else. en:WP:Primary Topic would rule the day. So if the movie is more popular than the book it would get the priority...

another user before that page can be rolled back again. Exceptions to this rule are possible; there is functionality implemented for an "angry revert" list–these...

to another user's talk page may be blocked for violating the three-revert rule or harassing another user, regardless of whether the talk page is for a registered...

cyclones and certain foods. It's as if Simple English Wikipedia has changed the rule over the three years I've been working around here. September 1988 05:55...

Simple English Wikipedia About us / Useful pages Welcome! Announcements Rules New changes help Vandalism IRC Discord Maintenance: New pages Vandalism...

USERNAME HERE}} Jury members will read and judge the contest entries using rules to be announced. ImprovedWikiImprovment (talk · contribs) 16:06, 26 August...

you the tools. I have seen time and time again not only a disregard for rules (which isn't totally bad) but a huge tendency to keep grudges and get overly...

didn't expect to. The vast majority of the time Griffin has followed the rules of the wiki and has complied with consensus; straying only (quite frankly)...

making him aware about the onestrike rule. Dibyojyotilet's chat 16:32, 20 December 2022 (UTC) I think the onestrike rule is already recognized. I just wanted...

can be simplified by a team WHILE being expanded. We can add that to the rules. After all, VGA and GA does not rely entirely on simplicity. It must be...

September 2021 (UTC)  Delete. Definitely advertising. I think we need a new rule, if the person is not at least 28 years of age, in India, and any social...

the freedom necessary for the creation as there are very few set, hard rules on the layout, however, the MOS dictates where things go and it is complicated...

punitive, but I have no issues with this if the user has also broken our rules even once. They have had a chance to reform and if it is clear they are...

haven't seen such brightline rules as you suggest about hyphens. I would think of anything, you have broken most of our rules and a block could be useful...

be given the rollback flag. Under no circumstances would I undo or over-rule any other admin action without prior and/or further discussion. Regards,...

required to patch the seam smoothly. (See branching icons catalog.) The same rules applies for BSn-2 templates, where the icon columns also align to center...

different namespaces. The rules for NS:2 (user) do not always apply to NS:3. QD justification can be covered under the G-series rules, but the U-series does...

v. to control; to rule by military or political power government – n. a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or...

laid to rest. Discussions are now underway as to how to improve it both rules wise and also how to credit nominators. --BG7even 15:14, 4 November 2008...

above). After the two week period, let us review. If he has stuck to the rules and created and edited the articles he says he has fine, if he is the same...

wish to change the set precedent on the exception to the 3-article limit rule, that discussion should probably take place on Simple Talk. I am a little...

"created by blocked user" on en.wikipedia. I believe this used to be a QD rule here, but it was removed like twelve years ago. If the Wikipedia of the country...

and elsewhere. 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...

this user, apply a one-strike rule, or what. Toliar (talk) 21:20, 3 March 2009 (UTC) I think that the one-strike 'rule' would be appropriate. The user...

him. He is also blocked on Commons for vandalism and failure to follow rules (Sept 12, 2008). Looking at my talk page, I do not think much has changed...

rich, ride, right, ring, rise, road, rob, rock, room, round, rubber, rude, rule, ruler, run, rush sad, safe, sail, salt, same, sand, save, say, school, science...

Soup Dish (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC) Support I trust you know the rules. ;) Meetare Shappy Cunkelfratz! 17:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC) Support Isn't...

Fr33kman. Rules are rules, even if the user in question is usually a good contributor. FSM Noodly? 21:43, 3 November 2009 (UTC) "Rules are rules, even if...

single copy that is included in the collection, provided that you follow the rules of this License for verbatim copying of each of the documents in all other...

August 2015 (UTC) We're not the same project. English Wikipedia has specific rules in place for things like transit stations. But part of what makes it work...

It's what I think, even if you disagree doesn't mean I'm wrong. I, as a rule, often oppose/support before reading anything else: it's how I feel about...

and I thought you might like to be aware, as they? may be "gaming" your rules too. Victuallers (talk) 15:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC) IMO, that's circumventing...

probation. A one-strike rule will be implemented. No other accounts will be used. The user will edit constructively, slowly, learn the rules and ask questions...

such as merging.  Delete This is exactly the kind of situation our 3-entry rule is designed to prevent -- a multi-level branch of the category tree where...

including those for years as this one was, are exceptions to the 3-entry rule. If the article in the category had been kept, this category would have been...

End Live Help Chat Your article must not violate copyright. As a general rule, never copy and paste text from other websites. There are a few exceptions...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:SPAWP:SPA...

didn't change on any of the other stuff either. You aren't breaking any rules for sure, but what you are doing is giving people ammunition to nail you...

the one-strike rule (a rule that still doesn't have an official policy page). It is therefore not fair to include him in it. The rule was made for the...

on a video game that is yet to be announced, may violate the crystal ball rule. Zaxxon0 (talk) 01:48, 12 May 2019 (UTC) Please discuss this request below...

Jumper is a redirect to Fiat Ducato at EN and IMHO we should follow that rule here, Could've boldly redirected however as it was created in 2011 I figured...

mention of a one strike rule. I proposed a six month period for one strikes, and that was opposed. I don't see any one strike rule in effect. We generally...

(talk) 04:31, 26 December 2020 (UTC)  Delete - not notable enough. My general rule is if the person involved in the article doesn't have an English Wiki article...

worry. Barras (talk) 17:17, 16 May 2009 (UTC) I'm looking into the exact rule that was triggered, but certainly the >50 edits has something to do with...

uncontroversial, and so I don't see any issue with giving the rights back. The rule says that he has to go through a re-RfA after he was desysopped for inactivity...

Resolved. User unblocked. EhJJTALK 01:20, 29 May 2011 (UTC) Hello, the current rule "You may vote [...] not be blocked on more than one project" excludes me...

Wikipedia includes biographies of important and famous people. The usual rule for biographies is that there must be enough reliable, independent information...

the situation and what kind of vandalism is happening. But generally the rule of thumb is, if reverting can't happen fast enough to fix the issue then...

Vermont (talk) 21:48, 18 March 2019 (UTC) Many wikis (such as Arabic) have a rule against usernames in foreign scripts. With that in mind, what is the stance...

Wikipedia administrators. Users who join the Discord have to follow the IRC rules. Users also have to verify their email address on their Wikipedia account...

of Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org has a rule that covers this exact type of article. The important part of that rule says: Articles can be created on individual...

community. If the deflagging happened because the admin or bureaucrat broke the rules, then a formal RFDA/RFDB (Request for de-adminship or de-bureaucratship)...

Vauxhall Astra is a redirect to Opel Astra at EN and IMHO we should follow that rule here, Could've boldly redirected however as it was created in 2005 I figured...

between these 2 sentences. It's explicitly written in the 6th rule of discussion rules of Wikipedia:Requests for deletion#Discussions (RFD page) of Simple...

that is a nightmare. This user is clearly not interested in following the rules. Anyone else think a short block might fix that? --Andrew from NC (talk)...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:CIRWP:CIR...

independent coverage to prove it, it's too soon to create an article. This !rule applies to anything new: recent events, people, and products where facts...

protection, but a move protection in this instance would not be against the rules, which I see has already been done. Cheers, Razorflame 22:01, 16 August...

unless its an emergency. And very little would fall under the emergemcy rule, that would not be taken care of in a matter of hours, and at most they would...

advertising to other editors. Using Wikipedia for advertising is against our rules. If your article reads like an advertisement and/or is about a subject that...

-Examknowtalk 22:35, 28 April 2020 (UTC)  Delete - The English Wikipedia has a rule that anything must be notable for 2 or more events to have a page, and this...

Actually, using just the rule and not the explaining blurb, there is no requirement for the group to be of people. The rule does not state clubs and ands...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:SPADEWP:SPADE...

that 50 students with so many CAs, OAs as well as stringent rules, again I mention rule 4. in my statement: Sandboxes (if your not satisfied by the content...

sports see Notability in sport", so this means we have the same rules as enwiki, and the rules there say that Hugo Gaston meets the main two requirements for...

is belongs to Kshitij Vedi he is a notable person according to Wikipedia rule please search this on google search, google news and verified national news...

problematic reverts yet. --Eptalon (talk) 11:24, 3 February 2018 (UTC) There is no rule that you have to warn so no, you cannot be blocked for not warning. I only...

been told that we have extra rules here regarding particular issues. When I've asked to be directed to these different rules, in most cases I haven't receive...

enough time to get to know an editor. Although it's not a hard and fast rule, generally we prefer at least three months here. Kansan (talk) 05:25, 15...

a comment saying "Hey baby, I love you!", which was placed on Wikipedia:Rules, that comment is completely not acceptable for an encyclopedia, so I placed...

and on the category, there is no rule that this can only be used for Latin languages. As we don't have any rules on this ourselves, we follow the English...

Juliancolton can adjust his edits according to each project's specific rules. EVula // talk // 23:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC) After reconsidering, Julian...

me that this user cannot adhere to NPOV guidelines and will violate NPA rules if you challenge him. The intolerance he has shown saddens and scares me...

2007 (UTC) I created an example user. Anyone can be Example. There are rules for the account, see User:Example. The password is hellojack15. You can...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

request for deletion was to  Delete.  - Article was quick deleted under rule G4: recreation of already deleted content. -- Creol(talk) 12:15, 21 August...

as not notable. Barras (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2009 (UTC) Delete per A4 qd rule as unnotable. Cheers, Razorflame 02:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)  Keep as notable...

specific question, leave it on Simple talk. If you want to know more about Wikipedia, read Wikipedia:About. Be familiar with the rules. Happy editing!...

already has one. If he does not break the any more rules he will be able to get back. If he breaks the rules the block will continue. We cannot give him a...

without a flag... but admins can. Unfair, much? We need one rule for all, not different rules for different users, as is clearly the case at the moment...

and not lose you to a community ban, I propose you stick to the following rules, over the next six months (that is: End of 2013): You don't post any personal...

create worthwhile content matching Wikipedia's standards and following rules of Simple English, and look forward to working with you. This year, we would...

such as Wikipedia:Deletion policy, Wikipedia:Blocks and bans, Wikipedia:Rules, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. WP:PGA...

People running around charging that others are breaking rules should make sure they know the rules before they do so. -DJSasso (talk) 13:28, 2 October 2009...

problems continue. StevenJ81 (talk) 22:00, 24 October 2018 (UTC) The general rule of thumb on en and in the past on here has been 1 year for IPs. But generally...

that has no interest in improving Wikipedia. RF is far too reliant on the rules (guidelines), and appears desperate to please people (use of barnstars,...

(UTC) @Djsasso: Thanks. He did the same on enwiki, but I'm not sure of the rules over there. --IWI (talk) 18:39, 2 February 2021 (UTC) I will take a look...

check to see if they match. I do not think an admin has that ability. The rule states they cannot publicly comment on IPs. meta:CheckUser_policy#CheckUser_status...

does not need to cover all subjects, and we do not need to be held to the rules of the main Wikipedias. Let's make a high-quality encyclopedia geared towards...

the actual policy details, and some imagine that Wikipedia "invents all rules" regardless of the real world. On the contrary, Wikipedia does, indeed,...

you must do what it says in section 3. You can also lend copies (the same rules apply). You can display copies to the general public. If you have more than...

editors. Should it be protected? J991 17:10, 21 September 2017 (UTC) Typical rule of thumb for protecting is many different editors vandalizing multiple times...

series has to be notable before an episode can be. Any exception to that rule would have to be incredibly obvious from a claim statement in the article...

solve problems, such as this, would lead to a block. We're not bending the rules here for one person, it's simply his way of solving problems (which others...

• right changes) End date: 20:18, 30 April 2011 (of course, the two crat rule applies) Kansan has shown even temper and maturity in every action taken...

cited an enwiki essay, not a simplewiki rule or guideline. If simplewiki treated these essays from enwiki like rules, then many policies that are different...

want to get involved in an edit war and fall victim to even a two revert rule, so can an administrator take care of this and protect the page? No compromise...

a minor. As such, the subject of the article comes under en:sub judice rules. Just a heads up so that admins can assess as to whether or not a similar...

not (his opinion will be reflected in how he handles the closing). This rule is not cut in stone, but we often observe it. So before you vote, please...

However, I think it would be good to let users know of this rule (and clarify which "rules" apply). Chamaemelum (talk) 23:49, 17 July 2023 (UTC) While...

is nonsense, the rule can not apply as all the text is not nonsense. On the same vein of poor wording, "A" is not nonsense so the rule does not apply here...

important enough for their own articles on Simple if we stick to the first rule of Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#What Simple English Wikipedia is not....

over DYK, edit war, ignore the principles of BRD, and break any and all rules just to get his way. Combined with his continued incivility to me, and last...

14 February 2019 (UTC) As much as Eihel has a point, the actual Italian rule of Mogadishu can prove a valid topic and enwiki already has a fairly good...

before the approved version of the measure is considered, (cf. Roberts Rules of Order) so perhaps this should have been a proposal yet.. Blockinblox...

Pentatomoidea. The latter is a higher category, so it's not quite a synonym. As a rule I have not done all layers of the Linnaean hierarchy, because a) it makes...

blocks to enforce your own rules on everyone else. Archer7 - talk 15:10, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Netoholic, you can enforce rules. Now what I may be saying...

October 2020 (UTC) @Auntof6 and Camouflaged Mirage: I find it to be a good rule of thumb to follow their broad consensus unless there is a specific reason...

revdels i've started here. More Rick Astley. User's contribs. You know the rules (and so do I). — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 03:19, 17 May 2022 (UTC)  Done...

tidying before moving to article-space? Been a while and wasn't sure of the 'rules' of the import function. Thanks Kennedy (talk) 12:54, 21 February 2014 (UTC)...

that he completely understands the Simple English Wikipedia's policies and rules and I am sure that he will be a very capable administrator. All in all,...

Revolution Separation of powers Legislature Rule of law Citizenship Constitutional law Census Computer security Golden Rule Habeas corpus Information security...

--Isis§(talk) 22:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC) Three months of editing would be best. The rules aren't fixed though, we're quite flexible at times. Archer7 - talk 22:50...

December 2016 (UTC) It should say may be. All sub-notability criteria are just rules of thumb on when something is likely to be notable. Heck even the grand...

the 2nd project you've actively worked on that you want to make your own rules and do your own thing. That's not how any Wikipedia works. This is a cooperatively...

for deletion for the reason: Article has content that violates the NPOV rule, may not meet notability guidelines. Zaxxon0 (talk) 21:30, 14 May 2019 (UTC)...

writings about elements of music, as there is no universally agreed upon set rule of elements (hence why I support deletion rather than rewrite). I had thought...

merging. KEEP The book passes Wikipedia:Notability (books) Specifically Rule 1. I find PML Daily Notable and I also Verified and found that the eBook...

on enWP. fr33kman t - c 14:12, 26 February 2009 (UTC) Delete under QDA11 rule for speedy deletion. Razorflame 15:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC) Delete per...

long-term abuse, spam, sockpuppetry and other similar violations of the rules. There are currently 10 users with the temporary account viewer permission...

cause of death. I am unsure of the right way to deal with this and the rules here on Simple. I believe that the redirects should be deleted and salted...

21:52, 19 October 2007 (UTC) To be honest, I'm not sure if there are any rules about talk pages on redirects, but personally, I don't see the need for...

can build a consensus on how to proceed that way. Remember 3RR is a hard rule, but edit warring at any level can result in a block. If you observe a 3RR...

09:57, 28 April 2010 (UTC) Resolved. User:LM has violated the three revert rule at Josip Broz Tito. He reverted five times in the last day. It's also likely...

CRRays that he is in breach of WP:NPA even though it is off-wiki, per the rules. An admin may wish to take further action. Normandy 00:09, 1 January 2012...

6757j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. Sorry if I have to take into account another rule for notability, if so, can you tell me how to improve it. Sorry for making...

activity level is realy not enough to demand 3 Cu's at this point and the rules only require 2, the third can act as a tie breaker/ mediator in cases where...

"Apple Computer Logo rainbow.svg" which is found on Commons. While the rules for Commons do not allow files to remain there if they violate copyright...

sure if you have any rules about this but you should. King (talk) 11:03, 30 January 2009 (UTC)  Comment: Oh, yes you do have a rule: "Has been copied and...

article. Sue me. It is better to break the rules to protect the integrity of Wikipedia, then it is to follow the rules and let the article remain. Quakewoody...

note that this discussion is entirely the wrong place for a discussion of rules for userboxes or usernames. Such a policy should be discussed and/or developed...

nothing should be speedied unless it is spam or a hoax or violates another rule, it was unseemly to delete this and not notify me, and I have to find out...

edit-wars that would use erase to negate other contributions. The 3-revert rule (WP:3RR) is intended to limit edit-wars during a one-day period. However...

a stub for now, since I didn't include any of the religious reasons and rules about cremation but it's a start. Tygartl1 16:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)...

other than "keep" or "delete", such as merging. Delete as not notable. The rule is the same: if pages do not fit into certain ready-made categories then...

29 March 2019 (UTC) Comment It is a perfectly fine category, but a good rule of thumb for people creating subcategories. You don't really need a subcat...

November 2007 (UTC) Is there a rule against new users voting? no real reason for the oppose. I think there should be a rule. --Yegoyan 18:26, 25 November...

the candidate is familiar with the rules." If I can't see them in discussions that involve interpretations of the rules, even something as simple as taking...

Advertisement. The life of brian (talk) 12:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC) Delete as per QD rule G11, which is advertising. That is all this seems to be saying. Razorflame...

seen as "the community" of most users. They learn to complain, within the rules of making disputes, playing along with cohorts to game-the-system, often...

Wikipedia; no sources were added and therefore it is heavily violating our NPOV-rule. --@intforce 20:53, 17 September 2012 (UTC) Support. User makes many good...

mod attention. It has been there untouched for a while, but there is no rule against that. The fact that the owner of the space was indef blocked under...

the reason: Page is not needed. We already use simple talk to discuss all rule changes, and hold general community discussions.--Gordonrox24 | Talk 21:32...

have made. Otherwise, I think rules should be lenient, but not in a sense, where it allows LTA's to bend the rules. If rules were too strict no one would...

than "keep" or "delete", such as merging.  Delete per the three article rule. Ieditrandomarticles (talk | contribs) 16:54, 18 May 2025 (UTC) This request...

can't see any flexibility from you, and more of a "strict adherence to rules" approach, it worries me as to how you will approach these sorts of situations...

either. On WP:RULES it says "Most of the time, if a rule has not been made here, or if something that happens is not covered by the rules that are here...

of their moves. So I suggest we start blocking too, under the one-strike rule. Osiris (talk) 04:59, 18 February 2016 (UTC) Thanks Osiris. I've blocked...

'speedied'. Also, I just checked to see how long RfA's are supposed to last; the rule on en: is a minimum of 7 days, so I guess we should leave this RfA open until...

times (removing QD template), which is in violation of the three revert rule. Since we already have the RfD here, it can run its course. --IWI (talk)...

been nothing but helpful to me since I joined and I think he knows the rules inside out. Good luck! FSM Noodly? 15:58, 17 September 2008 (UTC) Support...

options other than "keep" or "delete", such as merging.  Keep There is no rule that you can't have a brief description of where you live and your education...

source that mentions this alleged battle of Zet Valley. I am not going to rule out the possibility of the battle actually happening, but the currently cited...

the page. If you think a page should be deleted per other quick deletion rules, add {{QD|reason}} to the top of the page. Generally, you should try to...

verify my online identity and earlier contributions. I followed the proper rules for an Rfd. I point to verifiable references and related discussions. I...

worthy of an article and a category. Why should it not have both? There's no rule or guideline against having both. Jim Michael (talk) 14:56, 3 March 2016...

different time zones, and sibce the edits are at different times, we can rule out VPNs or similar. In shot: I don't see a connection...--Eptalon (talk)...

editor whose only edit here has been to this RfD. This is permitted by the rules --Auntof6 (talk) 18:06, 25 June 2017 (UTC) Rudolf Schumann (edit · talk...

I'm going to expand the article so even this unacceptable reason would be ruled out. - Huji reply 07:51, 25 January 2008 (UTC) Strong keep - valid article;...

article was deleted (in part) at her request, per en:WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE. That rule is a very good reason to delete articles on the borderline, and I would infer...

project. The page was deleted as 'clearly AI generated'. We therefore cannot rule out that AI tools were also used to help create the page under discussion...

page for deletion for the reason: This article should be deleted per TNT rule. It has many flaws, the most eye soring is the article being unsourced, as...

specifically for Roman sites. For me the bottom line is that we don't have any rule about not allowing long lists of red links in list articles. Since this is...

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

successful. Griffinofwales (talk) 17:48, 4 August 2009 (UTC) I guess same rules like admiship: at least 65% support. In this case, support for the removal...

and on the category, there is no rule that this can only be used for Latin languages. As we don't have any rules on this ourselves, we follow the English...

19th century, in Cuba, and had a prominent role in fighting against Spanish rule. If we find two others (yes, they do exist), we might create a category 'Cuban...

Wikipedia Asian Month 2021 Wikipedia Asian Month 2021 is an online Edit-a-thon. Its purpose is to increase understanding among Asian Wikipedia communities...

deletion/Requests/2023/Template:Welcome-enonestrike. Maybe a notice of the one strike rule should not be given per template. ~2025-35023-49 (talk) 06:26, 20 November...

be considered notable due to WP:NFOOTY on English Wikipedia (Copy of the rule: Players who have played, and managers who have managed, in a competitive...

here on SWP. It is a 360° turn around from who I was. I understand the rules and some I am still learning. I focus a lot on vandalism and technical fixes...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcut:...

dynamic IP, which has been assigned to one other user in the past; I can rule out that this user is a sockpuppet though. --Eptalon (talk) 21:16, 6 April...

break any rules. 2) Ferien also isn't breaking any rules by starting thsi de-adminification discussion. If an admin didn't break any rules, it can still...

it was deleted from there initially. And when it was deleted. We cannot rule out the possibility that the subject was at that time not notable. As for...

regular status Subtropical cyclone has a {{complex}} tag in it, breaking rule #9 of the criteria. It needs some simplifying. --Thamusemeantfan (talk) 05:50...

closed as "soft delete". TagUser (talk) 20:30, 8 May 2025 (UTC) There is no rule against apply as the previous nomination was closed as soft delete, G4 is...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcut: WP:TYPESETWP:TYPESET...

account was first logged into on this wiki after the voting had started. The rule states "Named editors cannot vote in requests that were already running when...

each Pokemon should be tagged seperately for deletion. That's kind of the rule. By the way, I still maintain Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and probably Lucario deserve...

use {{popcat}}, but at some point we need to enforce the 3-entry minimum rule. -- Auntof6 (talk) 23:02, 3 November 2024 (UTC)  Keep Now there's 3 articles...

of that criteria. Things like these point to us needed a new general QD rule: WTF did I just read - If an admin wonders what drugs the person who created...

logs · filter log · block user · block log · SUL · CA · checkuser (log)) LostRule (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user ·...

to the template being used. This reduces the chance of conflicting CSS rules arising accidentally. Examples: Use .myTemplate-row rather than .row or...

after this RfD was started. When those are eliminated, as is allowed by the rules, consensus is to delete. I also note, for what it's worth, that the same...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

quit. I think he cannot or will not edit according to our rules. Remembering our one strike rule, he should now be indefinitely blocked, and all his subpages...

and see if anyone objects. StevenJ81 (talk) 15:35, 31 March 2016 (UTC) The rule is "no sources in any form (as references, external links, etc.), which support...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

it my bussiness to learn all the rules in case I ever wanted to apply for sysop privileges, so I think I know the rules well enough. 4. Asides from all...

request. --Ferien (talk) 15:01, 6 May 2022 (UTC) Keep I know that I avoid rule of Wikipedia by editing again and again . Please 🙏 Give me one chance to...

replace="$1ommercially "/> <Typo word="rule of thumb" find="\bgeneral\s+rule[ -]of[ -]thumb\b" replace="rule of thumb"/> <Typo word="Snow-covered"...

(UTC) Delete; I don't like citing WP:CORE as it's a guideline and not a rule (and lots of articles would fail it using the strict wording of it, such...

the minute it was announced. So it's too difficult to make a hard-and-fast rule. In this case, I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and say (weak)...

warrant the use of the tool. Please see the CheckUser policy for all the rules related to CheckUser. The list of users with CheckUser access can be seen...

mentioned Please Check If I am Wrong. Wikipedia follow rules and regulation. And according to wiki rules you can improve the article but your Vote don't Count...

uk/news/2021/06/20/campaigners-call-probe-intoat-risk-uae-dissidents-death-rule/ also i linked the page to English Page — Preceding unsigned comment added...

space isn't an indefinite webhost. I don't know if simple has a similar rule, but on enwiki, you have to make changes to it within the last 6 months....

wrong I can't actually do a check for socking because it is not against the rules to have multiple accounts. It is only against them if they were using them...

endorsments. Barras (bureaucrat) 30 November 2009 15/0 Early closed per new rule and two 'crat endorsements. Bsadowski1 19 November 2009 23/0 Juliancolton...

(talk) 00:39, 1 November 2008 (UTC) Support. I dont see why ENWP actions rule the roost here. This is not ENWP. Marjory has been fine here. He deserves...

page and your previous request for adminship. Please take a look at our rules to have a better understanding of what we do, and then come back when you...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

as the economy, in my opinion, meets the criterion of the WP:Notability rules. Garashov is the founder and permanent chairman of the board of directors...

read the article, It can become a VG article IMO, you just keep proving Rule 3 wrong again and again! Gwib-(talk)- 06:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC) By the...

(poorly sourced) that are reviewed/patrolled but have notability! Some says "rule of three" as per notability, you say "significant coverage"... which has...

deletion for this article was was requested already under deletion policy rule A1 ("no context") but reverted without reasoning. Please discuss this deletion...

chance he's banned user Freddy, per WP:AN#Reversion of edits ("Yes there is a rule that dates should not be linked out of context" and "calling anyone who disagrees...

specifically told that they can and should make a new account following the rules, so seeing one is not a surprise. It is of course obvious that they do not...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

yet to edit here. And editing as an account and an IP is not against the rules. -DJSasso (talk) 16:16, 20 November 2017 (UTC) ‎JBJGyZ (talk+ · tag · contribs ·...

advertising to other editors. Using Wikipedia for advertising is against our rules. If your article looks like an advertisement or does not meet the notability...

--Peterdownunder (talk) 11:23, 6 February 2009 (UTC) Speedy Delete per QD:A3 rule or a complete rewrite. It is just a copypaste of the lead entry for the English...

Worst case. IAR and follow the intent of the rule as that is what is commmonly done with most deletion rules anyway. Ignore the actual wording and do what...

so far are related to this discussion and the article it discusses. The rules for RfDs allow for the comments of such users to be given less weight, and...

common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them. Shortcuts: WP:DSBUYNWP:DSBUYN...

on English Wikipedia (myself included) tried to help him understand the rules. He showed promise and joined an adoption program before completely flouting...

is especially problematic in the area of medical conditions (which are ruled by a stricter set of guidelines). The maintenance load is even worse than...

be misused in a content dispute, but only for blatant vandalism or other rule breaking. Let's give it about two more months' worth of edits, then there...

(from one country) being a long-enough list or not.--We seem to not have a rule.--I feel that a list of two, is on the small side. However, I think that...

get grouped together and non-formal settlements (or all if the 3 article rule is not met) stay in the main cat. Of those listed, there are only comunes...

establishments by continent" categories to be exceptions to the 3-entry rule. I'd rather see a discussion about that before deleting these. --Auntof6...

playing in lowers categories compared to Ostuni, so I don't understand this rule of "notability" (if we having, who is?). I confirm my choice: keep the page...

it is notable and therefore, it actually (borderline) falls under the A4 rule of the deletion policy for speedy deletion (articles that do not explain...

asked for the name in public. But, we have to abide by the foundation's rules, and I am too lazy to read the whole checkuser privacy policy, but I trust...

Ultimately GNG needs to be met. The NSPORTS guidelines only exist to be a rule of thumb to help decide when a player is likely to meet the GNG, they do...

empty - DEWP has 1300 Baroque composers, we currently have 39. Given that rules were very important in the Baroque era, and people had their well-assigned...

watched that category for 4 days before making the request (as per the QD rule for empty categories). He does not tend to look ahead at his actions and...

may represent common ideas, or ideas that many users would not support. They are not rules. Think carefully about what they say before following them....

 Delete per above--Cactus🌵 spiky ツ 10:37, 29 September 2024 (UTC)  Keep My rule of thumb has been that a navbox needs two relevant links, and this one has...

or "delete", such as merging.  Delete Notability not shown. Has QD been ruled out? 89.8.155.66 (talk) 11:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC) This request is due...

He's a good editor. Loudclaw (talk) 02:18, 12 March 2011 (UTC) There was a rule allowing an admin to get the tools back on request, but the potential for...

larger navbox? Griff (talk) 06:41, 28 April 2022 (UTC)  Keep There is no rule that the leader of the party is a member of any ruling body so this template...

guys and gals; Given the editing time differences it can positively be ruled out that RyanCross is Cassandra (On another note, why would I nominate my...

deletion was to  Keep. Kept per consensus below. Valid redirect per our rules. Pmlineditor ∞ 08:26, 26 December 2009 (UTC) Teen idols (edit · talk · history...

first edit after the RfA started, they are not eligible to vote per the rules. --IWI (talk) 22:53, 29 March 2021 (UTC) And now also a blocked sockpuppet...

(UTC) Are you talking about consensus for the 1 year rule or the 6 month rule? The 6 month rule was just created. Griffinofwales (talk) 15:25, 6 August...

(UTC) Firstly, although we have WP:FOLLOW, we do not need to follow their rule as om the sense they keep a page, we keep, we are independent projects. And...

are arguably not followed all the way. Besides, this wikipedia can make rules of its own. (But that is something which is outside of the discussion that...

"keep" or "delete", such as merging. Delete. This one seems to break all rules. It is a very obvious copy-paste, copyright vio, advertising puff, totally...

Chenzw  Talk  05:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)  Delete - Doesn’t meet the notability rules. Arthurfan828 - CHAT 23:49, 23 April 2020 (UTC)  Delete Looks like a promotion...

in yarslavol. please pay attention to the links.according to wikipedia rules, films that have won international awards are validConfermation (talk) 11:22...

a news report. Many bios will go through unforeseen changes. There's no rule that we have to wait until a suspect is convicted until we can have an article...

is actually bordering on being deleted under one of our quick deletion rules. The fact that various previously unknown editors with an apparent conflict...