User:Paulmcdonald/Essays

General essays

 * Quote your own essay Editors should feel free to quote their own essay in AFD discussions.
 * Confusing arguments mean nothing Be clear and state your point.
 * WP Athlete is not exclusionary Abraham Lincoln doesn't meet WP:ATHLETE, but that's no reason to delete the article!
 * Avoid repeated arguments During AfD discussions, don't be Bugs and Daffy
 * Counting and sorting are not original research
 * Discriminate vs indiscriminate information discusses the difference between "indiscriminate" and "discriminate" collections of information as it applies to the policy at WP:IINFO.
 * Encourage full discussions If someone makes an argument in an AfD, it's okay if someone else responds to it.
 * WP:KOOLAID Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid
 * Liar Liar Pants on Fire During AfD discussions, please provide information instead of calling editors a liar or mis-informed: bring the truth, not the accusation.
 * Nothing A response to the WP:EVERYTHING argument
 * Pocket Consensus An essay about specialist topic consensus
 * Read the Source Be sure to read the source first before discussing it.
 * Try another wiki An essay about finding an appropriate home for articles that may not be right for Wikipedia.
 * User pages make great bookmarks An essay to help teachers and presenters use Wikipedia for live lesson plan and presentation navigation.
 * Relisting can be abusive Re-listing is not a method of crying "sour grapes"
 * Oh, Well Sometimes you should just shrug and move on.
 * What is and is not routine coverage Make sure you understand the meaning of WP:ROUTINE before applying it to everything.
 * Unopposed AFD discussion An unopposed AFD discussion should never be closed as "keep"
 * Wikipedia does or does not need that article Wikipedia doesn't "need" any article...
 * Do not confuse stub status with non-notability Stub articles are okay.
 * But I'm an Administrator! being a Wikipedia administrator doesn't make them right.
 * A weak personal attack is still wrong any personal attack--no matter how light or severe--is wrong.
 * Profanity, civility, and discussions Don't cuss on talk pages. Please.
 * Let's try to avoid using too many acronyms, okay? or as I like to say, WP:LTTAUTMAOK
 * Inconsistent enforcement just because there is inconsistent enforcement of a rule doesn't make the rule wrong.
 * All Five Pillars are the same height Wikipedia has its fundamental principles, called the Five pillars.  No one pillar is more important than another.
 * Keep discussions focused Discussion topics (AFD, talk pages, etc.) should focus on the question at hand and not become a forum for a larger topic.

College football project essays

 * WikiProject College football/Write a football game summary Basic guidelines for creating game summaries in college football related articles
 * WikiProject College football/Images Comprehensive guidelines for images in the college football project
 * WikiProject College football/Notability Comprehensive notability guidelines for the college football project
 * WikiProject College football/Please Refrain from Spamming History AfDs during the season An essay resulting from a large amount of historical deletion nominations during the season. Hey, we're busy here!
 * WikiProject College football/Reliable Sources Comprehensive guidelines for reliable sources in the college football project
 * WikiProject College football/West precedent A discussion about a specific series of articles deleted en masse -- I believe inappropriately.

Essays in Userspace

 * Mc-Mac Opposition Essay