User:RicoCorinth/Reality

Theory vs. Reality

Theory
Biographies of living persons policy

Administrator conduct

Gaming the System
Gaming the system: "Playing games with policies and guidelines in order to avoid the spirit of communal consensus, or thwart the intent and spirit of policy, is strictly forbidden."

Wikipedia is an MMORPG
Wikipedia is an MMORPG

Be Bold: User Namespace
Being bold in User namespace:

"It is generally recommended that you do not edit another Wikipedian's user page or comments left on talk pages (other than your own, and even then do not be reckless)."

Refactoring Talk Pages
Refactoring talk pages:

"If another editor objects to refactoring then the changes should be reverted."

Talk Page Guidelines: Others' Comments
Talk page guidelines: Others' comments:

"Editing – or even removing – others' comments is sometimes allowed. But you should exercise caution in doing so, and normally stop if there is any objection."

Activism
Advocacy/ Activism

Disruptive
Disruptive editing

Edit warring
Edit warring

Wikipedia is not a battleground
WP:Battle &mdash; Wikipedia is not a battleground

Not here to build an encyclopedia
Not here to build an encyclopedia

Winning
Wikipedia is not about winning

Tag team
Wikipedia Tag team

WP:Own
Ownership of articles: Multiple editors

WP:Mock
WP:Mock:

"When people are involved in disputes there is a tendency to take offense, sometimes called 'mock outrage', at statements that are either not intended as slights,..."

Jimbo Wales' Statement of principles
Jimbo Wales' Statement of principles:

"This community will continue to live and breathe and grow only so long as those of us who participate in it continue to Do The Right Thing.

[...]

Diplomacy consists of combining honesty and politeness. Both are objectively valuable moral principles. Be honest with me, but don't be mean to me. Don't misrepresent my views for your own political ends,..."

Other stuff exists
Other stuff exists

Blocks
Guide to appealing blocks

Appealing a block

Biographies of Living People
Wikipedia Biographies of living persons: Privacy of names:

"When deciding whether to include ______, its publication in secondary sources other than news media, such as scholarly journals or the work of recognized experts, should be afforded greater weight than the brief appearance ________ in news stories."

Attack page policy:

"An attack page is a Wikipedia article [...] that was created primarily to disparage its subject."

Coatrack:

"A coatrack article is a Wikipedia article that ostensibly discusses the nominal subject, but in reality is a cover for a tangentially related biased subject."

Masking the lack of notability: Building a biography:

"A living person's single event notability can be disguised by also including the subject's life history, such as graduating high school valedictorian or being interviewed by a local newspaper. The editor includes these events, usually accompanied with valid sources, attempting to establish a reputation for the person. Merging multiple unrelated non-notable accomplishments takes focus away from the true purpose of creating the coatrack article."

Pseudo-biographies

Wikipuffery

Dispute Resolution
Grievances by users ("Administrator abuse")

Editing
Avoid thread mode

What Wikipedia is not: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information:

WP:NOTNEWS:


 * 1) News reports. Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events. While news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion. For example, routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. While including information on recent developments is sometimes appropriate, breaking news should not be emphasized or otherwise treated differently from other information. Timely news subjects not suitable for Wikipedia may be suitable for our sister project Wikinews. See also: Notability (events)

Essays
Opportunity to Improve Wikipedia

BLPs and Numbers of MIPs

Simple citability is not notability: Discretion and Judgment