User:Risker/Rules

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"Why is there a different rule for that editor/this wikiproject/those articles?" How many times do we hear this? And how many times do we hear "Oh they aren't really different, this is just an exceptional situation" or words to that effect?

We're all intelligent people here. So perhaps we should stop asking questions based on a false premise (i.e., that all things are equal), and we should stop answering those questions with platitudes.

All things are not equal
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It's not the best one, but it is certainly the most inclusive one. After several years of exponential growth, most noteworthy topics have articles, and there has been a quiet shift from growth in number of articles to growth in quality of existing articles. There is an increased focus on the development of high quality content and constant improvement of both core topics and articles of lesser significance. While new articles are welcome, the number of new articles that successfully makes it through new article patrol is only a fraction of the number submitted for review.

There is a core group of approximately 10,000 editors who regularly participate in the development of the encyclopedia.