User talk:Explorerofftheworld

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Publishing observations
Sure, philosophy's all about coming up with your own arguments and counter arguments, but I'm afraid Wikipedia isn't - not in the articles themselves, at least. One of its core principles is "Wikipedia does not publish original thought" - it deliberately only documents already-published takes on philosophical matters, and doesn't invite editors to add their own. The object-oriented angle on the Ship of Theseus is great, but unless it's been published by a recognised authority, it's not appropriate grist for Wikipedia. A philosophy article where anybody could drop in and add their own theory (or rebut someone else's) would be plenty of fun, but not - I'm sure you can appreciate - much use as an encyclopedia entry.

Your text is still in the page history if you want to copy-and-paste it somewhere else - just click here. --McGeddon (talk) 14:35, 19 July 2013 (UTC)