Wikipedia:Irregular verbs on Wikipedia

Wikipedia's jargon lends itself to the development of certain irregular verbs that may confuse people.

To be blunt

 * I call a spade a spade.
 * You are uncivil.
 * They are driving away editors.

To have double standards

 * I ignore all rules.
 * You are inconsistent.
 * They act abusively and out of process.

To have a conflict of interest

 * I write encyclopedia articles about notable subjects.
 * You create pages about unimportant things.
 * They are engaged in self-promotion.

To engage in vote-stacking

 * I contact people who are interested in this subject.
 * You violate WP:CANVAS.
 * They spam.

To sock

 * I work with colleagues I trust.
 * You are in a faction.
 * They are in a tag-teaming conspiracy.

To be rude

 * I may have said things that, in retrospect, were somewhat intemperate. Who could blame me though, really, considering what I have to put up with on a day-to-day basis.
 * You are violating WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL. Please refrain from further inappropriate behavior, or I will report you to WP:WQA.
 * He/she is a disruptive troll and must be blocked indefinitely.

To add uncited material

 * I add material that is obviously verifiable, if you know anything about the field at all.
 * You sometimes neglect to provide inline citations.
 * They are filling the encyclopedia with unverifiable garbage.

To infringe upon copyrights

 * I am faithful to the original source.
 * You plagiarize material.
 * They engage in wholesale WP:COPYPASTE violations.

To cite sources

 * I cite websites that are acceptable for the context of the claims.
 * You cite books that are sometimes weaker than I'd like.
 * They cite scholarly journal articles, which I'm reverting because that will encourage them to add even better sources.

To revert

 * I remove problematic material.
 * You revert.
 * They edit war.