Wikilawyering is a critical term which describes various practices to be avoided in Wikipedia. It may refer to: Applying a portion of a policy or guideline...
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discussion. And finally, you might be Wikilawyering if... ...people keep telling you that you're Wikilawyering. Wikipedia:Assume bad faith Wikipedia:BOLD...
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Shortcut WP:WIKIGODWIN Godwin's law of Wikilawyering is offered here as an observed corollary to Godwin's law: "As a talk-page discussion grows longer...
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it was found by many Wikipedians to be bureaucratic, and prone to wikilawyering. Some reform was suggested. Two months later, when this reform failed...
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That led to a lot of arguments, flame wars, tit-for-tat disputes and wikilawyering on this page. Even after several warnings as well as changes to the...
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WP:Policies and guidelines, WP:Consensus, WP:Gaming the system, WP:Wikilawyering, WP:Wikipedia is not about winning, and many other pages here. If you're...
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{{Trout}} for the nominator for claiming that "an Olympian is notable" is "wikilawyering". The Bushranger One ping only 00:09, 5 April 2014 (UTC) Henrik Norby...
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Shortcuts WP:CHUNK WP:COTD The chunk-o'-text defense (COTD) is an alleged wikilawyering strategy whereby an editor accused of wrongdoing defends their actions...
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Wikipedia:Disruptive editing (guideline with force of policy) Wikipedia:Wikilawyering (essay) Each of these essentially says the same thing a slightly different...
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Persistent or vexatious complaints may still lead to a ban. Wikipedia:Wikilawyering Wikipedia:Don't overlook legal threats Wikipedia:Zero tolerance...
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