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WikiWar is an idea dedicated to making Wikipedia a more warlike place for everyone. It involves giving others WikiFrowns or declaring WikiWars. If you agree with this idea, you can sign your name here and / or use WikiWar userbox.

WikiWars can also be used as a final solution to disputes, if the Arbitration Committee is unable to resolve the situation to your satisfaction. Note: A WikiWar should only be declared in the most dire of circumstances, but may prove helpful in solving a dispute. For more information, see Dispute Resolution.

Goals

There are some goals we are trying to make through WikiWar. Our mission is to treat editors as one, and use WikiWar to do it. We treat all editors with respect, no matter the age, sex, race, and previous wrongdoing. Also, it is good to teach vandals that they CAN become good editors with good practice, and a bit of learning.

Unfortunately, sometimes diplomatic means are not enough to prevent a user from engaging in disruptive behavior. This then leaves the parties involved with no other choice than to declare WikiWar. This sad reality will hopefully be unnecessary in the future, but until then, WikiWars are a part of life.

Perhaps the most important goal is to make people realize that being right (or wrong!) in a dispute on Wikipedia is not the end of the world. If we spent less time developing huge bureaucracies to deal with disputes, and more time editing, maybe this encyclopedia could be even better than it already is. See Wikipedia:GetALife and Wikipedia:GrowUp.

v • d • e Essays on Wikipedia civility

The basics	How to be civil · Compromise · Accepting other users · Duty · Enjoy yourself · Thank you · Apology · Truce · Forgive and forget · No vested contributors · Staying cool when the editing gets hot · Overzealous deletion · Content removal · Divisiveness

Philosophy	An uncivil environment is a poor environment · How many legs does a horse have? · You can't squeeze blood from a turnip · Wikipedia is not about winning · The Last Word · The grey zone · You are probably not a lexicologist or a lexicographer · Writing for the opponent · There is no common sense

Dos	Assume the assumption of good faith · Assume no clue · Assume clue · Avoid personal remarks · Avoid rancor · Avoid the word "vandal" · Award barnstars · Call a spade a spade · Candor · Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass · Deny recognition · In praise of 1RR · Revert only when necessary · Get over it · Go ahead, vandalize · Mind your own business · Discussing cruft · Keep it down to earth · Revert, block, ignore

Don'ts	Arguments to avoid in edit wars · Don't be inconsiderate · Don't call a spade a spade · Don't call the kettle black · Don't take the bait · Do not insult the vandals · Just drop it · Don't edit war over the colour of templates · Don't be ashamed · Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid · Don't feed the divas · Don't stuff beans up your nose · Don't spite your face · Don't revert due to "no consensus" · Do not call things cruft · No angry mastodons · Don't be an ostrich · Don't template the regulars · Don't be a fanatic · Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack · Don't fight fire with fire · Don't be prejudiced

Wiki relations	WikiLove · WikiHate · WikiCrime · WikiViolence · WikiBullying · WikiPeace · WikiWar

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Goals

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