Wikipedia:Basic dignity

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This page in a nutshell: This above all - do no harm, or The Golden Rule

While Wikipedia articles may contain negative information about notable persons, no Wikipedia article should exist solely to mock or disparage any person or entity, or to document such mocking or disparagement - unless these actions in and of themselves have become highly notable, and sourced in multiple reputable locations.

Wikipedia is not a ground for harassing or mocking notable living persons.

Clear-cut examples of this are usually speedily deleted under criteria G10, "attack pages".