User:Haemo/wf
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Wikifascism (noun) — the tendency of editors and administrators (or those with Wikipedia power) to instantly assume all contributions, new pages, and other modifications are wrong, invalid, misguided, don't follow procedure, not wanted, and to delete them — instead of letting these new pages grow by the user community's edits and additions. Killing the baby pages at birth; not letting them mature. This tendency was not prevalent in years before 2007 but is perhaps inevitable now that Wikipedia has grown.
Also involves killing common knowledge additions to articles before the contributor has tracked down the exact reference on the assumption that the contributor is wrong or that the contributor has no clue what he is talking about. Also involves petty empowered Wikipedia experts playing "God" with the content and direction of the Wiki project contrary to its original spirit of a community and its replacement by a new orthodox order of privileged editors and censors.
[edit] Reaction to
Being accused of wikifascism (i.e. being a wikifascism) cuts both ways. Firstly, by the Wikipedia corollary to Godwin's law, you just won whatever debate you are engaged in. However, you have also just been accused of displaying all of the above-listed pillars of evil. While the tendency of any individual is to assume that they're in the right, one should take time to reflect on the accusations nonetheless.
After all, when you've directing the invasion of Poland, Godwin's law might have more serious implications.
