User:J.delanoy/reversion

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The official Wikipedia policy defines "vandalism" as follows:

“ Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. [italics added] ”

—from Wikipedia:Vandalism

This policy is intentionally vague to enable vandal-fighters to deal with any unconstructive edits they find.

Below is an non-exclusive, open-ended list of things that I regard to be irrevocably unconstructive.
If your edit follow the pattern of any of the things listed below, I can assure you I will revert.


  • Any edit to an article that consists of ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
  • Almost any edit that consists of, or has an edit summary with, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in any namespace.[1]
  • Any edit, or any edit with an edit summary, that consists completely or primarily of swear words.
  • Any edit that compares someone or something to a body part below the waist.
  • Any edit that mentions, discusses, desires, or in any way alludes to human reproduction. Even in articles about human reproduction.[2]
  • Almost any edit that mentions, discusses, desires, or in any way alludes to the reproduction of any living (or otherwise) thing.[3]
  • On pages about days: (e.g. August 27)
    • Any edit that adds a name without a link.
    • Any edit that adds a name with a red link.[4]
    • Any edit that adds a name and states that the subject "is 'the man'", "is 'the best'", "sucks", "got beat by XXXXX", "is gay", etc.
  • On articles about sports: (Teams/athletes/stadiums/referees/equipment/rivalries/etc.)
    • Any edit that states that a team/an athlete/a stadium/a referee/some brand of equipment/etc. "sucks", "is 'the best'", "is gay", etc.
    • Any edit that states that an athlete has zero career touchdowns/goals/tackles/assists/RBIs/saves/home runs/etc.
    • Any edit that states that an athlete made an inordinately large number of touchdowns/goals/tackles/assists/RBIs/saves/home runs/etc.[5]
    • Any edit that states that Albert Pujols went through an entire season without making one home run.[6]
    • Any edit that states that a team/an athlete/a stadium/a referee/some brand of equipment/etc. "is widely regarded as the best/worst ever" without providing a citation.
  • On articles about towns, cities, countries, and other political divisions:
    • Any edit that adds a name without a link.
    • Any edit that adds a name with a red link.
    • Any edit that adds a name and states that the subject "is 'the man'", "is 'the best'", "sucks", "got beat by XXXXX", "is gay", etc.
  • Any edit that says "Bush is teh gay." or something similar.
  • Any edit that includes a broad generalization about an elected official. (e.g. XXXXX is the best/worst/most incompetent/whatever)
  • Any edit whose edit summary lies. (e.g. saying you corrected a typo when you actually deleted half of the article.)
  • Any edit that personally attacks someone or something.
  • Any edit that involves a non-notable person. e.g. "Alice hates Bob."
  • Any edit, not on a talk page, that apologizes for vandalizing. If you are really sorry, please, just stop.
  • Any edit that includes text generated by clicking on the buttons above the editing window. (e.g. '''Bold text'''[[Link title]]''Italic text''<sub>Subscript text</sub><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref>)
  • Any edit that includes the phrase "up-and-coming".
  • Any edits that add external links pointing to the same domain to more than one page in quick succession.
  • Any edit that adds defamatory content to a page without including a citation.
  • Any edit that uses variants of the word "legend" as a direct object, an adjective, or an adverb.[7]

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If your edit resembles any of the above, do not bother posting on my main talk page; I will not respond.


Notes

  1. ^ Basically, the only time I would not revert is when the edit makes you look so foolish that I decided it is better to just leave the edit so that others may know something about your temperament.
  2. ^ Nothing has changed with this for thousands of years. The articles are fine the way they are; there is no need for you to turn a perfectly encyclopedic article into a porn magazine entry.
  3. ^ I do not want to irrevocably commit myself here. There may be a way to rationally discuss this subject—I just haven't found any yet.
  4. ^ ONLY Exception: If the person whose name was added was born before 1900, I will most likely check Google before reverting.
  5. ^ e.g. 10 touchdowns in one game, 350 goals in the last two months, 35 RBIs in a doubleheader, etc.
  6. ^ Dude, I hate the Cardinals, and this drives me nuts. You have no idea......
  7. ^ Anyone who actually is a "legend" will be able to back it up. Provide a citation to a reliable source or be reverted.



Additions

You may suggest additions on this page's talk page. If you are a trusted user (I know you know who you are.....), I will probably add them.
Or you can be bold and add them yourself, although I would appreciate if you would suggest on the talk page first.
Please Note: I am watching both this page and the talk page; any vandalism will be ruthlessly removed.



I got the idea for this page when I saw a similar page in NawlinWiki's userspace.