User:Master of Puppets/Cabal policy

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This page in a nutshell: Groups of editors should never be hierarchical or have an exclusive member pool and should always come second to building Wikipedia as an encyclopedia.
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"Cabals" are inevitable, as with millions of users browsing Wikipedia daily, friendships and groups are bound to form.

These groups should never become exclusive, and should never hide activities or deny information to others who are not in the group. The name 'cabal' is primarily humorous, and should not be taken literally. These groups should also never lose focus of the goal of building an encyclopedia. Ideally, they should be used for cooperation and to improve Wikipedia, however, "cabals" containing otherwise productive users are given some leeway in this regard. Hierarchical or arbitrative activities, such as voting, promoting, and such, should not occur; furthermore, there should be no prizes or pacts (for example, "improve article X and you're nominated for an admin/get a barnstar") as editing should never become work, but remain a hobby. Humour inside these groups is allowed, but participants should never lose sight of Wikipedia's goal of building an encyclopedia.

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