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Essays in Mainspace [ edit ] Wikipedia:Quote your own essay Editors should feel free to quote their own essay in AFD discussions.Wikipedia:Confusing arguments mean nothing Be clear and state your point.Wikipedia:WP Athlete is not exclusionary Abraham Lincoln doesn't meet WP:ATHLETE , but that's no reason to delete the article!Wikipedia:Avoid repeated arguments During AfD discussions, don't be Bugs and Daffy Wikipedia:Counting and sorting are not original research Wikipedia:Discriminate vs indiscriminate information discusses the difference between "indiscriminate" and "discriminate" collections of information as it applies to the policy at WP:IINFO .Wikipedia:Encourage full discussions If someone makes an argument in an AfD , it's okay if someone else responds to it.WP:KOOLAID Don't drink the consensus Kool-AidWikipedia:Liar Liar Pants on Fire During AfD discussions, please provide information instead of calling editors a liar or mis-informed: bring the truth, not the accusation.Wikipedia:Nothing A response to the WP:EVERYTHING argumentWikipedia:Pocket Consensus An essay about specialist topic consensusWikipedia:Read the Source Be sure to read the source first before discussing it.Wikipedia:Try another wiki An essay about finding an appropriate home for articles that may not be right for Wikipedia.Wikipedia:User pages make great bookmarks An essay to help teachers and presenters use Wikipedia for live lesson plan and presentation navigation.Wikipedia:Relisting can be abusive Re-listing is not a method of crying "sour grapes"Wikipedia:Oh, Well Sometimes you should just shrug and move on.Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage Make sure you understand the meaning of WP:ROUTINE before applying it to everything.Wikipedia:Unopposed AFD discussion An unopposed AFD discussion should never be closed as "keep"Wikipedia:Wikipedia does or does not need that article Wikipedia doesn't "need" any article...Wikipedia:Do not confuse stub status with non-notability Stub articles are okay.Wikipedia:But I'm an Administrator! being a Wikipedia administrator doesn't make them right.Wikipedia:A weak personal attack is still wrong any personal attack--no matter how light or severe--is wrong.Wikipedia:Profanity, civility, and discussions Don't cuss on talk pages. Please.Wikipedia:Let's try to avoid using too many acronyms, okay? or as I like to say, WP:LTTAUTMAOK Wikipedia:Inconsistent enforcement just because there is inconsistent enforcement of a rule doesn't make the rule wrong.Wikipedia:All Five Pillars are the same height Wikipedia has its fundamental principles, called the Wikipedia:Five pillars . No one pillar is more important than another.Wikipedia:Keep discussions focused Discussion topics (AFD, talk pages, etc.) should focus on the question at hand and not become a forum for a larger topic.Essays in Userspace [ edit ]
