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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: keep . ♠PMC(talk) 05:34, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Don't lie (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

This terse sentence adds nothing to the project. Efforts to expand this essay have been reversed by other editors. No one cites this essay (and the only links to it are from transclusions of {{Wikipedia essays}}) and I posit that this doesn't have community consensus. This might be appropriate in user space but not in the wp namespace. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:25, 4 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • To clarify my nomination since apparently everyone quit after the first sentence: No one cites this essay. This essay does not belong in the wp namespace. While we all agree lying isn't helpful, this essay (long form or short) does not expand for the readers their understanding of Wikipedia. Just because this "seems like a valid essay" does not mean it should purport to represent some number of Wikipedians. Chris Troutman (talk) 13:35, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete -- I reviewed the restored essay and it seems pointless to me. Of course, we know that editors should not lie. I don't see a purpose -- would someone link to this essay to convey to another editor that they are a liar? I don't see how that's helpful or civil. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:32, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the restored version. The essay has the usual caveats at the top to tell people that it is not an official order from the project, and it is worth reading. - Richard Cavell (talk) 23:13, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.