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||'''This page is an [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|official policy]] on the English Wikipedia.''' It was put forth by [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]] as a necessary policy for the running of Wikipedia at the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation|Foundation]] level. If you wish to propose changes, please [[User_talk:Jimbo Wales|talk to him]]. |
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{{policy in a nutshell|Do not unprotect or revert a WP:OFFICE edit without authorization from Jimbo or the Wikimedia Foundation, or else you could be blocked or even desysopped. There may at times be legal reasons for this.}} |
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'''The following pages are currently under OFFICE protection''' |
'''The following pages are currently under OFFICE protection''' |
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*[[Jack Thompson (attorney)]] [[User:Danny|Danny]] 20:23, 10 March 2006 (UTC) |
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'''All others may be unprotected.''' |
'''All others may be unprotected.''' |
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Revision as of 23:47, 12 March 2006
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This page is an official policy on the English Wikipedia. It was put forth by Jimbo Wales as a necessary policy for the running of Wikipedia at the Foundation level. If you wish to propose changes, please talk to him. |
Template:Policy in a nutshell Template:Policylist The Wikimedia Foundation receives an increasingly large number of phone calls and emails from people who are upset about various things on the site. Sometimes these complaints are valid; more often they are not. However, in most cases, even with the invalid complaints, there is a short-term action which can and should be taken as a courtesy in order to soothe feelings and build a better encyclopedia in the long run.
A typical example: someone creates a vanity bio in Wikipedia, which is quickly nominated for deletion. The comments which ensue, even when they are completely courteous, can hurt the feelings of the person being discussed. The sort of person who is vain enough to create an autobiography in Wikipedia is also the sort of person who doesn't take well to being described as 'non-notable'.
When such people call the office, it can be the best approach all around for us to simply speedy the article, blank the deletion discussion, and all get on with our lives. This quick action is in no way meant to override or replace the process of community consensus. There is still plenty of time, and there are still plenty of places, for the community to discuss and replace articles in due course.
I have created this page for Danny (Danny is a longtime Wikipedian who is an admin in English Wikipedia, and globally a steward. He works for the foundation, primarily as my assistant, but increasingly in working on grant applications.) to use to signify why he is deleting or blanking something per my authorization. This does not signify any authoritarian top-down action without approval, but rather signifies a temporary action to allow us to be kind while we sort out the encyclopedic way forward.
If this works out, I may authorize other people to use it as well (people handling OTRS email queues, people on the legal team, etc.)--Jimbo Wales 21:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
Current pages under protection
The following pages are currently under OFFICE protection
- Jack Thompson (attorney) Danny 20:23, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
All others may be unprotected.