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the policy on verifiability because it is cited to a source when in fact the source is not reliable or the content twists the source s point of view see wp neutral point of view due and undue weight attempting to force an untoward interpretation of policy or impose your own novel view of standards to apply rather than those of the community example presenting a wikipedia essay that was written by a single editor as though it were a consensus policy gaming the consensus building process edit shortcuts wp stonewall wp stonewall wp onehandgives wp onehandgives wp filibuster wp filibuster wp stonewall redirects here for the wikipedia essay on status quo stonewalling see wikipedia status quo stonewalling stonewalling or filibustering repeatedly pushing a viewpoint with which the consensus of the community clearly does not agree effectively preventing a policy based resolution example an editor refuses to accept a change unless some condition is complied with but it is not a condition that has any basis in wikipedia policies or guidelines example editors reach a consensus except one or a tag team insisting that the change sought violates some policy or other principle in a way they cannot clearly demonstrate see also the policy wp disruptive editing especially on refusal to get the point and the essays wp what is consensus not unanimity wp don t bludgeon the process no one is obligated to satisfy you wp status quo stonewalling and wp brd misuse filibusterers shortcuts wp badfaithneg wp badfaithneg wp bfn wp bfn bad faith negotiating luring other editors into a compromise by making a concession only to withhold that concession after the other side has compromised example an editor negotiates a consensus to remove well verified material from one article because it is already covered in a second article afterward the editor deletes the material from the second article example editors reach a consensus the author of the final agreed upon text is supposed to post it but never does weeks later a second editor tires of waiting and posts a modified version which the first editor immediately reverts example an editor withholds agreement to a change unless additional more satisfactory sources are provided but declares all the new sourcing to be unsatisfactory despite the citation work clearly fulfilling the core content policies shortcut wp fixfirst wp fixfirst removing a large addition for a minor error if the error is minor then fix it or at least tag it for clean up perfection is not required and wikipedia is built through incremental improvement example an editor adds a paragraph of verifiable information but it is removed entirely because of a typographical error that could easily be fixed example an editor performs page wide uncontroversial copy editing and code cleanup but another editor thinks some ostensibly minor changes subtly altered the meaning of two sentences and so reverts several hours of work instead of just the two disputed changes shortcuts wp gaslight wp gaslight wp gaslighting wp gaslighting employing gaslighting tactics such as history re writing reality denial misdirection baseless contradiction projection of your own foibles onto others repetition or off topic rambling to destabilize a discussion by sowing doubt and discord examples denying that you posted what you did suggesting someone agreed to something they did not pretending your question has not already been answered misrepresenting what a policy actually says or means prevaricating about the obvious meaning of a claim or refusing to concede when your position has been disproved or rejected by consensus shortcuts wp transactional wp transactional wp titfortat wp titfortat transactional politics or tit for tat asking an editor to take an action e g change their stance in a discussion based on your efforts taken elsewhere on their behalf or suggesting that you will withhold efforts on their behalf unless they take your desired action example an editor asks another to change their vote at rfa based on prior support given or other actions taken on their behalf by the first editor example an editor asks an admin to warn another editor for alleged pov pushing and hints that the first editor s pending gan or fac review of the admin s article may be in jeopardy if action isn t taken by the admin example an editor asks another editor to support their rfc in exchange for their support in another discussion gaming of article titles review processes and deletion processes edit shortcut wp gamename wp gamename using different or variant forms or spellings of an article title example submitting multiple drafts with almost the same title to articles for creation such as draft ralph zwogli draft ralph a zwogli and draft ralph zwogli businessman example submitting a draft or article with almost the same title as a recently deleted article or especially one that was salted use of sockpuppet accounts to conceal a conflict of interest example submitting a biography from a sockpuppet account after a previous submission has been declined because it is seen to be an autobiography gaming the articles for creation process example removing the record of previous reviews which says not to remove it and resubmitting a draft example resubmitting a draft that has been rejected by removing the rejection rather than discussing it with the reviewer note these examples are both logged by edit filters 1370 and 1381 respectively gaming the wikipedia did you know quid pro quo qpq process by using sockpuppet accounts to submit the nomination example creating new accounts just for qpq less nomination each time your current account is about to reach the five article threshold gaming of sanctions for disruptive behavior edit shortcuts wp sanctiongame wp sanctiongame wp sanctiongaming wp sanctiongaming mischaracterizing other editors actions to make them seem unreasonable improper or deserving of sanction example refusing to provide a proper citation to an editor looking to verify your claim and accusing the editor of being disruptive for making repeated requests citations should be accurate so that other editors may verify them walking back a personal attack to make it seem less hostile than it was rather than apologizing example an editor responds to a disagreement by saying you re obviously wrong wrong wrong did you even pass 9th grade history later they defend this statement as a good faith question about the other editor s education borderlining habitually treading the edge of policy breach or engaging in low grade policy breach to make it hard to prove misconduct example an editor never violates the three revert rule but takes several months to repeatedly push the same edits over the objections of multiple editors retribution deliberately reverting an editor s edits in one article in retaliation for a dispute in another example editor a reverts an edit made by editor b because it did not adhere to a neutral point of view and they did not provide a reliable source editor b starts a discussion on the talk page in which editor a participates but the discussion fails to generate consensus later on editor b reverts a well sourced neutral addition that editor a made saying it did not comply with the manual of style playing victim violating a rule and at the same time claiming that others violate the same or a closely related rule also known as hypocrisy example editor a posts uncivil comments while at the same time accusing editor b of uncivil behavior demanding sanctions and citing policies that editor a clearly violates gaming permissions edit shortcut wp pgame wp pgame making unconstructive or trivial edits to raise your user access level the purpose of having these access levels is to help people get and demonstrate that they have the practical experience needed for certain kinds of editing edits that rapidly reach the technical level but don t get the person any real experience are often considered gaming the system the user access level can be removed in such cases example a new editor makes 10 dummy edits to become autoconfirmed and then makes controversial changes to semi protected articles moves a promotional draft to article space vandalizes articles or otherwise edits disruptively example an editor makes many trivial edits or many unconstructive edits in a sandbox to become extended confirmed and then makes controversial changes to extended confirmed protected articles gaming to retain the tools example an admin reacting to an inactivity notice makes a flurry of edits to meet minimum activity requirements then relapses into inactivity until the next notice spurious legalisms edit because wikipedia is not a court of law legal procedures and terms have no bearing on wikipedia typically wikilawyering raises procedural or evidentiary points in a manner analogous to that used in formal legal proceedings often using ill founded legal reasoning wikilawyering often serves to evade an issue or even obstruct the crafting of a workable solution for example it is often impossible to definitely establish the actual user behind a set of sockpuppets and it is not a defense that none of the sockpuppets that emerge were named in the request for arbitration various levels of intent edit use of the term gaming the system should be done with caution as it can be interpreted as an accusation of bad faith editing although users might engage in the practices described above that activity should not be considered proof of malicious intent the actual level of intent should also be considered separately as to whether the action was premeditated spur of the moment or merely copying an older tactic that seemed effective for other editors in the past the term gaming the system is not meant to vilify those involved with the word gaming also referring to playful activity in the manner of a game of sport the goal is to focus on wikipedia activities as a serious effort to improve articles not an arena for playing games and sparring with opponents as a form of amusement judging intent might include discussions with others rather than escalating the situation as an issue for direct confrontation the situation might warrant special mediation see wp mediation or perhaps even in extreme cases formal arbitration see wp arbitration the risks of continued involvement should be carefully considered especially if the intent seems overly severe or obsessive compulsive behavior however clear such an intent might subjectively seem you should not cast aspersions about the mentalities or motivations of other editors wikipedia has a variety of noticeboards for dealing with problematic editing behavior patterns of which tend to speak for themselves when properly diff ed with evidence abuse of process edit abuse of process is related to gaming it involves knowingly trying to use the communally agreed and sanctioned processes described by some policies to advance a purpose for which they are clearly not intended abuse of process is disruptive and depending on circumstances may also be described as gaming the system personal attack or disruption to make a point communally agreed processes are intended to be used in good faith what is intent consciously or otherwise and what actually is good enough faith must also be clearly defined only then the definers power and status position must also be openly noted when making such determinations the common assumptions that what is claimed as communally agreed must include more than a select group and thus is also a questionable number perhaps unverifiable and even if is said to be any legitimate majority of contributors like those who were recently allowed to write on wikipedia vague words of idealistic concepts are dangerous and may be misleading from what is then experienced in actuality when reading or writing on wikipedia how to respond to gaming the system edit if you see someone you think is gaming the system discuss it with them on their talk page and explain what you think they are doing wrong be patient with them and assume good faith you can also warn the user with uw gaming if the situation requires it or does not improve ask for input from editors on the relevant noticeboard e g wp ani for incidents or wikiproject talk pages if you re not sure if the behavior persists after discussion with the editor consider taking the issue to the appropriate noticeboards most likely this will either be wp an or the aforementioned ani it is helpful in your discussions with the editor in question if you link them to this policy and to the specific rule or guideline you think has been broken see also edit gaming the system unclean hands he who comes into equity must come with clean hands wikipedia consensus forum shopping policy on seeking out a supportive forum wikipedia civil pov pushing wikipedia disruptive editing guideline wikipedia do not disrupt wikipedia to illustrate a point guideline wikipedia don t stuff 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