Wikipedia:Update/1/Enforcement policy changes during March 2009


  • Wikipedia:Banning policy
    • Changed: "[If the banned editor is the only contributor to the page or its talk page, speedy deletion is] invariably correct" to "probably correct".





  • Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
    • Changed "Policies and guidelines express standards that have community consensus. Both need to be approached with common sense: adhere to the spirit rather than the letter of the rules, and be prepared to ignore the rules on the rare occasions when they conflict with the goal of improving the encyclopedia. Those who edit in good faith, are civil, seek consensus, and work towards the goal of creating a great encyclopedia should find a welcoming environment." to:
"... our processes are routine methods to serve the above policies and guidelines. Policies and guidelines describe standards that have community consensus, and indeed consensus is itself a core policy and philosophy. Those who adhere to neutral point of view, are civil to and assume good faith in others, seek consensus in discussions, and work towards the goal of creating an increasingly better written and more comprehensive encyclopedia should find a very welcoming environment. Policies need to be approached with common sense; adhere to the spirit rather than the letter of the rules, and be prepared to "ignore all rules" on the rare occasions when they conflict with the goal of improving the encyclopedia."