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The following editors endorse the contents of this essay:

1. Simonm223 (talk) 19:08, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
2. Hob Gadling (talk) 05:40, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
3. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:29, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
4. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:47, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
5. Tsumikiria⧸ 🌹🌉 04:20, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
6. PeterTheFourth (talk) 12:37, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
7. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 02:54, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
8. Pokerplayer513 (talk) 00:31, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
9. Jorm (talk) 01:10, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
10. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 04:32, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
11. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 06:47, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
12. Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:14, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
13. A Dolphin (squeek?) 15:58, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
14. Legacypac (talk) 21:22, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
15. Nazi ideology is an ongoing contemporary problem worth recognizing and addressing. Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:32, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
16. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 17:05, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
17. –dlthewave ☎ 23:06, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
18. RolandR (talk) 11:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
19. oknazevad (talk) 20:49, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
20. pythoncoder (talk | contribs)
21. Rockstonetalk to me! 21:44, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
22. Davide King (talk) 21:40, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
23. Orangemike --Orange Mike | Talk 22:52, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
24. Archon 2488 (talk) 16:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
25. Asmodea Oaktree (talk) 13:12, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
26. GreenFrogsGoRibbit (talk) 19:40, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
27. Ckoerner (talk) 15:22, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
28. Isabelle ^🔔 16:44, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
29. Grayfell (talk) 05:36, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
30. lovkal (talk) 14:19, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
31. P-K3 (talk) 02:16, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
32. N^oformation ^Talk 05:08, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
33. Miniapolis 02:43, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
34. No Nazis, and also no QAnons. JJP...MASTER!_{[talk to] JJP... master?} 19:34, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
35. No Xenophobes on WP. Bingobro (Chat) 05:11, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
36. Tgeorgescu (talk) 14:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
37. Firestar464 (talk) 01:30, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
38. aeschyIus (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
39. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 04:42, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
40. No racism, no pseudoscience. Rsk6400 (talk) 15:18, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
41. Oh hell ya HighInBC ^{Need help? Just ask.} 04:09, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
42. Loki (talk) 21:44, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
43. Like the Dead Kennedys said. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 02:50, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
44. Legoktm (talk) 04:39, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
45. A more universal essay there could never be. I will not suffer hate on our Wiki. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 20:41, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
46. FormalDude (talk) 04:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
47. The problems of Nazi revisionism is not limited to enWP only unfortunately. That also means proactively reviewing and ensuring high quality sources and information on Articles documenting contemporary and modern Nazism. Proudly antifascist and endorse making this policy in Wikipedia:No Nazis namespace Shushugah (he/him • talk) 07:36, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
48. ⌘ 18:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
49. ASUKITE 18:18, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
50. – Muboshgu (talk) 05:59, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
51. Seconding the Dead Kennedys' statement. - Sumanuil 22:26, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
52. Theknightwho (talk) 06:07, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
53. Dronebogus (talk) 21:35, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
54. Fuck Nazis. X-Editor (talk) 04:50, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
55. Quid Est Squid (talk) 19:49, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
56. As a Jewish Wikipedian I feel so happy that we have this essay here and that Nazis are almost always almost immediately blocked, but so sad that there are Nazis and that we need this essay. 𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (talk) 23:18, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
57. casualdejekyll 14:38, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
58. Galobtter (pingó mió) 04:15, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
59. Googleguy007 (talk) 02:42, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
60. Thought I’d already signed this; it appears I have not. As an editor of Jewish descent and somebody who believes racist, antisemitic and pro-Nazi views are incompatible with both NPOV and Wikipedia as a whole, I fully endorse this essay. Patient Zero^talk 06:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
61. HurricaneEdgar 11:23, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
62. Hate is not welcome here Scorpions13256 (talk) 23:20, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
63. No pasarán. VibrantThumpcake (talk) 18:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
64. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 06:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
65. Take a walk, Hitler lovers. No room for your BS. Kjscotte34 (talk) 11:23, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
66. Obviously. What a world we live in where people oppose the idea of preventing those who support Nazi idealology from editing what is, at the end of the day, a privately run website — TheresNoTime (talk • she/her) 11:54, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
67. Unequivocally. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 12:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

    Nice! --DanielRigal (talk) 18:57, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

68. Seriously, though. The optimum number of Nazis contributing to an encyclopaedia is zero. A visible Nazi will do a thousand times more to put off good editors than can ever be balanced by any good that they might theoretically do. Besides, it is not like we are going to notice that somebody is a Nazi unless they actually do some Nazi stuff. If some Nazi is editing pages about the insects of Bavaria then we will never know nor care that they are a Nazi so long as they keep their Nazism out of it. --DanielRigal (talk) 18:57, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
69. XOR'easter (talk) 18:28, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
70. Per my comments below. A core tenet of Nazism is that many of the people who edit Wikipedia ought to be exterminated; supporting that view is incompatible with WP:CIVIL editing. Wikipedia is a project to write an encyclopedia, not a debate society, which means you have to be able to work with other people in a collegial fashion - you cannot politely imply that your fellow editors should be murdered and expect to be able to contribute. --Aquillion (talk) 17:56, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
71. Those that would have me and my family murdered should never be tolerated in a community project. If that ever changes, please go ahead and delete every contribution I've ever made here. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:08, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
72. If people are willing to believe racist, false ideas, then they are incompatible with a fact-based encyclopedia. Hemiauchenia (talk) 06:00, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
73. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 16:41, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
74. I am inspired by the courage of these words. Altanner1991 (talk) 17:14, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
75. Nazis are aptly named. We should "not see" their writings in our encyclopedia. BBQboffin (talk) 06:12, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
76. Andre🚐 20:41, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
77. —VersaceSpace 🌃 18:49, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
78. — Bilorv (talk) 20:53, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
79. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 05:28, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
80. 🌈WaltCip-(talk) 15:03, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
81. WPscatter ^t/_c 06:06, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
82. Valjean (talk) (PING me) 16:43, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
83. I support having no Nazis on Wikipedia. A fact website is no place for bigotry. 2601:600:9080:A4B0:7970:99A:495A:55E8 (talk) 17:03, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
84. The glorification of racist, murderous war criminals does not belong on Wikipedia. Adakiko (talk) 20:58, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
85. One could make the "we shouldn't ban people for their beliefs argument", but that's not a position Wikipedia has had for a very long time. Wikipedia has been banning pedophiles and suspected pedophiles on the spot since around 2007 for the simple reason they cause more problems than they solve; this should be extended to include racists and other extremists who tend to not have the WP:COMPETENCE to edit the Wikipedia in a neutral manner. There is also the entire Nazi bar problem: Places which do not kick out fascists soon become spaces dominated by fascists. Samboy (talk) 17:32, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
86. If nazis try promoting their views or existence in a public arena, the only acceptable response is to run them out of town by any means necessary. The digital commons is no different. No pasarán. TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 21:28, 24 January 2023 (UTC)TheTranarchist
87. DFlhb (talk) 17:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
88. Nazis (and for that matter, any other type of bigots) don't belong on Wikipedia because 1) they create a hostile, incivil editing environment and 2) they come in here to push an agenda and violate NPOV (extremists are virtually incapable of editing neutrally). Thus Nazis and such are against the fundamental nature of Wikipedia and don't belong here, period. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 23:29, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
89. Nazism and white supremacy are inherently hateful and exclusionary ideologies. The opposite qualities, civility and tolerance, are required for being a contributor here. Subscribing to these ideologies is disqualifying on its face. TitanAndromeda 19:21, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
90. OutsideNormality (talk) 18:50, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
91. Nazis are fundamentally incompatible with Wikipedia, its openness to different ethnicities, and its philosophy of supporting access to the sum of all human knowledge for everyone. 22090912l (talk) 22:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
92. Agreed, but don't limit it to the classic boneheads, the Nazis of today wear suits and ties and oppose undocumented immigration, sanctuary cities, a minority-majority and want to erect border walls in the spirit of the 14 words, which summarizes Nazi ideology in a nutshell. Do not let them win in November! Oompje (talk) 06:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
93. In addition to endorsing this essay, editors should also be aware of alternate identities and words less commonly used than 'Nazi' or 'fascism' (such as identitarianism) that may be used as a mask on their belief system. Although we've thankfully surpassed the fascist wave of ~2016–17, we still should be on the look out for this and other dog whistles. Isthmus55 (talk) 23:16, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
94. --MikutoH ^talk! 02:11, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
95. Pingy Pongy Yeah, no antisemitism, islamaphobia, or any other type of offensophobia is acceptable.
96. 21 Andromedae (talk) 14:05, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Non endorsers

The following editors do not endorse the contents of this essay.

1. Tradedia^talk 22:44, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

   Moved to subsection below. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:57, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

   Moved to subsection below. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 16:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

2. What an editor believes, posts, etc off Wikipedia, should have no effect on whether or not they should be blocked or banned from Wikipedia. As long as such an editor isn't pushing their PoV on the project, beyond the editor's userpage & user-talkpage? Then there's no problem. GoodDay (talk) 12:25, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   If I look at a user's user page and notice that the user thinks it would be a great idea to murder some of my friends, there is no problem?

   The only way a Nazi is no problem is if they give no indication of it in Wikipedia at all. And then the essay does not apply. If they have an off-Wiki page with their view, there is no way we can positively connect the user with the off-wiki page, unless they make the connection themselves in both sites. And that would be the "indication of it". --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:47, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

   We'd be better off, worrying less about what's on an editor's userpage & more about whether they're pushing their personal PoV outside their userpage. GoodDay (talk) 13:52, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

   This might be true for some ideologies (although I personally oppose issue-based userboxen, at a minimum), but something like "This user supports turning the U.S. into a white ethnostate" actively damages our collaborative editing atmosphere. Editors don't want to work with editors who want them killed, enslaved, deported, or raped. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 18:51, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

   Eventually, all userboxes will be barred from userpages. Give it about another decade. GoodDay (talk) 21:26, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

   To be fair, there are many communist userboxen out there and some editors have friends who are middle or upper class. Hell, my parents are landlords, and yet I take no issue with people who place Maoist userboxen on their userpage. I don't take it as "I want to shoot your parents because they're rich", I take it as "I have different political beliefs". A user with a nazi userbox won't receive any sympathy from me, but I will not see their userbox as a personal statement of "I want to gas your mom because she's black", I simply take it as "I have terrible political beliefs".

   That being said, I still support the policy because it helps keep the encyclopedia running smoothly. Absurd and obscene conspiracy theories and beliefs so poorly structured they make a Hooverville look like the Burj Khalifa make up the foundation of Nazism. Where communism acknowledges facts, Nazism does shit like deny the existence of atomic energy because "hurr durr jewish science" and actively denies that certain ethnic groups are even capable of reason. A communist will not hurt Wikipedia. A Nazi will throw a wrench into the works and create more work for others by allowing their beliefs to take precedence over actual facts.

   Nazism is simply bad for the encyclopedia to an extent no other extreme ideology is. ☢️Plutonical☢️ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ 12:37, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

3. This an encyclopedia, not a safe space. The whole point of NPOV is to remain neutral, especially, specifically, in the face of points of views one detests. It is very easy to remain “neutral” if points of view you do not agree with are squelched. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.102.22.21 (talk) 16:56, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
4. With reservations, I add my name to this list. I agree with Jr8825 that NPOV doesn't come with a caveat of "... as long as we approve of the politics involved." Beyond that, I'm troubled by the increase in the following syndrome: people pick out something like a Confederate flag infobox on a user page, conclude thereby that the editor is a racist, scream NONAZIS! at ANI as if this were a policy and not an essay, and lo! the lynch mob gathers. For my part, I strongly feel that display of the Confederate flag is disgusting and an emblem of treason, but I somehow missed the part where loyalty to the United States government is a defining policy of Wikipedia. We should all stoutly oppose thought police. The best way to convince people that Wikipedia isn't the dominion of extremist left-wing lynch mobs is for it not to be one. Ravenswing 23:02, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   I don't think that proudly displaying the confederate flag is a problem because of its relationship to the US government. The issue is that the flag itself represents a hateful ideology which included (at the very least a lack of opposition to) enslavement of people based on the color of their skin. I would also support a guideline against displaying celtic cross flags on one's userpage for similar reasons. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 01:25, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

   The problem with that is basic: we all have our private definitions of symbols or statements which we not only firmly believe represent hateful, divisive and/or oppressive ideologies, but also believe they must be suppressed so that no one sees them. Quite a few people number rainbow flags and BLM displays among them. Would you, therefore, support a guideline banning display of rainbow flag infoboxes (which until quite recently I had on my talk page)? Surely that is a sentiment deeply offensive to wide segments of the worldwide population, especially in the many countries which criminalize homosexuality? Where exactly do you propose to draw the line? Ravenswing 03:25, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   Ah yes, the false equivalence between the confederate and rainbow flags. If I can't waive a symbol attached to white supremacy in my page, should others be able to show their support for oppressed minorities? Isabelle ^{🏴‍☠️} 10:05, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   Pfft: potato, po-TAH-toe. Yes, of course you think that your way of thinking is morally and ethically right, and that the other guys' way of thinking is immoral and evil by definition. And they think the same way about you. Is it that you don't get it, or that you just don't give a damn? Ravenswing 08:17, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

   And they think the same way about you No, no. They think the other guys' very existence is immoral and evil by definition, not their thinking. Big difference. A Nazi can stop being a Nazi and get accepted by anti-Nazis, but a Jew (for example) cannot stop being a Jew in a way that will get them accepted by Nazis. Potato, hand grenade. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:41, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

   excellently reasoned and I emphatically agree with my friend the Wandering Jew. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 12:19, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

   we all have our private definitions of symbols or statements Sure, and that's why we rely on the consensus of wikpedia editors (and outside scholars) to determine which symbols/statements would qualify. This is the English wikipedia, not the Russian, Turkish, or Israeli wikipedia. We draw the line at ideologies which seek to deprive others of rights, or systematically murder, rape, or enslave those who are different. Rainbow flags advocate no such thing, and as Isabelle has said, this argument is a false equivalency. It also reminds me of this billboard — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 16:23, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

5. This essay is a violation of Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks, which explicitly states that comparing editors to Nazis or criticizing them on the basis of their political affiliations is unacceptable. Existing conduct policy is sufficient to keep most ideologically motivated editors off the project. I also oppose expression of one's own political leanings on Wikipedia. MarshallKe (talk) 16:45, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
6. American Liberalism since the Trump era has become just as vengeful and warring as neo-Nazi or other genocidal groups. Altanner1991 (talk) 15:49, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
7. I frankly find the entire existence of this page ridiculous; banning nationalists exclusively of one race. Mårtensås (talk) 12:51, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

   ... what? — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 13:00, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

8. ""That Islam or Muslims are the overwhelming source of terrorism."" of course muslims are not the source of terrorism. but saying this SHOULD NOT be punishable, if it is about wikipedia articles, "islam is the source of terrorism"(im not gonna discuss about this with you). so, im not OK with that page, just because of that. ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ ^TALK 17:08, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

   p.s.: anti-islamism is not just islamophobia. you can hate islam, while dont hate muslims. ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ ^TALK 17:12, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

9. Do not endorse. This essay is superfluous – if someone is editing with a racist bias, that is already grounds for blocking/banning. The essay is saying that it is acceptable to ban an editor from Wikipedia for their views, rather than their editing. The essay also wrongly implies (a) that non-Nazi forms of racism are acceptable, and (b) that non-racist forms of bias are acceptable. The only function this essay serves is as an opportunity for virtue signalling. Sweet6970 (talk) 11:24, 3 December 2023
10. Do not endorse. It's hard for me to imagine an essay more antithetical to wikipedia - the encyclopedia that anyone is allowed edit. I don't care if you are a Nazi or the head of the JDL, if you can contribute constructively to the project, you are welcome here. That goes for axe murderers, girl scouts, priests, pornographers, members of the Mexican Mafia, librarians, crossing guards, and any other group you can mention. We have policies and procedures in place. If you are unable to contribute without running afoul of those policies, then you are not welcome at the project. On the other hand, if you are able to contribute within the bounds of our policies and procedures, then it matters not one whit whether or not you are a "Nazi". It's a shame such an essay is allowed to exist, as it goes against the very philosophy of the project. Of course one wonders whether an essay entitled YES NAZIS would be allowed to exist in kind. An essay that basically explains no one cares what you do in your personal life, as long as it doesn't interfere with your contributions here. (UTC)

A good example of the correlation between white supremacist ideologies and disruptive editing. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 18:45, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
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The problems with this essay are deeper than objecting editors identify. The problem isn't so much banning off-wiki Nazis, who would have a problem with banning people who advocate gassing six million Jews, although if their on-wiki behavior is good why bother. The problem is conflating a bunch of things with this, even apparently statistical facts, then pulling the "Nazi" card whenever anyone suggests such views be included in Wikipedia. There's a Motte-and-bailey fallacy going on. The real aim of this essay is suppression of material on group differences, immigration, and nationalism amongst whites and only whites: the bailey. Then when this essay is questioned the response is "we should allow Nazism?": the motte. Frank Braithwaite (talk) 08:11, 17 August 2022 (UTC) "the real aim of this essay is suppression of material on group differences, immigration, and nationalism amongst whites and only whites" no it isn't. It's about the method we use to prevent people who think this from wasting our time, making others feel unwelcome and pushing intolerant pseudoscience. The disagreement is between those who think possessing certain hateful ideologies makes someone inherently unwelcome here, and those who think we should only exclude people based on actions that violate and/or demonstrate an inability to follow our principles. Jr8825 • Talk 13:33, 17 August 2022 (UTC) It may be your opinion that a position on group differences outside equality is intolerant pseudoscience, but would you agree that such a position has no necessary connection to Nazism? Frank Braithwaite (talk) 14:09, 17 August 2022 (UTC) I think you may misunderstand. White Nationalism is also not a viewpoint that we accept on this encyclopedia as compatible with reasonable discourse. It doesn't matter if its Nazism or regular White Nationalism. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:55, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

11. The above statement by Frank Braithwaite is absolutely correct, and I don't know why it was hatted: this essay is a classic motte-and-bailey fallacy. An even simpler description is just bait-and-switch: the essay is called "No Nazis", but actually it seems to call for banning basically anyone who thinks there are any differences between any demographic groups. It's the same message as WP:NORACISTS, but written in a way that's 100 times more incendiary. In theory, there could be a reasonable essay arguing for banning those who believe in the tenets of National Socialism (I would disagree with that too, but at least it would be logically consistent); this is not it, though. Korny O'Near (talk) 15:31, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

We do not need ideologically-loaded policies. What comes next? No Falangists, no Confedarates, no nationalists, no conservatives... What about non-Western ideological movements which are difficult to classify but are wrongly assumed to be "fascists" in popular conception? We shall tear down this essay.--Madame Necker (talk) 18:49, 23 October 2022 (UTC) - User blocked for "antisemitic fringe trolling". — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 19:17, 20 December 2022 (UTC) Although I appreciate the effort that was put into this essay, I would have to agree with the former statements about calling someone a Nazi over a disagreement. With that, I do not endorse this essay. StephenBryant7 (talk) 20:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC) - User blocked as a sockpuppet. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 11:38, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

12. Giving the admins the option to ban people for a PoV pushing they might hypothetically do at some unspecified point in the future is just asking for abuse--Trade (talk) 09:23, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

HATting statement made by a sockpuppet. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 21:05, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
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Every user is enitiled to edit wikipedia regarless of ther political opinion, as long as they retain a neutral POV. All of us make biased edit, none are free from biases. This article is an insult to history, not all nazis are white, such as the Turkish Gay Wolves who hold nazi beliefs. But Nazism and Fascism aren't based on race, they're based on ethnicty, which is a very basic concept that this essay fails to understand, German nazis would've killed poles even thoguh the poles are white. And if we're banning nazis then we suld also ban communists, then every other political ideology — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crainsaw (talk • contribs) 18:48, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

HATting statement made by a sockpuppet. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 21:04, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
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This essay is a creeping violation of what has originally been described as WP's core policy, namely NPOV. If it ever becomes policy, I will personally see to writing an equivalent essay/proposal entitled "WP:NOTANKIES" and to collecting a comparable list of atrocities to support it in turn. This is not in the spirit of WP:POINT, but rather would serve as a way to restore at least some of that ideal. Furthermore, until that time, I demand that definitive sanctions be imposed against those that knowingly wield this essay in discussions as if it were established policy! Biohistorian15 (talk) 17:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC) @Biohistorian15 Did you notice it says “ It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. “. So that seems unlikely. Doug Weller talk 18:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC) I am well aware. There are multiple such cases. One I personally stumbled over only recently is that of two experienced users that, I think, you may want to actively warn about making any more such misleading appeals (cf. Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive322#Statement by TrangaBellam) and later comments by Generalrelative - the latter, by virtue of their contributions here, absolutely knowing about this not being an official policy - to a similar (implicit) effect (cf. Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive322#Statement by Generalrelative). Biohistorian15. These undue appeals may have, indeed, been partly what led to Trakking being unduly sanctioned instead. (talk) 18:58, 30 July 2024 (UTC) Then file a report about those users, instead of just complaining about it here. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 19:19, 30 July 2024 (UTC) Agreed. I look forward to seeing Biohistorian15 explain how my statement defending Trakking was somehow a "misleading appeal" that "may have, indeed, been partly what led to Trakking being unduly sanctioned". ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Generalrelative (talk) 19:24, 30 July 2024 (UTC) Yeah, I took the time to read your post and saw it was clearly against applying NONAZIS. I have a feeling someone was not paying enough attention & just searching to see how many times the essay was mentioned. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 19:28, 30 July 2024 (UTC) Where would one do that? And btw.: I was mostly referring to the former not the latter user. Biohistorian15 (talk) 20:02, 30 July 2024 (UTC) If you believe this is something that requires immediate admin intervention, WP:ANI is thataway. If it's not, then you need to take a step back and reevaluate whether your "demands" are actually reasonable here. And it doesn't matter that you were "mostly" referring to Trangabellam, you included Generalrelative in your accusations, implying he had misused the essay. That is just flatly wrong. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 20:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC) Doug Weller, another example of the essay masquerading as policy, is this template here (one of its redirects being aptly named: "Uw-nonazis"): Do not add slurs, images, symbols, or other content meant to attack, harass, threaten, or disparage certain people or groups based on nationality, race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or other factors. Such content is not tolerated by Wikipedia and as such may be hidden from public view at any time by an administrator (or in extreme cases, suppressed). Articles or files of which the only purpose is to attack, harass, threaten or disparage certain people or groups are speedily deleted. If you add hateful, derogatory, or bigoted content again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Again, it looks reasonable at first, but policy against personal attacks etc. already exists, and the template is arguably misleading when expanding it. Somebody might want to look into a speedy deletion or a massive overhaul along the aforementioned lines.Biohistorian15 (talk) 20:12, 30 July 2024 (UTC) @Biohistorian15 But that template is general, not just about personal attacks. Do you really disagree with it? Do what you want, I’m dubious about your getting very far. Doug Weller talk 20:21, 30 July 2024 (UTC) @Biohistorian15 - please stop continuing to revert changes without discussing them after a user has reverted you once - that is what WP:BRD is about. You did not appropriate explain why a relevantly linked template should be removed. Editing on Wikipedia is about consensus and it appears you have been engaged in multiple edit wars on multiple pages over the past week alone. Raladic (talk) 20:47, 30 July 2024 (UTC) What, exactly, is unreasonable or misleading about this template? Please be precise. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 20:48, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Do not endorse, but support blocking for hate speech/conduct/affiliation

1. [Moved from subsection above 16:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)] Espousing hateful views on-wiki, or linking to the off-wiki espousal of those views, is per se disruptive, and I have no problem blocking users who do so for disruptive editing. But I do not think that anyone is unwelcome to edit Wikipedia based on their ideology, as long as they are able to abide by our policies. I'm skeptical that there's very many Nazis who are able to abide by our policies, but to the extent they exist, they are... well, "welcome" is a strong word, but not unwelcome. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 01:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   I think the word you're looking for is "tolerated." -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:10, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   I've elaborated further on my thoughts at Wikipedia:Hate is disruptive, an essay I'd started about a year ago after a previous discussion on this talk page. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 23:29, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   This essay conveys perfectly why one does not need to be an endorser or non-endorser of this essay to agree that professed nazis should be blocked. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 01:22, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

   A few friends asked me to reconsider my non-endorsement, and I respectfully declined, because I hope that it's clear from what I've written that I have zero hesitation to block Nazis and similar, and rather disagree as to what philosophy should underly such blocks. Altanner1991, however, succeeds where said friends failed in convincing me to clarify more pointèdly. I don't think I could look myself in the mirror knowing that I'm grouped together with someone who thinks American Liberalism since the Trump era has become just as vengeful and warring as neo-Nazi or other genocidal groups. It's not personal offense, mind you. I'm not a liberal. But... Jesus. I'm not sure which interpretation of that comment is more alarming: "Liberals support genocide" or "Supporting genocide is no worse than cancelling people on Twitter [or whatever other scary thing liberals are doing]".

   This isn't a change in opinion. Just seeking to differentiate myself from those who make a mockery of the slaughter of my ancestors and my peers. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 16:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   I've requested Altanner1991, exclude American politics, liberalism & the genocide comparisons, from his 'unendorse' comment. GoodDay (talk) 16:49, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   Again, if editors aren't pushing their PoV outside their userpage? Then they shouldn't be blocked. GoodDay (talk) 16:46, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   @GoodDay: I'm not sure why you've signed in this section with a rationale that contradicts the point of this section. What you are describing is not "support blocking for hate speech/conduct/affiliation". Userpages are not exempt from the disruptive editing policy. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 16:52, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

   My apologies, as I misunderstood this 'new' subsection. GoodDay (talk) 16:54, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

2. I don't think I can recall an instance of an openly racist editor who did not end up getting blocked, usually quickly. That said, when I issue a block, I do so in response to behavior, not beliefs. Blocking solely on the basis of ideology, even when truly odious, is a dangerous and slippery slope. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:28, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
3. On a fundamental level, I believe "that [a racist worldview is] inherently incompatible with Wikipedia". But I don't agree with the assertion that it's possible for a person to not be "welcome to edit Wikipedia ... so long as they stick to the letter of our policies". The letter of policies such as "assuming good faith", "be civil to others", "maintain a neutral point of view" is that a collaborative, open-minded spirit must be adhered to. If someone is capable of following these policies on-wiki, and their off-wiki conduct has no repercussions on or to the wiki, there's no basis for preventing them from participating here. When a bigot is unable to follow our principles, for example by expressing hatred of others in the user space, the basis for revoking their editing privileges would be their failure to adhere to policy, not their worldview itself. Jr8825 • Talk 16:28, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

   I think nobody who has endorsed this section has dealt with a civil POV pusher. It's very possible to stick to the letter of Wikipedia policy and still be WP:NOTHERE and/or making the encyclopedia worse. That's the reason one of the pillars of Wikipedia is WP:IAR, and also why essays like this exist. Loki (talk) 16:34, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

4. This is probably a cancellable offence, and WP:NPA is a major policy which should be enforced, but, if someone is following NPA and constructively editing Wikipedia, there's no reason to not allow them. In my opinion, Nazis should be shunned, but Wikipedia is not a place to shun Nazis. It's a place to build an encyclopedia. CLYDE ^{TALK TO ME}/_{STUFF DONE} 03:06, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

• The problem with all of the views above, which I respect, is that there is a fundamental difference between the soft racism of [insert every day example here], and actual Nazism. This essay was written when we had actual neo-Nazis arguing that Wikipedia's principles required that we allow them to edit, and was written in response to that. I disagree with blocking people within the political mainstream who people on the political left call Nazis but who are really just mainstream right-wing individuals. But I do fully believe in blocking people who are self-admitted neo-Nazis, and historically I was the admin who most argued for that, and I will continue arguing for that as a non-admin.
  Where I think I fundamentally disagree with Tamzin's essay is that I fully believe there is a core distinction between genocidal racism and your day-to-day 'people think that people who don't look like them are less than them' racism and that difference is based on ideology. Wikipedia as a self-regulating entity, has the right to show people the door based on ideology, and there is nothing in NPOV that contradicts that. We show actual Nazis the door (and by we, I mean Bishonen and the remaining admins who are willing to enforce thisde facto policy..) There is no problem with that, and those who oppose this on functionally semantical grounds are not aware of the historical context of it or the continuing importance of taking that stance. TonyBallioni (talk) 07:39, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Just because someone has a different opinion than yours, doesn't make them Nazis. A Proud Alabamian (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 04:00, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

True but irrelevant, since the essay is not about "having a different opinion". --Hob Gadling (talk) 10:35, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Reverted

My last edit was reverted because it was done in partnership with a banned user, but I stand behind it individually. Is it okay if I restore it? Jruderman (talk) 02:52, 11 August 2024 (UTC)