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| Discussion |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 1#Discussion
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| slang and idiom guide (moved from Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not) |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#slang and idiom guide (moved from Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not)
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| Support/opposition |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 1#Support/opposition
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| Wikidictionary or Pedia? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Wikidictionary or Pedia?
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| Speedy Delete: Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Speedy Delete: Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary
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| What content should we have here? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#What content should we have here?
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| Wikipedia can be something better than a dictionary and an encyclopedia |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Wikipedia can be something better than a dictionary and an encyclopedia
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| What about disambig pages? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#What about disambig pages?
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| Soft redirects |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Soft redirects
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| I have a very useful Collins 1 volume dict / encyclopedia |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#I have a very useful Collins 1 volume dict / encyclopedia
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| Also - separating the Wiktionary / wikipedia namespace is counterproductive |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Also - separating the Wiktionary / wikipedia namespace is counterproductive
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| Dictionaries and encyclopedias |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Dictionaries and encyclopedias
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| Order of definitions |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Order of definitions
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| Wikipedia is a biographical dictionary (among other things) |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Wikipedia is a biographical dictionary (among other things)
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| Proposal for policy implementation |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Proposal for policy implementation
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| Wikipedia is a dictionary of meaning |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Wikipedia is a dictionary of meaning
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| Add "or a thesaurus" |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Add "or a thesaurus"
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| Suggest merge |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Suggest merge
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| Paper Dictionaries and Encyclopedias contra wikipedia and wiktionary |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Paper Dictionaries and Encyclopedias contra wikipedia and wiktionary
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| Etymologies? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Etymologies?
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| Girlfriend |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Girlfriend
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| Out of sync |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Out of sync
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| Proposed change to this policy |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Proposed change to this policy
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| Religion |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Religion
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| Maybe it should be a dictionary? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 2#Maybe it should be a dictionary?
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| Why were the first encyclopedias called dictionaries while today they are not? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Why were the first encyclopedias called dictionaries while today they are not?
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| Notability |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Notability
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| OK, so do I really not understand WINAD, then? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#OK, so do I really not understand WINAD, then?
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| This page requires attention |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#This page requires attention
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| Input on article |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Input on article
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| Colour bugs me |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Colour bugs me
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| Major problem concerning this policy |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Major problem concerning this policy
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| Does WP:DICDEF cover this? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Does WP:DICDEF cover this?
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| Glossaries! |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Glossaries!
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| Infidel |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Infidel
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| proposal |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#proposal
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| maybe just a big misunderstanding? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#maybe just a big misunderstanding?
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| How about morphemes? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#How about morphemes?
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| Deletion discussion on an article about a word |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 3#Deletion discussion on an article about a word
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| Policy modification proposal: Articles about words |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Policy modification proposal: Articles about words
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| Etymologies |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Etymologies
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| Quoting the dictionary to make a point |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Quoting the dictionary to make a point
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| Oppose |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Oppose
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| Dude |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Dude
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| Change to Guideline status |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 4#Change to Guideline status
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| "Wikipedia is not a dictionary" |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#"Wikipedia is not a dictionary"
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| Policy change - soft redirects |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Policy change - soft redirects
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| WINAD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#WINAD
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| Articles about potentially controversial concepts |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Articles about potentially controversial concepts
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| Ongoing problems with this policy |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Ongoing problems with this policy
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| Proposed addendum |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Proposed addendum
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| Articles about words |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Articles about words
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| Change from guideline to policy again |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Change from guideline to policy again
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| Examples of Wikipedia articles on words |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 5#Examples of Wikipedia articles on words
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| Hall |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Hall
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| Policy |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Policy
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| Wikipedia is not a pronunciation guide |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Wikipedia is not a pronunciation guide
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| Help with dispute resolution |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Help with dispute resolution
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| Bloat |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Bloat
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| WT:Policies and guidelines#Subcats |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#WT:Policies and guidelines#Subcats
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| Change to guideline |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 6#Change to guideline
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| Backup |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Backup
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| Umm ... |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Umm ...
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| Deletion policy |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Deletion policy
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| Hacker jargon |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Hacker jargon
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| Ambiguity |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Ambiguity
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| You say ee-ther, I say eye-ther |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#You say ee-ther, I say eye-ther
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| So... um 'wikipedia is not a usage guide' |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#So... um 'wikipedia is not a usage guide'
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| Start as stubs? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 7#Start as stubs?
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| Neologisms |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 8#Neologisms
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| Atheism - in violation of WP:NAD? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 9#Atheism - in violation of WP:NAD?
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| Guidance for articles about multiple nearly synonymous topics |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 8#Guidance for articles about multiple nearly synonymous topics
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| Demotion |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 8#Demotion
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| Heads up: Craic is under afd for being a neologism |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 8#Heads up: Craic is under afd for being a neologism
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| RfC on Wolfkeeper and words |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#RfC on Wolfkeeper and words
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| "Is defined as" is an equivalently poor writing example to "refers to" |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 8#"Is defined as" is an equivalently poor writing example to "refers to"
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| If a neologism is not eligible for inclusion at Wiktionary, it is very unlikely to be a suitable Wikipedia article. |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 9#If a neologism is not eligible for inclusion at Wiktionary, it is very unlikely to be a suitable Wikipedia article.
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| Neologism section title |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 9#Neologism section title
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| The intro |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 9#The intro
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| Yes, wikipedia is not a dictionary but... |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Yes, wikipedia is not a dictionary but...
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| Synchronizing WP:NOTDIC with WP:NOT |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Synchronizing WP:NOTDIC with WP:NOT
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| Proposal |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 11#Proposal
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| Wikipedia is not a translation dictionary |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Wikipedia is not a translation dictionary
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| Dispute tag required |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Dispute tag required
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| Bonzer |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Bonzer
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| Should WP be a dictionary? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 10#Should WP be a dictionary?
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| Specific instance |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 11#Specific instance
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| Neologisms |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 11#Neologisms
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| Question |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 11#Question
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| Related AfD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 11#Related AfD
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| Pointers to Wiktionary |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#Pointers to Wiktionary
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| Let the bots roll! |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#Let the bots roll!
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| In its broadest sense |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#In its broadest sense
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| The wiki article on science |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#The wiki article on science
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| AfD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#AfD
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| Nominating articles for deletion |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#Nominating articles for deletion
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| NEO |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#NEO
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| Status RfC |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 12#Status RfC
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| AFD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#AFD
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| AfD for Directional Michigan |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#AfD for Directional Michigan
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| A question on the types of information |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#A question on the types of information
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| Request for guidance on NEO |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#Request for guidance on NEO
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| Quarterly update |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#Quarterly update
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| Deletion is not an appropriate response |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#Deletion is not an appropriate response
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| Listing synonyms |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#Listing synonyms
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| AfD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#AfD 2
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| How do you create an article? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#How do you create an article?
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| Suggest refinement |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 13#Suggest refinement
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| Glossaries |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Glossaries
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| Reverting addition of the content policy category |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Reverting addition of the content policy category
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| Section "When word or phrase itself may be an encyclopedic subject" |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Section "When word or phrase itself may be an encyclopedic subject"
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| Proposal on clarification on etymology |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Proposal on clarification on etymology
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| Articles in Category:Definitions - an AfD with implications |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Articles in Category:Definitions - an AfD with implications
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| Related AfD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Related AfD
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| Traditional African religion |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Traditional African religion
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| Is this a dead letter? |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 14#Is this a dead letter?
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| Sometimes it *acts* like a bad dictionary (and bad history) |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Sometimes it *acts* like a bad dictionary (and bad history)
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| Literal translations from other languages |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Literal translations from other languages
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| Wikipedia is a one-stop solution |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Wikipedia is a one-stop solution
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| Proposal: permit warranted uses of dictionary definitions in relation to national culture and the provision of context to items on disambiguation pages |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Proposal: permit warranted uses of dictionary definitions in relation to national culture and the provision of context to items on disambiguation pages
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| Please fix this |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Please fix this
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| Duplicate articles should be linked to Wikipedia:CFORK |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Duplicate articles should be linked to Wikipedia:CFORK
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| Lists of "Local and indigenous names" for various animals |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Lists of "Local and indigenous names" for various animals
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| Reason for deleting neologisms |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 15#Reason for deleting neologisms
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| The word cisgender at the Caitlyn Jenner article |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#The word cisgender at the Caitlyn Jenner article]]
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| Common sense edit needed |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Common sense edit needed]]
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| Should Wikipedia use made-up or neologistic pronoun replacements in Wikipedia's own voice? |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Should Wikipedia use made-up or neologistic pronoun replacements in Wikipedia's own voice?]]
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| Just sad |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Just sad]]
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| When obscure anime, non-charting albums, etc. have stubs with common words |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#When obscure anime, non-charting albums, etc. have stubs with common words]]
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| Anti-stub policy |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Anti-stub policy]]
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| Scare-line being split from Scare quotes article |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Scare-line being split from Scare quotes article]]
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| How about a pic of an OED shelved next to EB? |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#How about a pic of an OED shelved next to EB?]]
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| Protologisms |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Protologisms]]
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| "books and papers" |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#"books and papers"]]
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| Add example Bereavement -> Grief |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Add example Bereavement -> Grief]]
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| Look at what this is saying! |
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[[Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 16#Look at what this is saying!]]
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| Exact definition of WINAD |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 17#Exact definition of WINAD
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| glossaries |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 17#glossaries
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| WP:NEO |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 17#WP:NEO
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| WORDISSUBJECT |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#WORDISSUBJECT
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| BBC (sexual slang) |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary/Archive 17#BBC (sexual slang)
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| Wikipedia does not document the use of neologisms |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#Wikipedia does not document the use of neologisms
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| Language and Text pages with dictionary entries in them. |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#Language and Text pages with dictionary entries in them.
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| This could serve as WP:NEO needed example |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#This could serve as WP:NEO needed example
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| Geographical dictionaries |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#Geographical dictionaries
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| Lists of words |
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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#Lists of words
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