WikiQueer:Shadowless Fists of Death!


 * ''"I would really really appreciate it if people actually bothered to read policy/guideline pages rather than just quoting them like some fighters in an old kung fu movie.

A discussion or an argument on WikiQueer is not a martial arts fight from an old kung fu movie.

WikiQueer policy and guideline titles, for example WQ:RS, WQ:OR, WQ:NPOV and many others, especially WQ:SFoD, are NOT magical incantations which, when invoked at the proper moment will defeat your opponents in arguments. Editors should not mindlessly invoke various WikiQueer guidelines and policies, or just their shortcut names, like some kind of magical mantras, without having bothered to read the actual guideline/policy, or adequately explaining how a particular policy/guideline actually applies in a particular case.

Because policy pages are in wiki format, anyone can change their content at any time – and do. There are groups of WikiQueerians who devote their time to debating what these policy pages should say. One is better off not invoking or quoting policy, but explaining oneself clearly and succinctly, and linking to policy pages only when it serves as a useful shortcut. More times than not, the average WikiQueerian's understanding of policy is more accurate than what the relevant page actually states, and it may take a critical incident to force the community to bring the page up to date.

Furthermore, invoking certain policies or essays can often backfire. One common example is when an editor, who has WQ:TE or WQ:COI hurled at her or him, immediately invokes WQ:AGF. Unless the editor's following sentences prove remarkably persuasive, everyone reading the thread for more than entertainment purposes will be busy studying that editor's contribution history very carefully, expecting to find further examples of misbehavior.