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A '''wikibreak''', '''wikiholiday''', '''wikivacation''' or '''leave of wiki-absence''' is a period when even a [[Wikipedia:Wikipediholic|wikiholic]] must be parted from  [[Wikipedia]]—though, presumably only temporarily.
{{See also|Leaving and never coming back}}


The pain involved varies from [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]] to Wikipedian. Some find it easy to endure, whereas others find the separation agonizing. Often the latter find themselves grasping at any opportunity to go online "just to check [[Wikipedia:Goings-on|what's happening]]".
A '''wiki break''', '''wiki holiday''', '''wiki vacation''', '''wiki sabbatical''', or '''wiki absence''' is a period when even a {{Wp|Wikipedia:Wikipediholic|wikiholic}} takes a purposeful parting from their [[edit]]ing or collaboration on a [[wiki]] site, or even the wider [[wikisphere]], for a longer period of time.


The degree of coercion also varies. Some remarkable individuals are actually capable of taking a ''voluntary'' wikiholiday: they are to be admired for their strength of character. Some people have to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer|enforce]] their departure for their own good. Others still are forced into it through circumstances beyond their control: it is often at such times that [[Wikipedia:Wikipediholic|wikiholics]] discover their condition.
Wiki breaks are the result of the decision of the [[:Category:Wiki people|wiki person]] departing; not the enforced {{Cambridge-Dictionary|disability}} to edit on a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]], such as [[block]]ing or [[banning]], which would be in every sense of the word {{Cambridge-Dictionary|involuntarily}}.


Wikibreaks, and reducing activity while on Wikipedia, can reflect a serious issue if a person is going through serious difficulties.
A mix of wiki break and banning is the [[suicide by sysop]].  If one has inherently decided to leave but somehow knows that one would not have the strength to stay away, one enforces ones own decision by allowing oneself to collide with one or more restrictive or overworked [[sysop]] to ensure one gets banned!  By that way, one might draw a good amount of attention, disrupt the work of the wiki, may get a feeling of {{Cambridge-Dictionary|revenge}} and eventually regret after one succeeded.  From the outside, suicide by sysop is {{Cambridge-Dictionary|indiscernible}} from getting banned.


== When to depart ==
The pain involved varies from [[user]] to user. Some find it easy to {{Cambridge-Dictionary|endure}}, whereas others find the separation {{Cambridge-Dictionary|agonizing}}.
*You are going to go '''traveling'''.
*You are a student and you have '''exams''' or other pressing schoolwork.
*You '''marry''' or '''divorce'''.
*You feel exhausted by your regional '''weather'''.
*You are neglecting your '''work and job'''.
*You get addicted to a '''new video game''' that you have to obsess over for the next few days.
*You find yourself repeatedly '''[[Wikipedia:Assume bad faith|assuming bad faith]]'''.
*You are '''stressed''' to the point that it affects your editing.
*You have a new '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend'''.
*Your '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend''' wants you to spend more time with them.
*You '''break up''' with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
*You have to look for a '''job'''.
*You have a '''job''' and do not want to '''[[Dismissal (employment)|lose it]]'''.
*You have been making '''false edits''', '''[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|not verifiable or under copyright protections]]''', including the '''[[Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]''' and '''[[Fair Use]]''' licenses.
*You find yourself making '''minor edits''', in order to use the recent changes page as a discussion.
*You have to '''move''' to a new home.
*You have neglected to pay your '''Internet bill''' and have been '''banned from accessing the internet'''.
*You are '''injured''' or '''sick'''.
*You're '''deceased'''.
*Your '''[[M:Wikistress|Wikistress]]''' is making it hard to work.
*You need time to '''relax and think''', so that when you ''do'' return to [[Wikipedia]], you'll hopefully be refreshed.
*Your time on Wikipedia is having a drastic effect on your '''[[Real life (reality)|life outside of Wikipedia]].'''
*Your '''computer''' has broken down.
*There is an '''[[Emergency Alert System|emergency]] in your area'''.
*It takes you several hours to '''make and perfect''' a single edit, because you're worried your edit will be corrected by someone else.
*You find yourself checking your watchlist '''compulsively''' throughout the day to defend your edits against vandals and other ne'er-do-wells.
*You're '''giving up''' editing Wikipedia for [[Lent]], [[Hajj]] or a similar religious observance.
*You have been '''grounded''' by your parents, business partner or significant other from using the computer.
*You have a '''baby'''.
*You've been '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked indefinitely]] from editing Wikipedia, per ruling of [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]], [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]] and/or the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]]. <small>See [[m:Bans and blocks|block log]].</small>'''
*You are '''[[wikiaddict|addicted]]'''.
*You become '''[[w:disillusioned|disillusioned]]''' with the project.
*You find yourself suffering from [[WP:Adminitis|Adminitis]].
*You haven't received any satisfaction out of editing Wikipedia but don't wish to depart forever.


== When to come back ==
The degree of {{Cambridge-Dictionary|coercion}} also varies.  Some remarkable individuals are actually capable of taking a ''voluntary'' wiki holiday: they are to be admired for their strength of character.  Others still are forced into it through circumstances beyond their control: it is often at such times that {{Wp|Wikipedia:Wikipediholic|wikiholics}} discover their condition.  Sometimes, a wiki break can be a {{Wp|Silent treatment|tampo}}, by which one expresses hurt feelings.
*You came back from travelling.
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*Your relatives '''('''<small>thankfully</small>''')''' left your house.
!reasons to take a wiki break!!source of reason!!occasions to come back
*You have either been unblocked or your [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] has expired.
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*Your spouse asks you to buy a new '''car'''. Just buy it and '''come straight back'''.
|you are going on a '''journey'''||your life||you came back from [[:Category:Travel|travelling]]
*Your '''exams''' are over.
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*You decide that your '''divorce''' has left you more time to be a Wikipedian.
|you are a [[:Category:Student|student]] and have '''exams''' or other pressing school work||your life||your '''exams''' are over / holidays
*You find out your new '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend''' is a Wikipedian, too.
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*Especially when you find that now you've been spending a lot of time editing, discussing, fighting over and making up with said '''friend'''.
|you '''marry'''||your life||honeymoon is over
*You have finished '''moving'''.
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*You decide to give up smoking so that you can pay your '''Internet bill'''.
|you (get) '''divorced'''||your life||you decide that your '''divorce''' has left you more time to be a wiki person
*You've recovered from your '''sickness'''.
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*You have been '''reincarnated'''.
|you are neglecting your '''work and job'''||your mind||you catch up with your backlog, or get fired!
*You realize you really '''hadn't died''' in the first place.
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*You've been '''resurrected''' and come back from the dead. (Don't forget to tell us how!)
|you get addicted to a '''new video game''' that you obsess over for the next few days||your life||you defeated the 'Boss' several times
*You've let go of all your '''[[M:Wikistress|Wikistress]]'''.
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*You've done all the '''relaxing''' you can do and besides, all that talk about '''relaxation and thinking clearer''' is baloney anyway.
|you find yourself repeatedly '''{{Wp|Wikipedia:Assume bad faith|assuming bad faith}}'''||your mind||you learned what {{Wp|Jiddu Krishnamurti}} meant saying: "To keep observation separate from evaluation is the highest form of human intelligence".
*Since your '''computer''' is broken, you find yourself at the library every day, editing Wikipedia under [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows NT]] or gasp... [[Windows ME]].
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*Or you get a new one.
|you are '''stressed''' to the point that it affects your editing||your mind||you've done all the '''relaxing''' you can do and besides, all that talk about '''relaxation and thinking clearer''' is {{Cambridge-Dictionary|baloney}} anyway
*You are '''cured''' from being a '''[[wikiaddict]]'''. (It may never happen. Most likely, you will never recover.)
|-
*You've decided to take a break from your '''Wikibreak'''.
|you have a new '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend'''||your life||you find out your new '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend''' is a wiki person, too
*After you've been arrested and suddenly find yourself with nothing else to do while serving time in jail.
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*You feel like it.
|your old '''girlfriend''' or '''boyfriend''' wants you to spend more time with them||your life||especially when you find that now you've been spending a lot of time discussing, fighting over and making up with said '''friend'''
|-
|you have to look for a '''job'''||your life||what you where looking for was [[:Category:Money|money]] actually; after you 'found' it, they found you; after you've been {{Cambridge-Dictionary|arrest}}ed and suddenly find yourself with nothing else to do while serving time in {{Cambridge-Dictionary|jail}}
|-
|you find yourself making '''minor edits''', in order to use the [[recent changes]] page as a discussion||your mind||you found somebody in real life who really cares for you
|-
|you have to '''move''' to a new home||your life||you have finished '''moving'''
|-
|you have neglected to pay your '''internet bill''' and have been '''barred from accessing the internet'''||your mind||you decide to give up smoking so that you can pay your '''internet bill'''
|-
|you are '''injured''' or '''sick'''||your life||you've recovered from your '''sickness'''
|-
|your '''{{WMF-Meta|Wikistress|wiki stress}}''' is making it hard to work||your mind||you've let go of all your '''{{WMF-Meta|Wikistress|wiki stress}}''
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|you need time to '''relax and think''', so that when you ''do'' return to your wiki, you'll hopefully be refreshed||your mind||you finished the last self-improvement book and are eager to try it out in your not so real life first
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|your time on your wiki is having a drastic effect on your '''{{Wp|Real life|life outside of your wiki}}'''||your mind||you've decided to take a break from your '''wiki break'''
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|your '''computer''' has broken down||your life||since your '''computer''' is broken, you find yourself at the [[:Category:Library|library]] or other publicly accessible computer every day, editing your wiki, or you get a new one
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|there is an '''emergency in your area'''||your life||you survived and your computer too :-)
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|it takes you several hours to '''make and perfect''' a single edit, because you're worried your edit will be corrected by someone else||your mind||you come to accept that your last awesome edit has actually been improved, and that no small children or animals were harmed
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|you find yourself checking your [[watchlist]] '''compulsively''' throughout the day to defend your edits against [[vandal]]s and other ne'er-do-wells||your mind||
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|you're '''giving up''' editing your wiki for {{Wp|Lent}}, {{Wp|Ramadhan}}, {{Wp|Hajj}}, or a similar [[:Category:Religion|religious]] observance||your life||your religious observances have been inspiring
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|you have been '''grounded''' by your parents, business partner, or significant other from using the computer||your mind||you found a way around that
|-
|you have got a '''baby'''||your life||your ''baby'' grew up
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|you are '''{{Wp|Internet addiction disorder|addicted}}'''||your mind||you are '''cured''' from being a '''{{Wp|Internet addiction disorder|wiki addict}}''' (it may never happen, most likely, you will never recover)
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|you become '''{{Cambridge-Dictionary|disillusioned}}''' with the project, or haven't received any satisfaction out of editing the wiki but don't wish to depart forever||your mind||
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|you find yourself suffering from '''{{Wp|Wikipedia:Adminitis|Adminitis}}'''||your mind||you feel like it
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|your relatives invaded / occupied / visited your house||your mind||your relatives '''('''<small>thankfully</small>''')''' left your house
|}
 
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