Off-topic: Difference between revisions

'''Off-topic''' content is [[:Category:Wiki Topic|content]] that does not further the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki's]] mission, aim, or objective.  Most wikis' rules about what is on- or off-topic are typically implied by their '[[about page]]', which describes the wiki's purpose.  There may also be an explicit '[[inclusion policy]]', '[[deletion policy]]', or '[[WikiIndex:About#What WikiIndex is not|what this wiki is not]]' page (or section within another page); stating what content is acceptable and unacceptable.  Sometimes, there are dissident [[user]]s who advocate a '[[wp:Project:Wikipedia is a community|this wiki is a community]]' policy; but they tend not to prevail in completing eliminating the [[banning]] of some off-topic content from the [[wiki]].  Sometimes, people advocate [[wp:Municipal disinvestment#Benign neglect|benign neglect]] of the issue, thinking that off-topic discussions will tend to peter out on their own if left alone for awhile.