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All policies should denote what type of enforcement is appropriate for the policy. Here are some suggested "categories of enforcement" against editor's violations of policy:
All policies should denote what type of enforcement is appropriate for the policy. Here are some suggested "categories of enforcement" against editor's violations of policy:
*(Editor's powers):
*(Editor's powers):
:*'''Edit sparring:''' Some wikis consider it "edit warring" and baaaad to undo edits. Lumenos suggest Wikipedias "three revert rule", as a matter of etiquette. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 07:16, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:*'''Etiquette:''' Guide to help polite people to be polite. Does not imply any enforcement. (You may edit this page.)
:* '''Tag:''' Placing "warning tags" on info that is dubious, impolite, etc. What categories of info warrants this? You could alternatively change the information (without deleting or reverting). ~~ [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]]
:* '''Tag:''' Placing "warning tags" on info that is dubious, impolite, etc. What categories of info warrants this? You could alternatively change the information (without deleting or reverting). ~~ [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]]
::* Warning tags are too strong - I like the idea of tags and think they should point to constructive information. ~~ [[MarkDilley]]
::* Warning tags are too strong - I like the idea of tags and think they should point to constructive information. ~~ [[MarkDilley]]
:::* I agree. ~~ [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]]
:::* I agree. ~~ [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]]
:::* Err um ([[User_talk:This_is_not_the_solution#Thanks_to_everyone_for_the_cooling_off_-_here_is_my_idea_on_how_to_move_through_this.|then Dilley moved a few wikis to their talk pages without so much as a warning tag on them]]). (See "Protect page", then, "Relocating an article about a wiki, to the talk page and locking the article".)
:::* Err um ([[User_talk:This_is_not_the_solution#Thanks_to_everyone_for_the_cooling_off_-_here_is_my_idea_on_how_to_move_through_this.|then Dilley moved a few wikis to their talk pages without so much as a warning tag on them]]). (See "Protect page", then, "Relocating an article about a wiki, to the talk page and locking the article".) [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:*'''Etiquette:''' Guide to help polite people to be polite. Does not imply any enforcement. (You may edit this page.) [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:* '''Labeling opponents:''' Some terms [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] suggests you might try:
::* Troll, for example [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Concern_troll#Concern_troll concern troll] (see [http://www.wikiindex.org/index.php?title=User:Nx&oldid=71273]). [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
::* [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cyberstalker Cyberstalker] (see [[User_talk:Lumenos#More_about_Rpeh|A web search on "Rpeh"]]) [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
::* [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikilawyering Wikilawyer] (see [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]]) [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:*'''Pointy edits:''' Making edits that are designed to be temporary, to prove a point. This could not possibly be a form of trolling because [[User_talk:Lumenos#Nx_do_you_not_want_people_to_know_what_you_are_doing_here.3F|Nx did it (-; (see 4th post down)]]. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:*'''Edit sparring:''' Some wikis consider it "edit warring" and baaaad to undo edits. Lumenos suggest Wikipedias "three revert rule", as a matter of etiquette. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 07:16, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:* '''Relocate:'''  
:* '''Relocate:'''  
::* See "Protect page", then, "Relocating an article about a wiki, to the talk page and locking the article".
::* See "Protect page", then, "Relocating an article about a wiki, to the talk page and locking the article".
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