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1863:Knowledge (XXG) clichés
1728:A thank you never hurts
1499:Liar liar pants on fire
1434:Deletion is not cleanup
1344:Writing better articles
1334:Write the article first
1309:Gender-neutral language
1281:Writing article content
1271:Writing better articles
1266:Write the article first
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969:Encourage the newcomers
929:Dictionaries as sources
874:Build content to endure
464:WP:Common-style fallacy
346:status-quo stonewalling
340:pertinent in regard to
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3318:Policy writing is hard
3024:Is that even an essay?
2721:What notability is not
2476:Existence ≠Notability
2085:Don't be inconsiderate
2009:Read before commenting
1994:Mind your own business
1909:Avoid personal remarks
1484:Identifying test edits
829:A navbox on every page
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1692:Too long; didn't read
1632:Edit at your own pace
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2924:Don't-give-a-fuckism
2894:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?
2706:Vanispamcruftisement
2606:Notability sub-pages
2416:Avoid template creep
2376:Essays on notability
2292:There are no oracles
2075:Don't be a WikiBigot
1929:Call a spade a spade
1702:Unblock perspectives
1529:The Heymann Standard
1514:Overzealous deletion
1474:I just don't like it
1211:There is no deadline
1076:"Murder of" articles
904:Common-style fallacy
776:Article construction
691:Process is important
636:Levels of competence
561:Be a reliable source
446:WP:Civil PoV-pushing
255:, February 28, 1885.
175:Essays: First Series
3069:No one really cares
2984:Go ahead, vandalize
2746:Two prongs of merit
2691:Third-party sources
2611:Notabilitymandering
2566:No one really cares
2521:Inherent notability
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2170:Don't help too much
2095:Don't be prejudiced
2065:Don't be an ostrich
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1738:Advice for hotheads
1559:No Encyclopedic Use
1439:Does deletion help?
1339:Writing about women
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1216:There is a deadline
1096:Nothing is in stone
726:Tendentious editing
641:Levels of consensus
386:Robert Anton Wilson
344:arguments, as when
137:Ralph Waldo Emerson
3079:No sorcery threats
2959:Embrace Stop Signs
2839:Assume good wraith
2814:Anti-Wikipedianism
2651:Perennial websites
2641:Other stuff exists
2277:Passive aggression
2240:No angry mastodons
2230:Hate is disruptive
2090:Don't be obnoxious
2055:Don't be a fanatic
1833:Most ideas are bad
1773:Forgive and forget
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