Explanatory essay about the Wikipedia policies and guilelines
These flowcharts may expedite decision-making while editing Wikipedia articles. Each flowchart begins at the top with a statement and asks a yes–no question whose answer determines where to proceed according to arrows marked "yes" or "no".
You might be engaging in ownership behavior and reverting the change based on personal reasons rather than reasons pertinent to Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Please do not revert the edit and instead, try to parse your reasons through the relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines before editing further.
Disruptive editing includes incidental vandalism, but long-time Wikipedia editors are often disruptive too. Avoid disruptive behavior with the aid of the following flowchart:
I want to include material in a Wikipedia article!
It may be included in an article,but it needs to be put in context, placed in a different section or article, cleared of legal issues, and edited to follow any other relevant policies and guidelines.
The short Wikipedia policy "ignore all rules" is often used to justify disruptive editing. Avoid disruptive behavior with the aid of the following flowchart: