Wikipedia:Irregular verbs on Wikipedia

Wikipedia's jargon lends itself to the development of certain irregular verbs that may confuse people.

To be blunt

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  • I call a spade a spade.
  • You are uncivil.
  • They are driving away editors.

To have double standards

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  • I ignore all rules.
  • You are inconsistent.
  • They act abusively and out of process.

To have a conflict of interest

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  • I write encyclopedia articles about notable subjects.
  • You create pages about unimportant things.
  • They are engaged in self-promotion.

To engage in vote-stacking

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  • I contact people who are interested in this subject.
  • You violate WP:CANVAS.
  • They spam.

To sock

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  • I work with colleagues I trust.
  • You are in a faction.
  • They are in a tag-teaming conspiracy.[1]

To be rude

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  • I may have said things that, in retrospect, were somewhat intemperate. Who could blame me though, really, considering what I have to put up with on a day-to-day basis.
  • You are violating WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL. Please refrain from further inappropriate behavior, or I will report you to WP:WQA.
  • He/she is a disruptive troll and must be blocked indefinitely.[2]

To add uncited material

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  • I add material that is obviously verifiable, if you know anything about the field at all.
  • You sometimes neglect to provide inline citations.
  • They are filling the encyclopedia with unverifiable garbage.

To infringe upon copyrights

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  • I am faithful to the original source.
  • You plagiarize material.
  • They engage in wholesale WP:COPYPASTE violations.

To cite sources

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  • I cite websites that are acceptable for the context of the claims.
  • You cite books that are sometimes weaker than I'd like.
  • They cite scholarly journal articles, which I'm reverting because that will encourage them to add even better sources.

To revert

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  • I remove problematic material.
  • You revert.
  • They edit war.