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The Special Case argument is used by editors to justify deletions or protection of text that may be against normal Wikipedia policy or convention. Topics where such rationales are frequently used include sex, politics and religion. There are no situations where a topic or genre is automatically treated as a "special case" as an exception to standard Wikipedia policies. Current policies and processes are sufficient to handle controversial news items and potentially offensive text and images.
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This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
This is not a Wikipedia article: This is a workpage, a collection of material and work in progress that may or may not be incorporated into an article. It should not necessarily be considered factual or authoritative. |
The Special Case argument is used by editors to justify deletions or protection of text that may be against normal Wikipedia policy or convention. Topics where such rationales are frequently used include sex, politics and religion. There are no situations where a topic or genre is automatically treated as a "special case" as an exception to standard Wikipedia policies. Current policies and processes are sufficient to handle controversial news items and potentially offensive text and images.
Any editor may propose a deviation on the guidelines for any article. Processes such as article talk page discussion, requests for comment and project talk pages are potential ways that a consensus for such a deviation may be demonstrated. Past examples include: