In the introduction, changed "Consensus is wikipedias fundamental model for decision making, and determines how editors work with others." to "Consensus is one of a range of policies regarding how editors work with each other ...", and shortened "... article
talk pages may be used as a further means to reach consensus. While on-wiki text is considered to be the canonical consensus, creative use of other means of reaching consensus is permitted and encouraged." to "... consensus is sought on article
talk pages."
In
WP:CON#Exceptions, shortened "... a local debate on a
WikiProject does not override the larger consensus of the community, as documented in for instance policies or guidelines." to "... a local debate on a
WikiProject does not override the larger consensus behind a policy or guideline." Also changed "consensus among all Wikimedia projects" to "consensus decisions achievable among all Wikimedia projects", and removed "Because there's such a large community subscribing to them, they are rather hard to change."
Added to lead section: [If you must take legal action ... You should instead contact the person or people involved directly,] "by
email or through any other contact methods the user provides."
Added to
WP:SOCK#Inappropriate uses of alternative accounts: "When using more than one account it is essential not to "cross the streams" of the different accounts. If more than one account controlled by the same user edits the same page or joins the same discussion, there may be a finding of sock puppetry. Editors who use multiple accounts may be sanctioned if they unintentionally, accidentally, or carelessly engage in sock puppetry." Also added footnote: "See
Ghostbusters#Plot."
In
WP:SOCK#Legitimate uses of alternative accounts, changed "prominent users might create a new account to experience how the community functions for new users." to "longterm contributors using their real name may wish to use a pseudonymous account for contributions they do not want their real name to be associated with. If you use an alternate account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you do not use it in a forbidden manner."
Added to
WP:SOCK#Clean start under a new name: "This is permitted only if there is no active deception, particularly on pages that the old account used to edit. That is, you should not turn up on a page User:A used to edit to continue the same editing pattern, this time as User:B, while denying any connection to User:A, particularly if the edits are contentious."
In
WP:U#Company/group names, changed "Explicit use of a company or group name as a username" to "Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username".
In
WP:U#Using multiple accounts, removed: "experienced contributors might create a new account in order to experience how the community functions for new or inexperienced users"
In the introduction, changed "Consensus is wikipedias fundamental model for decision making, and determines how editors work with others." to "Consensus is one of a range of policies regarding how editors work with each other ...", and shortened "... article
talk pages may be used as a further means to reach consensus. While on-wiki text is considered to be the canonical consensus, creative use of other means of reaching consensus is permitted and encouraged." to "... consensus is sought on article
talk pages."
In
WP:CON#Exceptions, shortened "... a local debate on a
WikiProject does not override the larger consensus of the community, as documented in for instance policies or guidelines." to "... a local debate on a
WikiProject does not override the larger consensus behind a policy or guideline." Also changed "consensus among all Wikimedia projects" to "consensus decisions achievable among all Wikimedia projects", and removed "Because there's such a large community subscribing to them, they are rather hard to change."
Added to lead section: [If you must take legal action ... You should instead contact the person or people involved directly,] "by
email or through any other contact methods the user provides."
Added to
WP:SOCK#Inappropriate uses of alternative accounts: "When using more than one account it is essential not to "cross the streams" of the different accounts. If more than one account controlled by the same user edits the same page or joins the same discussion, there may be a finding of sock puppetry. Editors who use multiple accounts may be sanctioned if they unintentionally, accidentally, or carelessly engage in sock puppetry." Also added footnote: "See
Ghostbusters#Plot."
In
WP:SOCK#Legitimate uses of alternative accounts, changed "prominent users might create a new account to experience how the community functions for new users." to "longterm contributors using their real name may wish to use a pseudonymous account for contributions they do not want their real name to be associated with. If you use an alternate account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you do not use it in a forbidden manner."
Added to
WP:SOCK#Clean start under a new name: "This is permitted only if there is no active deception, particularly on pages that the old account used to edit. That is, you should not turn up on a page User:A used to edit to continue the same editing pattern, this time as User:B, while denying any connection to User:A, particularly if the edits are contentious."
In
WP:U#Company/group names, changed "Explicit use of a company or group name as a username" to "Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username".
In
WP:U#Using multiple accounts, removed: "experienced contributors might create a new account in order to experience how the community functions for new or inexperienced users"