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''This page is meant to be tongue in cheek!'' 

'''Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Here is a list of Ways Not To Write Encyclopedia Articles:''' 

(see the [[Wikipedia FAQ]], [[Wikipetiquette]], [[Rules to consider]], and [[What Wikipedia is not]] for more serious thoughts.)

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 22) 
 Use the single space indent as often as possible. People need the exercise that comes from having to use their mouse to grab the scroll bar at the bottom of the page and scroll across your fascinating commentary on whatever topic you chose to write about at that particular point in time, because after all it will be really worth it, won't it.


''Haha - Magnus's new script means that this rule doesn't really mean anything any more... it handles the text wrapping. For people who weren't here before, text that used a single space indent would form a single line, even if it scrolled off the page forever.''⏎
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37) Don't worry about numbers too much. No one cares about math.  
:''It's "maths", damn it! - See rule 9''
:''Ah, I just checked. I especially liked the "vice versa" part.''

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[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Powwow]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Palaver]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Converse]]


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[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Buzz]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Argue]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Debate]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Dispute]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Negotiate]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Revisit]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Irrelevant asides]]

[[Wikipedia Anti-rules/Rant]]

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