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*Replacing article content with illegitimate text or other material | *Replacing article content with illegitimate text or other material | ||
**Please be patient with new users. Some may not understand the sensitivity of others about others editing their articles. Assume good faith and let the user defend himself before placing a ban, or requesting a block. | **Please be patient with new users. Some may not understand the sensitivity of others about others editing their articles. Assume good faith and let the user defend himself before placing a ban, or requesting a block. | ||
*Moving pages to inappropriate titles (General pagemove should be accepted, though if obvious vandalism | *Moving pages to inappropriate titles (General pagemove should be accepted, though if obvious vandalism, the user should be banned) | ||
*Creating a sockpuppet account. | *Creating a sockpuppet account. | ||
**Note: We should clarify to new users with policy pages or other means the definitions of sockpuppetry, and give specific reasons why a sockpuppet should not be used. If a new user is unaware of this policy, the main account should not be banned for an extended period of time, though the sockpuppet, regardless of its intention, should be banned. | **Note: We should clarify to new users with policy pages or other means the definitions of sockpuppetry, and give specific reasons why a sockpuppet should not be used. If a new user is unaware of this policy, the main account should not be banned for an extended period of time, though the sockpuppet, regardless of its intention, should be banned. | ||
*Creating articles for the purpose of disruption | *Creating articles for the purpose of disruption | ||
**This does not mean horribly misspelled articles that don't contain an elaborate plot, but rather articles that are irrelevant to Banjo Kazooie and having offensive content | **This does not mean horribly misspelled articles that don't contain an elaborate plot, but rather articles that are irrelevant to ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and having offensive content | ||
***Offensive content could be pornography, vulgarity, blatant insults to pages and/or users, or spamming | ***Offensive content could be pornography, vulgarity, blatant insults to pages and/or users, or spamming | ||
**Please also note that the purpose of disruption should be narrow, and the intent clear in this instance. Creating articles that are indeed ''Banjo-Kazooie''-related is not an offense, whatever quality they may be. Creating an article to compete with or insult another user can result in the article's deletion, but a short, if existent, ban. | **Please also note that the purpose of disruption should be narrow, and the intent clear in this instance. Creating articles that are indeed ''Banjo-Kazooie''-related is not an offense, whatever quality they may be. Creating an article to compete with or insult another user can result in the article's deletion, but a short, if existent, ban. | ||
