Category talk:Banned Wikipedia users

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[edit] Why is this category here?

Why is this category here? Whatever happened to WP:DENY? — Rickyrab | Talk 04:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

This category documents editors (and any of their sock puppets) who have been banned for a variety of reasons. Vandalism is not usually a banable offense by itself, many have been blocked for making legal threats or a persistent pattern of violating multiple policies.

WP:DENY is actually not a policy, it's an essay written as the advice of it's creators. {{essay}}

The rules that "matter" are guidelines and policies. To give an example of some differences; this is an example of a guideline. A guideline is a rule which usually must be followed but may sometimes be ignored under special circumstances. {{guideline}}

Policies are much stricter, and are to be ignored in only the most rare unusual cases. {{policy}}

Anynobody 05:45, 7 June 2007 (UTC)