Wikipedia:Precedents

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This page in a nutshell: While consensus can change, there is a broad body of precedent which can be drawn on for regularly recurring consensus that have been upheld in a variety of situations.

Common decisions and arguments
Deletion (XfD)
Arguments to avoid Common outcomes (AfD) Common outcomes (RfD) Common outcomes (TfD) Overcategorisation Perennial deletion review
Adminship (RfA) and Bureaucratship (RfB)
Arguments to avoid
Arbitration (Arbcom)
Guide to arbitration Principles
Proposals and policy
Perennial proposals
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This is intended as a quick reference to various pages that list arguments to avoid and other precedents . It is also intended as a guide to getting the most out of various discussions, and avoiding writing in a way that may be given less weight, in favor of a way that may have more merit.

It is not intended to be binding policy, nor is there an expectation that editors who comment in debates should be familiar with it.

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Type of discussion	Useful references
Deletion discussions (xFD)	Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes
Adminship (RfA) and Bureaucratship (RfB)	Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in adminship discussions
Arbitration cases (Arbcom)	Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/How to present a case Wikipedia:Arbitration policy/Past decisions
Policy and proposals	Wikipedia:Perennial proposals

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