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This page in a nutshell: Assume that others are always trying to harm Wikipedia, even if there is clear and irrefutable evidence that they aren't. “ 'Can you direct me to the railway station?' asks the stranger.

'Certainly,' says the local, pointing in the opposite direction, towards the post office,

'and would you post this letter for me on your way?'

'Certainly,' says the stranger, resolving to open it to see if it contains anything worth stealing.

— Amartya Sen Everybody is acting in bad faith except for me and my monkey (and I'm not too sure about him either.)

Here are signs that you should take some time off away from edit wars, or at the very least, a nice cup of tea and a sit down. Or walk the dog if you're more of an outdoorsy type.

If an admin has done something that you disagree with, such as removing a typo in your post or deleting a page that you don't want deleted, they must be a vandal who has taken the time to become an admin so they can troll you. Make sure to send an ALL-CAPS SCREAMING EMAIL to the Wikimedia Foundation. They will probably respond in a manner that you didn't want them to, or not at all. That's because they are in league with the rogue admin. In that case, hack their accounts and take over Wikipedia. If you can't hack them, sue them. Legal threats are never not allowed!

Additionally consider following the BOLD, Revert, Revert, Revert cycle.

If all else fails, consider climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man. We here at Wikipedia show substantial concern interest in these sorts of events.

This is the serious part of the essay. Everything below this line should be taken seriously.

Congratulations, you just deceived yourself. Now enjoy your Wikipedia block while it lasts. Even if you try to appeal with the admins saying yes and yet you keep assuming bad faith...well...it's game over for your IP address. You may want to sockpuppet by swapping IP addresses with another user, well, sorry to say this but your ISP has caught you red-handed, and your ISP has now banned you from Wikipedia.

Now you might think you can still assume bad faith on other Wikimedia projects since you're blocked only on Wikipedia...well...BUSTED! You are now banned from all Wikimedia projects permanently!

Tempting it may be, but in reality please consider reading and following Wikipedia:Assume good faith, before editors start viewing you as being obnoxious.

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