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{{nutshell|This page is an essay encouraging editors to not necessarilyDon't give greater weight in discussions just because one user is a Wikipedia administrator or otherwise may have more "seniority" than another.}}

[[File:King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra - Wedding -1863.jpg|thumb|right|150px|On Wikipedia, no editors are given tiaras or fancy ceremonial tassels. Not editors with tens or hundreds of thousands of edits. Not even Administrators.]]

{{nutshell|This page is an essay encouraging editors to not necessarily give greater weight in discussions just because one user is a Wikipedia administrator or otherwise may have more "seniority" than another.}}

[[File:King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra - Wedding -1863.jpg|thumb|right|150pxupright|alt=Black-and-white photograph of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra|On Wikipedia, no editors are given [[tiaras]] or fancy ceremonial [[tassels]]. Not editors with tens or hundreds of thousands of edits. Not even Administratorsadministrators.]]

Sometimes in [[WP:AFD|articles for deletion]] (AfD) discussions, one editor's argument may be given more weight over another simply because one has more edits on Wikipedia or one may even be a Wikipedia administrator. Don't fall for it.

Sometimes in [[WP:AFD|articlesdiscussions foron deletion]] (AfD) discussionsWikipedia, one editor's argument may be given more weight over another simply because one has more edits on Wikipedia or one may even be a Wikipedia administrator. Don't fall for it.

At the time this essay was created, the original author [[User:Paulmcdonald]] submitted this:

At the time this essay was created, the original author [[User:Paulmcdonald|Paulmcdonald]] submitted this:

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''I have over 35,000 edits recorded on Wikipedia. According to [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits]], I am ranked 1,927 in terms of most edits among all registered Wikipedians. I'm not "number 1" but I've done a lot. And I'm wrong a lot.--[[User:Paulmcdonald|Paul McDonald]] ([[User talk:Paulmcdonald|talk]]) 02:04, 19 April 2017 (UTC)''

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Each argument should stand on its own accord and on its own merits in Wikipedia discussions. That means the newest editor, with the least edits, may have the best idea or the most relevant point of view. An anonymous IP editor who just joined the project last week may have the best idea.

Each argument should stand on its own accord and on its own merits in Wikipedia discussions. That means the newest editor, with the leastfewest edits, may have the best idea or the most relevant point of view. An anonymous IP editor who just joinedbegan editing the project last week may have the best idea.

Don't let anything like "seniority", edit counts, or Wikipedia status of an editor (awards, Barnstars, years of experience) sway your opinion. If the "experienced" editor has information why they hold a certain position in a discussion, they should be able to convey that experience and argument in a way that other editors can make their own judgement based on that experience, and on the merits of that .

Don't let anything like "seniority", edit counts, or Wikipedia status of an editor (awards, Barnstars, years of experience) sway your opinion. If the "experienced" editor has informationknowledge whythat theyleads them to hold a certain position in a discussion, they should be able to convey thatit experiencein andan argument in a way that other editors can make their own judgement basedjudge on thatits experience, and on theown merits of that .

In other words, provide details for the experience and explain your argument, don't just respond with "Because I'm an admin/top editor, so there."

==See also==

* [[Wikipedia:Equality]]

* [[Wikipedia:Newbies aren't always clueless]]

* [[User:Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles #2]]: "there must be no elites..."

* [[Wikipedia:Ten Year Society]]

* [[Wikipedia:Fifteen Year Society]]

* [[Argument from authority]]

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