Wikipedia talk:Principles

Essays

How can a summary our principles be an "essay"? -- œ^™ 05:06, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

See current discussion at Wikipedia talk:Five pillars#Correct category? and the thread below that.

I do agree that 5P is not an essay – Whilst it might not fit in any of the other existing groupings perfectly, defaulting to calling it an "essay" seems like it will create more problems than it solves.

This being a wiki, you can rewrite this page if you can think of something more agreeable. :) -- Quiddity (talk) 06:06, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

I think maybe someone should write in WP:GLOSSARY a clear definition of what an "essay" is as we define it in the context of Wikipedia. -- œ^™ 20:24, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

New proposal

Currently this page reads "The English Wikipedia does not have a single, definitive statement of the community's values and principles." Wikipedia:Expectations and norms of the Wikipedia community is a new proposal that aspires to be just that. Hopefully if it becomes an official policy or guideline this page's introduction can be amended. -- œ^™ 21:00, 11 November 2010 (UTC)