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== 90/10 Rule ==

== 90/10 Rule ==

:{{See also|Conservapedia:Inappropriate/trolling behavior - Examples}}

:{{See also|Conservapedia:Inappropriate/trolling behavior - Examples}}

<blockquote>"Unproductive activity, such as 90% talk page edits and only 10% quality edits to Conservapedia articles, ''may result'' in blocking of the account."</blockquote>

The '''90/10 rule''' is a rule designed encourage edits to our encyclopedia articles and essays. The 90/10 rule discourages editors from spending 90% of one's time complaining, carping, cutting people down and forming cabals at Conservapedia - and only 10% actively helping to craft good encyclopedia articles. The rule is applied to a person's edits as a whole and not smaller periods of editing. For example, if an editor has a history of productive editing and they are editing talk pages to improve articles or make various improvements to Conservapedia, the 90/10 rule will not be applied to editors.  

*The 90/10 Rule applies to people who talk, talk, talk without redeeming value in the way of substantive contributions. Nothing could be simpler.  Inordinate amount of talk is a time-waster. Different viewpoints, if logical, are welcome here.  Incessant talk, as can be seen on countless other sites, is not.  The talkers can rant elsewhere.  We're here to learn.

*Users can talk all they want, as long as they contribute substance at the same time. It's easy to contribute substance. It's the reason we're here. But no project can succeed if the participants do nothing but talk.

This rule is also designed to help productive writers so they are not unnecesary hindered by groundless complaints, specious arguments, etcetera.  

*The '''90/10 Rule''' is remarkably adept at discouraging and eliminating the [[mobocracy]] or [[talk pollution]] that runs rampant on other sites, such as [[Wikipedia]]. Implementation is simple and application is swift.

Anyone who wants to take part in this writing project should expect to spend 90% of their time writing articles and 10% or less on their personal agenda. Writing articles means making worthwhile edits and includes discussion on talk pages about improving articles. It does not include endlessly rehashing the same points that have already been raised, discussed, and resolved on those pages.

 

In terms of enforcement of the rule, users will first be given a warning. If that doesn't work, and they still only engage in useless arguments, they may be block for a period of time. If they persist, they may be blocked for longer periods of time. Permanent blocking is reserved for editors who are not good-faith editors and merely want to harrass, waste others time, etc.

== Essays ==

== Essays ==