Conservapedia:Editing etiquette

Wiki editors have found that good editing etiquette can reduce the arguments that frequently occur between editors with opposing viewpoints.

Note this is a guide to good editing etiquette. It is not a commandment.

Edit or discuss first?

An editor will often chastise another editor for not discussing an alteration to an article before altering the article, yet will often edit an article themselves without discussing it first. Does this make them hypocrites? Sometimes, yes, but often it's because the circumstances are different.

Etiquette rule 1:

Edit an article without discussing it first, if you have a reasonable expectation that other editors will accept your edit.

But how would you know what other editors will accept? Here's some ideas:

• If you are inserting an undisputed fact. For example, Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
• If you properly reference your "facts". Another editor is less likely to remove your edit if you have references to show that your facts are correct.
• If you put your "facts" in neutral terms. For example, Secular geologists believe that the world is 4.5 billion years old is better than The world is 4.5 billion years old.