Wikipedia:Bad Idea Machine

An illustration of a modern-day Bad Idea Machine.

At times, people may be tempted to use a Bad Idea Machine. However, this is strongly, strongly discouraged on Wikipedia and in real life.

The Bad Idea Machine has been used to suggest that...

  • ...pages only be editable by registered users
  • ...we have a policy requiring the use of common sense
  • ...people be required to donate before they can edit
  • ...autoconfirmed usership can be removed by admins
  • ...you can't delete the main page
  • ...you shouldn't shove beans up your nose
  • ...pages only be editable by experts
  • ...the Bad Idea Machine has good ideas and not bad ideas
  • ...the Bad Idea Machine should be destroyed
  • ...all pages should be deleted
  • ...pages should be censored because political correctness says it's offensive
  • ...all administrators should be desysopped
  • ...editors climb the Reichstag dressed as Spider-man to gain an advantage in a content dispute
  • ...not all pages can be created
  • ...the waste of time and typing this can "entertain" readers.
  • ...ypu probably made a type and don't want to fix it.
  • ...you have horrible grammar and can't go back to fix and do it all again, therefore making your time spent more.
  • ...you may have lots of ideas but they're not really that good.
  • ...Wikipedia is controlled by China
  • ...there are no more suggestions
  • ...you can't create a draft since you don't have references

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