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| + | :Personally I think they're harmless, I know that some editors such as [[User:ShadowMan44|ShadowMan44]] create pages that mimic real articles to prepare for articles they think are going to be in an upcoming update. I don't see much harm in these as long as they are non-indexed. As far as I know, using main templates is also not against any rules (past or present), only categories. I believe there is also a notice in the works right now, specifically one that mentions it's a User page when you are in the User namespace.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 19:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC) | ||
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What about "fake" articles/mainspace copies on user pages?
Should it follow the Wikipedia guidelines? here. I think this should be included in the Guidelines section.
Here's an example: User:TheDoctor/Mirror Shield (also using a main template: Item infobox)
Mainspace: User:TheDoctor/1 - Mgpt (talk) 18:54, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- Personally I think they're harmless, I know that some editors such as ShadowMan44 create pages that mimic real articles to prepare for articles they think are going to be in an upcoming update. I don't see much harm in these as long as they are non-indexed. As far as I know, using main templates is also not against any rules (past or present), only categories. I believe there is also a notice in the works right now, specifically one that mentions it's a User page when you are in the User namespace.
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