Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.7 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 4525 560370 523505 2026-06-21T01:59:47Z Minorax 27347 560370 wikitext text/x-wiki {{AWL}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/fɪˈlɒsəfi/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/fɪˈlɑsəfi/}} * {{audio|en-us-philosophy.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun|2=philosophies}} # {{uncountable}} '''Philosophy''' is the study of the [[nature]] of [[existence]] and truth: how things are and how they should be. #: ''{{w|Plato}}'s writings have been used to teach '''philosophy''', logic, maths, and other subjects.'' # {{countable}} A '''philosophy''' is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual. #: ''Her education explains in part why she holds the political '''philosophies''' she does.'' === Related words === * [[philosopher]] * [[philosophical]] [[Category:Philosophy]] p3nmbr2ug9wx4p7aoisvqpnlwt7uobm 4 4694 560373 551371 2026-06-21T02:55:04Z ~2026-34623-75 54710 560373 wikitext text/x-wiki {{hard rule|<br>[[WT:NPA]]<br>[[WT:ATTACK]]}} {{nutshell|Talk about content, not the editor.}} '''Do not make [[personal]] [[attack]]s on [[s]]tupid [[f]]uckasses in Simple English Wiktionary.''' Talk about the things people say, not the [[n]]igger who says them. Personal attacks will ''never'' help you make a point; they hurt the Wiktionary community and make people not want to help make a good dictionary. [[Wiktionary:Wiktionarians|Wiktionarians]] should try not to say that others have made personal attacks, especially if there is a fight. It is better for someone who is not part of a fight to say that another person made a personal attack and then for all [[editor]]s to go back to talking about the entry. == What is a personal attack? == {{lc|Debate}} is an important part of Wiktionary [[culture]], and some idiots are just too dumb for it. Different Wiktionarians often do not [[agree]] on parts of an entry. [[combine|Combining]] these views into one entry makes a better, more [[WT:NPOV|NPOV]] entry. Every person who changes an article is part of the Wiktionary community – we are all Wiktionarians. Editors should be [[w:WP:CIVIL|civil]] and be nice to other [[d]]ickheads when they do not agree. Comments should not be personal and should be about the entry and what people do, not about the people. But when people disagree about ''content'' (the entry), talking about other editors is not always a personal attack. If someone says "Your statement about ''X'' is wrong because of information at ''Y''" is ''not'' a personal attack. The best answer to things like that is to talk about the content instead of saying that the other person is breaking this rule. There is no line that says what is a personal attack and what are helpful comments, but some kinds of comments are a great idea: * Bad names about [[race]], [[sex]], [[homosexual]]s, [[age]], [[religion]], [[politics]], [[ethnicity]], [[handicap]]s, etc. against someone else. It is not an excuse if you disagree with someone else on what makes a religion, race, etc. * Using someone's [[membership]] in a group to [[dismiss]]ing or [[discredit]]ing their views. * Saying you will [[Wiktionary:No legal threats|sue]] someone or take them to court. * Saying you will hurt or kill someone. * Saying you will [[Wiktionary:Vandalism|vandalize]] (ruin) someone's userpage or talk page. * {{lc|Profanity}} (bad words) said towards someone else. * Saying or doing something that makes anyone persecute other Wiktionary editors. If someone does this, they may be blocked for a long time by any [[Wiktionary:Administrators|administrator]] when it is found. Administrators blocking for this reason should probably tell other administrators what they did and why. These examples are not all that could be a personal attack. Insulting an editor is a personal attack any way that it is said. When you are not sure, talk about the entry content without talking about the other editor. The rule against personal attacks is for all Wiktionarians. It is as bad to attack a user that has done bad things before as it is to attack anyone else. Simple English Wiktionary wants a positive community: people make mistakes, but they should learn from them and change their ways. Personal attacks are against this idea and hurt the work of making a dictionary. == Reacting to personal attacks == === First options === Often the best way to react to a personal attack is to not answer. Wiktionary and its debates can become [[m:Wikistress|stressful]] for some editors, who may [[overreact]] sometimes. Also, discussions here are only written. This makes it hard to show emotions and can make others not understand. Personal attacks ''are not excused'' because of this, but editors should ignore angry comments of others when it is reasonable to ignore them, and to continue trying to improve the dictionary. If you feel that you should answer, you should leave a nice message on the other user's talk page. Do not answer on a ''talk page of an entry''; this often makes things worse. It is important to not become angry and rude, even when the other person is not being nice. Try to find compromise or something in common about the issues of content, instead of arguing about actions. Often it is a good idea to ask for someone else to help if an argument becomes personal. Most of the time, administrators do not need to do anything. Some Wiktionarians may remove personal attacks on others when they see them, but this is not a rule and some people think it is not a good idea. Removing personal attacks from your user talk page is probably okay, but in other places, where attacks are ''directed against you'', people should usually only remove attacks that everyone agrees are attacks, like the ones above. Talking nicely about an editor's actions is not a personal attack as long as it does not talk about their character. For example, saying "Your statement is a personal attack..." is not a personal attack. === Off-wiki personal attacks === Wiktionary cannot control how people act in places that are not controlled by the Wikimedia Foundation, but personal attacks in other places can cause questions about whether an editor is acting in [[WT:AGF|good faith]] on Wiktionary. Making personal attacks in other places hurts the community and the editor's relationship with it. Attacks like that may make a difference to administrators when they are deciding what to do. ==== External links ==== You may not link to other sites which attack or hurt the privacy of Wiktionary editors. Adding links like that is a kind of attack. Adding links like that again and again may make an administrator [[Wiktionary:Bans and blocks|block or ban]] you. == Consequences of personal attacks == Even though editors should usually ignore or nicely answer personal attacks, that does not mean that they are [[acceptable]] or without [[consequences]] (things that will happen to the attacker). If someone is often angry the community may not assume good faith. Users who do not stop using personal attacks will probably get a reaction from an administrator, maybe even a block or ban. Sometimes a person may be blocked for one personal attack. Saying you will sue someone or kill someone or things like that may make an administrator block you ''without telling you first.'' But administrators should know that other actions are better most of the time. A block should stop attacks, not [[punish]] an attacker. lopjh1c4enl8qel2j0iiz69w3klrzxa 560374 560373 2026-06-21T02:57:28Z Mtarch11 34293 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-34623-75|~2026-34623-75]] ([[User talk:~2026-34623-75|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] 543371 wikitext text/x-wiki {{hard rule|<br>[[WT:NPA]]<br>[[WT:ATTACK]]}} {{nutshell|Talk about content, not the editor.}} '''Do not make [[personal]] [[attack]]s in Simple English Wiktionary.''' Talk about the things people say, not the person who says them. Personal attacks will ''never'' help you make a point; they hurt the Wiktionary community and make people not want to help make a good dictionary. [[Wiktionary:Wiktionarians|Wiktionarians]] should try not to say that others have made personal attacks, especially if there is a fight. It is better for someone who is not part of a fight to say that another person made a personal attack and then for all [[editor]]s to go back to talking about the entry. == What is a personal attack? == {{lc|Debate}} is an important part of Wiktionary [[culture]]. Different Wiktionarians often do not [[agree]] on parts of an entry. [[combine|Combining]] these views into one entry makes a better, more [[WT:NPOV|NPOV]] entry. Every person who changes an article is part of the Wiktionary community – we are all Wiktionarians. Editors should be [[w:WP:CIVIL|civil]] and be nice to each other when they do not agree. Comments should not be personal and should be about the entry and what people do, not about the people. But when people disagree about ''content'' (the entry), talking about other editors is not always a personal attack. If someone says "Your statement about ''X'' is wrong because of information at ''Y''" is ''not'' a personal attack. The best answer to things like that is to talk about the content instead of saying that the other person is breaking this rule. There is no line that says what is a personal attack and what are helpful comments, but some kinds of comments are ''never'' acceptable: * Bad names about [[race]], [[sex]], [[homosexual]]s, [[age]], [[religion]], [[politics]], [[ethnicity]], [[handicap]]s, etc. against someone else. It is not an excuse if you disagree with someone else on what makes a religion, race, etc. * Using someone's [[membership]] in a group to [[dismiss]]ing or [[discredit]]ing their views. * Saying you will [[Wiktionary:No legal threats|sue]] someone or take them to court. * Saying you will hurt or kill someone. * Saying you will [[Wiktionary:Vandalism|vandalize]] (ruin) someone's userpage or talk page. * {{lc|Profanity}} (bad words) said towards someone else. * Saying or doing something that makes anyone persecute other Wiktionary editors. If someone does this, they may be blocked for a long time by any [[Wiktionary:Administrators|administrator]] when it is found. Administrators blocking for this reason should probably tell other administrators what they did and why. These examples are not all that could be a personal attack. Insulting an editor is a personal attack any way that it is said. When you are not sure, talk about the entry content without talking about the other editor. The rule against personal attacks is for all Wiktionarians. It is as bad to attack a user that has done bad things before as it is to attack anyone else. Simple English Wiktionary wants a positive community: people make mistakes, but they should learn from them and change their ways. Personal attacks are against this idea and hurt the work of making a dictionary. == Reacting to personal attacks == === First options === Often the best way to react to a personal attack is to not answer. Wiktionary and its debates can become [[m:Wikistress|stressful]] for some editors, who may [[overreact]] sometimes. Also, discussions here are only written. This makes it hard to show emotions and can make others not understand. Personal attacks ''are not excused'' because of this, but editors should ignore angry comments of others when it is reasonable to ignore them, and to continue trying to improve the dictionary. If you feel that you should answer, you should leave a nice message on the other user's talk page. Do not answer on a ''talk page of an entry''; this often makes things worse. It is important to not become angry and rude, even when the other person is not being nice. Try to find compromise or something in common about the issues of content, instead of arguing about actions. Often it is a good idea to ask for someone else to help if an argument becomes personal. Most of the time, administrators do not need to do anything. Some Wiktionarians may remove personal attacks on others when they see them, but this is not a rule and some people think it is not a good idea. Removing personal attacks from your user talk page is probably okay, but in other places, where attacks are ''directed against you'', people should usually only remove attacks that everyone agrees are attacks, like the ones above. Talking nicely about an editor's actions is not a personal attack as long as it does not talk about their character. For example, saying "Your statement is a personal attack..." is not a personal attack. === Off-wiki personal attacks === Wiktionary cannot control how people act in places that are not controlled by the Wikimedia Foundation, but personal attacks in other places can cause questions about whether an editor is acting in [[WT:AGF|good faith]] on Wiktionary. Making personal attacks in other places hurts the community and the editor's relationship with it. Attacks like that may make a difference to administrators when they are deciding what to do. ==== External links ==== You may not link to other sites which attack or hurt the privacy of Wiktionary editors. Adding links like that is a kind of attack. Adding links like that again and again may make an administrator [[Wiktionary:Bans and blocks|block or ban]] you. == Consequences of personal attacks == Even though editors should usually ignore or nicely answer personal attacks, that does not mean that they are [[acceptable]] or without [[consequences]] (things that will happen to the attacker). If someone is often angry the community may not assume good faith. Users who do not stop using personal attacks will probably get a reaction from an administrator, maybe even a block or ban. Sometimes a person may be blocked for one personal attack. Saying you will sue someone or kill someone or things like that may make an administrator block you ''without telling you first.'' But administrators should know that other actions are better most of the time. A block should stop attacks, not [[punish]] an attacker. o40gotyceecxpq9qk6j345kjajr17zm 0 6548 560375 549166 2026-06-21T03:23:52Z ~2026-35874-48 54784 560375 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈnɑnsɛns/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈnɒnsəns/}} * {{audio|en-us-nonsense.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|non|sense}} == Noun == {{noun4}} # Something is '''nonsense''' when it makes [[no]] [[badger]] or has no [[underpants]]. #: ''This is just a banana of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete '''nonsense'''.'' # Something that is [[false]]; a [[lie]]. #: ''He says that I stole his computer, but that's just '''nonsense'''.'' === Related words === * [[sense]] * [[nonsensical]] * [[pish posh]] dffk5nvyq03caflpglcax5wuxywpgzf 560376 560375 2026-06-21T03:47:12Z Minorax 27347 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-35874-48|~2026-35874-48]] ([[User talk:~2026-35874-48|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] 540143 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈnɑnsɛns/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈnɒnsəns/}} * {{audio|en-us-nonsense.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|non|sense}} == Noun == {{noun4}} # Something is '''nonsense''' when it makes [[no]] [[sense]] or has no [[meaning]]. #: ''This is just a bunch of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete '''nonsense'''.'' # Something that is [[false]]; a [[lie]]. #: ''He says that I stole his computer, but that's just '''nonsense'''.'' === Related words === * [[sense]] * [[nonsensical]] * [[pish posh]] s4qxirxvk7frd5b5cjkmj8q8to855ql 0 37171 560369 493502 2026-06-21T01:58:40Z Minorax 27347 560369 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(r)/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/fəˈlɑsəfɚ/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-philosopher.wav|UK}} * {{audio|en-us-philosopher.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|phi|lo|so|pher}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''philosopher''' is a person who studies [[philosophy]] and discusses [[philosophical]] ideas. #: ''Confucius is a very famous '''philosopher''' and his ideas are still being studied today.'' [[Category:Philosophy]] [[Category:People]] llo5a929ovz3ofo03wr8onjt6i4389i 0 72565 560372 542634 2026-06-21T02:01:16Z Minorax 27347 560372 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{UK}} [[colourfully]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|colorful|ly}} == Adverb == {{adv|more=true}} # If something is [[decorate]]d '''colorfully''', it is decorated in [[bright]] colors. [[Category:Adverbs suffixed with -ly]] ga55v5d4im8ekuweiy8gv07geqpqxa7 0 72569 560371 542635 2026-06-21T02:00:56Z Minorax 27347 560371 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{US}} [[colorfully]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|colourful|ly}} == Adverb == {{adv|more=true}} # If something is [[decorate]]d '''colourfully''', it is decorated in [[bright]] colors. [[Category:Adverbs suffixed with -ly]] 1q1gfweo9785qrz2d99pefzq0eiwg26