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Introduction to contentious topics edit

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A special set of rules applies to certain topic areas, which are referred to as contentious topics. These are specially designated topics that have been identified by the community or the Arbitration Committee to attract more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project. When editing a contentious topic, Wikipedia’s norms and policies are more strictly enforced, and Wikipedia administrators have special powers in order to reduce disruption to the project.

Within contentious topics, editors should edit carefully and constructively, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and:

Editors are advised to err on the side of caution if unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. If you have any questions about contentious topics procedures you may ask them at the arbitration clerks' noticeboard or you may learn more about this contentious topic at WP:CT/AP. You may also choose to note which contentious topics you know about by using the {{ct/aware}} template.

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{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=a-a}} Armenia, Azerbaijan, or related conflicts Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2 Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=a-i}} the Arab–Israeli conflict Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=aa2}} Armenia, Azerbaijan, or related conflicts Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2 Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=ab}} abortion Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Abortion
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=acu}} complementary and alternative medicine Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=ap}} post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=at}} the English Wikipedia article titles policy and Manual of Style Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=mos}} the English Wikipedia Manual of Style and article titles policy Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=b}} the Balkans or Eastern Europe Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=blp}} articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Editing of Biographies of Living Persons Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Biographies of Living Persons
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=cam}} complementary and alternative medicine Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=cc}} climate change Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Climate change
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=cid}} discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Infoboxes
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=covid}} COVID-19, broadly construed Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19 Wikipedia:Contentious topics/COVID-19
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=e-e}} Eastern Europe or the Balkans Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=fg}} Falun Gong Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Falun Gong
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=gc}} governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun control Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gun control
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=gg}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=ggtf}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=gap}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=gas}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=gmo}} genetically modified organisms, commercially produced agricultural chemicals and the companies that produce them, broadly construed Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically modified organisms Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Genetically modified organisms
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=horn}} the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes) Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Horn of Africa
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=ipa}} India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan Wikipedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=irp}} post-1978 Iranian politics Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=iranpol}} post-1978 Iranian politics Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=kurd}} the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Kurds and Kurdistan
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=pa}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=ps}} pseudoscience and fringe science Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Pseudoscience and fringe science
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=r-i}} the intersection of race/ethnicity and human abilities and behaviour Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race and intelligence Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Race and intelligence
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=sl}} Sri Lanka Special:Permalink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Sri Lanka
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=tpm}} post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics
{{Contentious topics/alert/first|topic=tt}} the Troubles Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles Wikipedia:Contentious topics/The Troubles

Note that the ap and tpm topic codes are interchangeable. tpm is preferred.

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Topic codeArea of conflictDesignated byRelevant informationRelevant decision
a-a aa2Armenia, Azerbaijan, or related conflictsthe Arbitration Committee and the communityWP:CT/A-Adecision
a-ithe Arab–Israeli conflictthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/A-Idecision
ababortionthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/ABdecision
ap tpmpost-1992 politics of the United States and closely related peoplethe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/APdecision
blparticles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articlesthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/BLPdecision
cam acuComplementary and Alternative Medicinethe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/CAMdecision
cc gwclimate changethe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/CCdecision
cf pspseudoscience and fringe sciencethe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/CFdecision
ciddiscussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxesthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/CIDdecision
covidCoronavirus disease 2019the Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/COVIDdecision
crypto btc bt etblockchain and cryptocurrenciesthe communityWP:GS/CRYPTOdecision
e-e b eethe Balkans or Eastern Europethe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/EEdecision
fgFalun Gongthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/FGdecision
gcgovernmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issuesthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/GCdecision
gg ggtf gap gas pagender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with themthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/GGdecision
gmogenetically modified organisms, commercially produced agricultural chemicals and the companies that produce them, broadly construedthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/GMOdecision
hornthe Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)the Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/HORNdecision
ipaIndia, Pakistan, and Afghanistanthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/IPAdecision
irp iranpolpost-1978 Iranian politicsthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/IRPdecision
kurdthe topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construedthe Arbitration Committee and the communityWP:CT/KURDdecision
mjMichael Jacksonthe communityWP:GS/MJdecision
prPrem Rawatthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/PRdecision
pwprofessional wrestlingthe communityWP:GS/PWdecision
r-ithe intersection of race/ethnicity and human abilities and behaviourthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/R-Idecision
rusukrthe Russo-Ukrainian Warthe communityWP:GS/RUSUKRdecision
sasg casteSouth Asian social groupsthe communityWP:GS/CASTEdecision
scwisil syr syria scw isil isisthe Syrian Civil War and ISILthe communityWP:GS/SCW&ISILdecision
slSri Lankathe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/SLdecision
ttthe Troublesthe Arbitration CommitteeWP:CT/TTdecision
ukunits ukumeasurement units in the United Kingdomthe communityWP:GS/UKUdecision
uyghurUyghurs, Uyghur genocide, or topics that are related to Uyghurs or Uyghur genocidethe communityWP:GS/UYGHURdecision

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Colours edit

1. With lighter colour (FAFAFA)

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Callanecc (talkcontribslogs) 01:13, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

2. With slightly darker colour (F7F7F7)

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Callanecc (talkcontribslogs) 01:31, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

3. With middle colour (E6FFFF)

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4. With middle colour (E5FFFF)

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5. With middle colour (E5F8FF)

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6. With middle colour (E3FFFF)

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7. With darker colour (E0EEEE)

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8. With darker colour (E0FFFF)

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