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As a general rule, while users do not "own" their user pages in the normal sense of the word, they are the ones with the most control over the content of them. Users should generally avoid making edits to other people's user pages except for the following circumstances: | As a general rule, while users do not "own" their user pages in the normal sense of the word, they are the ones with the most control over the content of them. Users should generally avoid making edits to other people's user pages except for the following circumstances: | ||
*Removing an obvious breach of policy or other rules, such as a [[SW:NPA|personal attack]] or slander. Note that believing someone else "is not very good at X" is usually not a personal attack, nor is "X bugs me" or something similar; on the other hand something like "I think X is a moron" is | *Removing an obvious breach of policy or other rules, such as a [[SW:NPA|personal attack]] or slander. Note that believing someone else "is not very good at X" is usually not a personal attack, nor is "X bugs me" or something similar; on the other hand something like "I think X is a moron" is definitely an attack. | ||
*Removing obvious falsehoods, provided they're not jokes. For example, saying "i is the best smasher in teh world" is fine, because it's most likely humourous. However, saying one is an admin when one is not (for example by having an "I'm an admin" userbox) is not allowed. | *Removing obvious falsehoods, provided they're not jokes. For example, saying "i is the best smasher in teh world" is fine, because it's most likely humourous. However, saying one is an admin when one is not (for example by having an "I'm an admin" userbox) is not allowed. | ||
*Having obtained permission beforehand. | *Having obtained permission beforehand. | ||