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* It helps people to understand why the information was undesired in the first place. As in, if you are going so far as to remove information someone has taken time to share, it's only polite to tell them why. In the cases of things such as [[Natter]] and [[NSFW]] links, some new users may be genuinely unaware that [[Conversation in the Main Page]] or linking to a [[Image Board|Gelbooru]] pool (without labeling it NSFW) is unwelcome and unwanted. Leaving a polite edit reason linking to the page on the policy related to the removed material is a courtesy that may help them to become a productive editor.
* It prevents the information from being re-added, at least without a discussion. A removal without a reason (or with a rude or unrelated one) is an invitation to begin [[Edit War|Edit Warring]], especially for a newbie who doesn't understand how things work around here.
* It shows the removal to be in good faith, rather than a case of page blanking or vandalism or trolling (which are [[All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here|grounds for a tempban]]).
* It documents what has been removed.
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* Hate speech, e.g. "You're all faggots" (homophobic slur), or "<nowiki>niggers</nowiki>" (racial slur)
* Trying to intentionally bait for an [[Edit War]], e.g. "Put that back I dare you"
* Threats, e.g. "I have removed your information and am contacting my lawyer," or "Say that to my 357 Magnum, asshole"▼
** All five of the above count as "being a huge jerk on our site", which is against the very first term in our [[All The Tropes:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]. That's a quick way [[All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here|to get a tempban]] - if you're lucky, a mod might give you a warning first.
* A [[Cluster F-Bomb]] not on [[Cluster F-Bomb]], or where not thematically appropriate.
* "Correcting" information with subjective opinion, e.g. "Actually, [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud x Tifa is the OTP so I have removed your reference to the Aerith date scene, as it shouldn't have ever existed.]]"
* "Defending" a page from editors you don't want there, e.g. "This is my page, don't edit it" or "This page is about ''Uber Manly [[Testosterone Poisoning]] Combat: USMC BAMF,'' we don't want you saying that about Steele and Stone!" This is especially rude because we welcome all constructive editors and any page may be edited by any person as long as it is not locked. (Also, this sort of behavior counts as "pretending to be a mod", [[All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here|which can get you tempbanned]].)▼
▲* Threats, e.g. "I have removed your information and am contacting my lawyer," or "Say that to my 357 Magnum, asshole"
▲* "Defending" a page from editors you don't want there, e.g. "This is my page, don't edit it" or "This page is about ''Uber Manly [[Testosterone Poisoning]] Combat: USMC BAMF,'' we don't want you saying that about Steele and Stone!" This is especially rude because we welcome all constructive editors and any page may be edited by any person as long as it is not locked.
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