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=== Naming Names ===
If you think that someone involved in the topic you're writing about would prefer to go unnamed, grant them that [[common courtesy|courtesy]]. An event's notability rarely depends on knowing who did it, and mindfulness Mindfulness of others' identities is necessary for Willipedia to have a strong base of contributors, and we must respect this both in how we write and in what we choose to write about. The vast majority of Willipedia topics are inoffensive, and writers may tell the story to the fullest extent of their knowledge. Other articles, concerning individuals who are likely not to want to be named in them ([[Pranks]] and [[campus controversies|Campus Controversies]], ''eg.''), must either be written without naming the names, if it is possible to do so without losing Willipedia-worthiness, or left to media other than Willipedia.
If you, with permission, include another person's name in a way that other editors may find questionable, note that you had the person's permission in your edit summary or on the talk page.
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::''Topics that are innocuous, so editors are reasonably certain they can name names inoffensively.''
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::''Topics that the concerned individuals may not want or have wanted their names associated with it.''
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