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=== Criticism of Professors ===
This is a unique policy. Opinions on professors is are very much of general interest, and is certainly a part of the Williams consciousnes. It is in all ways They would be fair game for Willipedia, but for a few reasons we make a special exception.
[http://wso.williams.edu/factrak Factrak] is a WSO service that is specially dedicated to researching and reviewing professors. It is older than Willipedia, and has gone through a history of revisions to be useful to students, fair to professors, and allowed by the administration. We must ask that you comment there on Williams professors, and not on Willipedia -- though you may certainly write here about [[departments]] and [[classes]] at Williams.
=== 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]]. 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 great majority of Willipedia topics are innocuous, and writers may cover these to the fullest extent of their knowledge. Other topics, that concern individuals of the Williams community who are likely not to want to be named in them (''eg.'' some [[Pranks]] and [[campus controversies|Campus Controversies]]), must either be written without naming the names 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.
=== Things That Will Get Us Sued or Shut Down ===
