wikilawyering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From wiki +‎ lawyering.

Noun[edit]

wikilawyering (uncountable)

  1. (Wikimedia jargon) Engaging in legalistic arguments on a wiki.
    • 2007, Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent:
      […] comments like these about "Jew-baiting" are very rare on even the most contentious of "discussion" and "mediation" pages. What one finds there instead is wikilawyering — cryptic, acronym-laden debate invoking protocol and precedent.
    • 2008, Big Bad Bob, “Re: alt-hacker.org member busted for wikilawyering!”, in alt.hacker (Usenet):
    • 2012, Graham Nye, “Four killed in US when train hits float carrying veterans”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
      What, and be buried in wikilawyering designed to keep actual subject matter experts out and leave wp safely in the hands of the wikieditor cliques?
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