User:Mendel/Controversy Guide

Sometimes you just need some controversy and wikidrama, but there just isn't any available. Here are some suggestions on how to make that happen. [To do: provide links to examples, extend lists]

change the operation paradigm

 * sell the wiki
 * remove a major section of content
 * add more advertisements

Admin promotion

 * suggest an obviously unsuited admin for promotion, preferably one whose RfA has failed before
 * promote an admin who gets into bitter fights with other editors
 * promote an admin who has no community support
 * promote an admin that one of the bureaucrats opposes

borderline edit actions

 * move a page to a totally different topic, state a reason that sounds sane
 * delete / undelete a page that has a 1% chance of being an article and not a hoax, citing GW:AGF

policy disputes

 * call out active user talk pages for talk page spam
 * annoy the RC patrol with requests to honor GW:1RV
 * unblocking yourself
 * ban someone while banned yourself

user page design

 * post fake pictures
 * post revealing pictures
 * post a gallery of Boobies [[Image:A-F-starter.jpg‎|x30px]]

inflammatory topics

 * discuss an ArenaNet employee's sexual preferences based on information that later turned out to be wrong
 * claim the death of the wiki