Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Consensus and discussion
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:See also Wikipedia:Essay directory#Discussions and consensus
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| False consensus | False consensus applies to any supposed "consensus" arrived at through canvassing, vote-stacking, or other manipulation of a process or discussion contrary to policy or to ArbCom decisions. Admins should disregard any such claimed consensus, and open a re-discussion, barring those who engaged in improper activity. Actions taken on the basis of a false consensus may be discounted by ArbCom or by other administrators. | WP:FALSECON | |
| Procedurally flawed consensus | A procedurally flawed consensus results from editors not following a wikipedia procedure. Procedurally flawed consensus results in a re-examination of the consensus, but not necessarily its overturning | WP:PROCEDURALLYFLAWEDCONSENSUS WP:PFC | |
| Reducing consensus to an algorithm | While consensus formation on Wikipedia cannot {{em|literally}} be reduced to a mathematical function, the likelihood of success of a proposition in a content dispute is actually fairly simple to predict with a model. | WP:CONALGO | |
| Sham consensus | A sham consensus may not be relied on, because it violates a policy, a guideline, or an ArbCom decision. | WP:SHAMCONSENSUS WP:SHAMCON WP:SHAM | |
| Wrongful consensus | A wrongful consensus results from violation of policy or guideline and is not reliable as a consensus. | WP:WRONGFULCONSENSUS WP:WRONGCONSENSUS WP:WRONGFULCON WP:WRONGCON |