As an editor, you decide what gets published. Use these guidelines while you make your decisions.
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Publish celebrity names but reject friends' names.
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Publish definitions of Jennifer Lopez because she's famous, but rejectmy girlfriend Sally. First names are okay, because they don't identify a specific person. Same for bands and schools: publish if popular and reject if unknown.
2.
Publish racial and sexual slurs but reject racist and sexist entries.
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Entries can document discrimination but not endorse it. People use slurs in everyday speech, so they should be published.
Don't reject an entry just because it's opinionated. Opinions are useful to readers unfamiliar with a topic. Don't reject an entry because you disagree or are offended. Don't reject an entry because you think it's inaccurate.
Publish names, nicknames and area codes of neighborhoods and cities.
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Publish non-slang words. Ignore misspellings and swearing.
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Any word from your life belongs here, so don't reject an entry just because it's in a real dictionary. Don't reject an entry because it's misspelled or includes swearing.
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Reject nonsense. Be consistent on duplicates.
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Reject nonsensical, circular, unspecific or all-caps entries. Reject entries with non-English definitions (non-English words and examples are okay). Be consistent if you see two similar entries.
