Editing Encyclopedia:Glossary (section)

==C==

;{{Vanchor|Cabal}}
: Sometimes assumed to be a secretive organization responsible for the development of Wikipedia or for clandestinely enforcing certain ways of editing one disagrees with. The word is commonly used as a sarcastic hint to ''lighten up'' when discussions seem to become a little too paranoid. Discussions involving the term may have links to [[#POV|POV / NPOV]] issues, {{slink||Admin}} problems, or pretty much anything to do with the foundation of Wikipedia. The term ''TINC'' ("There Is No Cabal") is occasionally encountered, used humorously in such a way as to suggest that maybe there is a cabal after all. The term is comparable to the use of the term [[SMOF]] in science fiction fandom. ''See also'' [[m:Cabal]], [[There Is No Cabal]], [[Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal]], [[WP:CABAL]].
;{{Vanchor|CamelCase}} 
: [[CamelCase]] (camel case or camel-case, originally known as medial capitals) is the practice of writing compound words or phrases in which the elements are joined without spaces, with each element's initial letter capitalized within the compound and the first letter is either upper or lower case{{snd}}as in "LaBelle", BackColor, or "McDonald's". See also [[Wikipedia:CamelCase and Wikipedia]].
;{{Vanchor|Campaigning}} 
: The inappropriate {{slink||canvassing}} technique of attempting to sway the person reading a notification message about an ongoing discussion, through the use of tone, wording, or intent.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CANVAS|Canvass]]|Canvass|canvassing|Canvass|canvass}} 
: Canvassing is the inappropriate notification of a community discussion with the intention of influencing its outcome. Canvassing is considered [[WP:DISRUPT|disruptive]] since it compromises the [[WP:CONS|consensus building]] process. Canvassing comes in various types, including {{slink||Campaigning}}, {{slink||Votestacking}}, and {{slink||Spamming}}. See [[Wikipedia:Canvassing]].
;{{Vanchor|Cat|cat|cat.|Cat.|Cats|cats|Cats.|cats.}} 
: "Category" or "categorize". Often pluralized as "cats" or "cats."
;{{Vanchor|Category}} 
: A category is a collection of pages automatically formed by the Wikipedia servers by analyzing category tags in articles. Category tags look like this: [[:Category:Computers]]. The part after the ":" is the name of the Category. Adding a category tag causes a link to the category page to go to the bottom of the tagged page and results in the page being added to the category listing, also called category page. A list of basic categories to browse through can be found at [[:Category:Main topic classifications]].
;{{Vanchor|Category declaration}}, category tag
: A category name placed at the bottom of any page and the wiki-syntax of doing this. Pages are placed into categories by the use of the category declarations. Some people refer to category declarations as category tags. A category declaration looks like <nowiki>[[Category:Foo bar]]</nowiki> where foo bar is name of the category and serves as the title of the category page.
;{{Vanchor|CC-BY-SA}}
: [[WP:Text of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]]. Wikipedia's articles are released under this license. ''See also [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]].''
;{{Vanchor|CCI}}
: [[WP:Contributor copyright investigations|Contributor copyright investigations]].
;{{anchor|CE|c/e}}CE, c/e
: [[WP:How to copy-edit|Copy-edit]].
;{{Vanchor|CfD|CFD}}
: The [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion]] page (previously known as [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion]]).
;{{Vanchor|CfM}}
: [[WP:Categories for discussion|Category for merging]].
;{{Vanchor|CfR}}
: [[WP:Categories for discussion|Category for renaming]].
;{{Vanchor|Chatty}}
: A term used for articles which seem to present their content in the manner of a casual conversation with the reader. Chatty articles may need [[WP:Cleanup|cleanup]].
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CheckUser|CheckUser]]|Checkuser|checkuser|CU|cu}}
: An access level with which a user can see the IP addresses of logged-in users, usually to determine if someone is using [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppets]] to violate policy. Currently granted only to certain members of the [[WP:AC|Arbitration Committee]] and some other trusted users.
;{{Vanchor|Child}}
: A ''subpage'' or (more often) ''subcategory''. Compare {{slink||Parent}}.
;{{Vanchor|Child article|child article|child page}}
: An article which is one of two or more articles related in a hierarchical fashion, and subsidiary to another article known as the {{slink||Parent article}}. The article [[Causes of World War&nbsp;II]] is a child article of [[World War&nbsp;II]]. See {{slink||Summary style}}.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CIR|CIR]]|CIR}}
: Competence Is Required. An essay commonly cited to point out that even well-intentioned editors (see [[#AGF|Assume Good Faith]]) can be disruptive if they frequently get things wrong.
;{{Vanchor|Circular reference}}
: A reference which cites another page within Wikipedia which in its turn cites the first one. See "[[Circular reference]]". Often circular references create a [[logical fallacy]]. Another type of circular references is a wikilink in some page to a page which is a redirect to the first one. While mostly harmless, the latter ones are useless and annoying. ''See also:'' {{slink||Self-link}}.
;{{Vanchor|Circular redirect|circular redirect}}
: Also called self-redirect. A [[WP:Redirect|redirect]] which [[wikilink]]s back to itself, either directly or via a chain of redirects. A special case of {{slink||Circular reference}}.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CITE|Citation]]|Citation|citation|cited}} 
: A descriptive string which uniquely identifies a source of information (book, article, webpage, etc.) for the purpose of verifying article content.  This descriptive text may be placed at the end of the article (a [[Wikipedia:General references|''general reference'']]) or after specific material (an [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|''inline citation'']]).  Material without an inline citation is {{slink||uncited}}.  Material that is ''cited'' may or may not be {{slink||verifiable}} in the cited source, depending upon whether the cited source is reliable for this content and contains information that [[Wikipedia:Directly supports|matches the article content]].  (Even if it is not verifiable in the cited source(s), it's possible that it is verifiable in an uncited source.)  Synonym: a '''reference'''.  
: [[WP:Citing sources|Citing sources]].  A {{slink||Footnote}} using {{tag|ref}} tags is the most popular way to cite sources.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CITE|Citation spam]]|Citation spam|citation spam|Citation spamming|citation spamming}} 
: The illegitimate use of citations, footnotes, or references, typically placed in multiple articles by a single contributor in order to promote a higher profile for a publication, achieve recognition, or a [[search engine optimization|search advantage]] by appearing in Wikipedia. Synonym: refspam.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Civility|Civility]]|Civil|civil}} 
: Behavior can be civil without being warm, friendly, or agreeable, as long as it provides a fair basis for social interactions and decisions (e.g., treating others as you would be treated, not lying, not being overtly rude, not [[#Troll|trolling]] or provoking people just for the [[Sensation seeking|excitement]]).
;{{Vanchor|CLS}}
: [[WP:Categories, lists, and navigational templates|Cats, lists, boxes]].
;{{Vanchor|Cleanup|cleanup|cl}}
: The process of repairing articles that contain errors of grammar, are poorly formatted, or contain irrelevant material. ''See also: [[Wikipedia:Cleanup process]].''
;{{Vanchor|Climbing the Reichstag}}
: A humorous way of indicating that an editor has over-reacted during an argument such as an edit-war in order to gain some advantage. This has similar consequences to{{snd}}and is as unwelcome as{{snd}}[[#POINT|WP:POINT]] (qv). ''See also: [[Fathers for justice#Activities|Activities of "Fathers for Justice"]], [[Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man]].''
;{{Vanchor|cmt}}, {{Vanchor|cm}}
: Comment.
;{{Vanchor|CNR|}}
: ''Same as {{slink||XNR}}.''
;{{Vanchor|COI}}
: Acronym for [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]].
;{{Vanchor|COIN}}
: Acronym for [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest noticeboard]].
;{{Vanchor|Comment out|comment out}}
: To hide from normal display whilst retaining the material for editors to see. This is done by inserting the characters <code><nowiki><!--</nowiki></code> at the start of the comment text and <code><nowiki>--></nowiki></code> at the end. These character strings are used to [[delimit]] comments in HTML code.
;{{Vanchor|Commons}}
:[[Wikimedia Commons]] is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Community portal|Community Portal]]|Community Portal}}
: One of Wikipedia's main pages for editor communication. It can often be found linked to on the sidebar (on the left side in most skins), and is a page that lists important notices, the collaboration of the week, outstanding tasks that need to be addressed, and several other useful bits of information and resources. The Community Portal is useful for picking an article or topic to work on or read.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Consensus|Consensus]]|consensus|Consensus|CON}}, [[WP:CON]]
: The mechanism by which all decisions on Wikipedia are nominally made. Not the same as a "majority vote" (cf [[WP:Polling is not a substitute for discussion|Polling is not a substitute for discussion]]) nor unanimity.
;{{Anchor|Container category}}[[WP:Container category|Container category]]
: A category which is intended to contain only subcategories, and have no articles placed in it. An example would be {{Category link|Architecture in the United States by state}}.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CTOP|Contentious topic]]|Contentious topic|contentious topic|Contentious|contentious}}
: A topic that has attracted persistent [[WP:DISRUPT|disruptive editing]] and has been designated as contentious by {{slink||ArbCom}}. Wikipedia's editing policies and guidelines are enforced more strictly for a contentious topic. A list of them can be found [[Template:Contentious topics/table|here]].
;{{Vanchor|Contribs}}, contributions
: Edits in wikipedia, supposed to be useful, unlike [[WP:VANDAL|vandalism]]. See [[Help:User contributions]].
;{{Vanchor|Contributor}}
: ''See {{slink||Editor}}.''
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:convenience links|Convenience links]]|Convenience links|convenience links}}
: Links to unofficial copies of reliable sources (not to the original publisher) in addition to a formal citation of the reliable source. Has the advantage over books, paid websites, and websites that need registration of easy accessibility. Sometimes disputed because of violations of copyright, linking to partisan websites, possible distortions or those reliable sources, or because it may contain comments on the reputable sources other editors do not like.
;{{Vanchor|[[Copyedit]]|Copyedit|copyedit|ce|c/e}}, ce
: A change to an article that affects only formatting, grammar, and other presentational aspects. ''See also [[Wikipedia:Basic copyediting]].''
;{{Vanchor|[[Copyright violation|Copyvio]]|Copyvio|CopyVio|copy vio|copyvio|copyviol|Copyviol}}
: [[Copyright violation]]. Usually used in an edit summary when deleting copyrighted material added without complying with Wikipedia copyright verification procedures. ''See also {{slink||CV}}, [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]].''
;{{vanchor| Cosmetic edit |Cosmetic|cosmetic edit|cosmetic}}
:An edit that has no effect on how a page is actually structured or how it appears to readers—that is, changes that are only visible to editors looking at the [[WP:wikitext|wikitext]]. By contrast, a ''substantive edit'' is one that does alter the resulting page. ''See also [[WP:SUBSTANTIVE]].''
;{{Vanchor|COTW}}
: [[WP:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]], an article needing improvement that is selected by vote to be the subject of widespread cooperative editing for a week.
;{{Vanchor|Crat}}, 'Crat
: Short for {{slink||Bureaucrat}}.
;{{Vanchor|Cross-namespace redirects}}
: A {{slink||Redirect}} which links from one type of {{slink||Namespace}} to another. Examples include words in the article namespace which redirect to project pages in the Wikipedia namespace. Although they are not considered standard practice, some are created to facilitate searching, especially for new users. ''See also {{slink||XNR}}, {{slink||CNR}}, [[Wikipedia:Namespace]] and [[Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects]] (essay).''
;{{Vanchor|Cruft}}
: A somewhat dismissive term used to describe an article or group of articles that are too focused on a specific topic, covering it in too much detail for a general encyclopedia. The term is often used as a suffix for terms such as '''Fancruft''' (cruft articles, usually about fictional subjects, significant only to a specific group of [[fan (person)|fan]]s) and '''Listcruft''' (crufty list articles). Cruft articles are often on topics such as minor characters from television series, or very specific lists of songs (such as "List of songs which includes the word 'death' in the lyrics"). Cruft is often deleted or merged into other articles by the Wikipedia community.
;{{Vanchor|CS1}}
: An abbreviation for [[Help:Citation Style 1|Citation Style 1]], a collection of [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|reference citation]] templates that can be modified to create different styles for different referenced materials.
;{{Vanchor|CSB}}
: [[WP:WikiProject Countering systemic bias|WikiProject Countering systemic bias]] or, more rarely, an adjective for a topic of concern to the WikiProject, e.g., "This does not seem to be a CSB article." Systemic bias is the tendency for Wikipedia articles to be biased towards a European or American view of things, simply because most editors are European or American.
;{{Vanchor|CSD}}, [[WP:CSD]]
: [[WP:Criteria for speedy deletion|Criteria for speedy deletion]], a policy detailing the circumstances when articles etc. can be removed from Wikipedia without discussion. Also lists the templates needed to nominate something for speedy deletion.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:CTOP|CTOP]]|CTOP}}
: See {{slink||Contentious topic}}.
;{{Vanchor|Current|(current)}}
: On a user's list of contributions, '''(current)''' indicates that the article has not been edited by anyone else since the user last edited it.
;{{Vanchor|Current version}}
: The '''(current version)''' of a page is the page as it is normally seen. Other versions exist in the [[wp:page history|page history]] and can be viewed and [[wp:permalink|permalinked]] but do not normally show in searches.
;{{Vanchor|Cut-and-paste move|Cut and paste move|Cut & paste move|Cut-&-paste move|Cut 'n' paste move|Cut-'n'-paste move|Cut-n-paste move}}
: Moving a complete page by taking the text of the page, and putting it into the edit window for the second page. Usually done by novices to rename a page. The correct way of page renaming is the 'Move page' option. Cut-n-paste move is generally a bad idea because it splits the edit history of the page. Cut and paste moves can be fixed by administrators. ''See also [[Wikipedia:How to fix cut and paste moves]].''
;{{Vanchor|CV|Cv|cv}}
: ''Abbreviation of {{slink||Copyvio}}.''
;{{Vanchor|CVG}}
: [[Video game|Computer and video games]].
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