wikilawyering

wikilawyering

English

Etymology

From wiki +‎ lawyering.

Noun

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! (on newsgroup alt.hacker)
   • 2012, "Graham Nye", Four killed in US when train hits float carrying veterans (on newsgroup uk.railway)

     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?