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Wikistress is stress caused by activity on a wiki like Wikipedia, or more specifically by conflict, vandals, trolls, edit wars and incivility.

Dealing with wikistress

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  1. Don't take yourself too seriously!
  2. Stop looking at your watchlist. It contains pages that you are emotionally involved with. Ignore it. Find new pages that you don't care so much about. It probably also contains stressful pages like which should be avoided. Angela 02:03, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  3. Of course, not having any page in your watchlist is a good start :) 02:05, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  4. Read this whole page. There are some real stress relievers in the page itself, that don't have to be taken literally Vandalism destroyer 22:58, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
  5. Take a (semi-) vacation. Treat yourself to relaxation, favorite TV shows, and time with friends and family, and maybe try something new. If you must log on to Wikipedia, don't edit anything unless it's about Elmo or a favorite Teddy Bear of yours.
  6. Better yet, remove articles causing stress from your watchlist. Anthère
  7. Wipe your watchlist completely clean - this really wipes the slate of stress away. Then consider adding a few back again some time later. --Alfakim 10:55, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
  8. Go home to bed and don't still be editing at 2AM Archivist 02:15, Nov 14, 2003 (UTC)
  9. Take a break from the articles bringing you stress. Realize there are over 100 other people here who can deal with the problems. And in a week or two you can always come back to those articles with a fresh mind, fresh ideas. 02:27, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  10. Remember that your wiki-services are just as crucial when you help to and as your services are when you fight trolls. Continual troll-fighting makes wikiworkers tired. So go find a new project elsewhere :) 02:27, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  11. If you are too dedicated to stressful things to do something else, go to and read up on defining and dealing with conflict—it's a good diversion and I always learn something over there — BCorr ¤ Брайен 02:46, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  12. If you are just reverting and deleting and not enjoying yourself then STOP. Someone else will have to deal with it. Do something else. Secretlondon 22:54, Nov 14, 2003 (UTC)
  13. It is only Wikipedia. It is not *that* important in the run of things. Secretlondon 22:54, Nov 14, 2003 (UTC)
  14. Just switch to another Wikipedia or Wikimedia project. Working at a language you hardly manage is highly beneficial, since you do not understand anything of what is going on. Anthère 23:00, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  15. DO NOT go to or —Alexandros 23:03, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  16. If you cannot just switch off your computer, then read and enjoy some articles from . Absolutely refrain from editing any of them. Choose subjects you do not know a lot about and become an ordinary, traditional encyclopaedia user, at least while you are reading the article(s) you have decided on. Alternatively, go through “Random pages” until you come across an article worth nominating for . —KF 23:20, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  17. I believe some sort of radical change in editing process is the ultimate and only solution to this problem. — Taku 23:43, Nov 14, 2003 (UTC)
  18. Call yourself on IRC and scream. Anthère
  19. Or you can use Sandbox too. — Taku — To scream ? Anthère — Yeah. No? Taku
  20. Contribute on geographic articles. They are tedious, inherently boring and it is extremely hard to be emotional to them. — Taku 22:40, Nov 15, 2003 (UTC)
    • *Cough cough* Gdansk *Cough cough*
  21. Remind yourself why it's best to avoid fights and ignore trolls (as Larry Sanger often said): Flame wars, Why are trolls trolls? and How to spot a troll. — BCorr ¤ Брайен 05:31, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  22. Take a day off from Wikipedia once in a while. Angela 08:35, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  23. Take a wikivacation: Every so often, turn your need to edit into a need to explore the world around you. Don't forget to take notes and photos and come back to Wikipedia and write articles about what you learned and illustrate those articles with the photos you took. I do this often and it keeps me fresh and excited about Wikipedia! —Maveric149 20:55, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  24. Anything dull and uncontroversial helps. Go remove all the links to some disambiguation page. Then do the same for another. And another. And another. Repeat till calm. Note all the great encyclopedia articles you see in the process.
  25. Unsubscribe from the mailing lists and escape the pointless repetitive arguments, the endless recriminations and the general desire to create more heat than light. Angela 18:46, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  26. Alternatively, re-read the mailing lists from previous months and years. Reminisce about past scandals and laugh at how the same issues repeat themselves year on year.
  27. Assume stupidity, not malice. (Hanlon's Razor)
  28. Remember that you're not compelled to work on Wikipedia, unlike schoolwork or your daytime job!
  29. If you're annoyed, or angry, or depressed by Wikipedia, take a week off and chill. Exposure to real life will cure you. #If you're getting into frequent pointless edit and flame wars in controversial subjects like and , spend some time instead editing something else you care about: your home town, your favourite band, the last excellent book you read. If you only want to edit controversial topics like and then, well, you're the architect of your own . #yourself for a while. Try to find stubs and put them a mark, or if you find a medical page, put the “No medical advice” notice. Or put silliness into VfD, or... All of this while you listen to your favourite music. This is Pfortuny from the en.wikipedia. 17:11, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  30. Redirect your user page to and forget about Wikipedia for awhile. 18:16, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  31. Take a break and read . It will give you a new appreciation for the beauty that is sometimes created out of chaos. — BCorr ¤ Брайен 04:33, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  32. When editing gets too stressful, go and do some instead. Angela 17:46, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
  33. Rediscover . Try not to dream about Wikipedia though. Fabiform 04:29, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC)
  34. Calm yourself with some nostalgia. Create a new article about a favourite children's television show you remember from your youth, or a singer you had a crush on, etc. Fabiform 04:29, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC)
  35. Go on strike. If you have a to-do list, enclose it in <strike> tags for a week or two. Benc 07:31, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  36. DO NOT edit articles listed in . The probability is extremely high that someone is still working on that article. If you edit it, they will respond immediately, and possibly negatively. Or there may be the dreaded “edit conflict”. Sewing 20:48, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  37. Do not try to keep up with multiple projects at the same time. Choose one! \Mike 21:54, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Or make dozens of accounts on isolated wikis and indulge in creating interlang links between articles you can't ever read ...... —Aphaia 01:37, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  38. Take up . Stu Peppock 22:19, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)--Yah thats a great idea. It's NOT something to drink over !!! Yamaka122 ...:) 15:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
  39. You know... lysdexia 02:08, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC) -- Heh heh heh... 68.58.123.201 20:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  40. Put wiki logo on a punchball nl:Gebruiker:Jcwf
  41. Take your anger out on the Sandbox, but not the heading.—JarlaxleArtemis
  42. Edit the wiktionary or add stuff to wikisource instead. People are quite calm there. Bogdan 00:06, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  43. Take up yoga. It is very relaxing if you bend that way. Inter 14:47, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  44. Campaign for software changes that will reduce stress-causing interface problems, like edit conflicts. - Omegatron 13:42, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  45. Never use NPOV arguments against your wife. —Ezeu - I object! This statement is not gender-neutral. - 212.192.169.76 09:51, 27 January 2006 (UTC) Is anything???? 82.46.22.19 17:11, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
  46. Hang out at the Uncyclopedia for a while
  47. Work on something in en:Category:Sandwiches (guaranteed to turn your stress into hunger) The wub 10:17, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
  48. Hang out on #en.wikipedia.vandalism and RC patrol. By reverting vandals you will blow off steam in a productive way. -- Cat chi? 18:23, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
  49. Go to your local library and pick up a book about a subject you like. Resist the urge to fumble around the cover for an edit button when you find a typo or a POV section. Repeat until cured. Jacqui ★ 06:22, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
  50. Kill innocent civilians by the dozens. Alternately, take a nap. Matt Yeager 00:20, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
  51. Eat three big bowls of plain shredded wheat with absolutly no sugar. Repeat every 12 hours. 216.126.208.4 02:52, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
  52. Read a factual book by a great author on a subject you don't know. 82.40.136.135 19:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
  53. Forget about the articles, just fill your user page with userboxes!! 217.35.96.167 22:10, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  54. Try playing World of Warcraft!! 68.228.78.21 10:54, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
  55. Repeat Number 55 (above)...many, many times. --24.115.40.100 08:59, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
  56. Go for a walk. A long walk if necessary. Walk somewhere you've never been before, somewhere in your neighbourhood that you've never had a need to visit. Stop to stroke cats and dogs if you come across them. Don't think about where you're going, just walk. Don't force yourself to forget about Wikipedia, just let your thoughts wander, and if they dwell on Wikipedia, just remember how fantastic the whole project is. Eventually, you'll know when to return home. Cnwb 04:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
  57. Smell a flower. Make sure there are no bees inside. Do not eat the flower. Memorize the ingredients on a ketchup bottle. Tomato concentrate.....Ground onion powder.....I'm drooling already....--199.224.81.132 00:27, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
  58. Try looking at #I'd recommend a nap or working on some other project. Maybe reserve Wikistressed time for hobbies. 69.19.14.34 03:49, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
  59. Get a real job
  60. If you're religious, take some time to clear your head. Even if you're not, giving yourself a few minutes of quiet time, focusing on your breathing, could do wonders.
  61. Break in Area 51 at night, steal a high-tech laser bazooka from the aliens the government is tied in with, shoot any robotic guards that run after you (humans are government employees, start at 9, quit at 5), then plug the USB into your computer, and shoot any user that is a troll or a vandal or even a Wikistress causer with a virtual laser bazooka blast. They will probably not annoy you anymore. Or you can do what most people, not me, do. Go to other Wikimedia projects and get your contributions higher on those projects. Don't fill your life with excitement. (Side effects of my solution maybe Federal Prison, death, and being cut open by aliens.).
  62. Smile and plot revenge at the people with the stick up their ass.
  63. Go to the fuse box and flip off every breaker except the kitchen. Leave them off for a full week.63.174.7.252 15:20, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
  64. Ooh, Shmorky. Stick it in my mouth. Stick it in my mouth.
  65. Get a life.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.122.98.42 (talk • contribs) .
  66. Play some kind of online game, any which requires as much of your attention as possible (like board games, real time strategy games, first person shooters, etc. ... ). These can help you get your mind off whatever is causing you wikistress. In the worst case scenario your stress will be shifted towards bad/obnoxious players in those games, leaving you fresh for more time on Wikipedia!
  67. Crawl the Jargon File
  68. Of course you could decide to pick up your towel and find out what is known about the great "unknown" and leave all this stress to the computer. Seeings as how it brought it into your life it's only fair that you politely decline and inform the computer that any editing should be left directly up to it instead of trying to get humanoid to touch its "buttons" with such and enticing offer as making other people read your views on computer politics. -RevRogue-
  69. If you are Christian, leave your computer switched off on Sundays. Wiki can do one day a week without you, and you can do one day a week without Wikipedia. TeunSpaans 20:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
  70. Click here, here, and here --152.3.72.232 00:06, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
  71. Change from virtual brickwalls, experiment with demolishing real ones suggested impliments mouse, keyboard or in extreme cases forehead - 15:04, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
  72. Start a blog like this to criticise Wikipedia. Don't take the things personally and give importance to people talking against you. Wikipedia is important but there are many things important than Wikipedia.
  73. Get off the internet and take a nap or something.--68.255.229.142 23:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
  74. Breathe deeply and remember that Wikipedia is far, far bigger than anything else known to Humankind, or indeed, ever invented by us, since we first developed a conscious mind (and a conscience?). But don't let it get you down and just keep up the good work! 83.180.146.120 15:56, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
  75. Go look up your topics of interest in a normal encyclopedia and if you find something you disagree with it, there's not much you can do about it. Be glad you (and others, including those you disagree with) can edit in Wikipedia with a single click. Thestick 00:47, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
  76. Try watching your favorite TV show. Also, try making a challenge of the month for fun. What I'm trying to say is, just have fun with something. --76.0.235.242 03:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
  77. Do keep in mind that you're just getting sucked into a scheme to line Jimbo's pockets. Nothing to get worked up about. 69.141.77.41 02:40, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
  78. Stop being such a Wikinazi, just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean they are wrong.
  79. Take a week off. Trust me, it really helps.
  80. Don't Panic.
  81. Check your email. Become disappointed after realizing there's nothing interesting to read. Give up and go play some repetitive and simple online game or read a webcomic. Quirozom 07:32, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
  82. Feed your pet(s). Quirozom 07:32, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
  83. Go do something useful in the real world, such as cleaning your room or washing dirty dishes. Quirozom 07:32, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
  84. Ask yourself when was the last time you (a)spent a full day outside or (b)spent a day without thinking of Wikipedia. Make the appropriate changes to improve your mood and your habits. You DO need some sunlight, you know? Quirozom 07:32, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
  85. Get on up! Get on up, and dance, dance, dance! Bearly541 10:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
  86. Viruses are not a good way to deal with Wikistress, just FYI. 198.209.24.140 20:06, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
  87. Put your hands up for Detroit, I love this city 86.31.51.40 14:41, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
  88. Think about something other than Wikipedia that is baffling and stretches your brain. E.g Pete Burns, God, Algebra etc.
  89. Learn to focus on what you're doing right now and to leave stress for things you're not doing (e.g. work, Wikipedia) aside when you're not doing them. Autarch 18:51, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
  90. Pick one day (or more than one, if you like) of the week and never touch Wikipedia on that day. Which day is up to you: select it based on work schedules, religion, or whatever else you want. If you can't decide on one, just pick one at random.Fyre2387 06:22, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
  91. Start a new Wiki.
  92. Write fiction.
  93. Realize that reason equals logic.
  94. Quit. 124.168.105.16 17:10, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
  95. Limit your time on Wikipedia. There's much else to do in the world.
  96. If you don't enjoy it, it's a waste of time. Wiki shouldn't be a chore or a commitment. If it's becoming one then stop!.
  97. Try taking a break from editing for a day and just read articles that entertain you (or get on with your life for a day ;)).
  98. Repeat number 55.
  99. Repeat numbers 104 and 102
  100. Repeat 103
  101. Find smaller wikis around the internet to edit. Texcarson 00:36, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
  102. Go to YouTube and watch entertaining videos. Texcarson 00:36, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
  103. Install some videogame and play online with your friends/brothers/sisters. Texcarson 00:36, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
  104. If you're an administrator who carries out repetitive boring tasks, stop for a while and concentrate your energies in the article space, doing some serious editing. Texcarson 00:36, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
  105. Have yourself lobotomized. Wikipedia needs more mindless vegetables to preform random edits and vandal patrols. --ZacBowling 05:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
  106. Repeat what you have said exactly 30 minutes ago.
  107. Take a nice, hot, relaxing shower and wipe away all the stress.
  108. Use Wikipedia as a stress reliever for your daily life, reversing the wikistress process! Take a break from your job or household chores and edit Wikipedia for a little while. If your boss objects, edit something related to your job. 138.162.128.52 20:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
  109. Instead of major editing, go around Wikignoming on articles you find on the Random Page button. You don't care what happens to the articles, AND you're making the place a little bit better in the process. w:User:Jedibob5 01:01, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
  110. Look around for vandalism, and then enjoy warning/blocking the vandal that thinks they're invincible. ~ w:user:Ryan
  111. As a Wikipedia editor, I urge you, just get out of the house away from the computer! Take a walk, go out with friends (or make some up), just do something not inside that is not editing Wikipedia. Just take a Saturday and relax. It honestly helps me. "Relax and float downstream. It is not dying." 71.187.235.48 03:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
  112. Ignore drama and other annoying stuff which regularly gets posted on some pages (for instance see the Administrator's noticeboard on the english wikipedia) and avoid arguments of any sort for a while. - Texcarson 23:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
  113. If you know more than one language it could be interesting to explore a wikipedia which isn't written in your native language for a while. - Texcarson 23:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
  114. If you feel the need to take a break for a while and are tempted to come out with an "explosion" on some page, remember that your "rant" will probably cause more "drama" and thus increase the amount of general annoyance. Therefore, just disappear and take the necessary time to calm down. - Texcarson 00:01, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  115. Wikipedia is a text-based MMORPG: take it as such! Texcarson 23:13, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
  116. Don't go to Special:RecentChanges. --Johney 17:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  117. Re-read your favorite book, or do something nice for someone you love. --98.25.216.247 02:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  118. Take a bike ride. It's good exercise, and better for the environment than burning electricity on your computer all day. --98.25.216.247 02:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  119. Oh, and by the way, DON'T hit your computer with a hammer. Hitting it with a baseball bat is MUCH easier. --98.25.216.247 02:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  120. Try to take a Wikibreak, if you CAN'T STAND not logging in, force yourself to do it. --E19945D 10:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  121. Stay away from Israel/Palestine. Take a vacation to Dahab and Sharm al-Shaykh.69.112.173.76 08:21, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
  122. If you are involved in a talk page discussion, ask the other editors to take a break from the subject by refraining from any edits or talk page postings.--216.118.68.193 00:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
  123. Become an hero!142.68.125.252 19:29, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
  124. Repeat step 128 --HTMLCODER.exe 21:11, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
  125. ??? --HTMLCODER.exe 21:11, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
  126. Profit! --HTMLCODER.exe 21:11, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
  127. Jump to a different project. Under the WMF umbrella, there are several projects to choose from: Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikispecies, Wikipedia, Wiktionary... there isn't a single project that isn't in need of knowledgeable contributors, and working with a brand new group of people can be very beneficial to a stressed editor in the long run. EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
  128. DO A BARREL ROLL!
  129. Type in something random in Google, and see what shows up.
  130. Listen to that singer your friend is obsessed with and you promised that you'd listen to them one day but secretly never planned on doing so.
  131. Stop reading this page. Srsly.
  132. Phone a "friend with benefits".
  133. Blank THIS page once in a while, not the President's page on WIkipedia.
  134. Be sure to proofread everything you editt.
  135. Go back to 1.
  136. Add another number to this list, and then make a loop-link in Uncyclopedia. Netpassport89 07:01, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
  137. Watch Sandlot
  138. Claim that purple is a food. 99.233.54.173 19:54, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
  139. Get a massage, to ease all that muscle tension caused by wikistress. (It's probably a good idea anyway, after hunching over your computer for such a long time) Peltirasia 20:28, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
  140. Replace every image on Metapedia with this one. Make sure they can't trace you, though. ParaDoctor 23:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

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