Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!

Please understand that "wiki" is a generic term that describes a type of website or software.

Although your intentions may be obvious, such a blatant misuse of language is nevertheless painful, and to editors of other wikis, utterly confusing.

For the health and well-being of the community, when referring to this encyclopedia, either type out the entire word, "Wikipedia", or, when unambiguous (when it's clear that e.g. WordPress is not being referenced), use the abbreviation "WP".

Below we compare and contrast the do's and do-not-do's of "wiki" usage, complete with excessively complex grammatical explanations.

Since the plural form of "wiki" always acknowledges its generic nature, this usage is Approved.

Principle Polices You can discourage others from abbreviating Wikipedia as Wiki using this template and userbox: When encountering improper "wiki" usage in the wild (on talk pages), the following code can be used to place a graphical warning: {{daw}} or {{Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki}} Produces the graphic seen to the right, complete with a link to this essay.