Wikipedia:Art of war

Political cartoon depicting Wikigenerals carving up an article into sphere of influences.

When engaged in a content dispute, poor Wikipedians often think that an attempt to negotiate with a 'fellow' Wikipedian will allow them to create a more neutral, and better article. Some other editors declare an all out war, using insults and repeatedly clicking the 'undo' button, which usually leads to the imposition of divine punishment. In order to overcome such issues, wise Wikipedians developed a secret technique in a period that lasted more than a decade. The key concept was to defeat your enemy not by force, but with deception: label opposing sources as biased, paraphrase the supporting text in an exaggerated manner, and build fortifications around your content by creating an informal alliance with the comrade in arms, thus keeping the enemy out of the walls. Also, you know that the e-mail system is implemented to mobilize ideological warriors into the article, right? In fact, this is hardly disruptive at all; Renaissance intellectuals call it political realism. Think about it, Emperor Napoleon dominated the whole Europe with the means of intrigue, political alliances, and puppet states; why wouldn't you, sir, dominate a petty article. Grab your baton and master the art of war!