Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés
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Due to extreme overuse, editors are asked to avoid adding the following strings of text to the Wikipedia database:
- "more heat than light"
- "a solution in search of a problem"
- "witch hunt"
- "mob" with or without "pitchforks" and/or "torches"
- "pound of flesh"
- "[other page] is thataway"
- "beyond the pale"
- "net positive"/"net negative"
- "not a good look"