Wikipedia:Fait accompli

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Fait accompli actions, where actions are justified by virtue of being already carried out, and difficult to reverse, are inappropriate.

The following arbitration ruling was passed 10 to 0 at 23:50, 10 March 2008 (UTC):

• Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Principles 2 § Fait accompli – additional ArbCom statements of principle on this subject
• Wikipedia:Mass editing