Wikipedia:You are not irreplaceable

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Be cautious when referencing this page, particularly when involved in a dispute with another editor, as it could be considered a personal attack or otherwise aggravate the dispute.

This page in a nutshell: Watch out for the feeling that you are indispensable to the project, to a certain article, or to a certain topic; it probably means you may be getting close to engaging in inappropriate Wikipedia behaviour (e.g., edit warring, Wikihounding other editors) that could lead to you being dispensed with from the project, via a block or ban.

You are not irreplaceable is an important concept to remember in a worldwide collaborative project like Wikipedia. There is no editor who is indispensable to the Wikipedia project, or even to a given article, topic, or situation within the project.