The policies and guidelines are the rules everyone has to follow for publishing an article correctly. The breach of any of the following rules will result in a ban (temporary or permanent). Although there’s a closed list of policies and guidelines, Wikipedia itself recommends using common sense above everything.
This are the rules everyone should follow for a correct usage of Wikipedia.
Obviously in a page where everyone can share something there is going to be disagreements between all the opinions people publish. Some editors dislike people changing their work although it’s incorrect and that leads to conflict between editors.
Here are some tips to be more civic while using Wikipedia:
Incivility consists of personal attacks,
rudeness and disrespectful comments. Especially when done in an aggressive manner, these often alienate editors and disrupt the project through unproductive stressors and conflict.
This are some features of incivility:
Dealing with Incivility:
First of all, consider whether you and the other editor may simply have misunderstood each other. Clarify, and ask for clarification.
Explain, clearly but kindly, exactly what you felt was uncivil. Sometimes it helps to let the other editor know how their edit made you feel. Editors are not mind-readers. ("That made me feel..." is much less likely to incite more anger or resentment than "Your post was...")
If none of this is working, and the other person is not damaging the project or being uncivil or unkind to other editors, either walk away or request dispute resolution from uninvolved editors.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia with practically unlimited information, an online community decides what to be excluded in wikipedia in order to build a high quality encyclopedia.
The policies and guidelines are the rules everyone has to follow for publishing an article correctly. The breach of any of the following rules will result in a ban (temporary or permanent). Although there’s a closed list of policies and guidelines, Wikipedia itself recommends using common sense above everything.
This are the rules everyone should follow for a correct usage of Wikipedia.
Obviously in a page where everyone can share something there is going to be disagreements between all the opinions people publish. Some editors dislike people changing their work although it’s incorrect and that leads to conflict between editors.
Here are some tips to be more civic while using Wikipedia:
Incivility consists of personal attacks,
rudeness and disrespectful comments. Especially when done in an aggressive manner, these often alienate editors and disrupt the project through unproductive stressors and conflict.
This are some features of incivility:
Dealing with Incivility:
First of all, consider whether you and the other editor may simply have misunderstood each other. Clarify, and ask for clarification.
Explain, clearly but kindly, exactly what you felt was uncivil. Sometimes it helps to let the other editor know how their edit made you feel. Editors are not mind-readers. ("That made me feel..." is much less likely to incite more anger or resentment than "Your post was...")
If none of this is working, and the other person is not damaging the project or being uncivil or unkind to other editors, either walk away or request dispute resolution from uninvolved editors.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia with practically unlimited information, an online community decides what to be excluded in wikipedia in order to build a high quality encyclopedia.