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There are three essential steps when responding to rudeness:
Remember, your goal is to improve civility. Do your best to avoid escalating the conflict by refraining from sarcasm or retaliation. Such tactics are neither helpful nor effective. If you follow these steps and the other user is still belligerent or disruptive, you may need to report their actions at the appropriate noticeboard.
For rudeness that does not require a block, request help from uninvolved editors at WikiQuette Alerts. If the rudeness is egregious and requires urgent administrator attention, try the Administrators Noticeboard for Incidents. If an editor is habitually rude, and continues in spite of two or more attempts at resolution, a request for comment on user conduct may be appropriate. Finally, if all these steps fail, Arbitration may be helpful.
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
There are three essential steps when responding to rudeness:
Remember, your goal is to improve civility. Do your best to avoid escalating the conflict by refraining from sarcasm or retaliation. Such tactics are neither helpful nor effective. If you follow these steps and the other user is still belligerent or disruptive, you may need to report their actions at the appropriate noticeboard.
For rudeness that does not require a block, request help from uninvolved editors at WikiQuette Alerts. If the rudeness is egregious and requires urgent administrator attention, try the Administrators Noticeboard for Incidents. If an editor is habitually rude, and continues in spite of two or more attempts at resolution, a request for comment on user conduct may be appropriate. Finally, if all these steps fail, Arbitration may be helpful.