Final (97/1/0); Ended 01:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Swatjester ( talk · contribs) - Swatjester previously ran back in April and that nomination ended in no consensus. During that run, my own opinion changed a few times. However, at this point I believe that Swatjester's work over the last few months shows that any such concerns are no longer operative. The user has been very productive and helpful in a variety of topics and has contributions to many areas of wikispace. Swatjester has over 8000 edits and over 2000 in mainspace alone. The editor has been particularly active on military articles such Commander Mine Squadron SEVEN. Swat is a dependable user who will make good use of the tools. JoshuaZ 01:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC) reply
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We have all experienced biting sarcasm, personal attacks, insulting asides to neighbors, etc. And we all know how it makes us feel to be the object of such comments. I close by offering one more reason why civility matters. A 2005 study reports that it affects the level of trust in a political community (Mutz & Reeves, “The New Videomalaise,” American Political Science Review, Feb 2005, 99(1):1-15): Does incivility in political discourse have adverse effects on public regard for politics? If so, why? In this study we present a theory suggesting that when viewers are exposed to televised political disagreement, it often violates well-established face-to-face social norms for the polite expression of opposing views. As a result, incivility in public discourse adversely affects trust in government. Drawing on three laboratory experiments, we find that televised presentations of political differences of opinion do not, in and of themselves, harm attitudes toward politics and politicians. However, political trust is adversely affected by levels of incivility in these exchanges.
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Final (97/1/0); Ended 01:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Swatjester ( talk · contribs) - Swatjester previously ran back in April and that nomination ended in no consensus. During that run, my own opinion changed a few times. However, at this point I believe that Swatjester's work over the last few months shows that any such concerns are no longer operative. The user has been very productive and helpful in a variety of topics and has contributions to many areas of wikispace. Swatjester has over 8000 edits and over 2000 in mainspace alone. The editor has been particularly active on military articles such Commander Mine Squadron SEVEN. Swat is a dependable user who will make good use of the tools. JoshuaZ 01:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC) reply
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for participants:
We have all experienced biting sarcasm, personal attacks, insulting asides to neighbors, etc. And we all know how it makes us feel to be the object of such comments. I close by offering one more reason why civility matters. A 2005 study reports that it affects the level of trust in a political community (Mutz & Reeves, “The New Videomalaise,” American Political Science Review, Feb 2005, 99(1):1-15): Does incivility in political discourse have adverse effects on public regard for politics? If so, why? In this study we present a theory suggesting that when viewers are exposed to televised political disagreement, it often violates well-established face-to-face social norms for the polite expression of opposing views. As a result, incivility in public discourse adversely affects trust in government. Drawing on three laboratory experiments, we find that televised presentations of political differences of opinion do not, in and of themselves, harm attitudes toward politics and politicians. However, political trust is adversely affected by levels of incivility in these exchanges.
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Please keep criticism constructive and polite.
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