Warriors Wiki:Civility

Civility and kindness is necessary if you are editing talk pages, making edit summaries, or contributing to discussions on talk pages. Even if you cannot respect any of your fellow users, or like them, you must be civil.

Examples of incivility
Some more serious examples inclue These styles of interaction between users weakens a community, loses respect from other users, and drives away editors.
 * 1) Rudeness
 * 2) Judgmental term in edit summaries (fixed bad editing) (that was a dumb edit) (useless)
 * 3) Belittling other users due to their writing style
 * 4) Ill-considered accusations of other users
 * 5) Calling someone a liar
 * 1) Taunting
 * 2) Personal attacks (racial, ethnic, religious slurs, or profanity directed towards another user)
 * 3) Lies
 * 4) Defacing userpages
 * 5) Sockpupperty
 * 6) Constant fighting even after being asked to stop
 * 7) Calling for bans or blocks

Why does this happen?
Most of the time insults are used in a heated conflict. They often are ways to end discussions, or a foolish way to try and get their point across.
 * 1) During an edit war, people may not be thinking clearly and be offended and inclined to provide a rude response
 * 2) Genuine tension between the two users, not caring whether they insult them or not

In other cases, the editor is doing it on purpose, either to distract others from the issue, or simply to drive said user away from the Wiki. Another reason may be to push the other user to the edge where they will say something that will get themselves banned.

Preventing incivility

 * 1) Prevent edit wars. If you have an edit you disagree with, contact the user who made them, or a third party, or the project where said edit would be underneath
 * 2) Force delays between edits to give you time to calm down
 * 3) Use positive feedback
 * 4) Solve the root of the conflict without any insults or taunting, or even deliberate tension
 * 5) Admins may lock certain pages that have edit conflicts with them
 * 6) Create or enforce a new rule

Reducing the impact

 * 1) Balance each uncivil comment by providing a soothing or constructive comment
 * 2) Do not answer offensive comments, even if you feel implied to, or you feel as if you are inferior by not doing so. If you avoid answering them, you prove yourself to be stronger than said person. Forget about the edit, do not escalate the conflict even more. You are letting them win.
 * 3) Ignore incivility. It will be dealt with.

Managing incivility
Sometimes, two people may be unwilling to negotiate something that will work for the both of them. In some cases an administrator may need to intervene, but it is best if they do not. A dispute resolution may also be necessary, in which a user would post a discussion on the talk page of a project the edit would be associated with. It is best to clear the issue as soon as possible.

Explain incivility
If something happens, you are more than welcome to go to the editor's talk page and explain what you feel, how you feel, and why. It is best to remind them of the civility rule.

Suggest apologizing
Either the two people involved in the conflict may realize their wrongs and suggest apologizing to one another. If not, a third party can intervene and ask both of them to. For some people, it is crucial to receive an apology if someone has offended them. A sincere apology is often the best way to resolve a conflict, an apology is a sign of forgiveness and a signal to move on. Perhaps this will even teach both of you a lesson.