Wikipedia talk:Civility
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 | The initial Wikipedia:Civility essay was largely authored by User:Anthere and others at meta:Incivility (history, Jan-Feb. 2004). It was copied here and put into substantive form ("Civility") by User:Stevertigo (Feb. 2004), who earlier raised the issue on wikien-l.[1] & [2] (Oct. 4, 2003). In codified form, it was thereafter referenced as a statement of principle and soon after considered "policy." Long before the creation of the formal policy, User:Jimbo Wales wrote his statement of principles, wherein certain points echo the idea of civility. User:Larry Sanger raised the issue of "making [WP] more civil," [3], [4] & [5] (Nov. 2002) after reading User:The Cunctator's essay "How to destroy Wikipedia" (Mar. 2002). User:Jimbo Wales picked up on Larry's point [6] [7], and thereafter User:Ed Poor and others kept it alive, until the need for a formal policy came about in late 2003. Also, note a poll on editors' thoughts on the policy at the time in 2009. |
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WMF Board Authorises Universal Code of Conduct and authorisation of non-local sanctions of those who breach them (et al)
Hello,
With the announcement today (22nd May) by the WMF Board of several significant T&S-related changes, please consider taking a look and participating at the Village Pump Discussion to discuss a Community reaction(s). Nosebagbear (talk) 22:34, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
Objectionable labeling
Does the policy adequately cover labeling people in ways that they do not identify with, and are poorly defined, or there is not sufficient evidence to indicate beyond reasonable doubt (or even balance of probability) that they are in fact a member of the group described by a well defined label? In some cases labels have been applied to people, or groups of people who have done something similar, and then apparently used as a reason to assume that their actions are influenced by them being what the label appears to imply. Many people are offended by what they see as mislableling as members of a group. · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 07:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions § IMAGENAZI shortcut. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:51, 18 June 2021 (UTC)