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Different contributors often do not agree on some of the content within an article. Contributors often are members of opposing communities who wish to have their viewpoints included in articles. Synthesizing these views into a single article creates a better article for everyone. Every person who edits an article is part of the same community. | Different contributors often do not agree on some of the content within an article. Contributors often are members of opposing communities who wish to have their viewpoints included in articles. Synthesizing these views into a single article creates a better article for everyone. Every person who edits an article is part of the same community. | ||
Editors should be civil when stating disagreements. Comments should not be personalized and should be directed at content and actions rather than people. | Editors should be civil when stating disagreements. Comments should not be personalized and should be directed at content and actions rather than people. However, when there are disagreements about ''content'', referring to other editors is not always a personal attack. A posting that says "Your statement about ''X'' is wrong because of information at ''Y''", or "The paragraph you inserted into the article looks like opinion", is ''not'' a personal attack. Even some comments that might appear to be a personal attack, such as labeling an edit that removes a substantial amount of text as "vandalism", may be well-intentioned. The appropriate response to such statements is to address the issues of content rather than to accuse the other person of violating this policy. | ||
There is no clearly defined rule or standard about what constitutes a personal attack as opposed to constructive discussion, but some types of comments that are ''never'' acceptable include but are not limited to: | There is no clearly defined rule or standard about what constitutes a personal attack as opposed to constructive discussion, but some types of comments that are ''never'' acceptable include but are not limited to: | ||
*Racial, sexual, homophobic, ageist, religious, political, or ethnic epithets directed against another contributor. Disagreement over what constitutes a religion, race, sexual preference, or ethnicity is not a legitimate excuse. | *Racial, sexual, homophobic, heterophobic, ageist, religious, political, or ethnic epithets directed against another contributor. Disagreement over what constitutes a religion, race, sexual preference, or ethnicity is not a legitimate excuse. | ||
*Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or discrediting their views — regardless of whether said affiliations are mainstream or extreme. | *Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or discrediting their views — regardless of whether said affiliations are mainstream or extreme. | ||
*Threats of legal action. | *Threats of legal action. | ||
*Threats of physical violence, particularly death threats. | *Threats of physical violence, particularly death threats, or encouraging self harm, such as telling a user to kill themselves. | ||
*Threats of vandalism to | *Threats of vandalism to user pages or talk pages. | ||
*Threats to interfere with the usual operation of a user's | *Threats to interfere with the usual operation of a user's device. | ||
*Threats or actions which expose other contributors to political, religious or other persecution by government, their employer or any others. | *Threats or actions which expose other contributors to political, religious or other persecution by government, their employer or any others. | ||
*Posting a link to an external source that fits the commonly accepted threshold for a personal attack, in a manner that incorporates the substance of that attack into discussion, including the suggestion that such a link applies to another editor, or that another editor needs to visit the external source containing the substance of the attack. | *Posting a link to an external source that fits the commonly accepted threshold for a personal attack, in a manner that incorporates the substance of that attack into discussion, including the suggestion that such a link applies to another editor, or that another editor needs to visit the external source containing the substance of the attack. | ||
These examples are not inclusive. Insulting or disparaging an editor is a personal attack regardless of the manner in which it is done. When in doubt, comment on the article's content without referring to its contributor at all. Users should note that the use of profanity does not automatically constitute a personal attack. | |||
The prohibition against personal attacks applies equally to all contributors, including admins. It is as unacceptable for anyone to attack a user with a history of foolish or boorish behavior, or even one who has been subject to disciplinary action as it is to attack any other user. SmashWiki encourages a positive online community: people make mistakes, but they are encouraged to learn from them and change their ways. | The prohibition against personal attacks applies equally to all contributors, including admins. It is as unacceptable for anyone to attack a user with a history of foolish or boorish behavior, or even one who has been subject to disciplinary action as it is to attack any other user. SmashWiki encourages a positive online community: people make mistakes, but they are encouraged to learn from them and change their ways. Personal attacks are contrary to this spirit and damaging to the continued growth of the wiki. | ||
===Responding to personal attacks=== | ===Responding to personal attacks=== | ||
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Removal requests should be directed to an admin to determine if the comments should remain, be archived, or be deleted. However, deletion should be rare, limited to situations where the comments pose an ongoing threat to a user such as revealing personal information in the attack. | |||
===Consequences of personal attacks=== | ===Consequences of personal attacks=== | ||
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Users who insist on a confrontational style marked by personal attacks can receive administrative disciplinary action, including short-term or extended bans. If an administrator believes that a personal attack is severe or disruptive enough to warrant it, a user may also receive disciplinary action on a first offense. Subsequent violations can result in disciplinary action, such as bans, being applied for longer durations. | Users who insist on a confrontational style marked by personal attacks can receive administrative disciplinary action, including short-term or extended bans. If an administrator believes that a personal attack is severe or disruptive enough to warrant it, a user may also receive disciplinary action on a first offense. Subsequent violations can result in disciplinary action, such as bans, being applied for longer durations. | ||
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