User talk:Buster7/Swearing

Revenge

Clarity of purpose is difficult to maintain when our focus as editors is way-layed by revenge. I suppose it is a natural tendancy to want to "even the score", but there can be no doubt that retaliation gets in the way of article editing. Civility is a multi-layered stand that provides a base of operations for a good faith editing experience.

"Comment on content, not the contributor" is one of the most important suggestions one editor can give to another. It is a reminder to "stay on purpose, remember what's important, put down that rock, don't waste time chasing windmills, we are creating an encyclopedia, Good Faith Editing is the Standard, etc."

Personally, "Comment on content, not the contributor" is the reminder that works best when I'm lost in the muck of some tete-tete with another editor. It conveys alot in a simple, easy to consume form. I agree that it is a very valuable sentence and should be included here. --Buster7 (talk) 13:29, 11 January 2009 (UTC) From WP:Civility Talk.

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