[WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

[Emily Monroe]

> If we want it to be respected, we have to start blocking people if  
> they refer to another user as a "cunt", no matter what the  
> provocation. There has to be a line, and it has to be enforced.

If we do that, then I think we have to give people blocks for BITEing  
and BAITing. It's the only way it'll work without people pouting,  
somewhat legitimately, "But he/she/xe started it! Life's not fair!"

Emily
On Aug 12, 2009, at 4:08 AM, Surreptitiousness wrote:

> Fayssal F. wrote:
>> I am afraid it is not accurate. In footbal (soccer), FIFA delivers  
>> the same
>> yellow and red cards to all referees around the world. [[FIFA  
>> Disciplinary
>> Code]] regulates not just civility but far beyond that and it it  
>> certainly
>> governs the professional lives of millions of players.
>>
>> But why am I talking about sports disciplinary codes? Just go to  
>> another
>> country and tell them that you are a foreigner and you'd probably  
>> deserve to
>> be exempted from following their code of law!
>>
>> The idea that we are diverse and think differently has little basis  
>> when
>> being uncivil.
>>
> There was an article in The Guardian last week about risks and  
> security
> policies.  The article pointed out that most people didn't respect
> security policy because of the limited risk associated with breaching
> it. The writer made the point that if companies wanted security
> procedures to be respected, they had to start firing people simply
> because they had shared passwords.  I think the same thing applies to
> our civility policy.  If we want it to be respected, we have to start
> blocking people if they refer to another user as a "cunt", no matter
> what the provocation. There has to be a line, and it has to be
> enforced.  The minute we allow "certain" people over the line, we  
> allow
> everyone over it, because of the rod just made regarding  
> impartiality. I
> don't care how good your contributions are, Wikipedia is also a
> community, and the lack of self control which means you can use such
> language implies you do not have the right social skills needed to
> collaborate on creating wikipedia.
>
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