<DIV>I'd love this to work. I don't think I'm altruistic enough to be a participant, but if it worked, it would be great.</DIV>
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<DIV>RickK<BR><BR><B><I>"Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Erik made an eloquent and keen observation:<BR><BR>:-) Until there is a firm policy that is strictly enforced (e.g.<BR>:-) you can revert only once, if that doesn't work, you will have<BR>:-) to take it to the talk page), edit wars will be a reality on<BR>:-) Wikipedia, and the side that is willing to invest the most<BR>:-) time in their "POV" will get it through by sheer force.<BR><BR>This is precisely the problem which vexes me. This is what <BR>makes me want to leave Wikipedia permanently, as I have been <BR>'threatening' to do all this week. This is what has driven <BR>away countless superb contributors. Some have complained about <BR>this problem loudly and repeatedly before making a public <BR>departure, but many have just quietly vanished like Lewis <BR>Carroll's snark.<BR><BR>Thus I would like to propose the formation of a sort of club <BR>or SIG within Wikipedia - sort of on
the lines of the old semi-<BR>humorous Wikipedia 'militia' - a group of contributors who will <BR>join to intervene in edit wars and work together to create a <BR>stable and neutral article, one which all parties to the edit <BR>war would agree is correct and good and satisfying.<BR><BR>These club members would show by example how to contribute in <BR>a harmonious, useful fashion. These members would bind THEMSELVES <BR>to the rule of "you can only revert once". They would propose <BR>options on the talk page BEFORE making edits to the article. <BR>They might even wait an hour or a day for assent from others <BR>before making a change.<BR><BR>These club members would politely remind others not to make <BR>abusive remarks on talk pages. They would refactor talk when <BR>it got too long or tangled.<BR><BR>I don't have to be the club president, we might not even need <BR>a president or a formal roster.<BR><BR>What does everyone think about this plan?<BR><BR>Ed
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