Really, I think a -lot- of policy could be consolidated in a lot of ways, or at the very least we could offer a very short synopsis that's easy to take in for newer users. During the ATT poll, I didn't find it hard at all to think of a way to combine those three policies (V/NOR/RS) into one sentence-"Do not use your personal knowledge or original research to write articles, instead use only verifiable information from reliable sources, and attribute those sources." Easy enough to add "All articles must be written using a neutral tone and viewpoint." There we go, the core policies in two sentences. Clueful people could mainly get it from those two. Those with less clue, but genuinely wishing to develop it, could go read the more detailed versions to get an idea of what we're talking about. And for the clueless who don't care to get a clue, no amount of policy is going to get it through their heads anyway. They're the ones who will someday wind up at the community sanction noticeboard or ArbCom, and wondering why they're being so horribly persecuted, after failing to notice that 20 different people were asking them to stop whatever it was they were doing.
Seraphimblade
On 4/11/07, Phil Sandifer Snowspinner@gmail.com wrote:
On Apr 11, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
I don't think so. Establishing a constructive mindset is more important than going into a lot of detail about what sources are. We want to see that they are making a reasonable effort before we start putting things in a "Don't do that," format. Your two points are best made in a friendly dialogue.
Exactly. We should attempt to communicate principles, not rules.
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