Skyring wrote:
a few well-chosen words in Talk: will have the person promoting the idea that "Australia is a republic" repudiating his views and voluntarily reverting his contributions in no time at all.
This is precisely the case. I can be swayed by facts and checkable sources. Abuse and hand-waving just doesn't do it for me.
Assuming good faith really does work miracles. I love the quote at [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers]]
"Remember Hanlon's Razor http://www.indopedia.org/Hanlon%27s_Razor.html. Behavior that may appear malicious to experienced Wikipedians is more likely due to ignorance of our expectations and rules. Even if you're *100% sure* that someone is a /worthless, no-good, low-down scum-sucking *Internet troll http://www.indopedia.org/Internet_troll.html*/, vandal, or worse, /comfort yourself as if they're not./ By being forgiving, instructive, and respectful, you come away with much more dignity, and you reflect well on our project."
Tom Haws