Jimmy Wales wrote:
I think that's all basically correct. It's hard to strike the right balance, but one thing that I do think we can do a better job of is in educating/indoctrinating newcomers that we play nicely here, that we aren't here to fight and argue, but to produce.
This gives me a thought: maybe we should all of us spend a week or so cleaning up ALL talk pages that have arguments, particularly the long-resolved stuff. Maybe these play a significant part in *not* conveying the impression that we play nicely here.
Maybe we should be more Wiki-like in refactoring discussions as we work.