Marc Riddell wrote
I bring this up because, when I first came to WP, the one policy I found most disturbing was the one concerning ³incivility².
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If a particular word or phrase offends you hit delete and move on.
What are your thoughts and feelings about this?
That I would like to treat Wikipedians I encounter on the site as colleagues, and to be so treated by them. Is there any particular epithet or slur you feel ought to be allowed, as helping in this?
Bear in mind also that it is not possible to assume that (American) colloquialisms will be taken as intended.
Charles
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Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. The right to free speech applies to opinions, not the facts we're supposed to see here. There is freedom of speech to a certain degree on talk pages. But there are some things that are clearly unacceptable. Racial slurs and namecalling are two such things. If a majority of users consider a phrase offensive, that should be a clue not to use it. Anyone who still calls name after receiving warnings brings a block upon themselves.
Mgm
on 1/30/07 11:24 AM, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com at charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
That I would like to treat Wikipedians I encounter on the site as colleagues, and to be so treated by them. Is there any particular epithet or slur you feel ought to be allowed, as helping in this?
Perhaps I should have said this in my original post: I am not here to argue with anyone about anything, or to advance a particular agenda. I have been doing minor editing in WP for a year now and, time permitting, would like to participate more actively in the project. And, like anything a person is considering becoming a part of, I want to get a sense of its beliefs and values.
My work and passion has been, is now, and probably always will be, persons and their interactions. That is why this issue is so important to me.
And, as always, I¹m learning.
Marc