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All joking aside, there's a whole task force for community health dealing with exactly these issues.
It's at http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Task_force/Enhance_community_health_and_c...
I know they'd love your input...
Philippe
On Nov 7, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Renata St wrote:
What actual specific things would you implement to make the project friendlier?
Say:
- Welcome new users (re-launch "kindness campaign" - the other day I
welcomed a couple new users with 20+ edits since 2007) - more personalized, the better.
- Have at least 2-3 hour delay on speedy deletes. No deletion until
user's concerns on talk have been answered.
- No blocking without min 2 warnings (except for known persistent
vandals). Seen some users blocked with 1 or no warnings at all.
- Go easy on the reverts, especially marking them "vandalism". Good
faith edits -> try to incorporate them somewhere. 4a. 1RR for established users.
Go easy on templated warnings. Personalize as much as possible.
Make dispute resolution quicker & simplier. How? Um... Just by
being more decisive. Block/Don't block/Revert/Protect/War/Parole/etc. and move on. The lingering, the wiki-law-ering, the appeals create all the drama.
In other words, more tolerance to innocent newbies & less for trolls, pov-pushers, etc.
That could be a start.
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