What actual specific things would you implement to make the project friendlier?
Say:
1. 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.
2. Have at least 2-3 hour delay on speedy deletes. No deletion until user's concerns on talk have been answered.
3. No blocking without min 2 warnings (except for known persistent vandals). Seen some users blocked with 1 or no warnings at all.
4. Go easy on the reverts, especially marking them "vandalism". Good faith edits -> try to incorporate them somewhere. 4a. 1RR for established users.
5. Go easy on templated warnings. Personalize as much as possible.
6. 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.
Renata