[WikiEN-l] Start an Epidemic

[Thomas Larsen]

Hi,

On 2/27/09, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:
<snip>
> Carcharoth, I believe the problem we as a community are having with the
> issue of civility is finding a definition of it that everyone can agree
> upon. And, since the very concept of civility is so highly subjective, that
> agreeing upon a firm definition is impossible. That's what I meant when I
> said before. "I know it when I see it."
</snip>

I personally believe that to be civil is to respect, and to
/demonstrate/ respect for, fellow human beings. That's rather vague,
though. If one recognises that civility is also deeply connected with
professionality, a definition becomes simpler—if you wouldn't say
something to a colleague that you respect and don't wish to hurt, you
probably shouldn't say it to anybody else.

—Thomas Larsen