User:Jossi/NPA advice
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[edit] Advice regarding {{{1}}}
Regarding the request made by {{{2}}} at WP:PAIN to look into possible NPA violations...
At this point, I don't intend to focus on the question of whether you're carrying out "personal attacks", a term which is sometimes thrown around casually or in place of incivility. If you're not aware of the policy by now, please read No personal attacks. What concerns me more is the potential appearance of an overly-aggressive attitude from you towards editing here, which distracts everyone's interest in reaching a consensus that all editors can agree on. Incivility is not what works here — and if you're not able to tone down your comments to focus on issues in a fair and balanced way, without appearing to make personal accusations, then perhaps Wikipedia is not the place for you. In any case, you can regard this as a warning that continuing on in such a manner that it makes editing difficult for others can result in a block.
I'd strongly suggest taking a glance over the following four guidelines:
- Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point
- Wikipedia:Assume good faith
- Wikipedia:Civility
- Wikipedia:Etiquette
Above all of the rules, if you think what you've got to say is going to aggravate someone, whether or not it's against the rules, then don't say it. Find a better way to get your message across, or if that's not possible, reconsider whether the message is necessary. Only by being civil with one another can this tremendous collaborative encyclopedia succeed.
I'm looking forward to seeing future interactions with others here that are more positive and fruitful.
