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*If another user asks you a reasonable question or gives you reasonable advice, do not ignore it. Concede when you are wrong and be reasonable. If you act in a respectable manner, others will find it hard to have issues with you. | *If another user asks you a reasonable question or gives you reasonable advice, do not ignore it. Concede when you are wrong and be reasonable. If you act in a respectable manner, others will find it hard to have issues with you. | ||
*If, while editing, someone disagrees with your contribution, ''' | *If, while editing, someone disagrees with your contribution, '''do not edit war!''' Always provide good reasons why you think that a specific revision is appropriate and discuss it with the other contributor. However this is not to be misinterpreted as a reason to revert others' contributions. Users should not edit based on personal preferences but in accordance with the [[Destinypedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] and the [[Destinypedia:Layout guide|layout guide]]. | ||
*A good way to avoid entering edit conflicts is to recognize your own biases, and keep them in check. Editors will be less likely to revert edits that are in keeping with the rules. | *A good way to avoid entering edit conflicts is to recognize your own biases, and keep them in check. Editors will be less likely to revert edits that are in keeping with the rules. | ||
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*If you feel that you must say something to a newcomer about a mistake, please do so in a constructive and respectful manner. Begin by introducing yourself with a greeting on the user's talk page to let them know that they are welcome here, and present your corrections calmly and as a peer. If possible, point out things that they've done correctly or well. Intolerance of newbies due to high expectations is unreasonable and rude. | *If you feel that you must say something to a newcomer about a mistake, please do so in a constructive and respectful manner. Begin by introducing yourself with a greeting on the user's talk page to let them know that they are welcome here, and present your corrections calmly and as a peer. If possible, point out things that they've done correctly or well. Intolerance of newbies due to high expectations is unreasonable and rude. | ||
*When editing on Destinypedia, it is always best practice to assume good faith. Since the Internet makes it difficult to determine a person's intentions, suspicious edits can very well turn out to be new users testing their abilities to edit, making accidental mistakes, and learning wiki markup. To avoid mistakenly punishing new users with good intentions you should always assume good faith and kindly inform that user of how to properly use editing tools to help them along. If said user persists in a manner deemed nonconstructive to Destinypedia, they may be banned in accordance with the [[Destinypedia:Blocking policy| | *When editing on Destinypedia, it is always best practice to assume good faith. Since the Internet makes it difficult to determine a person's intentions, suspicious edits can very well turn out to be new users testing their abilities to edit, making accidental mistakes, and learning wiki markup. To avoid mistakenly punishing new users with good intentions you should always assume good faith and kindly inform that user of how to properly use editing tools to help them along. If said user persists in a manner deemed nonconstructive to Destinypedia, they may be banned in accordance with the [[Destinypedia:Blocking policy|blocking policy]]. | ||
*If you are an [[Destinypedia:Administrators| | *If you are an [[Destinypedia:Administrators|admin]], help mediate disagreements between others users. Do not use your administrative powers to fulfill personal preferences, and administrators should not be biased in their support of any one side in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrative powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. | ||
*Wiki staff should not be considered "in charge". Just because staff members have a few extra keys does not mean they are able to dictate or push other users around. Staff members should always be well tempered in all respects and never condescending to users of "lesser rank". | *Wiki staff should not be considered "in charge". Just because staff members have a few extra keys does not mean they are able to dictate or push other users around. Staff members should always be well tempered in all respects and never condescending to users of "lesser rank". | ||
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Sometimes potentially controversial changes may be made to find out whether it is opposed and another editor may revert it. This may be the beginning of a revert-discuss cycle. While this is fine, an edit war may arise if the situation develops into a series of back-and-forth reverts. Such back and forthing is considered edit warring and undermines the article's stability. Nevertheless, not every revert or controversial edit is regarded as edit warring: | Sometimes potentially controversial changes may be made to find out whether it is opposed and another editor may revert it. This may be the beginning of a revert-discuss cycle. While this is fine, an edit war may arise if the situation develops into a series of back-and-forth reverts. Such back and forthing is considered edit warring and undermines the article's stability. Nevertheless, not every revert or controversial edit is regarded as edit warring: | ||
*Reverting vandalism is not edit warring. However, edits from a slanted point of view, general insertion or removal of material, or other good-faith changes are not considered vandalism. See our Destinypedia article [[Destinypedia:Vandalism|about | *Reverting vandalism is not edit warring. However, edits from a slanted point of view, general insertion or removal of material, or other good-faith changes are not considered vandalism. See our Destinypedia article [[Destinypedia:Vandalism|about vandalism]] for specifics on what classifies as Vandalism. | ||
*Reverting to enforce certain overriding policies is not considered edit warring. | *Reverting to enforce certain overriding policies is not considered edit warring. | ||
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*If, despite trying, one or more users fail to cease edit warring, refuse to work collaboratively or heed the information given to them, or do not move on to appropriate dispute resolution, then an administrator may take action such as locking the page in question and/or blocking the party/parties in question. | *If, despite trying, one or more users fail to cease edit warring, refuse to work collaboratively or heed the information given to them, or do not move on to appropriate dispute resolution, then an administrator may take action such as locking the page in question and/or blocking the party/parties in question. | ||
*Destinypedia staff are the ones who decide whether to issue a warning or block for edit warring; these are intended to prevent, deter and encourage change in disruptive behavior, but not to punish it. Where a block is appropriate, the span of the block is at the discretion of the staff member issuing the ban. Where multiple editors or even staff engage in an edit war, [[Destinypedia:Bureaucrats| | *Destinypedia staff are the ones who decide whether to issue a warning or block for edit warring; these are intended to prevent, deter and encourage change in disruptive behavior, but not to punish it. Where a block is appropriate, the span of the block is at the discretion of the staff member issuing the ban. Where multiple editors or even staff engage in an edit war, [[Destinypedia:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] should consider all sides before making a decision on who is guilty, since perceived unfairness can fuel issues further. | ||