GuildWiki talk:Don't shout at each other!

Why?
Like any good policy, this one explains how things work on the wiki, and how they ought to work. :) -- ◄mendel► 10:54, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't support the "Policy" section. The advice is mostly fine. PanSola's idea of making some "policy" into "guidelines" instead comes to mind. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 11:00, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course we don't have to and can use admin discretion instead. My thought is that having a stated policy (and keeping to it) can serve to "objectify" editors in emotional upheaval who are quick to see intervening admins as opponents. By using a "canned" warning message and a clearly defined procedure, an intervening admin can act as "impersonally" as possible and thus try to avoid attracting undeserved rage. -- ◄mendel► 11:32, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, and the "policy" proper is only the section in the box. But you knew that. -- ◄mendel► 11:33, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * ShoutBot? Detects when edits were made in quick succession and tells you to use Show Preview and/or take a break? Anyway, I don't believe that having this policy around would have helped for any of the so-called "shouting matches" thus far. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 11:41, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * We never had the advice to point to in the early stages, nor consensus to issue "cooldown" blocks in the early stages. If we have that now (and I would certainly exercise my discretion to that effect), things may change. Would you rather wait for a test case? Seeing as you don't have any objections to the actual advice and procedures I suggest, why wait? -- ◄mendel► 02:40, 3 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Is this really needed to be a separate policy ? Is this a recurring problem or do you have examples ? I'm not a big follower of user talk pages, so I maybe I missed a big chunk of wiki drama. But still, I do think that "No Personal Attacks" would be enough. It is still up to other users to ask other users to stop for a moment with "shouting" at each other. Eventually, any discussion will die and results in a long talk page section nobody cares for. I agree with the guidelines, but still...why ?-- [[Image:merty_sign.gif]]-- ( talk ) 11:28, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I want it to be somewhere, and there's no better place; and yes, it is recurring, and asking other users to stop for a moment doesn't always work. Do you need links? -- ◄mendel► 11:32, 2 April 2009 (UTC)