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[[User:PurplePlatypus|PurplePlatypus]] 08:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
:I think civility is important to the productivity of the wikipedia community, because some people are bothered and distracted by incivility. I am not particularly bothered by incivility, but I consider it a waste of time. As to editors that are correct in the name space but perceived as rude, I think that would depend on why they are perceived as rude, whether it is due to wasteful attacks or just bruskness. I've seen editors who just isssue commands, such as "don't do this" or "that is not allowed", without a please or an explanation. Since this probably causes resentment, it is counter productive, but does not seem to be an arbcom worthy issue.
:Yes, I have an academic background, but am in industry now. I evaluate critiques on their merits. If they are uncivil and raise their voices, I usually shout back ''"DOES THE LOUDEST ONE WIN?!"''. I can be quite loud, although I almost never get angry, so I generally never get to demonstrate my voice except at sporting events, where I am also extremely civil, I just cheer for my team, and try to generate enough noise to mess up the opposing teams communications.
:I intend to generally act in accordance with the proposed policy, but am disappointed that it is apparently needed. I generally think formal policies should be kept to a minimum, and that our real problem is the Ignore All Rules policy and they type of culture it encourages. We should have few rules and they should be openly and uniformly enforced, and those charged with enforcing them should be held to the highest standards. I made a comment on the proposal, I don't know if it has changed since then.--[[User:Silverback|Silverback]] 10:55, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
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