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- Excellent, Gamaliel, it may be the most important policy of all. Nocturnalnow (talk) 03:48, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Tom Lehrer summed up these sentiments best: "I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another, and I know there are people in the world who do not love their fellow human beings — and I hate people like that!" -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 04:04, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- I need that quote in cursive on a fancy cross-stitch. Gamaliel (talk) 04:09, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- This is a great article Nick-D (talk) 04:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for these sentiments, Gamaliel. You've hit the nail on the head. I've struggled with how to express and encourage this kind of mindset to others. I wrote Wikipedia:Imagine others complexly some time ago having felt the same way you do about editor interactions, but it's one of those pages like Wikipedia:Competence is required where if there's a problem, you don't point the editor to it directly. How do we do a better job of encouraging interactions that both serve this project and treat folks as something beyond their contributions? I, JethroBT drop me a line 07:32, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Do you think that I don't want to be successful? I am not for you to be for someone else. --violetnese 13:11, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- Bravo Gamaliel - excellent. Now, if we could all convey those thoughts and feelings with our editing... - kosboot (talk) 13:48, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- Excellent. I get around a lot on Wikipedia. I've now also met dozens if not hundreds at various conferences and meetups. If I were to write a list of the editors who couldn't be nice if they tried, and published it I'm sure it would receive a resounding consensus that those people are in fact a net negative to the collaborative spirit most of us generally foster. It only takes a few to spoil the pleasure and enthusiasm of many, and unfortunately on Wikipedia , they succeed with impunity. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:59, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- It is much easier when we can regularly meet some of our fellows in person. Not only do we get to know those people; it also helps us to remember that the ones who remain faceless, sometimes out of fear, are also approximately as wise and stupid, as open-hearted and sneaky, as kind and cruel, as brave and cowardly, as we are. Jim.henderson (talk) 20:58, 28 March 2016 (UTC)