[WikiEN-l] Re: Policy violations (was Re: Violation ofblockingpolicyby user "40277")

Fri Jun 25 20:37:40 UTC 2004

sannse wrote:
> Charles worte:
> 
> 
>>>I think this case has said a lot about our community reaction to
>>
> newbies,
> 
>>>I'm seriously considering starting a Save the Newbie campaign here.
>>>
>>>--sannse
>>
> 
>>To be fair (though matters may have gone wrong here) newbies also need
>>saving from well-intentioned advice to start their time on WP, not logged
>>in, adding comments on American political topics that are divisive and
>>concerning divisiveness.  The deep end.
> 
> 
> Yes, such advice to take things easy at first would be part of the policies
> of the RSPCN (with it's US branch of SPCN of course).  Those who slide
> easily into the Wikipedia culture tend to be those who start by writing NPOV
> articles about fluffy kittens rather than those jumping in to the more...
> ummm... /active/ areas of the 'pedia.
> 
> --sannse
> 
> do we /have/ an article on [[Fluffy kitten]]s?

We have one on hairless cats !