User talk:The dark lord trombonator/Bulbapedia:Assume Good Faith
Constructive criticism from Jioruji Derako
A slight correction on this note: "Assuming Good Faith means always taking other peoples motives and actions into consideration."
The point of AGF is actually more along the lines of, "Assume every edit is intended as a positive contribution to this site, and assist the contributors accordingly."
Not that taking other people's motives and actions into consideration isn't also something we need to do. :D But most importantly is to always assume that a user is trying to help, not trying to disrupt; rather then threatening to punish for errors, explain how to fix them. Obviously, if someone blanks Ash Ketchum and repleaces the page with "PIKACHU IZ DUM", AGF wouldn't apply; it's easy to see it's vandalism. But for cases where it looks like the user could have been trying to add information, assume that they were. You also cut down on "OMG ppl r ganging up on me becaz i maek spellin eroor!!1" cases popping up, if other users are more polite about informing a user that he should use spell-check. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 11:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Feedback from DCM
Being the nice guy doesnt work. EVER--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
- Yes, DCM, I had noticed you take that philosophy. Perhaps you could help me, instead, to create Bulbapedia:Let's just yell at everyone and see if they stay? Or as my mother would say, "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". — THE TROM — 00:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Trial by fire. If they cant stand the heat stay off the Pedia. In addition, in a perfect world your Good Faith would work, and i generally run by that with new users, its the ones who have been here for a while I yell at.--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
- Meh, I hate all the yelling that goes on here, new or not. It's my only peeve about this place. — THE TROM — 01:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Yelling is mandatory. Someone has to be the bad guy. And if youve been active for six months, you shouldnt be making the stupid mistakes.--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
- It's not so much the bad guy I see here as the devil guy. Active doesn't mean you pick up all the rules. Heck, I've been around here for six months; not only do I still make stupid mistakes, I'm sometimes too scared to edit because of the yelling that could ensue afterwards. — THE TROM — 01:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Active means actve, not on and off. If Ive seen you edit once a day for Six months, then your active.Stupid mistakes happen. If a user jumps down your throat because you made one stupid mistake, then ignore the idiot.--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
- It's not so much the bad guy I see here as the devil guy. Active doesn't mean you pick up all the rules. Heck, I've been around here for six months; not only do I still make stupid mistakes, I'm sometimes too scared to edit because of the yelling that could ensue afterwards. — THE TROM — 01:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Yelling is mandatory. Someone has to be the bad guy. And if youve been active for six months, you shouldnt be making the stupid mistakes.--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
- Meh, I hate all the yelling that goes on here, new or not. It's my only peeve about this place. — THE TROM — 01:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Trial by fire. If they cant stand the heat stay off the Pedia. In addition, in a perfect world your Good Faith would work, and i generally run by that with new users, its the ones who have been here for a while I yell at.--DCM((Shut the **** upSpy on My Edits))
Meh
What Nate did didn't affect the text, it just removed something from the wanted pages. --Martonimos 04:02, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Ah, cool, thanks, I didn't understand that. Another tip for the handbook! — THE TROM — 04:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Lulz. While I think you take things a little too far, I agree with some of what you say; we need to be more welcoming to newbies. Care to help me fix the welcome? --Martonimos 04:13, 20 November 2008 (UTC)