 | This page in a nutshell: Some users, when confronted about their own behavior use over-the-top politeness as a defense mechanism without really addressing their own wrongdoing. It is a bad idea to let them get away with it. |
The English Wikipedia is far and away the largest project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. This is unsurprising as English is spoken by people all over the world, from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Inevitably, some people find themselves with differing opinions or or different understandings of site policies. Some users, when confronted with evidence that their behavior is out-of-step with expected norms, will seemingly go out of their way to be exceedingly polite, while at the same time failing to acknowledge or correct their problematic behavior. The worst thing about this tactic is that it actually works more often than not.