Wikipedia:Civility/Poll

This page in a nutshell: A poll was held to gather consensus on how the community feels about the civility policy. The results of the poll are that the majority of people feel the current civility policy is too lenient, and that it is inconsistently applied and unenforceable. Most people feel that civil behaviour applies as much on personal talkpages as elsewhere, and that there are particular problems with civil behaviour on Recent Changes Patrol and Admin Noticeboards. Almost everyone feels we are too harsh on new users, though just over half the people feel that when it comes to experienced users that expectations of behaviour depends on context and the people involved. Most people feel that baiting is under-recognised, although it was noted that it is difficult to recognise baiting, and that people have a choice in how they respond. There was no clear consensus on the use of warnings before blocking, though most feel that the warnings are about right. A number of people feel that everyone should be treated with respect regardless of circumstances, and that being civil does not impede communication. A number of people also feel that experts should be treated like everyone else.

A discussion on this poll has been started at Wikipedia_talk:Civility#Civility_Poll_results. SilkTork *^YES! 10:41, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Herewith is a poll to gather consensus on how the community feels about the civility policy, in how it is written, applied, and enforced by the community, including the arbitration committee - specifically on how it impacts on the morale and running of the encyclopedia. Furthermore, upon thinking about it, if one were to change aspects of it, what would one change? Please keep comments to a minimum (except in discussion area). Exchanges which veer off the topic will be transferred to the talk page.

As an addendum, please do not add hypotheticals closely based on real events which have the potential to turn into a battleground. The aim is to find common goals, not further divide the community.

Finally, please revisit the page after you have commented, as further more refined observations may be made at the bottom, and consider making some yourself.

Essays which may be of interest (please add others here I may have missed) Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:29, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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