Wikipedia:MOBY
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This page in a nutshell: When under the accusation of uncivil, readily cite WP:MOBY as a riposte. |
One of the easiest things to forget while editing and one of Wikipedia's most important aspects is that this is a medium used by people from many different cultures and societies.
Calling someone else a dick
Civility is one of our most important guiding principles when interacting. And in many cultures and societies being called a "dick" is profoundly uncivil. If you do indeed believe that someone is behaving badly, behaving badly yourself is not going to win you the moral high ground, much less the argument.
It's also worth bearing in mind when considering calling someone a "dick" that many ambiguous usernames disguise female editors.
When you are accused of being a dick
Having
If you, or for that matter someone else has been accused of being a dick, you can respond by simply pointing the other party to this essay:
- I disagree --Noob1 19:37 ETC
- Don't be a
WP:DICK--Angry1 19:41 ETC
- WP:MOBY. Noob1 has a point, but I think he is wrong because... --Halo1 19:43 ETC
That's it. Have a whale of a time.
See also
- m:Don't be a dick
- WP:CIVIL
- WP:KETTLE
- Moby-Dick
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