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{{nutshell| It's okay to call a spade a spade – to speak plainly – but remember to ], and to stay focused on improving the encyclopedia.}} | {{nutshell| It's okay to call a spade a spade – to speak plainly – but remember to ], and to stay focused on improving the encyclopedia.}} | ||
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⚫ | To ] is to describe something clearly and directly. Rather than ], just "tell it like it is". | ||
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⚫ | While editors who consistently engage in disruptive editing are disruptive editors, and editors who consistently vandalize are vandals, it is still required that editors be ] to one another. However, being ] should not be confused with being ] or ], let alone ] or ]. A key concept: treating someone in a "{{!tq|1=not bad}}" way does not {{em|always}} equate to treating them in a "{{tq|good}}" way. You are required to not treat other editors horribly, but you are not required to act with unrequited kindness as if you were ] or ] or ]. | ||
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Users too often cite policies, like our ] and our ], not to protect themselves from personal attacks, but to protect their edits from review. | |||
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⚫ | Rather than citing their edits in good faith, some users may point to our policies against ] and ] in order to protect their edits from scrutiny. It's OK to let others know when you think they're acting inappropriately, but a bit of politeness and tact while doing so will get them to listen more readily. One can be honest and direct about another editor's behaviour or edits without resorting to name-calling or attacks. Discuss troubling edits, in reasonable terms, on that ]. If the behaviour of a user remains troublesome, use the ] process. When referring to a particular bad edit, it is always best to include a ]. | ||
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Calling a spade a spade can apply to article content. For example, ] often like to create obfuscated prose which disguises the majority view. To give an example: | |||
{{quote|Flat earth is a scientifically disproven conception of the Earth's shape as a plane or disk.}} | |||
⚫ | It's OK to let others know when you think they're acting inappropriately, but a bit of politeness and tact while doing so will get them to listen more readily. One can be honest and direct about another editor's behaviour or edits without resorting to name-calling or attacks. Discuss troubling edits, in reasonable terms, on that article's discussion page. If the behaviour of a user remains troublesome, use the ] process. When referring to a particular bad edit, it is always best to include a ]. | ||
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{{quote|Flat earth is a traditional cosmological model which has been criticized by some for what they see as "misinformation".}}When it is clear that the majority view among reliable sources is that Flat Earth is not a real thing, the article should state it in ]. | |||
A complement to this is ]. | |||
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This page in a nutshell: It's okay to call a spade a spade – to speak plainly – but remember to remain civil, and to stay focused on improving the encyclopedia. |
To call a spade a spade is to describe something clearly and directly. Rather than using oblique and obfuscating language, just "tell it like it is".
While editors who consistently engage in disruptive editing are disruptive editors, and editors who consistently vandalize are vandals, it is still required that editors be civil to one another. However, being civil should not be confused with being friendly or courteous, let alone charitable or credulous. A key concept: treating someone in a "not bad" way does not always equate to treating them in a "good
" way. You are required to not treat other editors horribly, but you are not required to act with unrequited kindness as if you were Mister Rogers or Bob Ross or Keanu Reeves.
Rather than citing their edits in good faith, some users may point to our policies against personal attacks and incivility in order to protect their edits from scrutiny. It's OK to let others know when you think they're acting inappropriately, but a bit of politeness and tact while doing so will get them to listen more readily. One can be honest and direct about another editor's behaviour or edits without resorting to name-calling or attacks. Discuss troubling edits, in reasonable terms, on that article's discussion page. If the behaviour of a user remains troublesome, use the dispute resolution process. When referring to a particular bad edit, it is always best to include a diff.
In articles
Calling a spade a spade can apply to article content. For example, POV pushers often like to create obfuscated prose which disguises the majority view. To give an example:
Flat earth is a scientifically disproven conception of the Earth's shape as a plane or disk.
to this
Flat earth is a traditional cosmological model which has been criticized by some for what they see as "misinformation".
When it is clear that the majority view among reliable sources is that Flat Earth is not a real thing, the article should state it in wikivoice.
See also
- Misplaced Pages:Don't call a spade a spade, arguing that excessive bluntness can escalate disputes
- Misplaced Pages:Our social policies are not a suicide pact
- Misplaced Pages:Avoid the word "vandal"
- Misplaced Pages:Discuss cruft
- Misplaced Pages:Don't call the kettle black
- Misplaced Pages:Duck test
- Misplaced Pages:Give 'em enough rope
- Misplaced Pages:You can't squeeze blood from a turnip