Wikipedia talk:Village pump (miscellaneous)
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[edit] Old discussions
Why is this page in Category:NPOV disputes? Filiocht 11:08, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)
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- Thanks. I really should have spotted that myself. Filiocht 11:39, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] style suggestions for VP and WP:HD
Do we have any distinct responder guidelines for the WP:VP and WP:HD pages? I'm thinking about things like:
- Anyone responding should practice utmost WP:CIVILITY, being particularly mindful of WP:BITE
- Anyone responding should avoid use of wikislang, wikiterms, and wikibreviations (e.g. those at Wikipedia:Edit summary legend), but instead actually type the entire normal English words. If you can't speak normal English anymore, take a wikibreak (I mean take some time off). I think responders should specifically avoid use of "newbie" for "new user" since it has a dismissive connotation. "anon" for "anonymous user" is more neutral, but I suspect close to nonsensical to a new user.
- Anyone responding should minimize use of wikimarkup and, where it's necessary, use the simplest markup that will do the job (which is often perhaps not the most compact or "elegant").
Anyone have any more? And anyone know if such a list already exists anywhere? -- Rick Block (talk) 00:15, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
For all of our sakes, it should at least be okay on the talk pages, as long as what you're saying is readable! --Wack'd About Wiki 20:21, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Are personal rants acceptable here?
Regarding this edit.
Are personal rants, complaints with no relevance to Wikipedia, etc. acceptable material on this page? I know that comment wouldn't be acceptable in userspace, and I think that disparaging the people of Rock Springs is probably not something we wish to promote. --tjstrf 20:50, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with your removal. That is not what the village pump is for. —Mets501 (talk) 20:56, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- OK, good. I've been removing the occasional really weird/random junk we get here for a while, and was hoping I hadn't been guilty of accidental vandalism or anything. --tjstrf 20:59, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
(Edit Conflict) I've seen some odd questions on village pump pages before, and from what I could tell, they are normally responded to with something approaching a "Huh? I think you're in the wrong place." and then left for the bot to archive in 7 days. I think this has something to do with the fact that Village pump is a place where new users who are clueless about what Wikipedia is and how it works wind up.
A lot of people have never heard of Wikipedia, or know nothing about it other than that "X's son uses it for homework and says it's a great place to find and share information." They come here with a question, comment, or complaint and wander around lost and eventually wind up at the Village pump. It's nice to let them know, just in case they ever come back, that Wikipedia is not whatever they think it is. Leaving odd comments for 7 days doesn't hurt much, and is a form of not biting the newcomers. At least, that's what I think and that's why I reverted your edit. I could be mistaken though. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 21:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- In this case it was harmful, as it was insulting Rock Springs. I believe we try to avoid insulting places just as much as we do people. --tjstrf 21:08, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia needs a forum board...IMHO.
How about phpBB. I'd prefer IPB or vBulletin based, but I figure since Wikipedia's free and open-source, the board should be too. --John R. Sellers 02:16, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
- Wikipedia Review is sort of like that, but it generally puts Wikipedia in a negative light. —Mets501 (talk) 02:20, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
