Wikipedia:Harmonious editing club/Original proposal
- This is the original proposal for the formation of the Harmonious Editing Club by Ed Poor on 18:45, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC).
I would like to propose the formation of a sort of club or SIG within Wikipedia - sort of on the lines of the old semi- humorous Wikipedia 'militia' - a group of contributors who will join to intervene in edit wars and work together to create a stable and neutral article, one which all parties to the edit war would agree is correct and good and satisfying.
These club members would show by example how to contribute in a harmonious, useful fashion. These members would bind THEMSELVES to the rule of "you can only revert once". They would often propose options on the talk page BEFORE making edits to the article. They might even wait an hour or a day for assent from others before making changes. They will also be eager to request community involvement and/or peer review, wherever necessary. Most importantly, they would engage other editors using the political virtues:
- prudence,
- conciliation,
- compromise,
- variety,
- adaptability, and
- liveliness.
These club members would politely remind others not to make abusive remarks on talk pages. They would refactor talk pages when they got too long or tangled.