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|'''7. Avoid unfairly judging others and forgive mistakes'''<BR>Editors may sometimes make mistakes by doing something that is contrary to the site's policies and guidelines. When this happens, other editors should assume good faith and avoid hasty judgments. Reasonable attempts should be made to help them understand what their mistakes are and learn how to correct them. | |'''7. Avoid unfairly judging others and forgive mistakes'''<BR>Editors may sometimes make mistakes by doing something that is contrary to the site's policies and guidelines. When this happens, other editors should assume good faith (that is, assume others' best intent) and avoid hasty judgments. Reasonable attempts should be made to help them understand what their mistakes are and learn how to correct them. | ||
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|'''8. Be open to new ideas and constructive criticism'''<BR>Editors should evaluate ideas on their own merit and not on whether they are existing or new ideas. Likewise, editors should be open to the constructive criticism of these same ideas. Discussion and compromise may result in a "bad" idea evolving into a good one, or it may not. The important thing is to evaluate all possibilities before reaching a | |'''8. Be open to new ideas and constructive criticism'''<BR>Editors should evaluate ideas on their own merit and not on whether they are existing or new ideas. Likewise, editors should be open to the constructive criticism of these same ideas. Discussion and compromise may result in a "bad" idea evolving into a good one, or it may not. The important thing is to evaluate all possibilities before reaching a working conclusion (being part of a wiki, all content-related decisions on WikiIslam are bound to be somewhat tentative). | ||
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|'''9. Stay calm and approach things in a rational manner'''<BR>Differences of opinion concerning content will exist and editors should be prepared to discuss them | |'''9. Stay calm and approach things in a rational manner'''<BR>Differences of opinion concerning content will exist and editors should be prepared to discuss them in a reasonable manner and with good faith. When there are conflicting viewpoints, everyone should keep calm and stay level-headed. No one should feel that they are being treated in an aggressive manner, personally attacked or targeted due to their content-related opinions. | ||
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|'''10. Take a break to recompose if things get heated'''<BR>If an editor begins to feel irritated during a discussion or while interacting in some other way with another editor, they should halt their editing and return a few minutes or hours later when they feel better. If they are suffering from fatigue due to prolonged bouts of editing, they should consider spending a few days or weeks away from the site | |'''10. Take a break to recompose if things get heated'''<BR>If an editor begins to feel irritated during a discussion or while interacting in some other way with another editor, they should halt their editing and return a few minutes or hours later when they feel better. If they are suffering from fatigue due to prolonged bouts of editing, they should consider spending a few days or weeks away from the site. | ||
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