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I see some users who are here because they want to help organize a wiki on a video game. I see others who are here for accomplishment and praise. Still others who want to socialize. None of those things are bad in and of themselves...it's when people begin viewing them as the ONLY reason to be here we have a conflict. | I see some users who are here because they want to help organize a wiki on a video game. I see others who are here for accomplishment and praise. Still others who want to socialize. None of those things are bad in and of themselves...it's when people begin viewing them as the ONLY reason to be here we have a conflict. | ||
1.The editors: Yes, the main reason we are here is the wiki. That mainspace ain't going to edit itself. But there are people behind the edits. Thinking, living, flawed people. In our case, mostly fairly young people as well, who are still growing and learning. Remembering the people behind the manners and offers to help will get everyone much farther than accusations and stealth edits. | |||
2.The achievers: Yes, we do praise and notice those who do good work. It's only natural and pretty common in any social situation. Granted, some work gets noticed more than others; a huge section of new info is a striking difference versus fixing a few links and grammar errors. Both are important to the wiki, I think most of us realize that, and it really is a shame we don't always take time to say it. But if you are motivated to edit or post just to be recognized or become one of the "bigwigs", or think it's the only reason to be here, please rethink your priorities. | |||
3.The chatters, the talkers, the princesses: the socializers are very good at getting things done as a group, at organizing projects and people and helping the communication around the wiki. It's when they ''only'' talk that others feel annoyed or angry; the fact is, wikis are great mediums for communication, but they're primarily for information, and it gets hard to sort that information with a lot of activity around. There are thousands of places to socialize on the internet, but there are very few ''Kingdom Hearts'' wikis. | |||
I think most everyone here fits into one of those three groups, perhaps two. The question I ask now is: think about where you fit in. How can you take your type (or types) and make it work with the others?}} | I think most everyone here fits into one of those three groups, perhaps two. The question I ask now is: think about where you fit in. How can you take your type (or types) and make it work with the others?}} |
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