On DeleteOffTopic, just because it is OffTopic!!!
Explanation and suggestion to new comers. Especially to those who got their enthusiasm squashed due to the GotDeleted attack.
CommunityExpectations change over time. I have read in a separate page on WardsWiki, that made an excellent analogy of this place to a coffee shop. So if your contributions, or mine in this post, got deleted in part/whole by other parties, then it is 'just karma.
- but if you back up your own edits on a PersonalWiki, you are helping yourself when fate does extend you a welcoming smile.
There are things you can do to increase the chances of WikiZens taking a TolerateOffTopic view:
- make sure you are a known personality here, as there are lots of one-off/short-term visitors who left material that nobody else care about.
- Hopefully you are known for some collaboration in OnTopic pages.
- Very helpful if you are known for helping out other new comers who share similar general principles, it would be good.
- If you model your behavior after a WikiGnome, your GnomeFee may come in the form of extra tolerance for your own interests.
- If your OffTopic interests are not controversial (generate more heat than light), that would stand a better chance to being left alone.
- If you do post OffTopic material, please do a small test page first. Survival rate is much better if there are other people here with similar interests.
See also
WikiNewbieToBeginners
Tough gnoming work needed
- help reduce EditWars. Blessed are the peace makers. Just make sure you do not get dragged into one yourself. See LetHotPagesCool for some hints
- help reduce ThreadMess (very difficult but worthwhile if you have the skills and patience)
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Have a nice day !
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