On wiki, signal comes from the RefinementOfNoise, not from the deletion of it. Delete flames, but let their subjects live long enough to reduce to signal.
ZeroTolerance of AbuseOnWiki while still attempting to ImproveSignalAndReadability.
There is room on this site for challenging ideas. We don't need personal attack or other dysfunctional behavior. Fortunately we can tell the difference so that the server doesn't have to. -- WardCunningham