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I am one of the top contributors to the controversial militant group [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS). Since I started editing the page in on June 15th, I've had nothing but positive experiences with the other contributors to the article with zero edit wars or other conflicts. Unfortunately my experiences with Wikipedia haven't all been so rosy... :-< |
I am one of the top contributors to the controversial militant group [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS). Since I started editing the page in on June 15th, I've had nothing but positive experiences with the other contributors to the article with zero edit wars or other conflicts. Unfortunately my experiences with Wikipedia haven't all been so rosy... :-< |
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{{cquote|It's good to let your ego be [[acupuncture|punctured]] once in a while. Most of us, after several years and tens of thousands of edits, start to put a lot of our egos into our work here, more than we originally either intended or anticipated. While it's natural for this to happen, the unintended consequences include feelings of ownership over one's contributions and a quickness to react in poor faith, and even with arrogance. Someone reverted your edits with a sarcastic edit summary? Let it go. Someone called you a bad name somewhere? Don't retaliate. Let it go. While it hurts at first to let these things go, being able to do so is the true test of strength and maturity. You only gain in the long run. Retaliating not only brings you discredit, but it increases your anger, and corresponding risk of over-reaction, as the number of related provocations rises.}} |
{{cquote|It's good to let your ego be [[talk:acupuncture|punctured]] once in a while. Most of us, after several years and tens of thousands of edits, start to put a lot of our egos into our work here, more than we originally either intended or anticipated. While it's natural for this to happen, the unintended consequences include feelings of ownership over one's contributions and a quickness to react in poor faith, and even with arrogance. Someone reverted your edits with a sarcastic edit summary? Let it go. Someone called you a bad name somewhere? Don't retaliate. Let it go. While it hurts at first to let these things go, being able to do so is the true test of strength and maturity. You only gain in the long run. Retaliating not only brings you discredit, but it increases your anger, and corresponding risk of over-reaction, as the number of related provocations rises.}} |
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I am one of the top contributors to the controversial militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Since I started editing the page in on June 15th, I've had nothing but positive experiences with the other contributors to the article with zero edit wars or other conflicts. Unfortunately my experiences with Wikipedia haven't all been so rosy... :-<
“ | It's good to let your ego be punctured once in a while. Most of us, after several years and tens of thousands of edits, start to put a lot of our egos into our work here, more than we originally either intended or anticipated. While it's natural for this to happen, the unintended consequences include feelings of ownership over one's contributions and a quickness to react in poor faith, and even with arrogance. Someone reverted your edits with a sarcastic edit summary? Let it go. Someone called you a bad name somewhere? Don't retaliate. Let it go. While it hurts at first to let these things go, being able to do so is the true test of strength and maturity. You only gain in the long run. Retaliating not only brings you discredit, but it increases your anger, and corresponding risk of over-reaction, as the number of related provocations rises. | ” |
- Antandrus, January 2007