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WikiLove is a term that refers to a general spirit ofcollegiality and mutual understanding amongwiki users. It was actually coined over time on themailing lists. Because people coming from substantially different perspectives work on Wikipedia together –religious fundamentalists andsecular humanists,conservatives andliberals, etc. – it is easy for discussions to degenerate intoflamewars. But we are all here for one reason: welove accumulating, ordering, structuring, and making freely available what knowledge we have in the form of anencyclopedia of unprecedented size.Wikipedia is not just another discussion forum, it is a project to describe and collect what we know.
If we keep this common goal, this love of great knowledge, in mind, if we concentrate on achieving aneutral point of view even when it is difficult, and if we try to actually "understand" what the other side has to say, then we can reach the state of "WikiLove". If we fail to achieve WikiLove, this will only mean that the encyclopedia and its mission as a whole will suffer. Constant flamewars will scare contributors off,biased articles will drive readers away, and both will harm our reputation in the long term.
There isn't a secret formula to achieve WikiLove, but here are some key components:
Happy editing, and spread WikiLove all over the Internet to users who deserve it!
Some users are strictly against templated "WikiLove" messages. For those who seek to opt out of them, use either the template{{NoWikiLove}} or the userbox {{User:Hans Adler/No WikiLove}}.
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